Densha Otoko
| Densha Otoko | |
English edition of Train Man as published by Del Rey Books
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電車男 (Train Man) |
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| Genre | Romance, comedy |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Nakano Hitori |
| Published by | Shinchosha |
| English publisher | |
| Published | October 22, 2004 |
| Manga | |
| Densha Otoko: The Story of a Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl | |
| Written by | Wataru Watanabe |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Original run | March 20, 2005 – February 20, 2006 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Train Man: Go, Poison Man! | |
| Written by | Hitori Nakano |
| Illustrated by | Daisuke Dōke |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | March 20, 2005 – January 20, 2006 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Train Man: Densha Otoko | |
| Written by | Hidenori Hara |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Sunday |
| Original run | April 5, 2005 – September 5, 2005 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Train Man: A Shōjo Manga | |
| Written by | Machiko Ocha |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Published | June 13, 2005 |
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Densha Otoko (電車男?, translated as Train Man) is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The otaku ultimately begins dating one of the women.
The event, and the man's subsequent dates with the woman, who became known as "Hermès" (エルメス Erumesu?), was chronicled on the Japanese mega-BBS 2channel. This led to the compilation of the relevant threads in a book, followed by several manga versions, a movie, a theatrical play later released as a DVD, and finally a TV series.
Densha Otoko is a popular example of the "nice guy" class of Japanese geeks who wish to lead normal lives, but are too shy to find a girlfriend, or speak openly only online. The television series uses a large number of computer-bound extras.
On March 14, 2004, at 9:55 p.m., an anonymous user posted in a 2channel thread for single men to talk about their woes. According to his account, he had been sitting next to a young woman on the train when a drunken man entered the car and began to badger a particular woman. The poster took the risk of telling the man to stop bothering the passengers, who were all women. The two struggled for a short time while the other passengers used this distraction to summon the conductor, who took control of the situation.
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