Hourou Musuko

[mirkosp]

The story of Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son) centers around a feminine 5th-grade boy named Nitori Shuuichi. On the first day at his new school, he is mistaken for his 6th-grade sister. He happens to sit next to Takatsuki Yoshino, a girl who wishes she was a boy. Both of them have secrets they cannot tell anyone.

[guy07]

Ohhh this could be interesting.

[post-it]

. Transient Sons are not new; the manga's been out for years on how to be submissive.
The subject is well known the Chicago area's of the U.S. Its an Anime of two transgendered students;
and "that's enough said" on that subject.
. Shows like this try to justify anything pompous and turn it into a self righteous attitude brought on by
others. Make-up your fricken minds on how you want to handle things and then stand by that design.

. if your a sucker for bleading-hearts, then you'll find this subject revolting.

. if your set in your ways, then you'll find this show repulsive.

. if your just curious about being curious, you'll love this series.

. as for myself; may I never run into another subject like this EVER AGAIN!

[EkaCoralian]

I liked it, but I think everything went by too fast: I got really confused at a lot of moments. =s
Also, I really wish I could connect to the main male character. You feel so bad for him, yet you feel so distant if you've never experienced something like this, y'know?

I dunno. I read up on HM a bit on TVTropes and the manga's opening sounds a lot better. I'll watch and read it, probably.

[ZephyrStar]

I found it mildly interesting, but I was also confused for much of the ep. It was very pretty, clearly Shinkai influenced, which I thought it relied on a bit too much >_> Will be interested in seeing how it progresses as this is quite an unusual subject.

[guy07]

I was a bit confused, I'll admit that. There were no real character introductions so you just fort of have to guess who's who. I liked the animation style and the personalities were well done (boy acts like a girl, girl acts like a boy on top of them both cross-dressing). Could make for some funny moments but i don't see there being a lot of comedy in this one. Either way I'll follow it.

[Corran]

Watched the first two eps twice and am aware of which characters are which now. I find gender identity issues intriguing so I'm hooked for now. <3 Japan for making shows that wouldn't generally make it in the US.

Can't say I agree with post-it. Three episodes in and the series isn't coming across as pushing some kind of agenda... Perhaps acceptance of others or acceptance of yourself, if anything. To early to tell.

It was very pretty, clearly Shinkai influenced, which I thought it relied on a bit too much >_>

I can sort of see the connection, but the first thing I think of is Aoi Hana... probably since Takako Shimura did that as well. >_>

[hasteroth]

This is probably my favourite anime now. I was really worried about how they'd handle this issue, especially since I hold it very close to my heart. But they handled it perfectly. Looking it Nitori... I feel like I'm watching an anime based on my own life.

[hasteroth]

Oh and if anybody is wondering if this is an accurate representation of how a transgender feels. I will say, it's certainly accurate to myself.

[guy07]

Still loving the artwork. The romeo and juliet thing was sorta cliche tho. How many episodes are we gonna get?