Newly aired otoko no ko anime Hourou Musuko (“Wandering Son”) has been greeted with universally positive appraisals, with many even considering it potentially one of the best of season in spite of dangerous levels of pattern deviance.
The story itself is adapted from the manga original, which depicted the complex gender identity issues facing a pair of adolescents, and was generally well received as a relatively serious work despite the obvious appeal of a title featuring crossdressing boys and girls.
The anime adaptation appears to be following in this vein, with fans of the original noting some change in pacing but otherwise approving.
Some have complained that the anime seems overly bright and washed out – possibly broadcast contrast issues are involved.
Horrible. I’ve read the manga and I get it that they wanted to go into another direction with the anime but having the story start in middle school (while the manga started in grade school and the plot covered several volumes!) is just awful. The whole point of the manga is character development…how are the characters supposed to flesh out when we only get to see parts of the story in flashbacks?
I’ll probably just read the manga from now on…the anime seems too annoying…
Sorry, but calling this “serious crossdressing shota action” misses the point of this anime ENTIRELY. It’s a show about children with gender dysphoria, not some silly, cookie-cutter romcom where crossdressing is used as a comedic plot element.
It is very pastel.
takatsuki yoshino X nitori shuuichi <3 <3 <3
Pff.
Takatsuki x Chiba is better.
I’ve been waiting to see this for a while. The larger theme from the manga IMO is about growing up and finding out that love and romance isn’t all violets and roses, and the gender issues is just a part of this.