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 here&#8217;s the novel that started it all.<br><br><br><br>Boy&#8211;bashful and not overly brave&#8211;defends girl from obnoxious drunk on a Tokyo train. Girl sends boy a thank-you pair of pricey Herm&#233;s<i> </i>teacups. Boy&#8217;s a geek and doesn&#8217;t know what to do next. End of story for most nerds&#8211;but this one turns to the world&#8217;s largest online message board and asks for help, so for him it&#8217;s just the beginning. This matchless love story is told through a series of Internet chat room threads.<br><br>As Train Man, our hero charts his progress and unveils each new crisis&#8211;from making conversation to deciding what to wear on a date and beyond&#8211;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&#8211;and proves we really do live in a universe where anything can happen.