For those who haven't seen it or read the manga, Genshiken is all about the otaku lifestyle - anime, manga, video games, models, cosplay, porn(!), you name it. It's hilarious and does an effective job of poking fun at the otaku way of life without villifying it. It was definitely one of 2005's pleasant surprises for Rhonda and I, as I rolled the dice on the manga, was hooked, and ended up buying the DVDs as well.
I'd really recommend it to anyone familiar with otaku and their ilk. It's my opinion this property would make for a fabulous translation to an American film or TV show. Imagine a show about comic book fanboys and sci-fi geeks sitting around debating and mocking each other, and you've got a hit on your hands. The closest American equivalents would be Kevin Smith's Mallrats or Chasing Amy.
It gets my stamp of approval. (In fact, I liked that picture above so much it's my new wallpaper.)
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