Genshiken Omnibus, vol. 1  The story centers around an otaku
club, the Genshiken (Society for the Study of Modern Visual
Arts) at a college in Japan. It follows two main characters,
Kanji Sasahara and Saki Kasukabe, both dealing with the otaku
subculture. Sasahara is in the process of accepting his identity
as an otaku and trying to wrestle the social stigmas attached to
the title. Kasukabe, on the other hand, has a boyfriend who is
an otaku, and is trying to get him out of it rather than deal
with the oddities of the subculture.  The manga offers a unique
view into the subculture that Westerners usually don’t get to
have. Most may be surprised that the term ‘otaku’ has a
completely different connotation in Japan. The series helps look
into different aspects of the subculture by looking at different
elements and niches within it, such as cosplay, building models
based on characters, fanzines, conventions, and doujinshi.
Another dimension that the manga brings forth is the social
problems otaku tend to have du