Viz Media has announced that it will release the live action Train Man: Densha Otoko movie on DVD in January of 2007 via Viz Pictures, a new Viz Media sister company.  The film, which is based on a real incident in which a shy otaku intervened to help a girl who was being harassed by a drunk on a train, was a huge hit in Japan where it spawned no fewer than four manga adaptations, a TV series and this hit movie.  Train Man is a computer age fairytale in which the shy protagonist describes his halting attempts at romance on an Internet chat room and receives advice and encouragement from his online buddies.

Viz is also releasing a companion manga series, starting with Train_Man: Densh Otoko ($9.99) in October, and is previewing the live action Train Man movie at Anime Expo on July 1st.  Viz Pictures also plans to give Train Man: Densha Otoko a U.S. theatrical premier in September in New York City with showings in other major markets to follow.