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| THIS IS A MANGA ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING BEYOND THIS CHAPTER. ---------------------------------------- ;_; to be totally honest though that was a pretty weak ending i think |
| I'm still going to miss every single one of these characters T_T |
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| I liked how it ended for Nitori, but I'm really disappointed with Takatsuki development. I still don't get what was the point of having Saori date the church idiot, it served no purpose at all. |
| Takatsuki's story ended pretty abruptly and kind of lame. I just wanted to see girl Nitori and Anna together... |
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Demonku said: I'm still going to miss every single one of these characters T_T This. I really like how it ended and it was obvious from the beginning that Takatsuki would have this kind of ending and I think it was a very good choice and showed variety. Like the final chapter said: this was a story about a girl who wanted to be a boy and a boy who wanted to be a girl and in the end the girl stopped to want to be a boy and all is well. This was fantastic, it showed different kind of people coming in terms of their sexuality and going through puberty without being angsty. What I like about this story the most was that it was a story about sexual exploration without the protagonists portrayed as broken outcasts and fucked up people, which is a breath of fresh air. I will miss Nitori and Doi the most. |
Vanisher said: I think the lack of purpose is the point, since their lives aren't meant to be seen as a narrative in a sense. Think of it more as a biography, than an actual story. Seeing as when it comes to life, you're just going through the motions, it makes sense that every outcome won't have a point.I liked how it ended for Nitori, but I'm really disappointed with Takatsuki development. I still don't get what was the point of having Saori date the church idiot, it served no purpose at all. I will have to rewrite my review for this series now that I've completed it, but I certainly did enjoy it. I suppose the proverbial nail in the coffin would be when they started going to high school and the story couldn't follow all the different characters as once. It made things muddled, but allowed for greater development of Nitori. I find Takatsuki story something of a bittersweet ending, but not unexpected as that's where the story was naturally moving toward. |
| I just wanted a simple scene of Nit and Annie in bed together after sex, at least, but however, I am okay with the ending, thought it was short, it was still a decent move by the author, we skipped all the misc and Annie didn't get dump for the childhood friend, EXCELLENT! XD Annie + Nito = Yuri |
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| I think Wandering Son is a really special manga because of it's characters. They develop so much, have so many flaws and the story is really realistic. Things just happen, year after year. It never reaches a point where "fine, now everything is good and now it's gonna stay like this for ever". The last chapter is the same. I'm glad that Takatsuki and Nitori continue to be true to themselves. Takatsuki has changed and I don't see any problem in that. The old Takatsuki and the old Nitori could have been a good couple but that is past now. Nitori is strong enough to live fully as he is and doesn't need Takatsuki as role model. Takatsuki cries and I feel that it's liberating. She accepts the fact that they as a couple is no longer possible. That is brave too!!!!! It feels like these characters are real people I've come to know but now won't meet again because they moved or something, and I wish them well in the rest of their lives. |
| Finished the manga! There were several points in the manga where the plot was trudging along rather slowly and I was tempted to stop reading. I'm definitely glad I didn't stop. The Takatsuki side of the story is a definitely a bit tragic. With the story mainly told from Nitori's perspective, she was always the idealized character for the majority of the story. And although I wouldn't call it a downfall, the flow of time definitely shifted things a bit. Nitori's story was fantastic. It was a compelling coming-of-age story with a twist, and perhaps one of the greatest developments I've seen in a character. All the characters were great, but I have to do a shout-out to Anna, Sasa, and Yuki for being awesome. Also, big awards to Doi and Saori for starting out as absolute bitches, but becoming better over time. |
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| Well it took me 10 months but I finally got around to it. And it's the first manga I've completed to boot! Honestly I was disappointed with this chapter until the very last page. "I Am a Girl" by Nitori Shuichi. That's when it sunk in and hit me. In the end, Nitori stayed true to himself and will continue to identify with girls, regardless of how much he changes and grows. I like how Takatsuki developed as well, taking the opposite route but showing that neither path was more correct than the other. Although I really feel for her, it's sad how she ended up realizing an unrequited love for Shu when it was too late. Even after taking so much time off, the majority of the characters remained extremely memorable to me. And I think it's ironically because none of them really stood out. The drama was at a bare minimal, the character interactions were very intriguing, and the progression through each major character's growth and the journey through their sexuality as well as their sexual identity was well done. Not to mention that due to the lack of climatic moments, it felt like I was watching the lives of people slowly unfold, not reading a story. Also been meaning to say this at some point but Sasa was so cute and Chi was extremely hilarious. Anyway this was a nice, thought provoking story and I'll miss having it on my reading list. 8/10 Edit: After some thought, I think one of the biggest selling points about this manga was how much compassion I felt for the characters. I wasn't thinking "Yuki is the transvestite, Mako is homosexual, Nitori is the cross dresser, and Takatsuki is the tomboy." Rather than focusing on what they were, the story brought out the best of who they were. I can't stop thinking about how much I enjoyed this manga and how natural and flowing it felt to me. Final verdict - 9/10 and favorited. |
ZekkenshinMay 20, 2014 4:19 AM
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Ratohnhaketon said: I wasn't thinking "Yuki is the transvestite, Mako is homosexual, Nitori is the cross dresser, and Takatsuki is the tomboy." Rather than focusing on what they were, the story brought out the best of who they were. Yuki is transsexual not a transvestite. Mako-chan and Shuu are transgender. They clearly came out and said so. |
| I really like how Anna handled Nitori being female and Mako is making her steps towards coming out as well. I liked Nitoris story and I liked how she was showing it to all of her friends and asking them to read it to see if it was good enough. I was pretty sad that Taka-kun changed their mind about being trans, only because there aren't enough transmales in manga, but hey, I believe there aren't enough trans in manga in general and I feel like it's important to have trans characters so people could start understanding how trans people feel. I was upset that their friends didn't call them the right pronouns, but I suppose children aren't as good or respectful about that stuff. I really liked this story regardless, but I really wanted to see Nitori and Anna together after she came out to Anna. Maybe if I'm lucky, the anime specials will have it haha. Either way, great manga, hoping the anime will be just as good. |
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| The story is rather tragic for Takatsuki. I was a major shipper from the first chapter onwards. I found this fic by searching for the 'unrequited love becomes requited' tag on Mangaupdates, so I went in hoping and expected from that tag that Takatsuki and Nitori would get together. I was apparently trolled. That ended in a surprising unrequited love for her. She also still have gender identity issues, and it is implied by her weight loss and angst that she has an eating disorder. It has been made clear that Anna and Nitori had their first together so the ship seems to be dead. The odd thing is that on pg27 of this chapter, Takatsuki seems to be wearing a bridal veil and Nitori seems to be wearing a white suit. Does this mean they get together in the end? |
OrvietoFeb 5, 2015 8:21 PM
| I'm glad Nitori and Anna didn't give up on each other. Still I think author-san had better write some extra chapters about Takatsuki. S/he could have been developed better than that. |
| Excellent. I'm surprised with the way it ended (the endgame pair especially) because at first, Anna didn't come off as an adaptive person or one that could love someone for who they really are. Uhhhh I'm kinda exhausted rn so I'll write more later. |
| I just finished the last chapter and I'm just so sad that it's all over T. T ;_ ; I was sad before it even ended because I knew it was going to D: I wouldn't have guessed the manga goes so far in their lives after watching the anime, and I picked up the manga to read about the time before the events in the anime, so I wasn't expecting much from the after-anime-events-part as I tought it'd be just very sad and everything would go downhill from there onvard due to them growing and separating but I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the latter part of the manga a lot! The older Shuu was really cool. It was still very sad though xP I think the ending was pretty good even though it left me with some questions etc. It was definately deep I think; not the typical "and they lived happily ever after"-kind of ending. |
KuroisantJul 22, 2015 6:19 AM
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| I'm really disappointed in the ending for many reasons. |
| Anna has grown to me as a character in the later chapters. Interesting finale/ending. I find it fitting the way it concluded tbh. 7/10. For some reason, I liked this better than the anime adaptation. |
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| I felt that the ending was supposed to be realistic, which is pretty much what I thought throughout this entire manga. It was more real than many other love stories, and I think that the ending was pretty fitting. |
| 1) Poor Ebina-san... I really thought everything would work out for him. 2) Poor Takatsuki... -san. 3) Chiba went from an entitled, selfish girl with horrible temper to someone who could reasonably dethrone Anna as the nicest person in the universe. Her development was extremely satisfying to witness. 4) BOKU WA ONNA NO KO - NITORI SHUICHI FUCK, YEAAAAAAAH ...I can only recall one manga, besides this one, that aims for realism and manages to completely avoid inconsistencies despite insisting on being stuffed with details until its very end. That is Zanshou, by Mohiro Kitou. Everything else that I've read with this style fell WAY short of its (the style's) potential. EDIT: Vanisher said: I liked how it ended for Nitori, but I'm really disappointed with Takatsuki development. I still don't get what was the point of having Saori date the church idiot, it served no purpose at all. Does every event in your life take place in order to advance the plot, make a point or entertain viewers? |
Lease_of_LifeNov 19, 2016 10:48 PM
| "I will become his world and will make him my world" - You really should know who said this. "Firing at unarmed citizens is a feat that those without courage and a chivalrous spirit simply cannot accomplish." - Oskar von Reuenthal "No way Spirited Away is better than Akira. NO WAY." - Kanye West |
| What a ride. So many chapters getting attached to the characters, year by year they get older, then suddenly they're graduating and it's over. I'll miss them and I'm sure I'll come back to this series one day. |
| From the point that Nitori had to stop presenting as female at that job to the end of the manga, I just felt super bad for her. Until the last scenes with Anna and the book. aaaaaaaaaaaa so good ;u; I feel bad for Takatsuki, but I appreciated everything about the ending. Also, I think Chiba having a boyfriend not in their social circle was just important to her character growth, in that it was a way for her to realize she could find happiness in different ways. His actual character didn't matter much, but because it wasn't another of their close friends that she ended up going with, it steered clear of drama. The whole thing where she admits that she wouldn't be able to just be happy for Takatsuki in the opposite scenario and then was shocked that she was able to seem happy was basically why he got lucky lol. But he also explored a different avenue of expression in how he cross-dressed for fun without dysphoria, so I think he was a cool character, too. |
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| I wasn't going to contribute to this discussion, but since I spent my time reading all 123 chapters I might as well write out my thoughts. I was majorly disappointed with the ending, to me it felt like the author was told she had to end the manga and she just said "f it" and gave us THIS for an ending. I feel like all of the character development amassed to nothing. Some things that particularly irritated me was the fact that Nitori was the one who decided to transition in the end rather than Yoshino. In the way I interpreted things, I would've thought it would be the opposite outcome. One of the reasons I thought this was because Yoshino had always openly presented themselves as masculine (although it is easier for a girl to wear masculine attire rather than a male in female attire), and Nitori was less confident going out in female clothes. Most importantly though was how Nitori was evidently comfortable with his body and genitals, talking about how much he loves masturbation at the end, which is nonsensical if he really has gender dysphoria. Also, although I understand in a way since they were together for so long, it feels almost lazy to me that Anna ended up with Nitori. She had broken up with him once because he wasn't 'manly' while he was in middle school* (I believe), so it's saddening that instead of coming up with a new pairing Nitori might've had a brighter future with it just stayed the same with Anna and Nitori. I can view them as friends, but nothing more. I just don't see it. |
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| The ending wasn’t too good but it still made me cry oh lord |
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| Wow, I finally finished reading this. What a ride. Overall, I liked the ending, but would've loved to see more on every single front. The final chapter crammed the ending for all characters - all characters that we've seen grow up from elementary school kids to the adults that they are now - in one chapter. Before going to the meat of the ending, I want to talk about the side characters for a bit. It was a bit sad that since they went to different schools, we saw less of Sasa-chan and Chi-chan. They were very fun to see back in elementary and middle school. They were also very kind to our main characters. I really love the development of Saorin too. She went from a very hostile and socially awkward person to this beautiful (although she has always been beautiful I think) very kind person who cares deeply about her friends. She at times seemed ambivalent about Sasa-chan's feelings of friendship towards her, but now in the end here we can see her threatening Sasaki-kun with death if he made Sasa-chan cry lmao I still don't really like her boyfriend, and I'm not really sure if that guy is still her boyfriend with Doi asking her out. Doi is also a character that I used to really hate but grew to be somewhat fond of by the end of the manga. He's matured a lot, that's for sure. And somehow he's become an actual friend to Shuu. And finally the main part. I really like that Shuu and Anna ended up together. I knew for sure that when Anna x Shuu first appeared that they wouldn't last because Takatsuki was a main character, but I'm glad I was wrong. Anna is probably my favourite character in this entire manga. Her love for Shuu is very beautiful and I'm very happy that throughout everything they stayed together and their relationship grew deeper. They went from Anna seeing him as a little sister to being true lovers. But would've loved to see more of their relationship in the future, as adults. Like some have said in this forum, maybe a scene of them in bed together after doing it to confirm what we've all been confused about (whether they've done it or not), or a scene of adult them just together on a day out, holding hands. Or maybe even them living together. Would've really loved to see that, but alas it shall never be. But I don't want to be ungrateful. I'm thanking my lucky stars that they ended up together, one of if not my most favourite couple in all of anime and manga ^^ Callback to that cute scene when they shared that first scene. One of the cutest I've ever seen oh my goodness. Kind of wish that Shuu didn't hold Takatsuki's hand there, seeing as he has Anna. Just a small issue. lolcatinti said: It feels like these characters are real people I've come to know but now won't meet again because they moved or something, and I wish them well in the rest of their lives. I couldn't have said it better myself. I will greatly miss all the characters in this manga, especially our leads. I too feel like they're real people, more than just characters on a page. But it's sad that we'll never see them again nor hear more of their stories beyond what we've seen. And that makes me very sad. I hope everyone lives happy lives. I enjoyed the anime, but I didn't expect to love the manga. I will greatly miss reading this nuanced and complex story that doesn't follow typical stereotypes or story development. It's not a story with a clear ending, but rather what we're seeing is the life story of these characters. There's no end goal. And that's what's beautiful about it. I can't express how sad I am that the story is ended. Loved it. 8/10. Goodbye, Hourou Musuko! Goodbye, Shuu, Anna, Takatsuki, Saori, Sasa-chan, Chi-chan, Mako, Maho, Seya, and everyone else! Hope everyone can have a good life beyond the story. |
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