{"product_id":"wandering-son-volume-one-shimura-takako-9798875000737","title":"Wandering Son Volume 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 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.\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\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875000737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Takumigraphics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Shimura Takako","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474641469695,"sku":"9798875000737","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02f07949-1b13-4dfc-a7c8-f6d9a3fcb396.jpg?v=1762317993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wandering-son-volume-one-shimura-takako-9798875000737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}