hourou_musuko
Hourou Musuko (放浪息子) 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.
h4. Characters
h6. Protagonists
* Nitori_Shuuichi
* Takatsuki_Yoshino
h6. Classmates and friends at school
* Ariga_Makoto
* Chiba_Saori
* Doi_Shinpei
* Oka_Takanori
* Sarashina_Chizuru
* Sasa_Kanako
* Shirai_Momoko
h6. Others
* Maiko, 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
h4. 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.