# List of Genshiken chapters

This is a list of volumes and chapters of the manga series Genshiken, by Kio Shimoku. The series is published in Japan by Kodansha and in English for the North American market by Del Rey Manga. In Japan, the series was serialized from April 2002 to May 2006 in Afternoon magazine, and reprinted in nine collected volumes released between December 2002 and December 2006. The English version, translated by David Ury, was released between April 2005 and November 2007.
Genshiken follows the everyday lives of a college club for otaku, Shiiou University's "Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture" (現代視覚文化研究会, Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyūkai), or just "Genshiken" for short. The story begins in Spring 2002 with the character Kanji Sasahara's discovery of the club as a freshman, and progresses until his graduation in March 2006. This timeframe is roughly contemporaneous with the comic's original serialization. Story dates are established periodically by background evidence in the manga, such as calendars, as well as through cyclical events such as school fairs, graduations, and the Summer and Winter "Comic Festival" (Comifes), which precisely mirrors the real-life Comic Market. These dates provide a contextual basis not only for the characters' progression through college, but also the particular era which the characters inhabit, whose iteration of otaku culture the Genshiken manga is a commentary upon. In much the same way, the anime adaptation is considerably more vague about when the series takes place, allowing it to reference more recent developments in the subculture that had not yet taken place at the time of the manga's original publication.
The collected volumes generally have six chapters each. Additionally, each volume contains between-chapter interludes with regards to an otaku-specific topic. This can range from the characters discussing the best moments in the Kujibiki Unbalance anime (a show within a show for the series) in volume four, Tanaka's construction of a figure from scratch in volume six, or reviewing character designs for the newer Kujibiki Unbalance adaptation in volume eight. Although these side-bits do not often pertain directly to the plot of the volume, they provide additional commentary on particular elements of fandom as well as the characters themselves, while further establishing a sense of reality for the world the characters inhabit.

## List of volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | December 18, 2002 | 978-4-06-321144-3 | April 26, 2005 | 978-0-345-48169-6 |
| 1. "Genshiken" (現視研) 2. "Prepare to be Persecuted" (虐ゲラレル覚悟, Shiitagerareru Kakugo) 3. "The Most Meaningless Strategy in History" (史上最小・最軽量の作戦, Shijō Saishō, Saikeiryō no Sakusen) 4. "Gather 'Round the Round Table" (円卓会議は踊る, Entaku Kaigi wa Odoru) 5. "Fighting the Crowd" (コミコミ, Komikomi) 6. "The Secret Room" (秘密の小部屋, Himitsu no Kobeya) "To Hell with Destiny" (運命なんてしらない, Unmei nante Shiranai) Story Date 1. Spring 2002 2. Spring 2002 3. Uncertain 4. Uncertain 5. 11 August 2002 6. Late August - Early September 2002 Bonus: Spring 2002 |||||
| 2 | June 20, 2003 | 978-4-06-321151-1 | July 26, 2005 | 978-0-345-48170-2 |
| 7. "A Fruit Plucked Too Soon" (青き果実を血湖に染めて, Aoki Kajitsu o Kekko ni Somete) 8. "The North Wind" (the north wind) 9. "Hi, Flying High" (ハイ、フライ ハイ, Hai, Furai Hai) 10. "Sadomasochism" (サドマゾ, Sadomazo) 11. "Sasahara Gains Some Hit Points, But Loses Intelligence Points" (ササハラはレベルがあがった！かしこさが２へった！, Sasahara wa Reberu ga Agatta! Kashikosa ga Ni Hetta!) 12. "Please, Mr. President!" (会長お願いします！, Kaichō Onegai Shimasu!) "Kujibiki Boom" (くじびきでポン, Kujibiki de Pon) Story date 7. October 2002 8. November 2002 9. 29/30 December 2002 10. January/February 2003 11. March 2003 12. Spring 2003 Bonus: N/A |||||
| 3 | December 22, 2003 | 978-4-06-321155-9 | October 25, 2005 | 978-0-345-48171-9 |
| 13. "The Smell of Spring" (spring スメル, spring Sumeru) 14. "Inner Space" (インナースペース, Innāsupēsu) 15. "20,000 Miles to Heaven" (天国までの二万マイル, Tengoku made no Niman Mairu) 16. "Brothers and Sisters" (brothers and sisters) 17. "Life or Death" (死線, Shisen) 18. "The 512th This Week's 'Kujibiki Unbalance' was Awesome' Meeting Fire Away!" (第512回今週の『くじアン』面白かった会議ファイヤー!!, Dai Gohyakujūni-kai Konshū no 'Kujian' Omoshirokatta Kaigi Faiyā!!) "The 8th How was This Week's 'Kuji-Un'? Meeting" (第８回「今週のアニメ『くじアン』どうよ?」会議, Dai Hakkai Konshū no Anime Kujian Dō yo? Kaigi) Story date 13. Spring 2003 14. Uncertain 15. Early Summer 2003 16. Mid-August 2003 17. Late August / Early September 2003 18. September 2003 Bonus: Uncertain |||||
| 4 | June 23, 2004 | 978-4-06-321162-7 | January 31, 2006 | 978-0-345-48242-6 |
| 19. "Punishment" (おしおきだべェ〜〜, Oshioki da bē~~) 20. "Members in Exile" (漂流部室, Hyōryū Bushitsu) 21. "Happy New Year" (よいお年を, Yoi O-toshi o) 22. "The Re-birth of the Genshiken" (げんしけん誕生, Genshiken Tanjō) 23. "Space Channel #2" (SPACE CHANNEL 2$^#$) 24. "New Unbalance" (にゅーアンバランス, Nyū Anbaransu) "The First "Why the Girls in the Manga Club Hate the Genshiken Girls" Meeting" (第１回現視研女子は漫研女子にどう嫌われてるのか会議, Dai Ikkai Genshiken Joshi wa Manken Joshi ni Dō Kirawareteru no ka Kaigi) Story date 29. Fall 2003 20. Late Fall 2003 21. Late 2003 - 30 December 2003 22. Early - Late January 2004 23. February/March 2004 24. Spring 2004 Bonus: Uncertain |||||
| 5 | November 22, 2004 | 978-4-06-321164-1 | April 25, 2006 | 978-0-345-49153-4 |
| 25. "Dive * Dive * Dive!" (Dive・Dive・Dive!) 26. "Applied Theory of Madarame's Shopping Method" (斑目式買い物法応用編, Madarame-shiki Kaimono-hō Ōyō-hen) 27. "Stay on Target" (志・ミノタケ, Kokorozashi・Minotake) 28. "The First Ever "We've Hardly Got Any Pages Done Yet-Comic-Fest Strategy Meeting"" (第１回緊急コミフェス対策原稿ほとんどできてねぇ会議, Dai-Ikkai Kinkyū Komifesu Taisaku Genkō Hotondo Dekitenē Kaigi) 29. "Little Big Sight 1" (LITTLE BIG SIGHT 1) 30. "Little Big Sight 2" (LITTLE BIG SIGHT 2) "Irohagokko" (いろはごっこ) Story date 25. Spring 2004 26. Spring 2004 27. Late June 2004 28. 24 July - 15 August 2004 29. 15 August 2004 (morning) 30. 15 August 2004 (afternoon/evening) Special: 15 August 2004 (evening) |||||
| 6 | June 23, 2005 June 21, 2005 (special edition) | 978-4-06-321170-2 ISBN 978-4-06-364639-9 (special edition) | July 25, 2006 | 978-0-345-49154-1 |
| 31. "Kashimashi Musume +1" (かしまし娘+1) 32. "In Their Own World" (フタリノセカイ, Futari no Sekai) 33. "Transformation!" (変・身!!!!, Hen・shin!!!!) 34. "A One-Way Ticket on the Fantasy Express" (妄想特急大暴走〜レールはいつも平行線〜, Mōsō Tokkyū Dai-Bōsō ~Rēru wa Itsumo Heikōsen~) 35. "The Flying Futon" (ふとんがふっとん……, Futon ga Futton...) 36. "Graduation Syndrome" (卒業症候群, Sotsugyō Shōkōgun) Bonus: "A Graduation Party of Love and Desire" (愛と欲望の追い出しコンパ, Ai to Yokubō no Oidashi Konpa) Story date 31. Uncertain 32. Uncertain 33. 29 December 2004 34. January / Early February 2005 35. Mid-February 2005 36. March 2005 Bonus: same day (evening) |||||
| 7 | December 22, 2005 | 978-4-06-321174-0 | October 31, 2006 | 978-0-345-49155-8 |
| 37. "Endless Waltz" (endless waltz) 38. "The Cosplay Club" (こすけん, Kosuken) 39. "One, Two, Finish" (one two finish) 40. "Come Here, My Dear" (Come here, My dear) 41. "There's No Such Thing As a Line That Never Ends" (やまない雨はなく、進まない行列もない, Yamanai Ame wa Naku, Susumanai Gyōretsu mo Nai) 42. "The Interview" (メンセツ, Mensetsu) 43. "Welcome Party" (ウェルカム・パーティー, Werukamu Pātī) "Super-Sexy Bonus Manga!– Summer Just Isn't Steamy Enough" (超特別サービス描き下ろしおまけマンガ　「夏は湯気が少なくて困るなあ」の巻, Chō Tokubetsu Sābisu Kakioroshi Omake Manga Natsu wa Yuge ga Sukunakute Komaru nā no Maki) Story date 37. Spring 2005 38. Uncertain 39. Uncertain 40. Uncertain - August 2005 41. 13 August 2005 42. 14 August - Early September 2005 43. 9 September 2005 Bonus: 9 September (evening) |||||
| 8 | August 23, 2006 | 978-4-06-321179-5 | March 27, 2007 | 978-0-345-49156-5 |
| 44. "Bedazzled" (目眩く, Mekurumeku) "When They Were Getting Really Excited" (最初にずいぶん盛り上がってた頃, Saisho ni Zuibun Moriagatteta Koro) 45. "Dreaming" (夢酔い, Yumeyoi) 46. "The Bridge Home" (戻り橋, Modoribashi) 47. "Set Eyes On" (set eyes on) 48. "After-School Date Club" (放課後デート倶楽ブ, Hōkago Dēto Kurabu) 49. "The Maid Café and the Three Visits" (メイド喫茶と三顧の礼, Meido Kissa to Sanko no Rei). Story date 44. Spring 2000 / 9 September 2005 Bonus: 9 September 2005 45. 10 September 2005 46. 10–11 September 2005 47. 12 - 19(?) September 2005 48. Uncertain 49. October 2005 |||||
| 9 | December 22, 2006 December 20, 2006 (special edition) | 978-4-06-321183-2 ISBN 978-4-06-364674-0 (special edition) | November 27, 2007 | 978-0-345-50197-4 |
| 50. "Alone with Susie" (スージーといっしょ, Sūjī to Issho) 51. "Neverending Earthly Desires" (ボンノーはとめどなく, Bonnō wa Tomedo Naku) 52. "Rain or Shine" (Rain or Shine) 53. "The Confession" (告白, Kokuhaku) 54. "Forever in my Dreams" (いつでも夢を, Itsu de mo Yume o) 55. "Genshiken" (げんしけん) "A Farewell Party of Love and Delusion" (恋と妄想の追い出しコンパ, Koi to Mōsō no Oidashi Konpa) Story date 50. 29/30 December 2005 51. 31 December 2005 - 1 January 2006 52. uncertain 53. uncertain 54. March 2006 55. March - April 2006 Bonus: March 2006 |||||
| 10 | May 23, 2011 | 978-4-06-310752-4 | September 4, 2012 | 978-1-61262-237-8 |
| 56. "Spring Will Come Again" (春はまた来る, Haru wa Mata Kuru) 57. "Across the Street, the Promised Place" (道のむこう、約束の場所, Michi no Mukō, Yakusoku no Basho) 58. "Step Over My Legs" (俺の脚を超えてゆけ, Ore no Ashi o Koete Yuke) 59. "Minesweeper" (Minesweeper, Mainsuīpa) 60. "Teacher's Room" (teacher's room, Tīchāzu Rūmu) 61. "Daydream Believer" (腐り姫の夢, Dei Dorīmu Birībā) "You Don't Need to Be Pure of Heart to Come Inside" (心がピュアでなくてもご入店できます, Kokoro ga Pyua Denakutemo Go Nyūten Dekimasu) Story date 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. Bonus: |||||
| 11 | December 22, 2011 December 20, 2011 (limited edition) | 978-4-06-310793-7 ISBN 978-4-06-358377-9 (limited edition) | March 19, 2013 | 978-1-61262-242-2 |
| 62. "Beards and Boobs" (HIGE to BOIN, Hige to Boin) 63. "Invasion! Booth Girl" (侵略!　看板娘, Shinryaku! Kanban Musume) 64. "Moénage à Trois" (ミツドモエェ, Mitsudomoē) 65. "Summer Goldfinger" (Summer Goldfinger, Samā Gōrudofingā) 66. "Karma Next!" (業 NEXT!, Gō Nekusuto!) 67. "Crying Out Moe, over the Horizon of Fate" (因果地平の彼方でモエを叫ぶ, Inga Chihei no Kanata de Moe o Sakebu) "The First Sue Kinda Kicks Ass Meeting" (第１回スーさんがなんか強い件, Dai Ikkai Sū San ga Nanka Tsuyoi Ken) Story date 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. Bonus: |||||
| 12 | June 22, 2012 | 978-4-06-387826-4 | September 17, 2013 | 978-1-61262-299-6 |
| 68. "Your Name Is" (君の名は, Kimi no Na wa) 69. "Smooth Talk" (つるかめ, Tsurukame) 70. "Hide & Seek" (ハイド&seek, Haido ando Shīku) 71. "It's a Route, but Not a Loop" (ルートはあってもループはない, Rūto wa Attemo Rūpu wa Nai) 72. "The True Ending Is Not in Sight" (トゥルーエンドは まだ見えない, Turū Endo wa Mada Mienai) 73. "The Romantic Three" (KOIBANA3, Koibana Surī) "An Apple a Day Keeps You Slick 'n' Smooth" (一日一善つるつる会議, Ichinichi Ichizen Tsurutsuru Kaigi) Story date 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. Bonus: |||||
| 13 | December 21, 2012 | 978-4-06-387856-1 | March 18, 2014 | 978-1-61262-549-2 |
| 74. "Ogin Lagann" (一天突破オギンラガン, Itten Toppa Ogin Ragan) 75. "White Gate Keeper" (ホワイト ゲート キーパー, Howaito Gēto Kīpā) 76. "Snow Man" (Snow man, Sunō Man) 77. "Back in Beard" (バック・Ni・ベアード, Bakku Ni Beādo) 78. "The Porno We Saw That Day" (あの日見たAVの題名を僕達はもう忘れた, Ano Hi Mita Ē Bui no Daimei o Bokutachi wa Mō Wasureta) 79. "Last Escape" (Last escape, Rasuto Esukēpu) "The Time I Couldn't Stop Shaking While Helping My Classmate Wear Women's Clothes" (同級生の女装を手伝（中略）の震えが止まらない件, Dōkyūsei no Josō o Tetsuda (Chūryaku) no Furue ga Tomaranai Ken) Story date 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. Bonus: |||||
| 14 | June 21, 2013 | 978-4-06-387895-0 | September 16, 2014 | 978-1-61262-576-8 |
| 80. "It Was a Good Finale (Confession II)" (いい最終回だった（告白 ii）, Ii Saishūkai Datta (Kokuhaku Tsū)) 81. "The Tears of a (Broken-Hearted) Clown" (失恋ピエロの悶絶, Shitsuren Piero no Monzetsu) 82. "Crossfire" (クロスファイア, Kurosufaia) 83. "Life Instrumentality Project" (人生補完計画, Jinsei Hokan Keikaku) 84. "Red (Face) King" (RED（face）KING, Reddo Feisu Kingu) 85. "Special Prank Report" (ドッキリthreeの㊙報告, Dokkiri Surī no Maruhi Hōkoku) "Festival Afterparty in Madarame's Room!" (学園祭打ち上げin斑目ルーム!, Gakuensai Uchiage in Madarame Rūmu!) Story date 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. Bonus: |||||
| 15 | December 20, 2013 December 18, 2013 (special edition) | 978-4-06-387945-2 ISBN 978-4-06-358462-2 (special edition) | March 24, 2015 | 978-1-61262-987-2 |
| 86. "Daydream Match" (デイドリームマッチ, Deidorīmu Matchi) 87. "Something's Coming" (何か来るぅ, Nanika Kurū) 88. "Unconditional Buy!!" (無条件で買いーー!!, Mujōken de Kaiii!!) 89. "Festival Evol" (フェスティバル・EVOL, Fesutibaru Evoru) 90. "The Gods of Desire" (煩悩の神々, Bonnō no Kamigami) 91. "And Thus into Legend..." (そして伝説へ……, Soshite Densetsu e......) "Encounter at Comic-Fest" (遭遇戦inコミフェス, Sōgūsen in Komifesu) Story date 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. Bonus: |||||
| 16 | June 23, 2014 | 978-4-06-387977-3 | October 6, 2015 | 978-1-63236-116-5 |
| 92. "The Huntress" (魔弾ノ射手, Madan no Shashu) 93. "The 128mm Cannon of My Crotch Is Still Just 37mm" (俺の股間の128mm砲が37mm砲のままです, Ore no Kokan no Yākutotīgā ga Usagi San Chīmu no Mama Desu) 94. "Snow Man 2" (Snow man 2, Sunō Man Tsū) 95. "Crusher Rame" (クラッシャーラメ, Kurasshā Rame) 96. "Like Fish to Water" (水心アリ, Mizugokoro Ari) 97. "Moving" (おひっこし, O Hikkoshi) "In Memory of Hachiro Nagata" (追悼 永田八郎, Tsuitō Nagata Hachirō) Story date 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. Bonus: |||||
| 17 | December 22, 2014 | 978-4-06-388021-2 | April 26, 2016 | 978-1-63236-212-4 |
| 98. "The Near and Far Banks of the Harem Boundary" (ハーレムの境界線上の彼方と此方, Hāremu no Kyōkai Senjō no Kanata to Konata) 99. "Little Sister's Exam II" (妹受験II, Imōto Juken Tsū) 100. "It's the Van Allen Belt's Birthday?" (バン・アレン帯のお誕生日ですか?, Ban Aren Tai no O Tanjōbi Desu ka?) "This Is the Best I Can Do for Now" (今ハ コレガ セーイッパイ, Ima wa Kore ga Sē Ippai) 101. "First Unit of the Madarame Model Light Cruiser, "Madarame" Sortie!" (斑目型けーじゅん1番艦「斑目」出撃!, Madarame Gata Kējun Ichi Ban Kan Madarame Shutsugeki!) 102. "Madarame Mk. II Enters the Cabaret-Skirmish" (斑目改 キャ号突撃戦, Madarame Kai Kya Gō Totsugekisen) 103. "The Sinking of the Madarame Mk. II" (斑目改二の轟沈, Madarame Kai Ni no Gōchin) "Arriving in Hachioji" (八王子に着きました, Hachiōji ni Tsukimashita) Story date 98. 99. 100. Bonus: 101. 102. 103. Bonus: |||||
| 18 | June 23, 2015 | 978-4-06-388061-8 | October 25, 2016 | 978-1-63236-316-9 |
| 104. "The First Time" (初めて君を, Hajimete Kimi o) 105. "Farewell, My Beloved V-Card" (さらば愛しきDT, Saraba Itoshiki Dī Tī) 106. "The Spring Warbler Has Yet to Warble" (春告げ鳥 未だ鳴かず, Harutsugedori Imada Nakazu) 107. "See the Tobu Line by Train" (東武線の車窓から, Tōbu Sen no Shasō kara) 108. "Return of Yajima" (リターン オブ ヤジマ, Ritān obu Yajima) 109. "If Those Are Proof You Can Do Anything, Are These Proof I Can't Do Anything?" (それが何でも出来る証拠なら これは何も出来ない証拠なの?, Sore ga Nandemo Dekiru Shōko Nara Kore wa Nanimo Dekinai Shōko na no?) Bonus. "So We're Still Doing This, Huh" (このネタまだ引っ張るか, Kono Neta Mada Hipparu ka) Story date 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. Bonus: |||||
| 19 | December 22, 2015 | 978-4-06-388104-2 | March 14, 2017 | 978-1-63236-341-1 |
| 110. "Lucky☆Stag" (らき☆すけ, Raki Suke) 111. "A Man's Character" (男の器, Otoko no Utsuwa) 112. "Kujubiki Unbalanced 1" (くじびきアンバランス1, Kujibiki Anbaransu Ichi) 113. "Kujubiki Unbalanced 2" (くじびきアンバランス2, Kujibiki Anbaransu Ni) 114. "Kujubiki Unbalanced 3" (くじびきアンバランス3, Kujibiki Anbaransu San) 115. "Kujubiki Unbalanced 4" (くじびきアンバランス4, Kujibiki Anbaransu Yon) "Subtitle Fraud" (サブタイ詐欺, Sabutai Sagi) Story date 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. Bonus: |||||
| 20 | June 23, 2016 | 978-4-06-388143-1 | September 26, 2017 | 978-1-63236-482-1 |
| 116. "Kujibiki Unbalance 5" (くじびきアンバランス5, Kujibiki Anbaransu Go) 117. "Kuji-Un Was Already Over" (くじアンはもう終わってた, Kuji An wa Mō Owatteta) 118. "If Her False Flag Breaks" (彼女がフラグを自演乙, Kanojo ga Furagu o Jien Otsu) 119. "You All Suck" (モマエラ全員メンドくさい, Momaera Zen'in Mendo Kusai) 120. "Soul Weaver" (魂紡ぎ, Tamatsumugi) 121. "Resurrection "K"" (復活のK, Fukkatsu no Kei) "99.9% Fanservice" (99.9%サービス, Kyū Jū Kyū Ten Kyū Pāsento Sābisu) Story date 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. Bonus: |||||
| 21 | November 22, 2016 | 978-4-06-388209-4 | March 13, 2018 | 978-1-63236-551-4 |
| 122. "Wanderin' Man" (股旅, Matatabi) 123. "Witness the Man's Way of Life" (見よ 男の生き様を, Miyo Otoko no Ikizama o) 124. "A Certain Club's One-Way Street" (とあるサークルの一方通行, To Aru Sākuru no Wansaideddo) 125. "High Slope Flower" (High slope flower, Hai Surōpu Furawā) 126. "La Campanella (Confession 3)" (ラ・カンパネラ（告白III）, Ra Kanpanera (Kokuhaku Surī)) 127. "Genshiken Second Season" (げんしけん二代目, Genshiken Nidaime) "The Banishment Party of Meat and Lust" (肉と欲望の追い出しコンパ, Niku to Yokubō no Oidashi Konpa) Story date 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. Bonus: |||||