Though, I was hoping for more development between Sasahara and Ogiue. It seemed like they weren’t even going out in volume 9 when you look at all the events in volume 8, which were really fun to read the shy relationship between the two.

Genshiken was a fun read though, and I’ll miss the characters for sure.

The sad answer is that you have to wear it on your sleeve and hope that you find someone who understands that it’s not a part of you, it IS you. It worked out for the others, but in Madarame’s case, it hasn’t worked out so well. At least he’s made it this far.

In a way, I admire Shimoku for capping the series off in a realistic way. You can’t always find closure in life. So many of the plot threads disappear, but the characters are so well-realised, it’s like I say – you feel as if these things are still happening, just… we can no longer see them.

Madarame’s situation was so relevant to my own,it hurt to read it. I know what it’s like,to be trapped between your respect,ideals and morals and your love/lust for someone. Clutching at even the slightest connection,wondering,”Do I have a chance? Does he/she feel that way about me?”. The need to not freak someone out with a confession,yet you know you’d regret it for the rest of your life if they didn’t even know how much they meant to you.

And not being able to spit it out,not really,not truthfully. That was the worst.

The best,though? Anything with Ogiue. Sue’s stay with her was just too funny. Reading through a foot-high stack of BL,speaking in quotes and behaving like the weeaboo to end all weeaboos is,again,something like what I’d do – not the BL,though :-P.
Epic post-angst manga rewrite was epic.
Acceptance into Afternoon was self-insert epic win.

Finally,Kasukabe’s cosplay – whoa. I’d have been second in line after Madarame. If they show that fully in the anime,it may just beat Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann’s episode 6 for concentrated fanservice *nosebleed*. But how did Ohno-san know of Madarame’s ‘interest’?