Genshiken

[Maypews]

Genshiken is the namesake of the anime subforum on this site, with it's name in English roughly coming out to "The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture". It's basically a shorter slice of life anime about otaku culture in the 2000s, showcasing the more social side of it that's largely foreign to Western weaboos like ourselves. Conventions, cosplay, that sort of stuff. It's a very lovely and heartwarming watch complete with a beautiful 2000s anime art style.

The premise is great as a sort of crash course into all of it with it basically being that there's this one student who appears very normal outwardly but who happens to be a massive otaku and a lot of the show is sort of his norman girlfriend being accustomed to how things work in the college's anime club. Highly recommend if you want a nice, comfy watch!

[Parzival]

GOATed show. I ought to rewatch it, it's been a hot minute. I wish Western anime fandom was like in Genshiken. Alas.