Episodes
- Note: Only episodes 1, 21, and 25 have actually been produced. The rest of the episode titles are those revealed in the next-episode previews of the produced episodes, or listed in Genshiken chapter 22, on page 89 of volume 4. The titles for episodes 13–18 are obscured by panel and word-balloon boundaries, though the titles for episodes 14 and 16 are given in Genshiken volume 5.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 01 | "An Unbalanced Encounter" "Deai wa Anbaransu" (出会いはアンバランス) |
| Chihiro enters Rikkyoin High and is placed, by lottery, into a team in the competition to determine the next student council. The first match: a culinary battle, featuring a mushroom theme. | |
| 02 (N/A) | "Sturm und Drang! The Rikkyoin High Student Council Officers" "Shippū Dotō! Rikkyōin Kōkō Seitokai Shikkōbu" (疾風怒濤!立橋院高校生徒会執行部) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 03 (N/A) | "With Know-How Comes Luck!?" "Un mo Jitsuryoku no Uchi!?" (運も実力のうち!?) |
| Unproduced, though it is one of the episodes revisited in episode 21. Chihiro's team must compete against a team of computer geeks in creating a website that gets the most hits within a certain amount of time. Their general-interest topics are no match for their opponents' more prurient choice of content, until Tokino, Komaki, and Izumi come to the rescue... in swimsuits. | |
| 04 (N/A) | "How high the moon" |
| Unproduced. | |
| 05 (N/A) | "I'm Sorry, Baby" "Gomen ne Aka-chan" (ごめんね赤ちゃん) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 06 (N/A) | "Seven People!?" "Shichi-nin Iru!?" (七人いる!?) |
| Unproduced, but "revisited" in episode 21. Chihiro's team must engage in military operations against a seasoned group of pros. They are outmatched until they win over their opponents in an... unorthodox manner. | |
| 07 (N/A) | "A Fearsome Reward" "Kyōfu no Hōshū" (きょうふのほうしゅう) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 08 (N/A) | "A Sexily Modest Workbook" "Etchi de Tsutsumashii Mondaishū" (Hでつつましい問題集) |
| Unproduced. The episode is, however, discussed at the end of Genshiken volume 3, where Madarame takes issue with the delivery of some of the lines. To prove his point, he produces a VHS tape of said episode, and thus the discussion turns into a re-watching. | |
| 09 (N/A) | "Shock ☆ Operation: Part-Time Job Full of Jellyfish" "Doki' ☆ Kurage Darake no Arubaito Daisakusen" (ドキッ☆クラゲだらけのアルバイト大作戦) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 10 (N/A) | "Clash!" "Shōtotsu!" (衝突!) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 11 (N/A) | "With Know-How Comes Luck!? returns" "Un mo Jitsuryoku no Uchi!? returns" (運も実力のうち!?returns) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 12 (N/A) | "Dance! Kujibiki Singing Match" "Odoru! Kujibiki Utagassen" (踊る!くじびき歌合戦) |
| Unproduced, though seen "again" in episode 21. The order of the day seems to be a karaoke contest. The scene "replayed" in episode 21 shows everyone in the room trying to escape the horror of Tokino's singing voice. | |
| 14 (N/A) | "The Sickly Aliens" "Taichō no Warui Uchūjin" (体調の悪い宇宙人) |
| Unproduced, though a clip from it can be seen in episode 21. Chihiro & co. must face off against a trio of aliens from the planet Eldo. The hyper-intelligent, athletic, and beautiful aliens seem to have no weakness, until Komaki unwittingly stumbles onto their secret: they have crippling digestive troubles. | |
| 16 (N/A) | "Christine of the Harbor" "Minato no Kurisutīnu" (港のクリスティーヌ) |
| Unproduced. It is, however, mentioned in Genshiken volume 5, accompanied by several "screenshots" and commentary from Sasahara (under his pen name "Benjamin Takeyo"). | |
| 19 (N/A) | "One Whole Night in a Storm" "Arashi de Hitoban-jū" (嵐で一晩中) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 20 (N/A) | "An "18-and-Up Only" Heaven" "Jūhachi-Kin Tengoku" (十八禁天国) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 21 (02) | "Great Highlights" "Dai-Sōshūhen" (大総集編) |
| Chihiro's team reflects on a variety of matches they've been in thus far, including soccer, getting the most website hits, enduring a sauna and a freezer, military operations, a swimming race against aliens, a high-stakes game of Mahjong, and a dungeon battle adventure. According to Genshiken in volume 5, the attack on Ritsuko near the end of the episode was "added for the DVD version" and did not appear in the (fictional) broadcast version. | |
| 22 (N/A) | "Pianissimo..." "Pianishimo..." (ピアニシモ......) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 23 (N/A) | "My Banner" "Ore no Hata" (俺の旗) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 24 (N/A) | "Chocolate Battle! Confessing, and Being Confessed to..." "Choko Batoru! Kokutte Kokurarete..." (チョコバトル!告って告られて...) |
| Unproduced. | |
| 25 (03) | "Kujibiki Forever" "Kujibiki yo, Eien ni" (くじびきよ、永遠に) |
| Chihiro's team splits up after the members have second thoughts about the competition. However, Chihiro regains the will to continue after a chance encounter with Ritsuko at his parents' grave, and works to convince his teammates to keep fighting. | |
| 26 (N/A) | "Kujibiki Unbalance" "Kujibiki Anbaransu" (くじびきアンバランス) |
| Unproduced. In Genshiken, this episode is postponed due to a typhoon, and it has not yet aired as of the end of volume 4. It is later suggested that it is not as much of a "wrap-up" as the penultimate episode. | |
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