Wandering Son (Volume 1) (edit title/settings)

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• Shūichi Nitori: He is a boy who wants to become a girl and often cross-dresses to assume the role of the opposite sex. Shūichi is described as cute by many of the other characters, and is able to appear as a girl when cross-dressing due to his feminine-looking face and physical build. Shūichi enjoys wearing clothes which make him look cute, and while initially not in the habit of cross-dressing, his friends Yoshino Takatsuki and Saori Chiba encourage him to dress and act femininely
• Yoshino Takatsuki: Yoshino, the other protagonist, is a tall, masculine girl who at the beginning of Wandering Son is a fifth grader in Shūichi's class. She is a girl who wants to become a boy and usually refrains from dressing in traditionally feminine clothes such as skirts or dresses, in spite of her mother's insistence on buying her such clothes. Shortly after meeting and becoming friends with Shūichi, Yoshino cuts her hair to a very short, boyish style, giving her the appearance of a boy her age, especially when she dresses in a male school uniform.
• Saori Chiba: Saori, nicknamed Saorin (さおりん), is a girl who is a fifth grader in Shūichi's class at the beginning of Wandering Son. From early on, she takes an interest in encouraging Shūichi to cross-dress, even going so far as to buy him an expensive dress for his birthday which he later returns, much to her displeasure.
• Makoto Ariga: Makoto is a boy who makes his first appearance when he and Shūichi are in sixth grade, though they are in different classes. Known as Mako-chan, though mostly only to Shūichi, he too wishes to be a girl and shares Shūichi's interest in cross-dressing; it is this that spurs Makoto to become Shūichi's only close male friend. Makoto realizes that due to his facial freckles and round glasses, he is not able to appear as cute as Shūichi when assuming the appearance of the opposite sex. Makoto wonders if his primary reason for wanting to be a girl is due to an attraction to men, something Shūichi cannot relate to; he is a romantic boy who would like to be in a relationship with a cool, adult man. Makoto comes off as being mature for his age, and is able to think calmly and objectively while providing advice for his friends. He is a good listener, allowing him to get along well with both boys and girls his age, which often leads to him being an onlooker to what is going on in other characters' lives. He is an only child and his parents run a bakery.
• Maho Nitori: Maho is Shūichi's sister. She is one year older than him, and at the beginning of Wandering Son, she is in the sixth grade of elementary school. Maho shows a strong interest in clothes, and spends much of her money on new apparel.

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Followed by Wandering Son (Volume 2).

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1. Shimura Takako (Author)

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• Dewey: 741

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• Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Publishers › Fantagraphics
• Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Manga