Article: Train Man: Densha Otoko

Article: DRAWN & QUARTERED - Get on board for the 'Train ...
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  June 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... spread of the legend of "Train Man" (Densha Otoko). The story goes that in ... William Flanagan about the Train Man phenomenon -- are, as always ... excellent. face=+Bold; 'Train Man: Densha Otoko'face=-Bold; face ...

Article: Nerd eye for the 'Train' guy
Pacific Sun;  December 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... screen, you could try Train Man: Densha Otoko, playing at the Rafael ... as background is that "Densha Otoko" (Train Man) is the Internet handle ... Sidebar] NOW SHOWING Train Man: Densha Otoko opens Friday at the Rafael ...

Article: VIZ Pictures and NCM Fathom Debut Live Action Japanese Feature ...
Business Wire;  May 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... pop fan's point of view to serve manga and anime generation in North America. VIZ Pictures titles include TRAIN MAN: DENSHA OTOKO, LINDA LINDA LINDA, THE TASTE OF TEA, and PING PONG. The company will continue to offer the hottest visual ...

Article: Can a Nerd Get the Girl?(Japanese anime, manga fans )
Newsweek International;  February 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... hot? Chalk it up to the new "Densha Otoko" phenomenon. Last spring a ... whose online pseudonym is Densha Otoko, or Train Man--began posting notes on Internet ... makeover tips. Two months later Densha Otoko had acquired a new wardrobe ...

Article: Anonymous conversations on Web site leads to comics in Japan.
Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan);  December 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... is to be made into four comics. The story, "Densha Otoko" (Train Man), was created from actual conversations that took ... man had accessed the bulletin board under the name Densha Otoko. The book caused a sensation, becoming famous ...

Article: COLUMN: The meaning of Anonymous, here and abroad
University Wire;  March 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the tale of the "Densha Otoko" - translated, the "Train Man." In 2004, a typical ... and awe directed at Train Man's epic victory. The news of Train Man spreads from 2-Channel ... series. The story of "Densha Otoko" is essentially one ...

Article: Vending machines offer plenty in Japan.
Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan);  January 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... making vending machine in the country. Last year, the vending machine also appeared in a TV drama titled "Densha Otoko (Train Man)," a story based in Akihabara about a man who sought advice on an Internet chat room about approaching a woman ...