An instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, Train Man became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, and multiple manga series. Now here’s the novel that started it all. Boy—bashful and not overly brave—defends girl from obnoxious drunk on a Tokyo train. Girl sends boy a thank-you pair of pricey Hermésteacups. Boy’s a geek and doesn’t know what to do next. End of story for most nerds—but this one turns to the world’s largest online message board and asks for help, so for him it’s just the beginning. This matchless love story is told through a series of Internet chat room threads. As Train Man, our hero charts his progress and unveils each new crisis—from making conversation to deciding what to wear on a date and beyond—in return, he receives advice, encouragement, warnings, and sympathy from the anonymous netizens. And Train Man discovers the secret to what makes the world go round—and proves we really do live in a universe where anything can happen.

Train Man: The Novel (Del Rey Books (Paperback))

Literature & Fiction

Nakano, Hitori

Dramas & Plays

Random House Worlds

When a nerdy geek meets a girl on a train and he does not know how to talk to her, he posts an urgent query on the Internet, follows the advice that he is given, and keeps the Internet forum involved in every step of the relationship.

Densha Otoko 1: The Story of the Train Man Who Fell in Love With a Girl

Watanabe, Wataru

Densha Otoko 2: Train Man

Comics & Graphic Novels

Manga

When a nerdy geek meets a girl on a train and he does not know how to talk to her, he posts an urgent query on the Internet, follows the advice that he is given, and keeps the Internet forum involved in every step of the relationship.

Densha Otoko: (Train Man) - VOL 03

A real-life thread on an internet forum started it all. 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 the date? Where should they go? The forum's response was amazing, and the thread grew incrementally longer as the nerd's relationship with the woman developed. Eventually published in book format to become a best seller, the thread spawned a blockbuster movie, a hit TV series, as well as this heartwarming manga adaptation of an entire internet community rooting for love and romance.

Train_Man: Densha Otoko, Volume 3 (Train-Man)

VIZ Media, LLC

The Story of The Train Man Who Fell in Love With the Girl, Hermes [In Japanese Language]

Shinchosha Publishing

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