Densha Otoko
電車男 (Densha otoko)
Genre	Comedy, romance
TV drama : Densha Otoko
Directed by	Takeuchi Hideki, Nishiura Masaki and Kobayashi Kazuhiro
Studio	—
Network	Fuji Television
Original run	July 7, 2005 – September 22, 2005
No. of episodes	13 (including two special episodes)
Movie: Train Man: Densha Otoko
Directed by	Masanori Murakami a.k.a. Shosuke Murakami
Studio	—
Released	JPN December 8, 2005  USA September 22, 2006
Runtime	105 minutes (U.S. version 101 minutes)

Densha Otoko (電車男, 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 twenty-three year old otaku, who intervened when a drunk man was harassing several women on a train, and who himself ultimately begins dating one of them. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (810x451, 67 KB) Summary Densha Otoko Source - http://wiki. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Romantic love is a form of love that is often regarded as different from mere needs driven by sexual desire, or lust. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Japanese dramas (Japanese: ドラマ dorama; J-dramas; from English drama) are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. ... Fuji Television Network, Incorporated ) TYO: 4676 is a Japanese television network based in Odaiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ... Masanori Murakami (Born May 6, 1944 in Otsuki, Japan) was a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Manga )   is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... Otaku is a Japanese pejorative term used to refer to a variety of geek[1]/nerd, particularly one obsessed with computers, or anime and manga. ...

The event, and the man's subsequent dates with the woman, who became known as Hermès (エルメス, Erumesu^?), was chronicled on the Japanese mega-BBS 2channel. This led to the compilation of the relevant threads in a book, followed by several manga versions, a movie released in June 2005, a theatrical play later released as a DVD, and finally a TV series that aired on Fuji TV from July 7 to September 22, 2005 (with a special episode on October 6, 2005). The series originally aired on Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. A typical Internet forum discussion, with common elements such as emoticons, avatars, and quotes. ... 2ch home page. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... DVD (commonly Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Fuji Television Network, Incorporated ) TYO: 4676 is a Japanese television network based in Odaiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ...

A two hour long TV special, Densha Otoko Deluxe, aired on September 23, 2006.

Origin

Many attest to the truth of the story, including the producers of the television series who contacted the real Densha Otoko, but it has not been proven that the story was completely authentic.

Densha Otoko is a popular example of the "nice guy" class of Japanese geeks who wish to lead normal lives, but are too shy to find a girlfriend, or speak openly anywhere but online. The television series uses a large number of computer-bound extras. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Boyfriend. ...

In 2004, an anonymous user posted in a thread for single men to decry their woes. According to his account, he had been sitting next to a beautiful woman on the train when a drunken man entered the car and began bothering the other passengers, most of whom were female. When the drunk began to badger a particular woman, the poster took the risk of telling the man to stop bothering the passengers. The two struggled for a short time while the other passengers used this distraction to summon the conductor, who took control of the situation.

Never having done such a thing in his life, the poster was amazed to find the woman thanking him deeply for saving her from harassment. They exchanged addresses and parted ways. The poster, upon returning home, began talking with other posters in the thread and was eventually nicknamed "Densha Otoko" (Train Man).

A few days later, Densha Otoko received a package from the woman: an expensive set of cups and saucers made by Hermès. Flabbergasted, the man turned to the 2channelers for advice; he was soon convinced that the tea set was too expensive to be a mere thank-you gift. Following the advice and suggestions of the other posters, Densha Otoko eventually contacted the woman. Hermès (in English generally pronounced ) is a leather goods, fashion, and perfume company based in Paris, France. ...

After an enjoyable first date, they began meeting regularly, Densha Otoko all the while posting updates and asking for advice on everything from restaurant choices to what clothing to wear. Following their collective advice, he got a haircut, updated his wardrobe, and began to emerge from his shell. After several dates, his personality had changed for the better and this culminated a few months later in his confessing his love for her. She reciprocated, and when the 2channelers were informed, there was a mass celebration; posts began flowing in congratulating the new couple, and extravagant Shift_JIS art pictures were posted. Because 2ch has an enormous impact on net culture in Japan, this story quickly spread throughout the media. 2channel Shift_JIS art (AA). An example of American Shift_JIS art. ...

Television series

A still from the TV series' opening anime sequence.

The television series makes numerous references and homages to otaku culture. The opening animation is a homage to the legendary Daicon IV "Twilight" anime short, which was created by the founders of Gainax. Though rival anime studio GONZO produced the Densha Otoko opening and is referenced several times in the series, the producers acknowledged Gainax's work by putting their name in the credits before that of GONZO. Image File history File links OtokoTVOP.jpg Summary opening anime sequence from the television series version of Densha Otoko Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links OtokoTVOP.jpg Summary opening anime sequence from the television series version of Densha Otoko Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Daicon IV was a sci-fi convention held in 1983, in Osaka, Japan; the 22nd Nihon SF Taikai. ... Time is a concept album by Electric Light Orchestra released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ... Daicon IV was a sci-fi convention held in 1983, in Osaka, Japan; the 22nd Nihon SF Taikai. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For a one-room apartment, see Apartment. ... GONZO is a Japanese anime studio, owned by GDH group. ...

The series also makes use of Shift_JIS art, or Japanese ASCII art during screen transitions and within the story itself. Introductory music from the first episode is "Mr. Roboto" by Styx. Subsequent openings play the song "Twilight" by the 1970s Birmingham rock group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was also the background music in the Daicon IV anime short. The end theme is Sambomaster's "Sekai wa sore o ai to yobundaze" (世界はそれを愛と呼ぶんだぜ, "Sekai wa sore o ai to yobundaze"^?). 2channel Shift_JIS art (AA). An example of American Shift_JIS art. ... Mr. ... Styx is an American arena rock band that saw its greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s, penning such hits as Come Sail Away, Babe, Mr. ... This article is about the city in England. ... The Electric Light Orchestra, also known as ELO or E.L.O., was a successful rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s from Birmingham, England that was originally intended to be a side project of established rock band The Move; however, the departure of founding member Roy Wood saw... Sambomaster is a Japanese rock band. ...

Getsumen To Heiki Mina

Main article: Getsumen To Heiki Mina

The animation sequences for both the opening and series shots of the metafictional anime series Getsumen To Heiki Mina (月面兎兵器ミーナ, Getsumen To Heiki Mina^? Lunar Rabbit Weapon Mina) were produced by GONZO. Both GONZO and the producers of the Densha Otoko TV series put a concerted effort into creating the appearance of a long-standing franchise, from hiring seiyū Saori Koide (to play both the voice of Mina as well as Karin Takeda, Mina's voice actress) to recording an opening theme for the Mina series, "Start Me @ Starting Love" by Missing Link. Getsumen to Heiki Mina ) is an anime OVA. External links Official site This anime/manga-related article is a stub. ... Look up metafiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and trademarks of an original work of media (usually a work of fiction), such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Voice actor. ... A voice actor (or voice artist) is a person who provides voices for computer and video games, puppet shows, amusement rides, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, stop motion, and animation works (including cartoons, animated feature films, animated shorts), and radio and television commercials. ...

Several toys, "video games", custom figurines and other "merchandise" were made specifically for use by otaku in the series. One of the figures, valued at $4000, was inadvertently broken by actor Atsushi Itō during filming. Replicas of the original figure were later sold at the Winter 2005 Comiket. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the magazine, see Computer and Video Games (magazine). ... Atsushi Itō Atsushi Itō )(also Atsushi Itoh) is a Japanese actor, born November 25, 1983 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

On January 13, 2007, The real world version of Getsumen To Heiki Mina began airing in Japan. GONZO mentioned back in December 16,2005 that and that all existing sequences and properties from Densha Otoko would be used. However, the narrative of the real-world adaptation of Mina is different from the version written for the drama series.

TV series cast

• Saori Aoyama – Misaki Ito
• Tsuyoshi Yamada – Atsushi Itō
• Misuzu Jinkama – Miho Shiraishi
• Kaho Sawazaki – Eriko Sato
• Yūko Mizuki – Misa Sudo
• Keisuke Aoyama – Mokomichi Hayami (Saori's younger brother)
• Aoi Yamada – Maki Horikita (Tsuyoshi's younger sister)
• Tsuneo Yamada – Shirou Kishibe (Tsuyoshi's father)
• Yuusaku Matsunaga – Gekidan Hitori
• Shinji Kawamoto – Eiji Sugawara
• Karin Takeda – Saori Koide
• Munetaka Minamoto – Shun Oguri
• Kazuya Sakurai – Kosuke Toyohara
• Yuki Aoyama – Kumiko Akiyoshi (Saori's mother)
• Ryoko Hashizume – Chizu Sakurai
• Sadao Ushijima – Seiji Rokkaku
• Susumu Ichisaka – Youichi Nukumizu
• Tominaga – Tatsuya Gashuin

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TV-series crew

• Directors – Takeuchi Hideki, Nishiura Masaki and Kobayashi Kazuhiro
• Producers – Wakamatsu Jisashiki and Kawanishi Migaku
• Original Story – Nakano Hitori
• Screenwriters – Mutou Susumuware and Tokunaga Tomokazu

Movie version

The movie version, Train Man: Densha Otoko, starred Takayuki Yamada and Miki Nakatani was a big success at the box office, making the story of Densha Otoko popular. In a small movie theater in Tokyo, anyone who said that they were an otaku got a discount on tickets for the movie. Debut Maxi Single Takayuki Yamada (山田孝之 Yamada Takayuki, born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor. ... Nakatani Miki (中谷美紀; b. ... Otaku is a Japanese pejorative term used to refer to a variety of geek[1]/nerd, particularly one obsessed with computers, or anime and manga. ...

Atsushi Itō and Miho Shiraishi, who both played Densha Otoko in the television series, has a cameo appearance as another character in the movie. Yamada also appears in the TV series, in a cameo in the first episode. Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from his feature film Taxi Driver. ...

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Movie cast

• Takayuki Yamada -(Train_Man / Densha Otoko)
• Miki Nakatani - Hermes
• Eita - Hirofumi (twixter)
• Tae Kimura - Michiko (housewife)
• Ryoko Kuninaka - Rika (nurse)
• Kuranosuke Sasaki - Hisashi (business man)
• Yoshinori Okada - Yoshiga (geek 1)
• Hiroki Miyake - Tamura (geek 2)
• Makoto Sakamoto - Muto (geek 3)
• Naomi Nishida - Hermes' friend
• Momoko Shimizu - Schoolgirl
• Ren Osugi - Drunkard

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Movie crew

• Director - Shosuke Murakami
• Screenplay - Arisa Kaneko, based on the original book by Hitori Nakano
• Executive Producers - Minami Ichikawa, Hiroyoshi Koiwai
• Producers - Yoshishige Shimatani, Yoshikazu Seki, Yoshiro Hosono, Yoshiro Yasunaga
• Co-Producers - Akihiro Yamaguchi,Tomoyo Nihira, Hideki Inada
• Line Producer - Hiroto Takeishi
• Associate Producer - Kuga Maeda
• Planning - Genki Kawamura, Kei Haruna
• Visual Effects - Hirofumi Yoshikawa
• Cinematography - Yoshihiro Katayama, Shigeki Murano
• Art Director - Kazuo Yanagawa
• Lighting - Masamitsu Hanaoka
• Editing - Junosuke Hogaki
• Script Supervisor - Hidemi Kawano

Casting - Yoshiyuki Maejima

• Original Music - Takayuki Hattori
• Ending Theme Song - Orange Range (Sony Music )

Produced by Toho Co.Ltd, Fuji Television Network, SDP INC., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.

U.S. premieres

• Sept. 22, 2006: Imaginasian Theater, New York City, New York
• Oct. 13, 2006: Clinton Street Theate, Portland, Oregon
• Oct. 20, 2006: Facets Cinemateque, Chicago, Illinois
• Nov. 10, 2006: Grand Illusion Theater, Seattle, Washington

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Manga versions

Volume 1 of Hidenori Hara's manga adaptation (English Version)

There are four manga adaptations of Densha Otoko: Image File history File links Denshamanga. ... Image File history File links Denshamanga. ...

• A 3-volume seinen series by Hidenori Hara, published by Shogakukan. It is licensed by Viz Media in the United States, and was released on October 11, 2006.
• Another 3-volume seinen series by Wataru Watanabe, published by Akita Shoten. It was originally planned to be four volumes but due to lackluster sales of the second volume, it was truncated to three volumes. The full title of this version is Densha Otoko ~Demo, Ore Tabidatsu yo~. Licensed by CMX in the United States.
• A 3-volume shōnen manga series by Daisuke Dōke, also published by Akita Shoten. The full title of this version is Densha Otoko - Ganbare Doku Otoko!.
• A one-volume shōjo manga by Machiko Ocha. Licensed by Del Rey in the United States.

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Trivia

• Train Man was parodied in one of the three versions of Orange Range's Onegai Senorita music video.
• In Densha Otoko Another Ending, Tiffany was working at a bar called Rick Dom. A Rick Dom is a Mobile Suit from the Gundam franchise, and Densha's room is covered with Gundam models and statues.

Orange Range ) is a Japanese band signed to Sony Music (SMEJ) in Japan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Train Man: Densha Otoko - Official movie website (English)
• Densha Otoko stage play home page (Japanese)
• Internet love-story becomes Japanese bestseller
• Densha Otoko page at Drama-Addicts wiki (Episode summaries, staff/cast, etc)
• 電車男 (The original posts)
• English translations of the original posts
• Episode by Episode Reviews at Random Curiosity (Blog)
• From Daicon to Densha Otoko
• FLAREgamer's Densha Otoko Preview and Comparisons
• Film locations in Densha Otoko (Japanese)
• Train Man: Densha Otoko at the Internet Movie Database
• Getsumen Toheiki Mina Official Website
• Train Man: Densha Otoko article on HogaCentral

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• FLAREgamer's Densha Otoko Preview and Comparisons
• Film locations in Densha Otoko (Japanese)
• Train Man: Densha Otoko at the Internet Movie Database
• Getsumen Toheiki Mina Official Website