The cover of the first volume of Train_Man: Densha Otoko as published by Shogakukan on April 5, 2005 in Japan.

There are four manga adaptations of the Densha Otoko novel.[1] All four adaptations are based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku who intervened when a drunk man was harassing several women on a train. The otaku ultimately begins dating one of the women. The four adaptations in order of publication are Train_Man: Densha Otoko by Hidenori Hara; Densha Otoko: The Story of a Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl by Wataru Watanabe; Train_Man: Go, Poison Man! written by Hitori Nakano and illustrated by Daisuke Dōke and Train_Man: A Shōjo Manga by Machiko Ocha.

Volume list

Train_Man: Densha Otoko

Train_Man: Densha Otoko (電車男〜ネット発、各駅停車のラブストーリー〜, Densha Otoko: Net-hatsu, Kakueki-teisha no Love Story, "Train_Man: Internet, Local Train Love Story") is written and illustrated by Hidenori Hara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Young Sunday from January 6, 2005.[1] Shogakukan released the manga's three tankōbon volumes between April 5, 2005 and September 5, 2005.[2][3] It was licensed in North America by Viz Media,[4] which released the manga's three tankōbon volumes between October 10, 2006 and February 13, 2007.[5][6] It is licensed in France by Kurokawa,[7] in Spain by Glènat España and in Germany by Carlsen Comics.[8]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 5, 2005[2]4-091-53211-XOctober 10, 2006[5]1-4215-0848-6
  • 01. "The Birth of Densha Otoko" (電車男、誕生)
  • 02. "Bet or Not?" (かける？　かけない？)
  • 03. "Step Forward, Densha Otoko!!" (進め、電車男!!)
  • 04. "Can't Take It Any More..." (もうだめぽ…)
  • 05. "Adventures of Densha Otoko" (電車男の冒険)
  • 06. "Is This the End?" (終わっちゃうんだ…)
  • 07. "Can We End This?" (終わりにできる？)
  • 08. "Densha Otoko's Sigh" (電車男のため息…)
  • 09. "Do You Love Her?" (好　き　で　す　か？)
2 June 3, 2005[9]4-091-53212-8December 12, 2006[10]1-4215-0849-4
  • 01. "Good Job, Densha Otoko"
  • 02. "Are You Okay?"
  • 03. "Densha Otoko, Excited"
  • 04. "I Love You..."
  • 05. "Tell Me..."
  • 06. "Densha Otoko Gets Carried Away"
  • 07. "I've Said It..."
  • 08. "Feels Like It"
  • 09. "The Decisive Stage"
3 September 5, 2005[3]4-091-53213-6October 10, 2006[6]1-4215-0848-6
  • 01. "May 4th"
  • 02. "Densha Otoko loses steam"
  • 03. "Sounds like a good place..."
  • 04. "May 8th"
  • 05. "I'm back"
  • 06. "Don't forget, Densha Otoko"
  • 07. " "
  • 08. "Thank you"
  • 09. "Densha Otoko departs"

Densha Otoko: The Story of a Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl

Densha Otoko: The Story of a Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl (電車男〜でも、俺旅立つよ.〜, Densha Otoko: Demo, Ore Tabidatsuyo) is written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Champion Red from January 19, 2005.[1] Akita Shoten released the manga's three tankōbon volumes between March 20, 2005 and February 20, 2006.[11][12] The manga is licensed in North America by CMX,[13] which released the manga's three tankōbon volumes between October 11, 2006 and April 30, 2007. It is licensed in France by Taifu Comics.[14]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 20, 2005[11]4-253-23151-9October 11, 2006978-1-4012-1141-7
2 September 20, 2005[15]4-253-23152-7January 10, 2007978-1-4012-1142-4
3 February 20, 2006[12]4-253-23153-5April 30, 2007>978-1-4012-1143-1

Train_Man: Go, Poison Man!

Train_Man: Go, Poison Man! (電車男 がんばれ毒男!, Densha Otoko: Ganbare Doku Otoko!) is written by Hitori Nakano and illustrated by Daisuke Dōke. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion from December 28, 2004.[1][16] Akita Shoten released the manga's three tankōbon volumes between March 20, 2005 and January 20, 2006.[17][18] It is available in English as a scanlation.[16]

No. Release date ISBN
1 March 20, 2005[17]4-253-14921-9
2 September 20, 2005[19]4-253-14922-7
3 January 20, 2006[18]4-253-23153-5

Train_Man: A Shōjo Manga

Train_Man: A Shōjo Manga (電車男〜美女と純情ヲタク青年のネット発ラブストーリー, Densha Otoko: Bijo to Junjō Otaku Seinen no Net-hatsu Love Story, "Train_Man: Beauty and the Simple Otaku-Boy, an Internet Love Story") is a one shot shōjo manga written and illustrated by Machiko Ocha. Kodansha released the manga on June 13, 2005.[20] The manga is licensed in North America by Del Rey Manga,[21] which released the manga on November 7, 2006.[22]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 13, 2005[20]978-4-06-365325-0November 7, 2006[22]978-0-345-49619-5

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Four Manga Based on the Same Novel". Anime News Network. 2005-01-01. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  2. 1 2 電車男～ネット発、各駅停車のラブ・ストーリー～ / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  3. 1 2 電車男～ネット発、各駅停車のラブ・ストーリー～ / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Viz Media New Manga Titles at BookExpo". Anime News Network. May 19, 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  5. 1 2 "Train_Man: Densha Otoko, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  6. 1 2 "Train_Man: Densha Otoko, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Densha Otoko - T1" (in French). Kurokawa. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  8. ↑ "Train Man" (in German). Carlsen Comics. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  9. ↑ 電車男～ネット発、各駅停車のラブ・ストーリー～ / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  10. ↑ "Train_Man: Densha Otoko, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  11. 1 2 電車男 ～でも、俺旅立つよ。～ 第1巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4253231519.
  12. 1 2 電車男 ～でも、俺旅立つよ。～ 第3巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4253231535.
  13. ↑ "CMX Fall Manga Dates". Anime News Network. 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  14. ↑ "Le Garçon du Train" (in French). Taifu Comics. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  15. ↑ 電車男 ～でも、俺旅立つよ。～ 第2巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4253231527.
  16. 1 2 Cha, Kai-Ming Cha (March 7, 2006). "All Aboard the Densha Otoko Express". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  17. 1 2 電車男 がんばれ毒男！第1巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4253149219.
  18. 1 2 電車男 がんばれ毒男！第3巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4253149235.
  19. ↑ 電車男 がんばれ毒男！第2巻 (in Japanese). ASIN 4253149227.
  20. 1 2 電車男 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  21. ↑ "Del Rey announces shojo Densha Otoko manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  22. 1 2 "Train Man: A Shojo Manga". Del Rey Manga. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
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