Ono norio is a businessman who works for trading company in tokyo. Train man topic densha otoko is a 2005 japanese film, starring takayuki yamada and miki nakatani. This is one of the manga adaptations of the densha otoko series, based on the posts of a 23yearold otaku on the bulletin board 2channel, which spawned a bestseller book, an 11episode liveaction series from july 7. With the help of an online community, a nerdy and socially awkward man gathers the courage to start dating an attractive lady he met on a train. Train man by nakano hitori overdrive rakuten overdrive. Ito misaki plays aoyama saori, working as an office lady at a mnc, gets into trouble with a drunkard on a train.
Densha otoko by viz media from october 10, 2006 to february, 2007. Densha otoko, its the thrill of seeing how this man transforms himself from your akihabara otaku to a welldressed, wellgroomed guy willing to take the advice of people he doesnt know and go for it. Densha otoko novel yang isinya thread dari 2ch itu lho feb21. Nakano hitori is the pen name of the 2channeler who compiled the original posts into a website, which started the densha otoko or train man. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. A true love story turned to bestselling novel, created from the internet bbs, 2channel to blockbuster hit movie. This entire story takes place on a japanese bulletin board system called. Densha otoko is really the it book of 2005 for japan. Following its popularity, chikan otoko was produced, the story of a man who is accused of being a groper on public transport, and napoleon dynamite was retitled basu otoko. This story is a work of fiction based upon densha otoko by hitori nakano, published in japan by shinchoshatitle page verso all the pages in this book were created and are printed here in japanese righttoleft traditional manga format rated for teen, violent language 172 pages.
I may not be an akibakei, but i am by no means a sociable man, so i suppose i saw a lot of myself in densho. There are four manga adaptations of the densha otoko novel. This story, along with the corresponding tv drama is one of the culturally important treasures from the internet. I have not watched the anime nor the movie that was aired first so i cant make any comparisons. Ketika cinta bertasbih 2 film movie, novels, language, entertainment. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at. The otaku ultimately begins dating one of the women. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Densha otoko is a japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a. This time takayuki yamada drags away the drunk man. Bakaupdates manga densha otoko bijo to junjo otaku. Densha otoko is definitely one of the best dramas ive watched, not about the super rich boy who falls for the poor girl, but about an otaku that falls for a refined lady.
Densha otoko train man is one of those series that really stayed with me since young adulthood. All four adaptations are based on the purportedly true story of a 23yearold otaku who intervened when a drunk man was harassing several women on a train. The fictitious name, hitori nakano, was selected as the authors name when this story was published in book format. This entire story takes place on a japanese bulletin board system called 2ch, or nichannel, particularly in a thread called men being shot from behind, where. Chikan densha otoko 2 densetsu e no liner download edition 2. This bestseller book is based on the posts of a 23yearold otaku on the bulletin board 2channel, which spawned several manga titles, an 11episode liveaction series from july 7 to october 6, 2005 and a film released in japan on march 26, 2005 and licensed in dvd by viz media.
If you like densha otoko you might like similar tv shows my boss, my hero, operation proposal, 1 litre of tears, hotaru no hikari, the man who cant get married. Emoticons and densha otoko emoticon, emoji, japanese drama. Densha otoko, translated as train man is a japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23yearold otaku who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. Ive been meaning to read train man the novel but the books is so expensive and i tried searching for an. Its a really great story and i hope that this translation helps you enjoy it, too. Densha otoko o kangaeru tomo no kai, otosan ni mo wakaru. The story of the train man who fell in love with a girl, volume 1, densha otoko.
Densha otoko, or train man is the name of a very popular book published in japan in early 2005, which tells the true story of a nerdy guy who falls in love with a girl who he saved from a drunk on a train. Train man and the gender politics of japanese otaku culture. Bijo to junjo otaku seinen no net hatsu love story densha otoko bijo to junjo otaku seinen no net hatsu love story train man. Densha otoko is a japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23yearold otaku who. In order to make the best of this advantage, the protagonist resolves himself for his second life. Hidenori hara, author, hidenori hara, illustrator, hitori nakano, other. If you want to start a film denshaotoko page, just click the edit button above. Densha otoko drama 2005 kdrama romance drama mystery drama online free.
Read ebook dragonflight pdf by anne mccaffrey online. Yet even if youre not a hikikomori like me, or an otaku like densha, this is a must read. Mark giambruno, hitori nakano, hidenori hara, cindy yamauchi. Stop reading this comment and start reading densha otoko, because the sooner you start, the sooner youll understand what i mean. By the time the three children of her marriage were comfortably in school most of the day, she had already achieved enough success with short stories to devote full time to writing. Densha otoko was based on an online thread on 2channel, japans largest internet bulletin board site.
A tv series based on a book based on events that supposedly happened in. Background densha otoko was published in english as train man by del rey books on april 24, 2007. If you want to start a franchisedenshaotoko page, just click the edit button above. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Also known as train man this is an article about the tv drama. All four adaptations are based on the purportedly true story of a 23yearold otaku who intervened. On a certain morning he rode together in the same vehicle of the commuter train with two women who have the alias of the rare target of the legend even by public nuisance information exchange network public nuisance fan club. Densha otoko novel sold 260,000 copies in just three weeks and 500,000 copies in two months. But for the drama i can say that the actors were really well picked.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Following the credits the scene where densha and hermes meet each other for the first time is shown. Notably, like train man, cellphone novels, which can be obtained for free, are published as books that sell hundreds of thousands, even millions. Chikan densha otoko 2 densetsu e no liner download. The angle while playing the public nuisance increases as the game progresses. Bonnie elliot is translating bestselling japanese writer natsuo kirinos next novel. Its a very romantic story, about an intensely shy geeky boy who defends a girl from a drunk on the train and has to gather all his courage in order to ask the girl out on a date. Comedy, drama tv miniseries 20052006 episode guide.