[b]Hourou Musuko[/b] (放浪息子) is a manga by [[shimura_takako|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 [i]Wandering Son[/i] since 2011. Some western sources have used the unofficial title [i]Transient Son[/i].

Themes include various transgender-related topics from youth perspective, facing puberty, human relations of late childhood and adolescence, school life, and the Japanese teen [[idol|idols]]/modeling culture.

h4. Characters

h6. Protagonists

* [[nitori_shuuichi|Nitori Shuuichi]]
* [[takatsuki_yoshino|Takatsuki Yoshino]]

h6. Classmates and friends at school

* [[ariga_makoto|Ariga Makoto]]
* [[chiba_saori|Chiba Saori]]
* [[doi_shinpei|Doi Shinpei]]
* [[oka_takanori|Oka Takanori]]
* [[sarashina_chizuru|Sarashina Chizuru]]
* [[sasa_kanako|Sasa Kanako]]
* [[shirai_momoko|Shirai Momoko]]

h6. Others

* [[maiko_(hourou_musuko)|Maiko]], a popular teen idol admired by Maho (see below)
* [[ninomiya_fumiya|Ninomiya Fumiya]], Saori's acquaintance from the local Christian community
* [[nitori_maho|Nitori Maho]], Shuuichi's big sister
* [[seya_riku|Seya Riku]], Maho's classmate
* [[suehiro_anna|Suehiro Anna]], Maiko's friend in the idol circles

h4. See also

* "Wikipedia: [i]Wandering Son[/i]":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dr%C5%8D_Musuko (includes plot synopsis)
* "TV Tropes & Idioms: [i]Wandering Son[/i]":https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/WanderingSon (includes spoilers)
* The [[shimura_takako|author's]] own web pages have some related content.
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