Birthday: January 13
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Blood type: B
Pen name: Benjamin Takeyo
Favorite manga: Hunter x Hunter, Berserk
Favorite anime: Patlabor the Movie
Favorite video game: Dragon Quest III, The King of Fighters '95
Ringtone: Yen Town Band's "Ai no Uta"
Kousaka Sasahara, the third president of Genshiken, initially struggled with accepting his otaku identity but eventually embraced it. Despite not owning a computer until volume 3, he has a fondness for hentai PC games. Upon becoming president after Madarame, his first act was to enhance the club's presence by setting up a booth at Comic-Fest. Though relatively typical among otakus, Sasahara stands out due to his unwavering devotion to Ritsuko Kühbel Kettenkrad from Kujibiki Unbalance. Under his leadership, Genshiken produced a Ritsuko-themed doujinshi.
Sasahara steps down as president during his senior year to focus on job hunting and studies, passing the role to Ohno. Initially quiet and reserved, his time in Genshiken transformed him into a more assertive individual, especially during his presidency. Although not entirely self-assured, he managed to secure a job as a manga editor and even confessed his feelings to Ogiue, overcoming his own doubts.
By the end of the manga, Sasahara is still in a relationship with Ogiue and accepts that she uses him as a model for her doujinshi. He supports her work by providing feedback and acting as an unofficial editor, despite potential risks to their relationship.
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Hato Kenjirou
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Hato is a first year male student and the last to join during Ogiues first membership drive. Although his sexuality is unknown, Hato shares the fujoshi love of yaoi and boys love manga and doujinshi, making him a "fudanshi." Because of this, Hato decided ...
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Kasukabe Saki
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Blood Type: ABBirthday: July 19, 1983Age: 18-22Favorite Manga: "Lets Go" Rai Junior High, Royalty in MotionFavorite Anime: NoneFavorite Game: The Game of LifeZodiac Sign: CancerShe is Kousakas girlfriend. Fashionable, violent, confident, occasional smoker...
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Kousaka Makoto
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Blood Type: BBirthday: February 2, 1984Age: 18-22Favorite Manga: The Mysterious Adventures of DaDaFavorite Anime: pretty much anythingFavorite Game: Full Armor, Street Master 2, Draculina HunterPen Name: Toshizo (トシゾー, Toshizō?)Zodiac Sign: AquariusRingto...
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Madarame Harunobu
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Age: 19-23Birthday: October 25, 1982Zodiac sign: ScorpioBlood type: OThe second president of Genshiken, Madarame is personally chosen by the first Genshiken president to be his successor, though Madarame shows the most leadership and initiative even befor...
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Ogiue Chika
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Ogiue is a blunt, self-hating fujoshi and amateur artist whose inner turmoil is the focus of much of the second half of Genshiken. Ogiue hails from the Tohoku region of Japan in the northeast, and as such frequently tries to hide her accent while she att...
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Oono Kanako
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Birthday: July 14Zodiac sign: CancerBlood type: OFavorite manga: Chinmoku no KantaiFavorite anime: Gundam with older men in itFavorite video game: Samurai SpiritsRingtone: Gundam Risenshi, Gairs themeKanako is the fourth president of Genshiken. Raised in ...
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Sasahara Kanji
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Birthday: January 13Zodiac sign: CapricornBlood type: BPen name: Benjamin TakeyoFavorite manga: Hunter x Hunter, BerserkFavorite anime: Patlabor the MovieFavorite video game: Dragon Quest III, The King of Fighters '95Ringtone: Yen Town Band's "Ai no Uta"T...
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Yajima Mirei
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Yajima is a first-year female student who also decided to join Genshiken after seeing Ogiues manga poster drawing demonstration. She too is a fujoshi, though not as blatant about it as Yoshitake. She is of stocky build and tends to wear mens clothing. She...
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Yoshitake Rika
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Yoshitake is a first year female student who decided to join Genshiken after seeing Ogiue's poster drawing demonstration and sensing the fujioshi aspects of it and recognizing Ogiue as a fujoshi. She is slender, wears glasses, is bright and cheerful, but ...