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Wandering Son

Wandering Son

20116.71 Season11 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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

Created by Hideo Katsumata
Written by Mari Okada, Takako Shimura
Produced by Shunsuke Saitou, Jiyuu Ougi, Makoto Kimura
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Kousuke Hatakeyama

Kousuke Hatakeyama

Shuichi Nitori (voice)

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Yoshino Takatsuki (voice)

Yoshino Nanjo

Yoshino Nanjo

Kanako Sasa (voice)

Saeko Chiba

Saeko Chiba

Chizuru Sarashina (voice)

Aki Toyosaki

Aki Toyosaki

Momoko Shirai (voice)

Yui Horie

Yui Horie

Anna Suehiro (voice)

Nana Mizuki

Nana Mizuki

Maho Nitori (voice)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Riku Seya (voice)

Yuichi Iguchi

Yuichi Iguchi

Makoto Ariga (voice)

Yuuka Nanri

Yuuka Nanri

Saori Chiba (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

romanceslice of lifecoming of agemiddle schoollgbtgender dysphoriaanimetransgender

About Wandering Son

Wandering Son is a animation, drama series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of romance, slice of life, coming of age, middle school, lgbt, gender dysphoria. Created by Hideo Katsumata, it stars Kousuke Hatakeyama, Asami Seto, Yoshino Nanjo. 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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