Alternative TitlesEnglish: Train Man Synonyms: Train Man, Densha otoko, train_man densha otoko, Densha Otoko - Net Development, the Love Story of a Local Train Japanese: 電車男~ネット発、各駅停車のラブストーリー~
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 27
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 10, 2006 to Feb 13, 2007
StatisticsScore: 8.191 (scored by 1567 users)
Ranked: #5102
Popularity: #1034
Members: 2,713
Favorites: 62 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisA 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.
(Souce: Viz) |
Related MangaAlternative version: Densha Otoko - Demo, Ore Tabidatsuyo, Train Man: A Shoujo Manga
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InformationGeek
23 of 36 people found this review helpful
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27 of 27 chapters read
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8 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
7 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
Let’s face it. When was the last time you have ever read a romance manga that wasn’t a harem? If you have, then forget what I said. But if you haven’t read a romance story other than a harem lately, you need to expand your horizons. I have done so in the past and have uncover this hidden gem of a story. It’s about time all of you should about the amazing title I found when I did so.
Story:
The story itself is interesting and very entertaining. What makes it interesting is that it provides us with a realistic depiction of unexpected love between two people that seem very different than each other. Notice the word ‘realistic’. For once in a manga, this story can actually happen, the chances are unlikely, but it can happen.
Anyhow, this love story moves at a nice pace that people can enjoy. But what really makes this story interesting is that most of the story is being told by the male character in an online chat room with tons of other people commenting about the situation on folding.
Art:
The art style isn’t one of my favorites. The characters are nicely drawn and all, but sometimes they look pretty weird which wasn’t well received by me. Another thing, there is a lot of white space between panels in the manga. I don’t know why the artist couldn’t add anything to fill in the blank spots.
Character:
The lead male character is your basic geek or otaku. He’s pretty cool in his own way and I can pretty much relate to him in a lot of ways. The lead female character is lovable and sweet. She reminds me a lot of some of the girls at my school. Anyhow, the two leads are characters who you will like throughout the entire story.
The rest of the cast is pretty interesting. The rest are a bunch of online people in a chat room who are always giving advice or talking to the hero about his current situation. They are all pretty cool people, but we never really get to know much about them. On another interesting note, no one in the entire series is given a real name.
Enjoyment:
Considering that fact that I’m a guy, I actually found this story very enjoyable. I couldn’t help but root for the male lead as he tried to get the girl. There were also a couple of good funny moments, but a lot of sweet moments in it.
Overall:
Are you sick of your typical romance story that is basic and seems similar to everything else you seen before? You owe it to yourself to pick up this title right away! It is a great romantic tale in the modern world and you will not be disappointed if you jump into this series.
Warning! This series contains partial nudity and some sexual references. If that stuff bugs you at all, avoid the series. read more
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Xenzio
15 of 25 people found this review helpful
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27 of 27 chapters read
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9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
8 |
| Character |
10 |
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10 |
I'm someone who can enjoy romance and drama manga's (and anime's of course).
So I enjoyed this too, I found out that there was a manga (more actually, even an anime and several drama's). of a true story, so something that actually happened.
When I found out it was this story, I was suprised, that it was a romance, and not a warstory, or some kind of crazy deranged drama. But it was a nice suprise, this is about a guy, a "Otaku", who "saves" this ...woman from being harassed by a drunkard in the train, they exchange some information and keep narrowly contact with each other.
This guy falls in love with the girl and tries to get in more touch with her and even tries to get into a relationship, he does this by asking his fellow "otaku's" on a forum he visits every day, they give him al kind of advices, and there are more and more people joining the specific thread to help our poor "otaku" out.
I (as a guy) found this pretty intresting, how people who don't know that guy help him, how they care that he found luck, (let's call the guy Densha), Densha himself thought that these were the best people of the world, he couldn't be happier.
The changes through time were great too, from this lazy bum "otaku" to this normal good looking guy. Densha went through major sacrifice's (his collection) and major changes. When they finally get together it's just brilliant and wonderful, I had goosebumps all over me. Just... amazing..
So, the fact that this is based on a real story, is great, how they make the story and let it run in this manga is really great too, I wasn't too fond on the art on the first sight, but it was actually pretty cool. The characters are great too, Densha, the girl but even so, the people who help Densha out. Truly amazing. read more
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Both stories involve a lot of use of the internet and emails in the romance and both have a lot of comedy. If you haven't read Densa Otoko yet, go do it - it's a classic romance and a lot of fun! In Mel Kano the guy has online girl friends but acts different in person than online where he can express himself well but when he is in person he doesn't know how to act to girls - whereas in Train Man he looks at the girl but doesn't know how to communicate in person either. Both stories have strong internet and online themes.
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Both of these stories are about guys who are otakos and are unaccustomed to relating to girls since they are shy. Both are based on true life stories and in both the guy seeks advice on what to say to a girl. Also the way the reader sees it is really similar like you are looking at the guys screen or seeing what he is going through. They are both seinens about shy otoko guys falling in love. If you've never read Densha Otoko - do it! It's a good romance and you won't be sorry. Also both stories are quite humorous and light hearted. Molester Man (Chikan Otoko) is by the writer of Onani Master Kurosawa so it's a bit quirkier and more mature than Densha and Densha is a classic older manga.
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