Als Sasahara Kanji und Kasukabe Saki auf die Uni wechseln, stehen beide vor einem Dilemma. Sasahara überlegt, ob er endlich seinen lang gehegten heimlichen Traum wahr machen und einem Animeclub beitreten soll. Gleiches hat Sakis gut aussehender, aber leider völlig weltfremder Freund Kôsaka vor – sehr zum Ärger von Saki, die jegliche Beschäftigung mit Otaku-Themen als kindisch ablehnt. Sie scheitert allerdings kläglich, ihren Freund umzustimmen und so werden beide Jungen Mitglieder bei Genshiken, der „Gesellschaft zum Studium moderner visueller Kultur“, wie sich das außerschulische Sammelbecken aller Otakus vollmundig nennt.
Mitgehangen – mitgefangen! Von nun an sieht sich die hübsche Saki mit unablässigen Mangazitaten, Videogames und für sie unverständlichen Fanaktivitäten konfrontiert. Ob ihre junge Liebe diese harte Probe überstehen wird ...?
Heroes of Cosplay is a tantalizing docu-series that lifts the veil on the imaginative world of cosplay competition, because fans at the comic book conventions don’t merely dress up as their favorite character; they also compete to see who’s the best! The series follows cosplayers of all levels, from legend Yaya Han, to rising stars and newbies, as they make a splash at comic book conventions around the country. The series will dive deep into their lives, following their process as they create extravagant and visually arresting costumes each week. These nine constantly defy odds and race against the clock to transform themselves into amazing fictional characters that push the boundaries between fantasy and reality, all in hopes of impressing the convention judges to win a cash prizes and take their cosplay stardom to new heights.
Doch das tut der Stimmung keinen Abbruch, denn für das kulinarische Wohl der Besucher ist bestens gesorgt. Kein «Arctic Man» -Festival ohne Elchnasen-Suppe! Während mutige Geschwindigkeits-Freaks auf Schneemobilen die Steilhänge der 1700 Meter hohen Hoodoo-Mountains hinunter rasen, feiern 15 000 beinharte Fans in der Wildnis Alaskas eine der kältesten Partys des Landes. Der Aufwand ist enorm, denn fernab der Zivilisation gibt es weder Elektrizität, noch Handyempfang, und die nächste Tankstelle ist 160 Kilometer entfernt.
The Voice of Bulgaria is a Bulgarian reality singing competition and local version of The Voice of Holland. Its first season was held in the summer of 2011 on bTV.
A celebration of the intense passion of the super-fan, The Fanatics pits three contestants against each other in a bid to be proven the most devoted. Their obsessions are all-consuming. Their infatuation is deep-rooted. Their knowledge is unparalleled. And now these super fans will do battle in a high-tension, high-stakes game show that puts their knowledge to the ultimate test to crown only one player The Fanatic. Over a series of rounds three contestants will have to demonstrate incredible powers of recall, observation, dexterity and an unprecedented level of knowledge of their chosen subject.
Toyotaka Yoshida is a novelist. He was the winner of a big writing prize in his past, but he has been in a slump since then. Toyotaka Yoshida feels the limit of his writing ability and is thinking about quitting. Around this time, he meets his Shuntaro Koyanagi who is his friend and editor and Haruka Sakura who is a fan.
FANatic is an American TV show that was shown on the MTV network in the late 1990s. It featured everyday people being tricked into going somewhere and unexpectedly meeting their idol.