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Genshiken: Second Season Sequel Ends in August

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7:36 pm, Jul 27 2016
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Genshiken Nidaime - The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture II
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The September issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine revealed on Monday that Shimoku Kio's Genshiken: Second Season (Genshiken: Nidaime) sequel manga will end in the magazine's next issue, which Kodansha will publish on August 25.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-27/genshike n-second-season-sequel-manga-ends-in-august/.104718

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11:25 pm, Dec 12 2016
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So what did people think of the finale?

I couldn't help feeling disappointed. I felt like the pacing was all over the place, and the Madarame harem arc was utterly pointless; it acted as if Madarame was really going to be revealed as bi or even gay, and I was surprised by the sensitivity that was given, but in the end I thought neither of the characters' resolutions were satisfying. I'm perfectly happy with Mada staying attracted to women and growing as a person but it felt so bait-and-switch to hint at something that was ultimately tossed away.

I'm a diehard romance fan but I think my biggest gripe with Nidaime is its overflow of romance. It would've been, again to me personally, more enjoyable had it focused more on the manga/anime/gaming changes that the club and its new members were involved in. I loved the explorations on fujoshi, fudanshi, female-oriented doujinshi, etc. and wish that had stayed in the spotlight.

Ah well. As much as I enjoyed some of it, "Second Season" was too uneven for me to add alongside the OG Genshiken. sad

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Disappointing, the true pairing did not happen :c

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