Wandering son Volume 1 /

"The fifth grade. 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 awkw...

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Main Author: Shimura, Takako, 1973-
Other Authors: Thorn, Matt (tr.)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Japanese
Published: Seattle, Wash. : London : Fantagraphics ; Turnaround [distributor], [2011]
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Summary:"The fifth grade. 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" -- from publisher's web site.
Item Description:First published; Tokyo: Enterbrain, c2003.
Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format.
Physical Description:202 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9781606994160 (hbk.)
1606994166 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Shimura Takako is a prolific mangaka, born in the Kanagawa Prefecture in 1973, best known for sensitive portrayals of LGBQT+ characters at different stages in their lives. Her works Sweet Blue Flowers , Wandering Son , and Scenes from Awajima have been adapted into anime.

Rachel Thorn is from in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. She is a cultural anthropologist, writer, and an associate professor in the manga department at Kyoto Seika University. Her translations include the New York Times Best-Seller Nijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano and Hayao Miyazaki's NausicaƤ of the Valley of the Wind .