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Train Man

Train Man
★ 8.0/10•2005•50m•Drama•Comedy
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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.

Hideki Takeuchi · Director

Shogo Muto · Screenplay

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJul 7, 2005

Episodes

E150m

A Love Being Watched Over by a Million People

Yamada Tsuyoshi is a middle class otaku (Japanese geek) who one day defends Aoyama Saori from a drunkard on the train.

Jul 7, 2005

E250m

I'm Off to My First Date; Big Transformation

Yamada manages to finally reach Saori, inviting her to dinner. Following the advice from 2channel users, Yamada changes his appearance to impress Saori.

Jul 14, 2005

E350m

Huge First Date Crisis!!

Yamada feels the first date was a disaster; Saori calls and asks if he would like to meet up again. This time, however, Saori brings a friend along.

Jul 21, 2005

E450m

Summer! Big Surfing Crash Course

After Saori mistakes "surfing the web" for surfing, Yamada has to quickly learn how to surf to impress her.

Jul 28, 2005

E550m

Big Anti-stalker Strategy

A mysterious stalker starts harassing Saori. Yamada investigates to find out who the stalker is.

Aug 4, 2005

E650m

A (Love) Confession is the Beginning of All Your Troubles!

Yamada is invited to Saori's house for the first time for tea. Although he tries to tell Saori he likes her, he is unable to muster the courage. A second date is arranged and Yamada lies to Saori that he can't make it due to work but is actually going to a manga convention.

Aug 11, 2005

E750m

Getting Rid of my Nerdiness!! Birthday of Tears

Yamada believes that Saori is disappointed in discovering his "otaku" nature. He decides to give up all his figurines and "otaku" collection. Saori, however, is only saddened because Yamada had lied to her.

Aug 18, 2005

E850m

Revived!! Breaking Otaku's Tears

Yamada is finally able to show Saori his "otaku" nature even with the fear of rejection.

Aug 25, 2005

E950m

The Final War and Predictions of a Tragedy

Yamada is invited to dinner with Saori's parents. Meanwhile, her younger brother discovers 2channel...

Sep 1, 2005

E1050m

The Ending Chapter! A Miraculous Change of Events

Yamada sinks into a depression after the breakup with Saori. All the 2channel users rally together to try to cheer him up.

Sep 8, 2005

E1150m

Greatest Confession in History!! Graduation Exercises of Tears

Saori finally reads through the website and is touched, and Yamada is finally able to confess his feelings to her and they both share their first kiss. But soon he must say goodbye to the 2channel users that supported him as the post count soon reaches its maximum limit of 1000 posts.

Sep 15, 2005

Actors

Atsushi Ito

Atsushi Ito

Tsuyoshi Yamada ("Train Man"/ "Densha Otoko")

Misaki Itō

Misaki Itō

Saori Aoyama ("Hermes")

Miho Shiraishi

Miho Shiraishi

Kisuzu Jinkama

Mokomichi Hayami

Mokomichi Hayami

Keisuke Aoyama

Eriko Sato

Eriko Sato

Kaho Sawazaki

Maki Horikita

Maki Horikita

Aoi Yamada

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Kazuya Sakurai

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Yuki Aoyama

Risa Sudou

Risa Sudou

Yuko Mizuki

Rokkaku Seiji

Rokkaku Seiji

Ushijima Sadao [Netizen, Hanshin Tigers fan]

Gekidan Hitori

Gekidan Hitori

Yusaku Matsunaga [Guitar Man]

Eiji Sugawara

Eiji Sugawara

Shinji Kawamoto

Shun Oguri

Shun Oguri

Munetaka Minamoto [Netizen/ forum owner / ASCII artist]

Nasubi

Nasubi

Couple Man [Netizen]

Shigenori Yamazaki

Shigenori Yamazaki

Shinpei Asano [Netizen, College student, Anime otaku]

Shiro Kishibe

Shiro Kishibe

Tsuneo Yamada

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