Shodai Kaichou

初代会長

This character is the inaugural club president, whose name remains undisclosed. He is unsettlingly silent and highly stealthy, drifting from location to location like smoke without being detected (which particularly frightens Saki), though he appears mostly harmless on the surface. He seems to possess extensive knowledge about the college and numerous students, although he denies using hidden cameras or any other surveillance methods. He has served as head of the Genshiken for longer than most care to recall, with some evidence dating back to 1987. He frequently stands atop buildings, gazing into the club room. He steps down from his role as President to focus on his graduate thesis, implying that he is pursuing a PhD. He establishes the tradition of the current president personally selecting their successor. The titles of the first 12 anime episodes can be interpreted as the "research" he conducted on unsuspecting fellow club members, since the titles following his departure are far more ordinary.