Train Man (Densha Otoko)

[Ashley]

Many thanks to gamergirl for this excellent review!
http://christiananime.net/manga_reviews.php?display=250

[EricTheFred]

Unfortunately, since Densha Otoko / Train Man is based on a story in the public domain (and believed by many to be a true story) nobody really "owns" this story, and there are many versions. The board needs to somehow specify which version this is for. Kinda confused me until I realized it was for a different version of the story than the one I just finished reading (the CMX version).

I've also seen the J-Dorama, which is a very cute rendition. I hope more people encounter this tale, one way or another.

[KeybladeWarrior]

I saw the movie of Densha Otoko, and it is one of my favorites. Thanks for the review gamergirl.

[Ashley]

The board needs to somehow specify which version this is for. Kinda confused me until I realized it was for a different version of the story than the one I just finished reading (the CMX version).

It was made clear in the "Related Titles" line:

Related Titles
There have been several renditions of this series. There is a 3-volume manga renditions licensed by Viz (illustrated by Hidenori Hara), and another 3-volume take licensed by the other by CMX (illustrated by Wataru Watanabe). A novelization by Hitori Nakano, published by Shinchosha, is licensed in the US by DelRey.

This, plus the publisher information listed at the top, plus the extended Japanese title, plus the mangaka's name (as each storyline was done by a different one) should have made it clear which storyline this was based on. But if you have a suggestion about how to make it more clear, I am open to it.

[EricTheFred]

Upon further review, I can see my post was unclear. I was wondering about the index page for reviews, not the content of your review. Yes, I eventually figured it out (I have a bad habit of skipping around a page rather than reading top-to-bottom. I'm Adult ADD... Not a joke; I'm on meds and everything... so this is probably a symptom.)

However, this experience made me think about the random parent or interested reader who is looking at your review for needed info. Not many titles have multiple mangaka or pubishers attached to them, but there are a few ('Train Man' and 'Comic Party' come immediately to mind). The index page doesn't have a means to alert the less-well-informed that 'this is not the manga you are looking for', and that the info within may not apply.

[Ashley]

Ok, what I did was I edited the title to read "Train Man (Delrey Version)"; hopefully that will clear things up.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

The rating on the review says "2/10", yet it says that the reviewer (JesusFreak84, not gamergirl) really liked the manga.