
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.
First Aired: 7/7/2005
Languages: Japanese
Type: Scripted
Companies: Fuji Television Network
Countries: Japan

Aoyama Saori, working as an office lady at an MNC, gets into trouble with a drunkard on a train. She's saved by Yamada Tsuyoshi. As a form of appreciation, she sends him Hermes teacups. Having no experience with the opposite sex, Tsuyoshi decides to ask for help on the Aladdin Channel BBS on how to interact with Saori. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Densha Otoko" (電車男) by Nakano Hitori (中野独人). ~~ Based on a real online conversation on the Japanese forum 2channel.
5 episodes
Kisuzu Jinkama

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

Misaki Itō
Saori Aoyama ("Hermes")

Miho Shiraishi
Kisuzu Jinkama

Mokomichi Hayami
Keisuke Aoyama

Eriko Sato
Kaho Sawazaki

Maki Horikita
Aoi Yamada

Kosuke Toyohara
Kazuya Sakurai

Kumiko Akiyoshi
Yuki Aoyama

Risa Sudou
Yuko Mizuki

Rokkaku Seiji
Ushijima Sadao [Netizen, Hanshin Tigers fan]

Gekidan Hitori
Yusaku Matsunaga [Guitar Man]

Eiji Sugawara
Shinji Kawamoto
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