| Densha Otoko | |
 Cover of the novel's first edition | |
| 電車男 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, comedy |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Nakano Hitori |
| Published by | Shinchosha |
| English publisher | |
| Published | October 22, 2004 |
| Manga | |
| Train Man: Densha Otoko | |
| Written by | Hidenori Hara |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Sunday |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 6, 2005 – September 5, 2005 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| 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 | |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| 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 |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 20, 2005 – January 20, 2006 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Train Man: A Shōjo Manga | |
| Written by | Machiko Ocha |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Published | June 13, 2005 |
| Related | |
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 began dating one of the women.[1]
The event, and the man's subsequent dates with the woman, who became known as "Hermès" (エルメス, Erumesu), were 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.[2] The television series uses a large number of computer-bound extras.
- ^ "Project Densha - The 'Densha Otoko' Translation Project". 2007-10-09. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
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