Synopses & Reviews
An instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, Train Man became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, and multiple manga series. Now heres the novel that started it all.
Boy-bashful and not overly brave-defends girl from obnoxious drunk on a Tokyo train. Girl sends boy a thank-you pair of pricey Hermés teacups. Boys a geek and doesnt know what to do next. End of story for most nerds-but this one turns to the worlds largest online message board and asks for help, so for him its just the beginning. This matchless love story is told through a series of Internet chat room threads.
As Train Man, our hero charts his progress and unveils each new crisis-from making conversation to deciding what to wear on a date and beyond-in return, he receives advice, encouragement, warnings, and sympathy from the anonymous netizens. And Train Man discovers the secret to what makes the world go round-and proves we really do live in a universe where anything can happen.