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    Konan Railway Appears in "Tetsuko no Raiku" -Looking Back on 6000 Series Memories

    Konan Railway Appears in "Tetsuko no Raiku" -Looking Back on 6000 Series Memories

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    Konan Railway (Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture) was introduced to the manga "Tetsuko no Tetsuko" (Kotodansha), which was released on January 6th.

    The manga began serialization in the March 2014 issue of "Monthly Young Magazine" and was made into a TV drama in April of the same year. In the story, the heroine, who aims to be a female announcer, gets a job at a cable TV station that produces railway special programs, and draws the depth of the railway while interacting with railway lovers.

    Konan Railway was introduced to the story of repainting the 6000 series owned by the company to the original color of the "Tokyu Old 6000 series" that ran in Tokyo. Only 20 of these cars were manufactured and operated by Tokyu Corporation until 1989, four of which had been transferred to Konan Railway. Even today, railroad enthusiasts from all over the country are visiting Hirosaki to see the cars of the time.

    Mr. Masashi Nakata of the same railway said, "The model is" The railroad photo story-a trip to take a piece-SP that wants to meet that vehicle (person) "broadcasted in 2011." In the show, Masahiro Yoshikawa, a comedy duo darling honey known as a railroad enthusiast, appeared and looked back on his youth when he got on the 6000 series.

    Mr. Nakata appears in the manga as a female character who guides the company. While laughing at her appearance as a woman, she was pleased that "the actual conversation we had during the interview was reflected." A month has passed since the product was released, and the number of inquiries has increased due to the feedback from the surroundings, such as "I saw a book" and "I bought it." He plans to appear on TV programs in the future and says, "If it leads to an increase in the number of users." "I want to appear in a TV drama," he showed his motivation.

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