Wind Breaker Episode 1 Discussion

The Delinquent genre hasn't had the best reputation lately, especially after Tokyo Revengers. But now, Nii Satoru's Wind Breaker is here, with a competent studio behind it and an intriguing premise to boot

Natori's OP not only boasts incredible visuals but also stands out as my OP of the season so far. Meanwhile, Young Kee's ED is slow and calm, making for an amazing OST overall.

In Furin High School, where fights are fierce and average scores are low, anyone who brings pain, destruction, or evil will be purged by Bofurin without exception. Haruka Sakura, a first-year student from outside the city, has come to climb to the top. He has no interest in weaklings; he seeks only the strongest. As a student of Furin High School, known for its brawling strength, Haruka aims to become the hero his town needs in the midst of territorial disputes. However, Furin High School is now under the protection of a group called the "Chime of the Wind Breaker" – Bofurin. And so begins the heroic legend of high school delinquent Sakura.

Alright, that's quite unique. Usually, it's the MC going into some random place and becoming the top dog, making everyone their ally and all that. But here, they've already got a solid group of good guys accepted by everyone, lol. How are they gonna handle this? But yeah, this shounen is really doing its shounen thing. The show seems to be shaping up pretty well, except for those really awkward tsundere scenes. But it feels more like a one-shot than a series; I'm not sure where the manga intends to take the main character from here. It feels like his character arc got wrapped up in just one episode. Also, these kids taking their delinquency so seriously really reminds me of Tokyo Revengers, lol. I'll laugh my ass off if they start talking about putting their lives on the line for what they believe in or killing each other.

A strong premise, and despite my major leanings towards anything delinquent-esque, I'm quite intrigued. I'm all in!

Another seasonal I didn't have particularly high expectations for. One of those "might be a gem, but probably not". Which is good, because this way it can't disappoint me. The main reason I even picked it up is because the character design looked really good!


And this promise was kept - the character design and expressions are great.

But that's it. There's no plot or character to back that up yet. So far it's just a really cringe and edgy self-insert show that takes itself waaaay to seriously.

Also, Kotoha is the worst. If you can't fight, don't talk big. And if you almost got kidnapped an hour ago, don't run into another fight with the very same guys!
Continuing that thought... shouldn't Haruka hate her? Isn't she the kind of weakling who pretends to be strong and to know it all? Doesn't really make sense.


The more I think about it, the more my first impression on the show declines. I guess it's up to the other main characters to turn things around now. The last thing I need is another Hametsu no Oukoku, but in a backstreet setting.

Really good animation, hopefully it remains the same for all episodes. The fistfight kinda reminded me of "Yakuza" game series. I haven't read the manga, but I'm kinda hoping this show ends up having the same vibe as those goofy Yakuza side quests.