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]
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]
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]
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 shotshōjo 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]