The main Genshiken manga series had been serialized between 2002 to 2006 on Afternoon magazine, focusing on male otakus as main characters.
It was announced at the end of the 126th chapter of Shimoku Kio’s Genshiken manga, released on July 27 in the September 2016 issue of Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine, that it is the penultimate chapter and the following chapter will be its final.
The issue containing the final chapter goes on sale on August 25.