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Train Otaku Michiko, 20,000 km.

2022 · 2 seasons

A gentle, unhurried travelogue that ambles through small stations and local food, leaving you quietly soothed and a little wistful.

Created by
Paul Young
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tina Tamashiro, Louis Kurihara, Rokkaku Seiji
Overview
Ohganeku Michiko, who works in the planning sales department of a famous furniture maker, had a traumatic experience with her ex-boyfriend in the past. Being a railway otaku for 10 years, she uses her free time to visit train stations on local lines nationwide where she meets various people, enjoys the scenery and delicacies.

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Created by
Paul Young
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tina Tamashiro, Louis Kurihara, Rokkaku Seiji
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • healing
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • friendship
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Paul Young
Starring
Tina Tamashiro, Louis Kurihara, Rokkaku Seiji, Atomu Mizuishi, Daisuke Kuroda, Aika Sonoda, Kokoro Morita, Shiho Takano
Length
2 seasons, 14 episodes, 24 min each
Network
TV Osaka, Prime Video
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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