Alternative title:
Hōrō Musuko (Japanese)
Wandering Son
放浪息子 (Japanese)
Plot Summary: Shuicihi Nitori appears to be a shy and quiet preteen boy, when he transfers to a new school he quickly makes friends with the tomboyish Yoshino Takatsuki who sits next to him. It soon becomes apparent that both Shucihi and Yoshino are more than simply a sensitive boy and masculine girl, they both are transgendered. Together they decide to take the first steps toward becoming the people they want to be.
release date: 2011-01-13
Mitsudomoe
Episodes 1-7 Streaming
On occasion the series offers the rather novel experience of being simultaneously repulsed and entertained. But for all the lines the series crosses—and it crosses some big ones, including some discomfitingly lighthearted pedophilia jokes—it never crosses the most crucial ones. Yabe thinks of and treats his kids like kids, and aside from the occasional bit of questionable fan-service, the series is far more interested in serving up a good time than pandering to the lolicon crowd. When it comes right down to it, it does little that South Park hasn't already done, though with a sweeter edge than that American warhorse, and none of the socially redeeming value.
