Takako Shimura
Author
Series
Wandering son volume 1
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Shuichi, a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino, a girl who wants to be a boy, become friends in junior high school, where they tackle problems such as gender identity, love, social acceptance, and puberty.
Author
Series
Wandering son volume 8
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Nitori-kun, a boy who wants to be a girl, explores kissing with girlfriend Anna-chan; and Yoshino-san, a girl who wants to be a boy, finds the courage to go to school wearing a boy's uniform. Meanwhile, one of their male classmates, Doi-kun, who has caused our protagonists misery in the past, becomes intrigued with their grown-up friend Yuki-san, a transwoman. But Nitori-kun finds himself strangely drawn to Doi-kun"--Amazon.com
Author
Series
Wandering son volume 3
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
As shown in the first two volumes of the series, Shuichi and his friend Yoshino have a secret: Shuichi's a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino's a girl who wants to be a boy. One day, abruptly, their secret is exposed, and the two find themselves the target of sixth-grade cruelty. Their friendship is strained, as Yoshino makes a half-hearted effort at being a "normal girl," and their mentor, Yuki, reveals the harder reality of being transgendered....
Author
Series
Wandering son volume 4
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"With the success of their performance in the play The rose of Versailles, the class decides to do a riff on Romeo and Juliet. Nitori-kun and Chiba-san write the script together, but Chiba-san has an agenda: she wants to play Romeo, with Nitori-kun in the role of Juliet. But Nitori-kun wants the male-identified Takatsuki-san to play Romeo"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Sweet blue flowers volume 1
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Akira Okudaira is starting high school and is ready for exciting new experiences. And on the first day of school, she runs into her best friend from kindergarten at the train station! Now Akira and Fumi have the chance to rekindle their friendship, but life has gotten a lot more complicated since they were kids... Fumi is glad Akira is back in her life. Even in kindergarten, Akira knew how to stand up for herself, and she was always willing to stand...
Author
Series
Wandering son volume 2
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"In the second volume of Shimura Takako's ... coming-of-age story, our transgendered protagonists, Shuichi and Yoshino, have entered the sixth grade. Shuichi spends a precious gift of cash from his grandmother on a special present for himself, a purchase that triggers a chain of events in which his sister Maho learns his secret, and Shuichi inadvertently steals the heart of a boy Maho's interested in"--Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Sweet blue flowers volume 4
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Fumi is elated now that she and Akira are dating, but she's also terrified that her desires will lead her to do something Akira doesn't like. But Fumi's feelings for her friend aren't chaste, so how can she reconcile her seemingly contradictory impulses? Akira, meanwhile, finds dating her best friend much more serious than she expected. Will taking their relationship to the next level bring them closer or ruin things forever? -- from Amazon.
Author
Series
Sweet blue flowers volume 2
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Akira Okudaira is starting high school and is ready for exciting new experiences. And on the first day of school, she runs into her best friend from kindergarten at the train station! Now Akira and Fumi have the chance to rekindle their friendship, but life has gotten a lot more complicated since they were kids... Kyoko's fiancé invites a group of her friends to join them at his family's summer home. But the trip ends up including more than just...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Akira Okudaira is starting high school and is ready for exciting new experiences. And on the first day of school, she runs into her best friend from kindergarten at the train station. Now Akira and Fumi have the chance to rekindle their friendship, but life has gotten a lot more complicated since they were kids. It's time for the Fujigaya Theater Festival again, and this year Akira and her friends have chosen an ambitious Japanese play. Not only...
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