Wind Breaker

Three episodes in and I'm already hooked, which is saying something considering I stopped enjoying action shonen since yhey seemed to veer away from the characters, opting instead for trivial antagonists and Saturday morning villains for the protagonist to defeat. However, Wind Breakers breaks that mold by offering an interesting cast of characters, a world governed by street rules, and various factions all in one package. and I love it.

So, what's the story about?

Essentially, our main character willingly immerses himself into a world of turf wars and street fights, setting Wind Breakers apart from other stories of this nature. Why? The fact that the protagonist ... chooses to be there. Thats why. It adds a layer of depth that is lacking in most shonen stories and It's becoming increasingly rare in action series. Since most action shonen our main characters are usually thrust into dangerous situations against their will or simply because they're born with or acquired some overpowered ability, without any real reason to be in the story. In windbreaker, we have a protagonist rejected by society who decides to enroll in a school full of brawlers and turf wars to rise to the top.

It's not a flawless story, but its flaws can easily be overlooked because it keeps you coming back for more. You're compelled to find out what this world has in store for our main character after his simple decision to enter it.

Also, character design-wise? It's an action shonen intended for boys but meant to be enjoyed by women, if you catch my drift.

I give the first 3 an 8/10

Im not going to write something that hasnt been mentioned in the other reviews. The show is an extremely generic battle shounen much like Kaiju No8. But on the contrary Kaiju No8 has at least some logic because the characters fight monsters with special suits and weapons and is based on the good old formula of monster hunting. Here we have a school that has no principal, no teachers and no explanation for how it exists or what purpose it serves in education. There is no good drama either and the teenagers have extraordinary powers and also no parents! The comedy feels extremely forced ... and the jokes are almost non-existent. The only reason im rating this show a 7 is because of the fighting scenes which are incredible and the only saving grace for this anime. If you enjoy good fight scenes that remind you of the old Hong Kong movies watch it if not just dont bother

Wind breaker it's basically an anime about teenagers who, through unity among themselves, defend the city they live in against all possible dangers, at all costs. Creating a type of "good gang", where they also enter into territorial conflict against other possible gangs due to ideological differences. This anime tried to do well in this plot, but failed miserably,despite being generic and having other points "weak"in your story ,like any other anime, there is also something good in it. I'll explain why.








History
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Much of the story I have already summarized previously, it is something very common to find in the anime industry, this type of plot is also not difficult to execute due to it not requiring a good level of depth in its story, with the joining of superficial characters and conflicts between gangs that can be justified by the simple fact that one group disagrees with another. I generalize this idea precisely because literally EVERY anime I've seen about gangs approaches this type of content in this way, some perform in a terrible way and others are average, mas seguem o mesmo fluxo.
The story focuses character Sakura(man, maybe the translator puts it as a woman hahaha, but it's a man) , who, due to the psychological pressure suffered during much of her life, tends not to trust any,who see that through the struggle, with an ambitious ideal, focuses on reaching the top of bofurin school. It is through this school (bofurin) that teenagers unite against the threats that may arise in the city and together, t try to face all these possible dangers. And that's it, what follows from then on in the plot is just fights and the appearance of generic gang anime characters...
It's a tiring story and tends to be ideal only for an audience of teenagers aged around 12 to 17, who like such Not necessarily, it's a bad thing, I just find it tiring, because this is common in all anime about gangs, it's like it's a copy of other anime. I think it's clear, right? What I meant; I just pointed it out here, because originality is something that doesn't exist in this anime, and this is something that is highly sought after by the public in any type of animation Japanese. 5/10









Characters

Now about the characters, as previously speculated, they are superficial, as when presenting personalities typical of any anime (and I'm not just referring to gang ones) they are tedious to the point of disturbing the experience, author uses the typical personalities of: "the angry one", "the self-centered one", "the one who lives happily", "the one who likes to fight (almost the entire cast is like that)", due to this, I couldn't take any of them seriously, and not even like anyone because of that. Due to the lack of building solid characters with lack of in introducing characters unique, become the main weak point of the anime.
is clear that the author showed no concern for originality or commitment to developing these characters, in most episodes it is tedious to follow his forgettable lines and actions.
Furthermore, the interactions between them do not help the plot either, without naturalness or with confusing lines,
resulting in a peak of boredom absolute during the episodes. Adding this to the generic plot and this superficiality, you can imagine why I wouldn't recommend this anime. 2/10








Animation/fights

In the midst of these two weaknesses mentioned before, there is only one salvation in the midst of this. I'm referring to the animation and fights choreographys.
Not only the fights but also the great animation, during the episodes, is perhaps the only good thing about this anime. Maybe it's the difference, because most gang fight animes have horrible animation, that is, with the failure of the narrative and poor execution of characters made by the author, the studio involved tries to save the anime with its clean animation and solid enough to last more than one episode, and that's a good thing. What proves my idea is pay attention to see the of the manga and compare it to the anime(a pontuação de ambos), it is clear that the studio involved saved the failure that would be this anime, through good animation and good performance in adapting in the fights.
That said, even with the studio showing this potential in adapting this anime, in its fights and with good animation, it is not enough to bring a pleasant experience, due to a lack of originality and material with a good, engaging story. It's because of the studio's good animation that perhaps audiences between 12 and 17 rated it well, or some who don't fit into that age group, just because it has good animation doesn't mean necessarily be good, the anime. 8/10








Soundtrack/sound/dubbing/scenario

The anime has an unremarkable soundtrack, the opening and ending are good, despite my dislike of the music, but that's something subjective.
The dubbing is average, the voices of most characters match their personalities and attitudes a little, some are strange but not all. The scenery is well done, the combination of colors matches the general ambiance of the anime, with city buildings well done and scene sequencing being is even good.
The good studio's performance is also clear in these aforementioned points, but I still see them as insufficient for the overall animation japanese experience. 5/10








Pleasure

It has animation that makes you want to watch and the fights are well executed, but the pleasure in watching this is momentary, because from the moment a conversation starts I feel uncomfortable. embarrassed enough to watch it interactions superficial between characters, there is not much desire to follow the episodes, But I keep watching hoping for a good outcome for this unfortunate plot, which appears to be written by a rebellious teenager from highschool.
The lack of creating something unique and with development, throughout the episodes becomes increasingly clear, with the characters' shallow ideologies of "I must protect the place I live", is something noble but at the same time not showing any pleasure in following these ideals of teenagers who think they are a typical "super hero" from a common shounen manga. It's all so superficial like saying you're going to live a fantasy, and it's tedious to the point that you just keep following it just for the fights and good animation , that's all, as it lacks an engaging plot, unfortunately. 3/10






I don't recommend this anime due to its lack of originality, mainly, but also due to the terrible characters that are presented. But if you're just looking for fights and good animation in an anime, go move forward, because here in this anime, it only has this as technical quality and that's all and nothing else.Now if you like something really engaging and developed with transparency through the unique way in which a plot about teenagers unfolds, don't watch this. Make no mistake, a well-rated anime at times , it only gets rated well because it has something good, and this in this case is the animation and fights. And nothing more than that.


|| sum of the scores I evaluated throughout the review (final/average grade): 4.6/10≈ ||