Densha Otoko

| published = October 22, 2004 }}

| demographic = ''Seinen'' | magazine = Weekly Young Sunday | first = January 6, 2005 | last = September 5, 2005 | volumes = 3 | volume_list = }}

| demographic = ''Seinen'' | magazine = Champion Red | first = March 20, 2005 | last = February 20, 2006 | volumes = 3 | volume_list = }}

| demographic = ''Shōjo'' | published = June 13, 2005 }}

is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old ''otaku'' who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The ''otaku'' ultimately began dating one of the women.

The event, and the man's subsequent dates with the woman, who became known as , were chronicled on the Japanese mega-BBS 2channel. This led to the compilation of the relevant threads in a book, followed by several manga versions, a movie, a theatrical play later released as a DVD, and finally a TV series.

''Densha Otoko'' is a popular example of the "nice guy" class of Japanese geeks who wish to lead normal lives, but are too shy to find a girlfriend, or speak openly only online. The television series uses a large number of computer-bound extras. Provided by Wikipedia