Drifting Net Cafe
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese seinen
manga
by Shuzo Oshimi that is currently serialized in the manga magazine, Manga Action. Drifting Net Cafe is a science fiction mystery involving a group of patrons trapped in a internet café
, which has become a strange universe of its own. The story focuses primarily on the relationship between Koichi Toki, a salaryman
who leads a trouble-free but unexciting life, and Kaho Tono, his first love whom he never forgot.
The manga was adapted into a TBS
television series
on April 15, 2009 and stars Atsushi Ito
as Koichi Toki.
Seinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Shuzo Oshimi that is currently serialized in the manga magazine, Manga Action. Drifting Net Cafe is a science fiction mystery involving a group of patrons trapped in a internet café
Internet cafe
An Internet café or cybercafé is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee. These businesses usually provide snacks and drinks, hence the café in the name...
, which has become a strange universe of its own. The story focuses primarily on the relationship between Koichi Toki, a salaryman
Salaryman
refers to someone whose income is salary based; particularly those working for corporations. Its frequent use by Japanese corporations, and its prevalence in Japanese manga and anime has gradually led to its acceptance in English-speaking countries as a noun for a Japanese white-collar...
who leads a trouble-free but unexciting life, and Kaho Tono, his first love whom he never forgot.
The manga was adapted into a TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
television series
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
on April 15, 2009 and stars Atsushi Ito
Atsushi Ito
is a Japanese actor, He started acting at the age of three in education programs. He is currently studying at Hosei University Business Faculty. He is frequently cast as geeky or otaku characters...
as Koichi Toki.
Cast
- Atsushi ItoAtsushi Itois a Japanese actor, He started acting at the age of three in education programs. He is currently studying at Hosei University Business Faculty. He is frequently cast as geeky or otaku characters...
- Koichi Toki - KIKIKikiKiki is a given name, surname or nickname; for example, in Spanish, Kiki, Kike , or Kiko are forms of a nickname for Enrique , or Kika for the female Enriqueta . In Greek it is a shortening of Vasiliki . Other spellings include Quiqui, Quique...
- Kaho Tono - Reina Asami - Yukie Toki
- Shinpei Takagi - Atsushi
- Masahiro Toda - Osawa
- Mai TakahashiMai Takahashiis a Japanese actress and model.Takahashi made her acting debut in 2004, playing the role of Amano Sora in TV Asahi's Sky High 2. In 2005 she made her film debut as Fumie Hayashida in . Since her debut Takahashi has worked with many prominent directors; playing Kawahime, the River Princess, in ...
- Kazumi Kato - Takahiro HojoTakahiro Hojois a Japanese actor and musician.-Filmography:* Hyoryu Net Cafe* Q.E.D.* Mayonaka wa Betsu no Kao* Life as Sonoda Yuuki* H2 ~ Kimi to itahibi as Sagawa Shuji* Kamen Rider Blade as Mutsuki Kamijou / Kamen Rider Leangle...
- Takashi Matsuda - Reo Yoshitake - Kameda
- Kazumi Urano - Miku
- Hidekazu Nagae - Terasawa
- Yuko Mano - Sachiko Imai
- Go Riju - Kensuke Kajimachi
- Miyu Watanabe - Saori Mizuno
- Shusuke Tsumura - Satomura
Episode information
| File | On Air (Kansai Time) | On Air (Kanto Time) | Subtitle | Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 10, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
Apr 15, 2009 0.44 - 1.14 |
Drift (漂流) |
5.0 | 3.3 |
| 2 | Apr 17, 2009 0.15 - 0.45 |
Apr 22, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
To a Forest (森へ) |
3.9 | 3.4 |
| 3 | Apr 24, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
Apr 29, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
Tom Sawyer (トムソーヤ) |
2.9 | 3.7 |
| 4 | May 1, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
May 6, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
Toki & Tono (土岐と遠野) |
4.7 | 2.0 |
| 5 | May 8, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
May 13, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
Seeds of Hope (希望の種) |
2.7 | |
| 6 | May 15, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
May 20, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
Dead World (死んだ世界) |
3.4 | 2.5 |
| 7 | May 22, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
May 27, 2009 1.09 - 1.39 |
Crack (亀裂) |
3.0 | 1.7 |
| 8 | May 29, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
June 3, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
Experimental (実験) |
3.5 | 2.5 |
| 9 | June 5, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
June 10, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
McEnroe (マッケンロー) |
4.4 | 2.1 |
| 10 | June 12, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
June 17, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
End of the World (世界の終わり) |
2.7 | |
| Final (11) |
June 19, 2009 0.00 - 0.30 |
June 24, 2009 0.29 - 0.59 |
I'm Home (ただいま) |
2.0 | |
Special Rerun
| File | On Air (Kansai Time) | Ratings (Kansai) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 11, 2009 13.53 - 14.55 |
3.3 |
| 2 | Aug 12, 2009 13.53 - 14.55 |
2.6 |
| 3 | Aug 13, 2009 13.53 - 14.55 |
3.2 |
| 4 | Aug 17, 2009 13.53 - 14.55 |
3.0 |