Hourou Musuko
Wandering Son
放浪息子
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Synopsis
Shuuichi Nitori, a fifth grader with a feminine appearance, struggles with his gender identity, as does his childhood friend Yoshino Takatsuki, who feels uncomfortable with her feminine identity. Together, they navigate the challenges of a new school, make new friends, and maintain old ones. As they enter puberty, they must confront the realities of growing up, being transgender, relationships, and acceptance. Hourou Musuko is a serious exploration of gender identity and LGBT struggles, following Shuuichi and Yoshino's journey to discover their true selves.
Background
Note that this series was 11 episodes when aired on TV but 12 episodes when released on BD & DVD. See more info for further details. Hourou Musuko won the Best Animated Broadcast Release at the 65th Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan Awards in 2012.
Episodes
Ep 1: What are little girls made of? ～Roses a... Unavailable
Ep 2: Hate, Hate, Despise Unavailable
Ep 3: Romeo and Juliet Unavailable
Ep 4: I Give You My Name Unavailable
Ep 5: The End of Summer Unavailable
Ep 6: Cultural Festival Unavailable
Ep 7: Rosy Cheeks Unavailable
Ep 8: Spring Unavailable
Ep 9: Cool Girlfriend Unavailable
Ep 10: 10 + 11 Unavailable
Ep 11: Forever a Wandering Son Unavailable
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Episodes (11)
What are little girls made of? ～Roses are red, violets are blue～ Unavailable
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Hate, Hate, Despise Unavailable
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Romeo and Juliet Unavailable
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I Give You My Name Unavailable
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The End of Summer Unavailable
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Cultural Festival Unavailable
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Rosy Cheeks Unavailable
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Spring Unavailable
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Cool Girlfriend Unavailable
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10 + 11 Unavailable
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Forever a Wandering Son Unavailable
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Statistical Summary
Characters (19)
Main
Nitori, Shuuichi
Nitori, Shuuichi
Takatsuki, Yoshino
Takatsuki, Yoshino
Chiba, Saori
Chiba, Saori
Supporting
Suehiro, Anna
Yoshida, Hiroyuki
Sarashina, Chizuru
Ariga, Makoto
Nitori, Maho
Doi, Shinpei
Sasa, Kanako
Kaneda, Kentarou
Nitori, Satomi
Oka, Takanori
Seya, Riku
Shiina
Shirai, Momoko
Maiko
Ninomiya, Fumiya
Saisho, Manabu
Production Staff (135)
Director (1)
Aoki, Ei
Aoki, Ei
Producer (5)
Katsumata, Hideo
Katsumata, Hideo
Kimura, Makoto
Kimura, Makoto
Nagano, Toshiyuki
Nagano, Toshiyuki
Ougi, Jiyuu
Ougi, Jiyuu
Saitou, Shunsuke
Saitou, Shunsuke
Series Composition (1)
Okada, Mari
Okada, Mari
Original Creator (1)
Shimura, Takako
Shimura, Takako
Character Design (1)
Makino, Ryuuichi
Makino, Ryuuichi
Sound Director (1)
Aketagawa, Jin
Aketagawa, Jin
Music (3)
Debussy, Achille-Claude
Debussy, Achille-Claude
Kousaki, Satoru
Kousaki, Satoru
Okabe, Keiichi
Okabe, Keiichi
Animation Director (10)
Aikyou, Yukiko
Aikyou, Yukiko
Aono, Atsushi
Aono, Atsushi
Geshi, Yuuya
Geshi, Yuuya
Ishimoto, Eiji
Ishimoto, Eiji
Itojima, Masahiko
Itojima, Masahiko
Makino, Ryuuichi
Makino, Ryuuichi
Matsui, Riwako
Matsui, Riwako
Matsumoto, Masako
Matsumoto, Masako
Satou, Michio
Satou, Michio
Tani, Takuya
Tani, Takuya
In-Between Animation (8)
Abe, Ayumi
Abe, Ayumi
Iwasaki, Shigeki
Iwasaki, Shigeki
Kadokura, Yooko
Kadokura, Yooko
Kawamoto, Yukiko
Kawamoto, Yukiko
Kobayashi, Shinpei
Kobayashi, Shinpei
Kuramoto, Kazuki
Kuramoto, Kazuki
Maki, Shunji
Maki, Shunji
Yabuta, Yuuki
Yabuta, Yuuki
Episode Director (6)
Abe, Masashi
Abe, Masashi
Aoki, Ei
Aoki, Ei
Arai, Shougo
Arai, Shougo
Hayashi, Hiroki
Hayashi, Hiroki
Ishiguro, Kyouhei
Ishiguro, Kyouhei
Miyawaki, Chizuru
Miyawaki, Chizuru
Key Animation (80)
Abe, Misao
Abe, Misao
Aikyou, Yukiko
Aikyou, Yukiko
Arai, Kouichi
Arai, Kouichi
Echigo, Mitsutaka
Echigo, Mitsutaka
Fukuchi, Yuuki
Fukuchi, Yuuki
Fukumoto, Keiko
Fukumoto, Keiko
Geshi, Yuuya
Geshi, Yuuya
Hijikata, Yuuki
Hijikata, Yuuki
Honda, Miyuki
Honda, Miyuki
Honjou, Keiichirou
Honjou, Keiichirou
Ichihara, Keiko
Ichihara, Keiko
Ikai, Kazuyuki
Ikai, Kazuyuki
Ikeda, Hiroaki
Ikeda, Hiroaki
Imaoka, Dai
Imaoka, Dai
Ishikawa, Tomomi
Ishikawa, Tomomi
Ishimoto, Eiji
Ishimoto, Eiji
Itou, Mina
Itou, Mina
Iwata, Ryuuji
Iwata, Ryuuji
Katou, Rika
Katou, Rika
Kawai, Momoko
Kawai, Momoko
Kawamori, Noboru
Kawamori, Noboru
Kawashima, Hisashi
Kawashima, Hisashi
Kitajima, Nobuyuki
Kitajima, Nobuyuki
Kitamura, Tomoyuki
Kitamura, Tomoyuki
Kobayashi, Akemi
Kobayashi, Akemi
Koizumi, Hatsue
Koizumi, Hatsue
Kojima, Erina
Kojima, Erina
Kojima, Takashi
Kojima, Takashi
Kouno, Yoshitaka
Kouno, Yoshitaka
Kudou, Toshiharu
Kudou, Toshiharu
Kumada, Akiko
Kumada, Akiko
Kusakabe, Chizuko
Kusakabe, Chizuko
Makino, Ryuuichi
Makino, Ryuuichi
Maruoka, Kouji
Maruoka, Kouji
Matsui, Riwako
Matsui, Riwako
Matsumoto, Masako
Matsumoto, Masako
Matsumoto, Miyuki
Matsumoto, Miyuki
Matsuoka, Hideaki
Matsuoka, Hideaki
Mitsuhashi, Sakurako
Mitsuhashi, Sakurako
Miyamoto, Yukiko
Miyamoto, Yukiko
Mori, Etsuhito
Mori, Etsuhito
Mukaigawara, Ken
Mukaigawara, Ken
Murata, Noriyasu
Murata, Noriyasu
Nagakawa, Kaoru
Nagakawa, Kaoru
Nakajima, Yoshiko
Nakajima, Yoshiko
Nishizawa, Shinya
Nishizawa, Shinya
Oda, Gousei
Oda, Gousei
Oda, Taeko
Oda, Taeko
Oki, Kazuhiro
Oki, Kazuhiro
Onoda, Masahito
Onoda, Masahito
Saitou, Daisuke
Saitou, Daisuke
Saitou, Kazuya
Saitou, Kazuya
Sakai, Keishi
Sakai, Keishi
Samejima, Hisashi
Samejima, Hisashi
Satou, Michio
Satou, Michio
Satou, Youko
Satou, Youko
Sawada, Mika
Sawada, Mika
Sawazaki, Makoto
Sawazaki, Makoto
Seki, Shuuichi
Seki, Shuuichi
Shigematsu, Sawako
Shigematsu, Sawako
Sugiura, Keiichi
Sugiura, Keiichi
Suzuki, Futoshi
Suzuki, Futoshi
Takechi, Toshimitsu
Takechi, Toshimitsu
Takegami, Takao
Takegami, Takao
Takeuchi, Shinji
Takeuchi, Shinji
Tamura, Satomi
Tamura, Satomi
Tanaka, Tomoko
Tanaka, Tomoko
Tani, Takuya
Tani, Takuya
Tanoue, Makoto
Tanoue, Makoto
Toida, Juri
Toida, Juri
Tokiwa, Kentarou
Tokiwa, Kentarou
Uchihara, Shigeru
Uchihara, Shigeru
Uehara, Makito
Uehara, Makito
Usui, Fumiaki
Usui, Fumiaki
Wada, Shinichi
Wada, Shinichi
Yamaguchi, Mitsunori
Yamaguchi, Mitsunori
Yamamoto, Shuuhei
Yamamoto, Shuuhei
Yamauchi, Aki
Yamauchi, Aki
Yoshii, Hiroyuki
Yoshii, Hiroyuki
Yoshizaki, Masahiro
Yoshizaki, Masahiro
Storyboard (5)
Aoki, Ei
Aoki, Ei
Hayashi, Hiroki
Hayashi, Hiroki
Hoshikawa, Takafumi
Hoshikawa, Takafumi
Ishiguro, Kyouhei
Ishiguro, Kyouhei
Sasajima, Keiichi
Sasajima, Keiichi
Theme Song Performance (2)
Daisuke
Daisuke
Fu, Rie
Fu, Rie
Theme Song Lyrics (2)
Daisuke
Daisuke
Fu, Rie
Fu, Rie
Theme Song Composition (2)
Daisuke
Daisuke
Fu, Rie
Fu, Rie
2nd Key Animation (14)
Fukuchi, Yuuki
Fukuchi, Yuuki
Geshi, Yuuya
Geshi, Yuuya
Itou, Noriko
Itou, Noriko
Iwasaki, Shigeki
Iwasaki, Shigeki
Kawamoto, Yukiko
Kawamoto, Yukiko
Kuroda, Yuka
Kuroda, Yuka
Maruyama, Shouko
Maruyama, Shouko
Matsumoto, Masako
Matsumoto, Masako
Morikawa, Yuuki
Morikawa, Yuuki
Nagakawa, Kaoru
Nagakawa, Kaoru
Sueta, Akihiro
Sueta, Akihiro
Sugizono, Maki
Sugizono, Maki
Tani, Takuya
Tani, Takuya
Yamamoto, Hiroshi
Yamamoto, Hiroshi
Color Setting (2)
Hashimoto, Tomomi
Hashimoto, Tomomi
Hibi, Chieko
Hibi, Chieko
Digital Paint (1)
Hashimoto, Tomomi
Hashimoto, Tomomi
Background Art (7)
Hirayanagi, Satoru
Hirayanagi, Satoru
Itou, Akira
Itou, Akira
Kim, Hyeon-Su
Kim, Hyeon-Su
Kim, Hyun Soo
Kim, Hyun Soo
Nukumizu, Youko
Nukumizu, Youko
Sakurai, Junko
Sakurai, Junko
Usui, Hisayo
Usui, Hisayo
Assistant Animation Director (7)
Ishimoto, Eiji
Ishimoto, Eiji
Iwata, Ryuuji
Iwata, Ryuuji
Matsui, Riwako
Matsui, Riwako
Matsumoto, Masako
Matsumoto, Masako
Onoda, Masahito
Onoda, Masahito
Satou, Michio
Satou, Michio
Tani, Takuya
Tani, Takuya
Art Director (1)
Itou, Akira
Itou, Akira
Theme Song Arrangement (1)
Maeguchi, Wataru
Maeguchi, Wataru
Chief Animation Director (1)
Makino, Ryuuichi
Makino, Ryuuichi
Editing (1)
Migiyama, Shouta
Migiyama, Shouta
Sound Effects (1)
Nakano, Katsuhiro
Nakano, Katsuhiro
Production Manager (2)
Ochi, Takeshi
Ochi, Takeshi
Suzuki, Kenta
Suzuki, Kenta
Script (1)
Okada, Mari
Okada, Mari
Color Design (1)
Oouchi, Aya
Oouchi, Aya
Chief Producer (2)
Shimizu, Hiroyuki
Shimizu, Hiroyuki
Yamamoto, Kouji
Yamamoto, Kouji
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