The manga series Wandering Son is written and illustrated by Takako Shimura.[1] The chapters were serialized monthly in Comic Beam from the December 2002 to August 2013 issues.[2][3] The chapters were collected and published in 15 tankōbon volumes by Enterbrain from July 25, 2003 to August 28, 2013.[1][4] Fantagraphics Books licensed the manga in English[5] and began releasing the series in North America in hardcover format starting with the first volume on July 5, 2011. The series is also licensed by Ever Glory Publishing in Taiwan[6] and by Haksan Culture Company in Korea.[7] The story depicts a young student named Shuichi Nitori, described by the author as a boy who wants to be a girl, and Shuichi's friend Yoshino Takatsuki, described as a girl who wants to be a boy. As the two of them grow up, they worry about the bodily changes they will be going through, and try to find their own way of life.
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vol1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "コミックビーム Official Web Site - 連載終了" [Comic Beam Official Web Site - Serialization Completed] (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "Takako Shimura's Wandering Son Manga to End in July". Anime News Network. June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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vol15was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Wandering Son by Aoi Hana's Shimura Listed in Amazon". Anime News Network. March 6, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- ^ 放浪男孩 [Wandering Son] (in Chinese). Ever Glory Publishing. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ 방랑 소년 1권 [Wandering Son 1] (in Korean). Haksan Culture Company. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2009.