Wandering Son, Book 1
“Wandering Sonis adelightful, quiet manga about a girly boy and a boyish girl.... This is not your typical gender-bender manga playing a gender switch for laughs (and fanservice); it'sa quiet, subtle storyof a boy coming to terms with himself.” (Brigid Alverson - MTV Geek)“In the series’ debut-in-English, Shimura treats both protagonists’  journeys of self-discovery with gentle honesty; her characters are wide-eyed and adorable, uncertain and searching.” (Terry Hong - BookDragon (Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program))“Shimura balances a full plate in this story, all the while offering it with the kind of easy grace that makes the balance appear to bealmost magical.... In Shimura’s sympathetic hands, this manga is neither gag nor message heavy: both main characters, their peers, and their family members are credible and developed with enough depth that readers can think about them beyond the bounds of the book. ...[Wandering Son Vol. 1]belongs in every high school library, as well as in public collections that are accessible to both youth and adults.” (Francisca Goldsmith - School Library Journal)“...[B]eing a trans woman means I'm used to seeing awful depictions of my lived experiences. I do not see me, and that is when I see trans women or trans people in general depicted at all. Until [Wandering Son]... I had never seen my own narrative depicted. At least not closely or accurately.” (Kat Callahan - Jezebel - ROYGBIV)“...Shimura Takako is a master at portraying subtle events in a slice of life story about adolescence that never feels didactic.... Like the storyline, Shimura’s art is simple but nuanced.... As you’d expect from Fantagraphics, the production quality forWandering Sonis excellent.” (Anna Neatrour - Manga Report)“What makesWandering Sonwork is its slow-burn pace and calm atmosphere. It takes a delicate subject – transgender children- and explores it slowly and carefully. Much like its characters, it moves at its own pace, easing the reader into the characters’ lives.” (Shannon Fay - Kuriousity)