The movie "Densha Otoko" (Train Man) is to be shown in several countries in East Asia, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, following sales efforts at the recent Cannes Film Festival. The movie is based on a supposedly true story that played out on the Channel 2 web site, Japan's most popular BBS. It tells of an "otaku" (nerd), played by Yamada Takayuki (21), who comes to the rescue of a woman (Nakatani Miki, 29) being groped on a train. Not knowing how to pursue his newly found love, he turns to the Web for help and advice. The love story was turned into a best-selling book and has the subject of a lot of publicity over the last year, and has publishers scouring the Web looking for the next big hit. The biggest question that remains is whether it's really a true story of innocent love triumphing or just a clever marketing ploy. The movie opens on June 4.
I just finished to!! now Densha truly give me hope and courage..
>>575 i agree, the drama is way better. but it is way off from the original story. haha.
loved the drama :)
Where is the thread to be found. Someone give me a link?
Anyone? Please gimme link?
>>582
www.google.com
Now stop bumping this.
elow im fan of DENSHA OTOKO i like it bec he gave me hope and courage i want to find the tread.... plzz help me
hi every why is der no one answer my question i found this thread
but plzzz answer my question!!!!......
cry more
what do you need? the origin thread is in ch2... it think it's difficult to read them (i can read japs T.T")
but if u want the translate of the thread then i can redirect you to here below:
ttp://www.rinji.tv/densha/train1.htm
h is missing by as intended, add it urself.
Thanks a bunch Shades :D :D
P.S. I wasn't bumping this, it was at the top when I first saw it.
i just realize i mistyped.... i mean "I can't read"
lol pardon me for my mistake... and such a late post of realizing it >_<
i just finish watching the drama. I first read the manga accidentally and tried to look if it has an anime or a live action drama. Im also done reading the englishversion of the original post.
I hope i can find an information on what really happens to their relationship. If they are still together.
wow a thread from 2005 to 2009. cool! awesome! incredible!
:O!
>>591
If people stopped necromancing the thread, maybe this pain would stop.
Hi! I just finished the drama recently and was watching the "making of" interview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lilAxncj-Ng
I was looking for an english translation for it and came across this channel. I'm pretty amazed that this style of forum exists in english!!! Sooo excuse me if I'm breaking any rules...I could say I'm busy writing a paper but really I am just so excited to write in the same kind of forum (!!)
Anyways, I found the drama first. And I am really interested in the entire phenomenon. But should I stay away from reading the original (translated) posts? I don't want to end up like Couch Potato, who seems to have become so cynical towards this inspiring story...(no offense to ya)
>>593
Couch Potato is the default name in the Film/TV boards of 4-ch.
You're not breaking any rules, it is a cute and inspiring story, but imagine if like everytime someone heard a song from the beatles there was a post "oh wow guys this band is so great" in the music section. Except this happens in film, anime, manga, literature, romance, personal, general, whatever. It gets boring after a while, especially when no more input has to be added to the subject. This thread (amongst many others) is FOUR YEARS OLD for fuck's sake!
That said, welcome here, enjoy yourself amongst us!
regarding the authenticity of densha otoko, i really like to believe it's real but even if it's not we got to see the world's most miraculous love story. i read on wiki that
"Densha Otoko's posts continued for awhile longer, but on May 17, there were posts about being on the verge of having sex, forum members made inappropriate comments (they had been expressing their opinions and thoughts about him). Later that night, Densha Otoko left the boards."
this makes me think that densha otoko is not a marketing scheme, if it were, the ppl behind it wouldnt be so stupid to destroy the "nice guy" image of densha. Anyways, it makes me a bit sad tho, there are certain things that shouldn't be posted on the internet when you're in a relationship like that
interesting, the name automatically became couch potato even when i left it blank
i thought 4ch encourages user to not leave names, the default name should be no name like 2ch or Anonymous
Look. If it was a work of fiction, the Japanese users of 2-ch would respond to the publishing of the novel. Since they did not, i'd assume it to be true. You think too much, thread starter.
Anyhoo, i'm still going to watch the movie.
lalala~
epic story. if true or not. it let's us hope.. ;_;
here's a link to a translation of the original densha otoko posts.
http://www.rinji.tv/densha/
That's really fun to read after watching the movie. They did a great job being faithful to the actual thread, train man's emotions, etc.
oh wow. this board is just plain awesome. plain, but awesome. hehe.
i tried to disregard the spoilers, as i'm currently at the 7th episode... but it seems the F2 special never got any sub... any idea if there's anything out there?
oh wow. this board is just plain awesome. plain, but awesome. hehe.
i tried to disregard the spoilers, as i'm currently at the 7th episode... but it seems the F2 special never got any sub... any idea if there's anything out there?
Yeh, I've actually seen the drama. But there's a movie, not sure if that's any good.
i really enjoyed the tv series, along with the specials.
I want to know if we can find out if anything else happened to them or if there is a site or something to see an update. Please tell.
i always want to be like densha otoko..his courage to love someone
that imposibble to love..
watch 'otaku no video'.
I really envy them.
I liked the movie more than the TV show. Even though the woman felt a bit flat/unemotional in the movie, the characters were all around more believable I felt.
this is the best drama i ever watched!!!! it reminds me of myself 3 years ago...hmmm...very touching indeed!! densha!!!
yep .. one of the best drama .. but Nobuta wo Produce is the best for me .. lol .
Actually the reason I go to websites like this is because I watched Densha Otoko .. and I truly admired how those unknown people who hav never met Densha helped him so much .... it was just simply amazing ...
If ever there are still some otakus out there !! try becoming like Densha ..!!
by the way what happened with the real densha right now ? does anyone know ...
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL STORY!
I'll skip the usual superlatives, expressions of conviction that it must be a true story, and wishes for updates (though I share them....) but:
Has anyone else noticed that the story is a remake (in real life) of the 1924 movie "Girl Shy", and that in the Fuji drama Ito and Ito match Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston in character, mannerism, and --- no less -- in FACE?
Dont't believe me? Look here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG1GVtuKspA
It's freaky. Right down to dogs and trains.
Still alive.
The dorama's good, although it's very factitious, just like any other dorama.
it was just a hoax created by japanese TV producers...
>>348
old ass thread, also anniversary of this post!
good job, anonymous poster-kun!
Even if it was made up it was still a great story. There's also molester man too. Similar idea.