Train Man

Imagine this situation: A complete loser Nerd, saves a beautiful young woman from a drunken man. Then this event starts a friendship with the woman, and this creates an even more complicated situation for the young "Otaku" (Japanese word for Nerd), whos only contact with a girl has been on anime, collectible figures and video games. So he seeks advise on the internet with other Otakus who help him to enter in the world of romance.

In key of comedy, this romantic TV series makes like no other show i have ever seen, not only that, also it is touching and unforgettable. As well as some real heartfelt meaning.

The show is very funny and touching in some times, its really a story of a young man who's life has been full of rejection from everybody; His family, his job, and people on streets, just because he is considered a Nerd. However, despite so many confrontations in his social living, he wont give up until he and his dream girl are together. Also demonstrates that cyber friends can help you as well.

The music is great, specially the opening song, and features lots of 80s music such as Mr. Roboto, Pretty Woman, Twilight, and more.

The actings in some parts were a little exaggerated, along with a few novel clichés, but really nothing that bothers. See it for yourself, you wont be disappointed, I promise.

I had the experience of seeing this the first time it aired in Japan, but unfortunately I didn't speak enough Japanese at the time. I think that this show has a bit of context thats hard t understand outside of Japanese cultural subtext. First I think that the bizarre comedy, it does get annoying sometimes, then again the most popular comedian right now is a guy going by Opapi(which is something like Ocean Pacific peace) and his entire act entails wearing a thong doing a dance while yelling that he doesn't care about that. The second is the way Japanese society can be completely different from western society. Other than those sort of hard to get past barriers this is still my favorite thing to watch on TV in a long time.

I first knew this show through "Japanorama" and finally found it and finished the whole 12 episodes in a week. A very "Japanese" show.

I asked a Japanese college, are those things really happening in Japan, like the little girl stepped onto the poor guy's ankle because he lost her balloon, or do Japanese guys cry so much and shiver so when they are nervous, or are the girls and bosses so violent and so alpha that they will hit their male omega and physically abuse them? He was just taken by surprise and laughed and said "no, no".

Sure, Japanese are polite. Look at how they bow, showing their most vulnerable body parts to you. And Japanese are really into manga and anime. So although the whole is very dramatic or "exaggerated", I still find the Japanese elements inside are very adorable.

Especially the "surfing" scene, I was touched. A Japanese female college told me, Japanese take apology very seriously. That is really so in that scene. Yamada kneed and kowtowed to beg Herme-San's forgiveness. A very nice and moving part of the drama.

In all my years of reviewing Japanese media I've never seen a show of this caliber. This show...no... dare I say masterpiece, carefully blends an emotionally breathtaking theme and setting with its powerful romantic plot to create an experience other worldly. After watching this show I feel whole, like a dark void in my heart has been filled by the passion put into this gem. I've never seen such a well crafted performance by the main character, every time he cried, I cried with him. Would absolutely recommend to any person ever.

I thought that the series was well written and I enjoyed the idea of the relationship between the up-town girl and the nerd. And I would have given this series a "9" instead of an "8", but the actor who played the nerd just went a little overboard in being a dork. His character eventually got on my nerves (although he was a good bloke).

You can be a nerd without being a sniveling, whimpering, idiot like his character. It would have been enough to play a naive, clumsy, innocent character without taking it to the extreme that this character portrayed.

Nevertheless, Ito Misaki, as usual acted well and looked just lovely. Cheers!