Wandering son / Shimura, Takako

Nitori, the boy who wants to be a girl, and Chiba, the girl who is crushing on him, write an adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet," with Chiba hoping to play Romeo with Nitori as Juliet--but Nitori would rather have Takatsuki, the girl who wants to be a boy, in the role of Romeo.

After the success of their gender-bending rendition of "Romeo and Juliet," Nitori-kun, the boy who wants to be a girl, and Chiba-san, the girl who is crushing on him, are scouted by a theater company, leaving Takatsuki-san, the girl who wants to be a boy, jealous, as she knows Nitori is crushing on her.

Eighth grade rolls around for Doi, Nitori-kun, Yuki-san, Tatatsuki-san, and Chiba-san, as the young girls and boys continue to wrestle with questions of gender identity and who has crushes on who, and why.

"Chiba-san won't make up with Takatsuki-San, and no one can get over his or her crush. Takatsuki-san envies Chizuru-san's boldness for showing up to school in a boy's uniform, and begrudgingly shops for a bra. Nitori-kun and Mako (who also identifies as a girl) decide to record their voices to preserve them before they change. And: what's up with the newbie teacher? There's another gender-bending play in the works?!"--Back cover.

After their play "The Rose of Versailles" is a success, the class decides to produce "Romeo and Juliet, " but when Chiba-san discovers that Nitori-kun wants Takatsuki to play Romeo to his Juliet, she forces Nitori-kun to face the nature of his feelings for Takatsuki-san.

The secret that students Shuichi and Yoshino are transgendered is exposed, and their mentor Yuki reveals the hard reality of being transgendered.