that he deserves to be happy, even going to the extent of proposing him a one night stand of casual sex, to which he utterly and embarrassingly objects. In the manga she becomes part of Madarame's harem, but due to the potential of a long distance relationship, she is considered to be the least likely candidate for Madarame to go after. Other students at Shiiou University Voiced by: Eiji Yanagisawa (Japanese); William Hirsh (Season 1), Tom Wayland (Season 2) (English) A member of the Manga Society, Takayanagi is on friendly terms with the Genshiken members and is seen conversing with them from time to time on various matters. In one notable instance, he finds himself in the unenviable position in the middle of the battle between the girls of his club and Ogiue, who had attempted to join. He is much relieved when the Genshiken takes Ogiue in, as the other girls in Genshiken are already hated by the Manga Society girls for various reasons. Voiced by: Reiko Takagi (Season 2), Madoka Yonezawa (Second Generation) (Japanese); Melissa Schoenberg (English, as Melissa Hope) One of the girls in the Manga Society at the time Ogiue attempted to join, she seems to harbor strong feelings of resentment towards Ogiue. Criticizing Ogiue for slipping into her Tohoku dialect when she doesn't speak formally, Yabusaki herself speaks in a highly pronounced Kansai dialect, which she says scares those from Kantō. When Ogiue is rejected as a vendor for the next ComiFes, Yabusaki (grudgingly) invites her to become a guest artist in her own circle's dōjinshi. Later in the show, she appears to be on friendlier terms with Ogiue and helps her work on her professional manga. Though she appears only towards the end of the manga, she shows up much earlier in the anime, in episode 3 of season 2. In the anime adaptation of the Second Season, her first name is Kumiko. Voiced by: Momoko Saito (Season 2), Konomi Tada (Second Generation) (Japanese) Yabusaki's friend and fellow member of the Manga Society who speaks in a highly irregular manner. Her real name is never revealed in the original manga series, but she received the name "Asada" for the second Genshiken TV series in the ending credits. In chapter 63 of the relaunch of Genshiken, she is addressed as "Naoko" by Yabusaki. Voiced by: Eri Nakao (Japanese) Kato is a mysterious girl in the