Tanaka Express 3: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After two years of preparation, Ichiro Tanaka finally enters a university disdained as a third-class one. Out of his ardent desire to become popular with girls, he by chance steps into the world of the railroad "otaku", getting deeply involved in the fascinating railroad world. This drama portrays Ichiro who, together with those lonely "tetsu" guys he meets there who "want to be popular so badly but are not," develops love and friendship and grows mature as a person.

Series details

• Title: Tanaka Express 3
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2007-04-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-06-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38204
• IMDb ID: tt0995026
• TVDB ID: 90551

Cast and credited roles

• Koki Tanaka — Ichiro Tanaka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-04-13; final listed air date 2007-06-22; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tanaka Express 3 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.