Also known as: 放浪息子
Hourou Musuko 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
Classmates and friends at school
Others
- Maiko (Hourou Musuko), 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.