Genshiken: Return of the Otaku

By Iida Kazutoshi and Shimoku Kio

COOL NEWS! The smash hit Genshiken manga series may have ended, but your favorite characters live on in this exciting new novel with never-before-seen illustrations by Genshiken's original creator! ? 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 swordfighter summoned from ancient times who could prove very handy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345516273
• ISBN13: 9780345516275
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.7" x 5.0"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 12