Densha Otoko: Net Hatsu, Kakueki Teisha no Love Story

Train_Man: Densha Otoko / 電車男ネット発、各駅停車のラブ・ストーリー / Train Man / Densha Otoko: Net Development / the Love Story of a Local Train

7.9

(5037 votes)

Manga Completed 2005

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27 chapters

5 months ago

Nakano, Hitori, Hara, Hidenori

Author & Artist

Manga Romance Seinen Slice of Life

A hopeless geek, a beautiful woman, and a fast connection–could the Internet be his ticket onto the express train to romance?

A real-life thread on an Internet forum sparks a nationwide phenomenon! A nerdy otaku meets a girl on a train and posts an urgent query on the Web. How the heck do you talk to girls? What should he wear on their date? Where should they go? The forum’s response was overwhelming, and the thread continued to grow along with their relationship.

Eventually published in book form to become a best-seller, the thread spawned a blockbuster movie and hit TV series, as well as this heartwarming manga adaptation of an entire Internet community rooting for love and romance.

(Source: VIZ Media)

Background

Densha Otoko: Net Hatsu, Kakueki Teisha no Love Story was published in English as Train_Man: Densha Otoko by VIZ Media from October 10, 2006 to February 13, 2007. This is one of the manga adaptations of the Densha Otoko series, based on the posts of a 23-year-old otaku on the bulletin board 2channel, which spawned a best-seller book, an 11-episode live-action series from July 7, 2005 to October 6, 2005 and a film released in Japan on March 26, 2005 and licensed in DVD by VIZ Media.