“New Club Member!” “Shinnyū Buin!” (新入部員!)

Azusa officially joins the club, but is shocked to find everyone drinking tea and eating cake instead of practicing. She yells at them when Sawako tells her off for actually practicing, but Yui manages to calm her down with a surprising tactic. Despite her objections, Azusa finds herself weak against Tsumugi’s tea and cakes. Yui herself is rather shocked that Azusa plays guitar much better than herself. Sawako brings a pair of cat ears for Azusa to wear, much to Azusa’s discomfort, leading Yui to give her the nickname “Azu-nyan”, as “nyan” is the Japanese counterpart of “meow”. Noticing that Azusa is a bit upset, Mio encourages the band to practice more, but the group quickly reverts to its lazy state. Azusa then becomes frustrated, wondering as to why the band members she admired at the live performance behave as they do. After Azusa expresses her frustration, Mio explains to her that she stays in the band because they have fun performing together and because they like each other, thus convincing Azusa to stay.

“Freshman Reception!” “Shinkan!” (新歓!)

The second year of high school begins. Ui Hirasawa enters the Sakuragaoka High School along with a girl named Azusa Nakano. The Light Music Club tries to gather new members by all means.

“Christmas!” “Kurisumasu!” (クリスマス!)

Yui’s sister Ui Hirasawa remembers how Yui once attempted to give her a white Christmas when they were little, by putting pillow-stuffing on the tree outside. Ritsu decides to hold a Christmas party for the club, and while her initial plans of holding it at Tsumugi’s house fail, they eventually decide to have it at Yui’s house while Yui’s parents are on vacation. Yui’s friend Nodoka Manabe also gets an invitation. The girls decide to hold a gift exchange at the party, and go shopping for various gifts. Ui prepares a lovely Christmas dinner for the group, which gets a little out of hand when Sawako shows up out of nowhere. After the gift exchange, Yui and Ui end up giving each other just the right warm accessories for the winter. After the rest of the group leaves, snow falls and Yui and Ui decide to sleep together, though, unfortunately for Ui, Yui ends up hogging the sheets. In the New Year, the club decides to visit the shrine to make their New Year wishes.

“School Festival!” “Gakuensai!” (学園祭!)

It’s the day of the school festival. The club performs for the first time.

“Advisor!” “Komon!” (顧問!)

The Light Music Club does not have an adviser yet. Ritsu Tainaka blackmails the music teacher Sawako Yamanaka so she will be their club’s supervisor. Mio Akiyama writes a song for the school festival but they can’t decide who will be the band’s vocalist.

“Training Camp!” “Gasshuku!” (合宿!)

The girls go to a training camp in a beachside villa owned by Tsumugi Kotobuki family after Mio Akiyama became inspired by a tape recording of the previous Light Music Club members’ performance.

“Cram Session!” “Tokkun!” (特訓!)

Yui Hirasawa must pass on the midterm exams or else she won’t be allowed to stay in the Light Music Club anymore. The others help Yui study to pass her second chance.

“Instruments!” “Gakki!” (楽器!)

The members of the Light Music Club go out to buy Yui Hirasawa a guitar. Yui gets sight of a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, however, it’s too much expensive, so the girls got part-time jobs so they can afford it.

“Disband the Club!” “Haibu!” (廃部!)

Yui Hirasawa, a new high school student, wonders if she should join a club or not. Meanwhile, Ritsu Tainaka is trying to revive the school’s Light Music Club. Ritsu’s childhood friend, Mio Akiyama wonders what club to join. Tsumugi Kotobuki runs into Ritsu while looking for the chorus club and Ritsu finds that she must get at least four members to join to save the club from being disbanded.

“Countermeasures for Issues that Arise during the Reorganization of a Group” “Soshiki no Saikōchiku-ji ni Hassei suru Kadai to Taisaku” (組織の再構築時に発生する課題と対策)

The club is depressed due to their punishment of community service. Sasahara becomes the new President and proposes that the society attend Comifes as a circle.

“On the Presence of Malicious Intent in Urban Crimes” “Toshi-gata Hanzai ni okeru Akui no Shozai-ron” (都市型犯罪における悪意の所在論)

Kasukabe decides the club room needs a cleanup, but an accident causes Genshiken to be banned from the university fair. As an apology, Kasukabe takes Ohno’s place in the fair’s cosplay contest.

“The Fetishism of Leisure Time Expenditures Considered by their Economic Result” “Keizai Kōka kara Kangaeru Yoka Shōhi no Fetishizumu” (経済効果から考える余暇消費のフェティシズム)

The club, along with Keiko, pays a visit to the beach, much to the dismay of some of the members; Keiko decides to compete for Kohsaka’s feelings and tries to become an otaku.

“Concerning the Existence and Non-Existence of Explanatory Duties Under Specially Confined Circumstances” “Tokushu Heisa Jōkyō-ka ni okeru Setsumei Gimu no Umu ni tsuite” (特殊閉鎖状況下における説明義務の有無について)

Madarame is stuck in the club room with Kasukabe and tries to strike up a conversation, running through different scenarios in his head which parody the visual novel format.

“Comparative Study in Production Models and Processes” “Ryōsan-gata Seizō Katei ni okeru Hikaku Kenkyū” (量産型製造過程における比較研究)

Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.

“Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships” “Taijin Kankei ni okeru Kōdō Sentaku no Tokuchō” (対人関係における行動選択の特徴)

Two freshmen take an interest in Genshiken and join them for a night out on the town. Kasukabe, however, has no intention of making them feel welcome.

“On Connecting with Others through Subculture” “Sabukaruchā o Meguru Tasha to no Kankei-ron” (サブカルチャーをめぐる他者との関係論)

Kasukabe tries to make herself more appealing to Kohsaka by taking an interest in his hobbies by trying to learn how to play Puyo Pop Fever. Sasahara’s sister Keiko also makes an appearance and calls on her brother for help.

“Limits of Rejection and Receptiveness as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour” “Jiritsu Kōdō ni Miru Haiseki to Juyō no Kyōkai” (自律行動に見る排斥と受容の境界)

Due to Genshiken’s lack of “activities” as defined by the school, the club is threatened with closure; salvation comes from an unlikely source as Kasukabe intervenes personally.

“The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimulation Brought on Through Makeup and Costume on Mental Obstacles” “Funsō to Kasō no Ika ni yoru Shinri-teki Shōheki no Shōkasayō” (扮装と仮装の異化による心理的障壁の昇華作用)

Ohno is introduced as she joins Genshiken, while Genshiken takes part in a university club fair and Kasukabe’s ex-boyfriend pays her a visit.

“Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion” “Chiiki Bunka Shinkō no Mondaiten to sono Kōseki” (地域文化振興の問題点とその功績)

Genshiken goes on a club trip to Comiket, a large comic convention; Madarame seriously injures his hand, but pretends to be fine in the name of fandom until the pain becomes too great to bear.

“Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth through Consumption and Entertainment” “Shōhi to Yūkyō ni yoru Gendai Seishōnen no Hikaku Bunrui” (消費と遊興による現代青少年の比較分類)

Genshiken takes Sasahara to Akihabara for dōjinshi shopping while Kohsaka and Kasukabe go to Harajuku for clothes; Kasukabe discovers Kohsaka’s hentai collection and gets an introduction on the subject from the others.