Genshiken: Return of the Otaku

English Title: Genshiken: Return of the Otaku
Japanese Title: げんしけん 拝入蘭人の野望 — Genshiken: Hairu Ranto no Rabou
Author: Kazutoshi Iida
Illustrator: Shimoku Kio
Translator: Katy Bridges
Genre: Comedy, Slice-of-Life
Original Run: 2008
English Run: 2010
Volumes: 1
English Publisher: Del Rey
Volumes Published in English: 1 (COMPLETE)

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• MAL Entry — Forum

Synopsis: The deafening whack-whack-whack of a helicopter above campus is the first indication that the balmy tranquility of the Genshiken Club is about to be disturbed. The chopper brings handsome Ranto Hairu: transfer student, scion of a powerful Japanese conglomerate, and newly named chairman of the on-campus club organization committee. Hairu has strong ideas about the kind of clubs that deserve to survive (earnest, industrious) and the kind that don't (arty, frivolous), and he's a big fan of brute force. For Madarame, Kousaka, Ohno, and the others, the idea of losing their cherished club is the ultimate nightmare--but it's only the first of many. Fortunately, the Genshiken boys and girls have a few tricks of their own, including a certain sword fighter summoned from ancient times who could prove very handy.

Volume 1
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