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Train Man

TV·2005–2005·1 season, 11 episodes·Fuji TV·Drama, Comedy·50m

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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.

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  1. 01A Love Being Watched Over by a Million PeopleS01E01 · 8.0Yamada Tsuyoshi is a middle class otaku (Japanese geek) who one day defends Aoyama Saori from a drunkard on the train.
  2. 02I'm Off to My First Date; Big TransformationS01E02 · 8.0Yamada manages to finally reach Saori, inviting her to dinner. Following the advice from 2channel users, Yamada changes his appearance to impress Saori.
  3. 03Huge First Date Crisis!!S01E03 · 8.0Yamada 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.

Castfull cast & details

Atsushi ItoAtsushi ItoTsuyoshi Yamada ("Train Man"/ "Densha Otoko")Misaki ItōMisaki ItōSaori Aoyama ("Hermes")Miho ShiraishiMiho ShiraishiKisuzu JinkamaMokomichi HayamiMokomichi HayamiKeisuke AoyamaEriko SatoEriko SatoKaho SawazakiMaki HorikitaMaki HorikitaAoi YamadaKosuke ToyoharaKosuke ToyoharaKazuya SakuraiKumiko AkiyoshiKumiko AkiyoshiYuki Aoyama

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode11Episodes2005Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestA Love Being Watched Over by a Million PeopleJuly 7, 2005 8.0Yamada Tsuyoshi is a middle class otaku (Japanese geek) who one day defends Aoyama Saori from a drunkard on the train.
  2. S01E02I'm Off to My First Date; Big TransformationJuly 14, 2005 8.0Yamada manages to finally reach Saori, inviting her to dinner. Following the advice from 2channel users, Yamada changes his appearance to im
  3. S01E03Huge First Date Crisis!!July 21, 2005 8.0Yamada 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 frien
  4. S01E04Summer! Big Surfing Crash CourseJuly 28, 2005 8.0After Saori mistakes "surfing the web" for surfing, Yamada has to quickly learn how to surf to impress her.
  5. S01E05Big Anti-stalker StrategyAugust 4, 2005 8.0A mysterious stalker starts harassing Saori. Yamada investigates to find out who the stalker is.
  6. S01E06A (Love) Confession is the Beginning of All Your Troubles!August 11, 2005 8.0Yamada 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 cour
  7. S01E07Getting Rid of my Nerdiness!! Birthday of TearsAugust 18, 2005 8.0Yamada believes that Saori is disappointed in discovering his "otaku" nature. He decides to give up all his figurines and "otaku" collection
  8. S01E08Revived!! Breaking Otaku's TearsAugust 25, 2005 8.0Yamada is finally able to show Saori his "otaku" nature even with the fear of rejection.
  9. S01E09The Final War and Predictions of a TragedySeptember 1, 2005 8.0Yamada is invited to dinner with Saori's parents. Meanwhile, her younger brother discovers 2channel...
  10. S01E10The Ending Chapter! A Miraculous Change of EventsSeptember 8, 2005 8.0Yamada sinks into a depression after the breakup with Saori. All the 2channel users rally together to try to cheer him up.
  11. S01E11Greatest Confession in History!! Graduation Exercises of TearsSeptember 15, 2005 8.0Saori finally reads through the website and is touched, and Yamada is finally able to confess his feelings to her and they both share their

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