Yamada believes he has to find the black pearl in tahiti to prove that his love for saori will last. Densha otoko is a japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all. Also known as train man this is an article about the tv drama. Train man is a japanese romance based on a true story, it is your typical boy meets girl story apart from one thing. This led to the compilation of the relevant threads in a book, followed by several manga. Yet even if youre not a hikikomori like me, or an otaku like densha, this is a must read. This entire story takes place on a japanese bulletin board system called. 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. Jan 15, 2006 heres a website that has the log of densha seeking help in his bbs topic, spanning 3 months long. 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. In typical japanese fashion, after the tremendous success of the book, both a movie version and a tv drama series were released. We dont have an article named film denshaotoko, exactly. Dorama densha otoko legendado completo blog tokusatsus. Writer brian ashcraft gets a special interview with the man behind the phenomenon.
The story of the train man who fell in love with a girl, vol. Maybe thats why i like the densha otoko drama but not the movie. 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. This whole train ride is an ode to them, an ardent exhortation to. Although i didnt end up following it at the time, i had a positive initial impression of this series. Bakaupdates manga densha otoko net hatsu, kakueki teisha. The movie densha otoko train man is to be shown in several countries in east asia, including hong kong, taiwan and singapore, following sales efforts at the recent cannes film festival. A hopeless geek, a beautiful woman, and a fast connectioncould the internet be his ticket onto the express train to romance. I have not watched the anime nor the movie that was aired first so i cant make any comparisons. This time takayuki yamada drags away the drunk man.
Densha otoko trailer english subtitles films new people. Densha otoko or otaku in love in spainmanga series by hidenori hara based on the densha otoko train man book by hitori nakano train man. Set one year after the events of the original series, densha otoko has now become very popular and akihabara, has become overrun with normal people getting in on the otaku craze. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This time however they are played by atsushi ito and misaki ito who played densha and hermes respectively in the series densha otoko 2005.
This is densha otoko ep 11 end by diomedes8888 on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Densha otoko 2005 starring miki nakatani and takayuki yamada on dvd and bluray. Volume 1 the story of the train man who fell in love with a girl. Densha otoko was based on an online thread on 2channel, japans largest internet bulletin board site. The otaku ultimately begins dating one of the women. A reallife thread on an internet forum started it all.
When a nerdy geek meets a girl on a train and he d. Still, its amazing such resources exists for you to explore the crossover between drama and reality. Stop reading this comment and start reading densha otoko, because the sooner you start, the sooner youll understand what i mean. Instead of the traditional book format of paragraphs and chapters, train man is presented in the form of a series of comments on an internet thread as the story is told by thousands of anonymous voices on a forum known as 2channel. 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. It is based on the densha otoko story, which has also been portrayed in other medi. The dramas 11 episodes were aired on fuji tv from july 7 to september 22, 2005 with a special episode on october 6, 2005. It is based on the densha otoko story, which has also been portrayed in other media. The movie is based on a supposedly true story that played out on the channel 2 web site, japans most popular bbs. Train man by nakano hitori overdrive rakuten overdrive. Densha otoko on myanimelist, the internets largest manga database. Based on densha otoko by hitori nakano a reallife thread on an internet forum sparks a nationwide phenomenon.
Bonnie elliot is translating bestselling japanese writer natsuo kirinos next novel. Train man is possibly the most modern of all love stories. With the help of an online community, a nerdy and socially awkward man gathers. The story of the train man who fell in love with a girl manga info and recommendations.
Train man is a japanese television drama that aired on fuji television. 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. As sports series go, this unexpected and wellwritten badminton show is a grade above. 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. Though train man cleans up pretty decently, he still talks too fast and stands too close, and his makeover is a longterm work in progress. But for the drama i can say that the actors were really well picked. Dec 20, 2009 more than being a love story between train man and hermessan, densha otoko is really a love story between the writersdirectors and the otaku, geeks, nerds, dweebs, dorks, and nimrods of this world. The otaku ultimately started dating with her and chronicled his event and his dates with the woman who became known as.
I also found out that i really like the director of the person who does densha otoko. Mari explains the famous 2ch story of densha otoko or train man. This story, along with the corresponding tv drama is one of the culturally important treasures from the internet. Im kinda watching nodame cantabile on the side, which he also directed, and it turns out that i like that drama for the same reasons that i like densha otoko. Bakaupdates manga densha otoko bijo to junjo otaku. Densha otoko train man is one of those series that really stayed with me since young adulthood. The fictitious name, hitori nakano, was selected as the authors name when this story was published in book format. Bijo to junjo otaku seinen no net hatsu love story densha otoko bijo to junjo otaku seinen no net hatsu love story train man.
I recently remembered the old multitrack drifiting meme from a while back, but when i looked to find the old doujinshi i couldnt find much. The story of the train man who fell in love with a girl, volume 1, densha otoko. Densha otoko tv original soundtrack if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. With densha s popularity on the rise a corporation offers ten million yen to anyone who can find his real identity. Its all in japanese so i doubt it will be much use to you guys. A tv series based on a book based on events that supposedly happened in real life. Densha otoko translated as train man is a japanese movie based on the purportedly true story of a 23yearold otaku japanese geek who intervened when a drunk man was harassing a woman on a train. Creditless opening video for densha otoko twiilight ringo starr shows how to play ticket to ride, come together and back off boogaloo duration. Funnydensha otokoheartwarmingdensha otokotearjerkerdensha otokoif you meant one of those, just click and go. Jun 04, 2005 following the credits the scene where densha and hermes meet each other for the first time is shown. Special 2 densha otoko deluxe deluxe september 23, 2006 a ten million yen is offered for anyone who can discover the real identify of densha otoko. Boybashful and not overly bravedefends girl from obnoxious drunk on a tokyo train. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether it. A tv series based on a book based on events that supposedly happened in.
In the january 2007 issue of wired there is an article love train about our favorite true love story densha otoko. Densha otoko is a japanese television drama that aired on fuji television. Oct 22, 2004 see scores, popularity and other stats for the light novel densha otoko train man on myanimelist, the internets largest manga database. This wonderfully unique book from japan derives from a series of postings over a. Comedy, drama tv miniseries 20052006 episode guide. 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. See the complete densha otoko series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
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