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. Shuichi Nitori and his new friend Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. The threshold to puberty, and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence. She longs to dress Shuichi up as a girl, but also worries that there is something wrong with wanting that.The fifth grade. Chiba, a classmate, is an interesting addition to the picture. Both of their families seem to be loving and accepting, though there is no way of knowing how things will change as the preteens’ story progresses. Shuichi is reserved, as is Yoshino, but this brings them respect from their peers, at least until the boys realize that Yoshino is showing signs of femininity. By that time, though, you do get a sense of who the characters are, enough to make you eager for book two. As with most manga, volume one is only the introduction to the series, so I’m not surprised that it doesn’t get deep into the meat until the very last pages. In many ways Wandering Son is a story that readers have to let wash over them, trusting that Takako has a destination in mind.
It requires careful reading and even a re-reading to grasp the pace of her writing. Takako’s quiet manga is not a story to be rushed through.
He and Yoshino, the girl he sits next to in class, get along well with their classmates, but as they get older and begin to move into puberty the two realize something different about themselves: Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy and Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl.įantagraphics, June 2011, ISBN 978-1-60699-416-0 He’s at a new school, in a new town, and well on his way to making new friends. Fifth grade is a time of change for Shuichi.
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