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Kanji Sasahara is the first main protagonist from the Genshiken anime and manga.
The third president of Genshiken. At first in denial about his otaku nature, Sasahara eventually accepts and embraces it. He loves hentai PC games despite not owning a computer until volume 3. When Sasahara assumes the title of Genshiken president from Madarame, his first decision is to push the club's initiative, and establish their own booth at Comic-Fest. While Sasahara is pretty much the "normal" otaku, his unwavering loyalty to a single character makes him stand out from the others. Even the dōjinshi created by Genshiken under his leadership is a Ritsuko-themed one. Sasahara gives up being president during his senior year in order to focus on studying and finding a job, and passes the title on to Ohno.
Kanji is in a relationship with the current Genshiken club president, Chika Ogiue.
In the AWA fics, Kanji is a student at the AWA Academy.
Appearance[]
Kanji is rather plain in appearance, dressing in casual clothes. He has a relaxed and friendly smile on his face for the most part.
Personality[]
At the beginning of the series, Kanji is a shy, confidence-lacking freshman who on club day at university, decides to join a club he would actually enjoy. Kanji is just coming to terms with his otaku nature and much of the beginning of the series focuses on introducing him to the otaku lifestyle. He is the most balanced member of Genshiken, with no real focus on any particular aspect.
He is generally calm and level headed. However, he can be openly frustrated with other people when they show lack of motivation to complete a task, such as with Mitsunori Kugayama when he was days behind in creating artwork for the club's doujinshi. In the anime, there is a particular episode where Manabu Kuchiki's antics made him uncharacteristically burst out in anger.
DreamTheater Intermix: The World Within[]
Kanji is a student in the City Saints Academy.
Biography[]
In Chapter 26, Kanji, alongside Harunobu Madarame, Makoto Kousaka, Manabu Kuchiki, Mitsunori Kugayama and Souichiro Tanaka, is seen browsing some works in a doujinshi corner somewhere inside the building of OTAKUMANIA.
Trivia[]
- Kanji has a younger sister named Keiko.
- As of Genshiken Nidaime, Kanji is a professional editor for a manga company and assists newer Genshiken members when he has time.
- Sasahara's character arc focuses exclusively on his relationship with Oguie after they finally get together. As of Genshiken Nidaime, Sasahara went from the main character to supporting as the focus shifted squarely to Oguie as the new main protagonist. This makes perfect sense, as Sasahara graduates, has little reason to interact with the other characters, and moves Out of Focus, and Oguie takes his place as president of the titular club.
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