hourou musuko

Hourou Musuko (放浪息子) is a manga by Shimura Takako. Original run: 2002–2013. There is also a 2011 TV anime adaptation.

The English-language version of the manga is running under the title Wandering Son since 2011. Some western sources have used the unofficial title Transient Son.

Themes include various transgender-related topics from youth perspective, facing puberty, human relations of late childhood and adolescence, school life, and the Japanese teen idols/modeling culture.

Characters

Protagonists

• Nitori Shuuichi
• Takatsuki Yoshino

Classmates and friends at school

• Ariga Makoto
• Chiba Saori
• Doi Shinpei
• Oka Takanori
• Sarashina Chizuru
• Sasa Kanako
• Shirai Momoko

Others

• Maiko, a popular teen idol admired by Maho (see below)
• Ninomiya Fumiya, Saori's acquaintance from the local Christian community
• Nitori Maho, Shuuichi's big sister
• Seya Riku, Maho's classmate
• Suehiro Anna, Maiko's friend in the idol circles

See also

• Wikipedia: Wandering Son (includes plot synopsis)
• TV Tropes & Idioms: Wandering Son (includes spoilers)
• The author's own web pages have some related content.