Product Details

• Actors: Itoh Misaki , Shiraishi Miho , Itoh Atsushi , Hayami Mokomichi
• Format: NTSC
• Subtitles: English, Mandarin Chinese
• Region: All Regions
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000QY1DWY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #317,288 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Adapted from the best selling book "Train Man," this is the true life story of a geeky young man's romance with a beautiful young lady. The book is based on actual messages posted on a huge internet discussion board in Japan. A million internet users followed the Train Man's romance, giving him advices on how to impress the girl and take her out on dates. Train Man belongs in the so-called "Akiba-kei" category: a term that describes nerdy looking men who hang out at Akihabara (the famous electronics area in Tokyo) all day, who are obsessed with video games and computers. story of a lonely and misunderstood (but kind-hearted) anime otaku who falls in love with a rich and beautiful office lady that he meets on the train, except this time there is no fairy godmother. The man has to receive advice from his gang of internet friends in order to find ways to court the woman. Itoh Atsushi portrays the very geeky, Yamada who has known only one love in his life - anime, mainly Mina the anime heroine with carrots propelling from her buttocks. He falls in love with Itoh Misaki's character, Aoyama - who is very far, far from his league. Through hard work and a lot of changing, Yamada breaks away from some of his otaku-ness with help from his friends in order to court the woman of his dreams. A very funny, but touching romantic drama.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Japanese geek wins the heart of an attractive woman through help from BBS, January 7, 2011

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DCGUY (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JAPANESE TV SERIES " DENSHA OTOKO (A Rtue Love Story) " WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLE (DVD)

This TV series deals with the "true" story of a geek who comes to the aid of a woman that he sees being mauled by a drunk abroad a subway train. The woman thanks the geek by sending him a pair of tea cups. Through the chat forum that the geek participates in, the members provide encouragement and advice on how to pursue the lady. The geek has to go through several crises in trying to befriend the lady. The TV series consisted of 11 episodes. The subtitle work of this DVD set is spotty in some areas since it was not done professionally. Often, you don't see the English translation at all while a character continues to speak Japanese. The main male character does come off a bit too "over the top" in some of the acting. I think the chat members are one of the strongest points in this series. Their reactions and advice that they give the geek are hilarious at times. This is an entertaining series with good plot flow with a good emotional storyline.

This two DVD set is in NTSC with no region coding so it is playable on USA players. The main menu does not have any subtitle setting. You have to use the player remote button to change the subtitles (from none to Chinese, English, or Japanese). I tried to play this DVD on a Blu-ray player, but wasn't able to access the subtitle change option using the Blu-ray remote. I was able to access it on a standard DVD remote.

This set has the 11 TV episodes plus the first special episode (Train Man vs. Guitar Man) after the series ended (there was a second special episode, but that is not included in this set). It also contains the movie version as well (which has a different cast). That is why you see all four central cast members on the front photo of the DVD set (two from the movie and two from the TV show). Personally, the TV series was better for me. Better plot development, better supporting cast, and a more attractive heroine. I purchased my set at a much lower price than on this site (for below $20). The series has lots of laughs and tears. Enjoy.