Wind Breaker

Look, I'll keep this real simple. If you like violence, if you like action, if you like testosterone-filled hand-to-hand combat between angsty teenage boys who fight like seasoned MMA fighters, then this is the anime for you. We're talking the most fluid bare-knuckle fighting animation possibly in anime history. We're talking power struggles between high school gangs. We're talking screaming HOORAH at the screen when the MC spits out a chad line.

This is a Shounen anime so just overlook all the plot holes like why aren't the police ever involved in a high-crime area? How did these kids learn to fight like pros? How ... are these businesses alive if nobody ever comes there due to the gangs? Where the hell are the parents of these kids and do they not care about them?!

ALL THESE THINGS DON'T MATTER BECAUSE WE JUST WANT TO SEE TWO STRONG MEN KICK THE SH*T OUT OF EACH OTHER

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

Never do I simply change my mind in just one episode, it started so well, I thought there was a journey to be explored and that the anime would take itself seriously, but no, too much comedy, too much sensationalism, too much plot convenience (practically a fever dream, such nonsensical madness) and too much nonsense for just one episode. I even liked the MC at first, seemed like the type who would be tough but get some laughs out of me, some reflections, and who would kick the ass of those who deserved it, but the anime comes with a bomb right after, vomiting the ... plot in the viewer's face, and forcing them to swallow it. Actually, the whole thing is forced from the start. Very trashy.

A super cringe-worthy protagonist with such cool design, it's a shame the recipe for this anime was basically mixing this failed and cringeworthy protagonist + a childish and hairy plot (a lie that doesn't have a single basis in reality), with humor out of timing, and idolizing the protagonist right away, presenting him as a badass and edgy guy, but who has traumas and all that crap...
A poorly done cliché, in short...

I'm going to drop it because it's so poorly written, unbearable dialogues, ordinary cliché flashbacks, shallow motivation, protagonist's immaturity, and ridiculous plot conveniences at a satirical level... what good was done in the first few minutes was quickly thrown in the trash with badly timed comedy and a "heroine" who magically became obsessed with the protagonist (a huge disappointment because I really liked her CD and dubbing), and all this aside from the completely insane residents of a ridiculously unrealistic city, a farce with caricature gangsters and high school bully-like idiots.

Overall: The character design is beautiful and the animation flows smoothly when needed, I don't dislike the artist's style, but the proportions are kinda strange... The anime ALREADY has a VERY SERIOUS problem with pacing, and honestly, what a SHIT script. Deplorable and unfortunate. It had so much potential, but it quickly proved to be something extremely surrealistic and brutally crude / cringe-inducing / unpalatable (who wrote this crap??? a 12-year-old teenager??????).

First Episode rating: 1.5/10

Art rating: 7.5/10

Animation rating: 8/10

Script rating: 0.1/10

Anime rating: 2/10

Status: Dropped.