Thanks to SDS for the heads up on this: according to the recently updated Genshiken anime site, the tale of otaku life and love in a college "modern visual culture" club is set to receive novel treatment. Writing duty for the book's original story has been passed to Iida Kazutoshi, director of independent game maker Artdink whose past work includes Doshin the Giant and Aquanaut's Holiday. I'm not sure how this qualifies him to pen a Genshiken novel, but perhaps designing quirky niche games grants one mystical powers... the book is entitled Hainyuu Ranjin no Yabou ~Return of the OTAKU~ and is scheduled for release from Kodansha on January 23rd at 940 yen; the first part of the name translates roughly as "the ambition/treachery of the Dutch pilgrims", which makes absolutely no sense to me at this point but will hopefully be clarified in due time. Shimoku Kio seems to have given the project his blessing, so I'll probably pick the book up to see what all the fuss is about... (no more)
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