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Genshiken is known particularly for its down-to-Earth portrayal of otaku in Japan, who have frequently been stereotyped or otherwise caricatured by the Japanese media. It represents their habits and personal quirks without flinching, subtly criticizing its characters at times, but never sacrificing their humanity. Author Kio Shimoku also shows a great familiarity of his own with prominent anime and manga from the 1960s onward; this allows him to breathe more life into the characters, as the passing references they make (even when the names of the series are changed for legal reasons) cover a wide range of genres and timeframes, and suitably obscure for those who are supposed to be steeped in the medium.
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