Wandering Son Volumes One & Two

Middle School. The threshold to puberty, and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence. Shuichi Nitori and his new friend Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy.

Celebrated manga artist Shimura Takako portrays Shuishi and Yoshino's journey with affection, sensitivity, and gentle humour as they figure out their gender identity and take tentative, age-appropriate steps toward transitioning. This new paperback edition collects the first two volumes of Wandering Son.

In Volume One, Shuichi and Yoshino covertly experiment with cross-dressing and new hairstyles, and get to express their identities when the class puts on a gender-bent play. In Volume Two, our protagonists make supportive new friends with the grown-up Yuki-san, a trans woman who they look up to as a mentor, and their classmate Saori, who becomes a queer ally to Shuichi.

A poignant coming-of-age story, Wandering Son is a sophisticated work of literary manga and was adapted into a popular anime series in 2011.

• Collects the first two volumes of Wandering Son
• Features Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki's journey of gender identity
• Includes Shuichi and Yoshino's experiments with cross-dressing and new hairstyles
• Details their participation in a gender-bent class play
• Introduces supportive new friends Yuki-san and Saori
• Poignant coming-of-age story
• Adapted into a popular anime series in 2011

• Author/Artist: Shimura Takako
• Translator: Rachel Thorn
• Publisher: Takumigraphics
• Publication Date: September 15, 2026
• Format: Paperback
• Page Count: 432 pages
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 15.24 x 3.3 x 22.86 cm
• Weight: 885 g
• ISBN 13: 979-8875000737

This collection offers a sensitive and humorous exploration of gender identity during adolescence, making it a must-read for fans of literary manga and character-driven stories.