It’ s not typical for me to just use this blog for summarizing things, but I know that not a lot of people have access to it. I haven’t really had time to translate, so a brief summary will have to suffice.

The Drama CD is episode 8.5 of Genshiken 2, so fit it in there.

Sasahara gets a call, and it turns out to be his sister Keiko. Keiko says she’s staying over at his place. She comes over and then complains about how there’s nothing there and that it stinks, and then says she’s gonna go to the club room. When Sasahara asks why, Keiko says why not? She went to Comifest, she went to the beach with them, she’s like a half-member! Sasahara calls her an idiot.

At the club, Keiko encounters Ogiue and Kuchiki, who she’s meeting for the first time. Keiko thinks that Kuchiki is an annoying guy and that even though he’s thin, she thinks that he should be fat. Keiko is astounded by Ogiue, being the first complete fujoshi she’s ever met. Ogiue thinks to herself that Keiko’s make up and perfume are way too much. Ogiue and Keiko don’t get along all that well.

Madarame, Tanaka, and Kugayama come in. They begin talking about anime and being otaku in the workplace and what-not. Everyone is talking about how people try to change or hide themselves, but then Keiko says, “In the end they’re still otaku though.” Sasahara says that she’s the last person he wants to hear that from.

Keiko mentions that she’s been doing otaku things lately. She played “Dra Que V” (to which Sasahara responds, “That’s FIVE you idiot!”) and has even watched Gungal. Though when she mentions it’s G Gungal the members of Genshiken have to point out that it’s not like any of the other Gungal series. Keiko then mentions that she’s been to a butler cafe before, just for kicks. When she tries to remember how long it takes to get to the butler cafe, Ogiue cuts in and says it takes 90 minutes.

Keiko asks Ogiue if she’s been, and Ogiue, of course, denies it completely.

Ohno comes in and asks Keiko if she’s waiting for Kohsaka. Everyone thinks about how blunt that was. Keiko says yes, though. Keiko then wonders about being an otaku or going out with an otaku (Madarame calls this “Post-Densha), but Ohno replies that you can’t just suddenly become an otaku. It requires obsession, and you even have to decide how you’re going to become obsessed. Ohno is also subtlely trying to dissuade Keiko from trying it.

Saki and Kohsaka come in, and the reaction to Keiko is what you’d expect, with Saki asking why she’s even here and Kohsaka just saying hello. Keiko asks Saki what it’s like to go out with an otaku. Saki claims that they’re a normal couple. Completely normal. When asked where they’ve gone on dates, Kohsaka mentions Ikebukuro. While Saki points out all the very normal people things they do there, Kohsaka mentions all the otakustuff. Saki is defeated.

That night, Keiko sincerely asks if Sasahara has a girlfriend. Sasahara tells her to go to sleep.

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As to what I think of all this, I’m glad to see Keiko getting some focus even if it’s just in the form of a drama CD. I guess for some reason they couldn’t animate her, so they stuck with this method. She appears again in Drama CD 2 (which is actually the 3rd drama cd if you count the one that came with Genshiken manga volume 9). A nice story, with some nice Ogiue, as I love her interaction with Keiko, especially in the later parts of the manga.