Bought January's Afternoon for the Skuld figure, so the Genshiken was kind of a bonus. Even as Saki becomes more otaku, it looks like Madarame may be becoming less of one, from the way he dwells on her taunting of "otaku otaku otaku otaku" while buying doujin. He's really got it bad for her, that's for certain. What's scary is how casually Saki is in his company now. They even went out for a bite to eat together, without Kosaka, after they met co-incidently on the street. It ended in an uncomfortable moment on the subway as they returned back in any case. I suppose she's either starting to notice him (A scary thought in itself), or starting to notice his feelings for her.

*Tries to imagine a Madarame/Saki pairing, and wonders what the Manga-ka is thinking*

A N/S pairing would REALLY ruin this for me, at leased make it Sasara...but....HIM?
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This will piss me off, just like the Ohno pairing, god i hope that's just a big fat LIE.

As I understood it, Saki has always been casual... Madarame is even more of an otaku for thinking they aren't friends and can't be casual around each other just because Saki is going out with Kousaka.

I understood the subway scene as her totally rejecting him. I don't think it'll go anywhere, really.

Maybe they're just getting more human. Madarame perhaps is beginning to think that there might be something outside the four walls of the club and Saki is beginning to see that there's more to people than what's seen on the surface. In any case, I can't wait for the next tankubon to come out!

The relationship mightn't, but considering how many chapters this has taken up, I'd say it's going to be a major plot point for a while yet.

Again, I saw it in the completely opposite view - it's taken many chapters so far, but this is the end.

It'll probably last, at the very least, a few chapters more. The manga would have to at least address the uncomfortable tension between them and give it a little more closure. However, I do think that it would be somewhat "strange" for those two to be hooking up--and yes, even if Kohsaka's head seems to be stuck in the clouds. "Strange" not because I think Madarame doesn't deserve her or vice-versa but because they just seem to be so extremely different from each other.

Saki and Madarame have always been for me "good as friends but better as enemies," which is one of the reasons why I find the Genshiken crew a colorful group of people.

Don't they say, opposites attract?

Saki happens across Madarame at the club room, they have a few beers, they get quite drunk, and... to cut a long story short, they wake up next morning- nude, and nursing terrible hangovers. As they turn and look at each other they say in unison, "This never leaves the room!!!"

More like extreme opposites from where they're coming from if you ask me--which is why I don't find it surprising that Madarame tries to clean up his act, and tries to look good in front of her. (i.e. Buying new clothes. God forbid that he spends his money on something not related to anime and manga! :D )

I think one of the the main points of the events so far is more on how Madarame copes with his attraction towards Saki. I'm just not exactly sure if this ties in with the kind of otaku that he is.

Heh. I bet someone out there is already working on it. :heh:

Aquired taste for Cosplay, not to mention playing the same person she did

Is it just my crappy picture-reading skills, or does there seem to be some sort of "rival" thing with her and Ohno-san?

And maybe it's just my wishful thinking (since i think he needs some loving!) but do i see the new lass and Sasahara getting close? (bear with me, i'm kinda still depressed over Ohno-san's pairing...)
I mean in chapter 31 they seem to get alooong reaaallly well.... I'll be gutted if they don't get together. And i also suspect it won't show up in the anime either, eh?

oh. and about Saki's cosplay and er...kosaka...erm...crossdressing cosplay. i really hope they put it in the Anime!! i swear, if they have to end this short series, at leased end it with Saki cosplaying the Chairman (chairwoman?)er i mean chairperson!!!
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