Wandering Son
Wandering Son
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Wandering Son

6.8 / 10 · 23 votes
2011
~23 min / ep
1 season
11 episodes
AnimationDrama

Shuichi Nitori transfers to a new elementary school, and there, meets Yoshino Takatsuki. The two children discover they share a similar secret.

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Seasons

  • What are little girls made of? ~Roses are red, violets are blue~

    1.What are little girls made of? ~Roses are red, violets are blue~

    14-01-201123 min

    Shuuichi Nitori is a boy who wants to be a girl and Yoshino Takatsuki is a girl who wants to be a boy. They meet in grammar school and learn one another's secrets. They become able...

  • Hate, Hate, Despise

    2.Hate, Hate, Despise

    21-01-201123 min

    Yoshino and Saori have started their new lives in middle school. Things continue to be awkward as they go through their day to day. They join the various teams at the start of the...

  • Romeo and Juliet

    3.Romeo and Juliet

    28-01-201123 min

    Per Saori's suggestion, the class decides to do a gender bender play for the upcoming cultural festival.

  • I Give You My Name

    4.I Give You My Name

    04-02-201123 min

    Shuichi starts to grow concerned about Yoshino, who has been spacing out recently.

  • The End of Summer

    5.The End of Summer

    18-02-201123 min

    As the gang come over to Saori's house to work on the script, Saori reveals to Makoto that she intends to enter the running for the role of Romeo.

  • Cultural Festival

    6.Cultural Festival

    25-02-201123 min

    The cultural festival is underway, with some commotion caused when Anna brings popular model Maiko to the event.

  • Rosy Cheeks

    7.Rosy Cheeks

    04-03-201123 min

    Both Shuichi and Saori get scouted for the drama club, with Saori still expressing her hatred for Yoshino.

  • Spring

    8.Spring

    11-03-201123 min

    A new school year starts, with the group split into separate classes.

  • Cool Girlfriend

    9.Cool Girlfriend

    18-03-201123 min

    Having previously checked with Anna if it was okay to hang around Shuichi, Yoshino decides to wear a male uniform to school, much to the surprise of the other students and teachers...

  • 10+11

    10.10+11

    25-03-201123 min

    Following the incident, Shuichi feels frustrated to be treated differently from the times Chizuru and Yoshino came to school dressed opposite of their birth gender.

  • Forever a Wandering Son

    11.Forever a Wandering Son

    01-04-201123 min

    Once more, barbs and insults are exchanged when Yoshino and Saori meet. And despite animosity between Shuichi and Doi, Doi is asked to help write the script for the cultural festiv...

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