{"product_id":"wandering-son-volumes-1-and-2","title":"Wandering Son: Volumes 1 And 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sensitive masterpiece from Japan's most prominent creator of LGBTQ+ manga ― the acclaimed series in a newly designed paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiddle 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated manga artist Shimura Takako (Even Though We’re Adults) 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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eA poignant coming-of-age story, Wandering Son is a sophisticated work of literary manga and was adapted into a popular anime series in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shimura Takako\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rachel Thorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Takumigraphics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432pp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 x 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes: \u003c\/strong\u003epaperback, b\/w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/strong\u003eSeptember 15, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 979-8875000737\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49744847831296,"sku":"9798875000737","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3902\/files\/wanderingson12.jpg?v=1789183319","url":"https:\/\/atomicbooks.com\/products\/wandering-son-volumes-1-and-2","provider":"Atomic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}