Jun Sakurada is a hikikomori, or a boy who has decided to isolate himself from the outside world, and legally does not go to school. In his time, Jun orders unorthodox items online, only to return them for a refund. One day, he receives a paper, asking whether or not to wind. After Jun carelessly accepts, a mysterious box appears with a doll inside. This doll, being able to move and talk, introduces herself as Shinku, the fifth doll of the Rozen Maiden. Jun enters a contract with Shinku, becoming her medium.
Event Year: 2004
Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture
An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.
Pool Cleaning! Pool Riots! Pool Wars!
Pool Cleaning!: Hanai makes Tenma, Harima, and the rest of the class clean the school pool.Pool Riots!: A game of pool hockey is played to decide what Tenma's class is going to do for an upcoming school festival.
Survival After School! The Arrival of Confession Time! The Two of Us in the Hospital!
Survivng After School!: Tenma gets herself locked in the school gym's closet.The Arrival of Confession Time!: Harima now knows that Tenma likes someone, but he doesn't know who that someone is. Harima jumps to the conclusion that the person that Tenma likes is himself. So, he decides to finally confess his love to her.