Genshiken
Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture), his groundless pride was destroyed by the plotting of Madarame, a sophomore student in Genshiken, but he still couldn't admit that he is an otaku. However, as he participates in society activities such as visiting dojin (private publishing) shops and anime festivals, and hangs out with other society members Kosaka (a hardcore otaku despite his extreme eccentricities and good looks), Kosaka's girlfriend Kasukabe Saki (who isn't really an otaku), Ohno (a cosplayer) and the others, he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world. With their help, Sasahara slowly adjusts to otaku life in Genshiken.
Episodes
1 Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture Oct 11, 2004 
2 Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert... Oct 18, 2004 
3 Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion Oct 25, 2004 
4 The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co... Nov 1, 2004 
5 Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour Nov 8, 2004 
6 Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture Nov 15, 2004 
7 Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships Nov 22, 2004 
8 Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes Nov 29, 2004 
9 Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia... Dec 6, 2004 
10 Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result Dec 13, 2004 
11 The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes Dec 20, 2004 
12 The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a... Dec 27, 2004