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Wandering Son

Hourou Musuko

2002, Manga, 123 ch, 80%

Recommended by 8 IS: Otoko demo Onna demo nai Sei fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gender identity coming-of-age.

Fifth grade friends Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a transgender girl, and Yoshino is…

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About IS: Otoko demo Onna demo nai Sei

2003, Manga, 82 ch, 75%

I.S. (Pronounced "Aiesu" in Japanese) is not your everyday manga, I.S. stands for "Inter Sexuality". This manga deals with very serious issues with intersexuality people. The pain they go through, the troubles they confront, and ultimately their inability to reproduce and even find a partner who will accept them as they are - It's all there in a form of manga. The series is consisted of 3 cases, each deals with different people though some cases are much longer and more dramatic than others.

(Source: JanimeS, edited)

Notes:
- Includes 1 extra chapter.
- Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Shoujo in 2007.

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