{"product_id":"wandering-son-volumes-one-two-9798875000737","title":"Wandering Son: Volumes One \u0026 Two","description":"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. \u003cp\u003eCelebrated manga artist Shimura Takako (\u003cem\u003eEven Though We're Adults\u003c\/em\u003e) portrays Shuishi and Yoshino's journey with affection, sensitivity, and gentle humor as they figure out their gender identity and take tentative, age-appropriate steps toward transitioning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new paperback edition collects the first two volumes of \u003cem\u003eWandering Son\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poignant coming-of-age story, \u003cem\u003eWandering Son\u003c\/em\u003e is a sophisticated work of literary manga and was adapted into a popular anime series in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shimura Takako\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Takumigraphics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875000737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTakako, Shimura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eShimura Takako\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eSweet Blue Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWandering Son\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eScenes from Awajima\u003c\/em\u003e have been adapted into anime.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThorn, Rachel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRachel Thorn\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best-Seller \u003cem\u003eNijigahara Holograph\u003c\/em\u003e by Inio Asano and Hayao Miyazaki's \u003cem\u003eNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Shimura Takako \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48944175218845,"sku":"9798875000737","price":27.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3ac19b0a-b598-4bb8-8131-c2b466f170cb.jpg?v=1790155260","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/wandering-son-volumes-one-two-9798875000737","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}