WIND BREAKER
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| That OP song is very flashy and stylistic. I like it. Haruka looks like a badass this episode and the animation looked smooth as advertised. They still threw in goofy moments especially between him and Kotoha. Of course there would be some trouble on the streets as Haruka faces off against some other guys. A lot of degenerates in this episode and Haruka is here not to be looked down by anyone. This first episode had a good deal of emotions imo. Excited for more. |
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| 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! |
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| The TRUE Bucchigiri!? delinquent "Tokyo Revengers" story has come in the form of mangaka Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker, NOT the Korean manhwa. Heralded by none other than CloverWorks, alongside in-house director Toshifumi Akai of Fate/Grand Order: Babylonia fame. Natori's OP song debut (especially the visuals) and Young Kee's ED is great. The panda-haired Haruka Sakura is quite the delinquent of Furin High School, saving Kotoha Tachibana who's a waitress at a cafe, despite him being a foreigner who's out of town, and someone who wants to take the top spot at the infamous delinquent school. But Kotoha knows the outset of the town in general, which faces delinquents from time to time, which Haruka is not prepared to face. Haruka encountering a group of gangsters, and within his sense of finding himself as a certified fighter, CloverWorks bringing in the sakuga with the fluent rotoscoping fights, it's great to see. But it soon becomes clear that Haruka can't survive on his own, and this where Matsumoto Kajiyanagi comes in as a fellow Furin student, alongside his band of Hiragi friends Matsumoto, Kaji and Yanagida, who protect the town with their school's badge on it: Bofurin - the Wind Breaker, the delinquent gang of guardians helping out the folk for good. This to Haruka is foreign, since he has always been alone, and the town's remodeling of his life will prove vital as he becomes a hero for the good. The tale of a shunned boy, who's worth lies in violence, he who will become the hero of the town, Haruka will have his life changed from the inside out. Now THIS is how you do a delinquent story, not the way that Bucchigiri!? does. |
KANLen09Apr 5, 2024 11:15 PM
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| A boy who wants to succeed & defeat the stronger enemies. I like his determination. & OP Song is really flashy.π€© |
| Pretty decent first episode. |
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| A very straightforward and simple premiere for a delinquent-centered shounen anime with a lot of what I would expect present in this episode. I do like Kotoha though and the opening is really good, one of the better ones of the season that I have seen so far. Don't know if there is much to this show but popcorn entertainment but hey, the action looks solid and it is better already than Tokyo Revengers as a delinquent anime so I'll take that for a change. Can imagine this premiere being very forgettable for a lot of people though if the animation wasn't this level so the staff involved do deserve their share of flowers for this one to start off with. |
| It was better than what i expected as expecting this first ep π₯π₯π₯ |
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| I really like the design of this anime :) |
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| Sakura vs the group of delinquents is one of the best beatdowns I've seen in recent years. Loved the animation and choreography of the fight. Will be watching this weekly |
| Not that happy about the recent delinquent animes, they should just adapt Crows into an anime but anyway heres to once again hoping it will be good. The action this episode was pretty good due to the great animation and direction. Sakura seems like a likeable mc but more importantly I really liked Kotoha, sweet onee san. It's hinted she is probably related to the guy at the top of Furin. Now I wonder if that's her brother or maybe love interest? I really hope it's the former. Gonna keep my expectations low on the story front. If nothing else there should be good action sakuga atleast. |
MegamiRemApr 4, 2024 6:06 PM
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| Good first episode I guess, CloverWorks being a top tier studio yet again. The MC is maybe a little too distrustful of people, but I wanna know his back-story to understand better. |
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| wow a delinquents show where the mc is not an annoying little bitch? color me intrigued... |
| Sakura the tsundere π€©ππ |
| Based on the premise of the anime, I came into this expecting fights and great animation. I wasn't disappointed. It seems like there is some room for this anime to be more than that, and I'm excited to see where it goes. |
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| The mc is actually physically competent unlike some other show. I’m already invested |
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| Did they seriously named this show "one who makes farts"? Funny. But so far good. |
| This was a pretty solid first episode. Haruka seems to have been shunned and tossed aside all his life so he’s trying to find a place where he can be accepted. With that kind of background I get why he’s so hesitant to trust people, so seeing him overcome that should be nice. The action is already really good, lots of dope fight choreography especially when Haruka was acting as a one man army. Delinquent anime have been kinda lacking lately so hopefully this turns out to be a good one. |
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| Some pretty good fighting scenes; looking good so far. |
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| Wonderful premiere, looking ripe to be one of Spring's breakout hits. Really curious where the story will go from here, since this episode doesn't really tease any direction in particular. I'm assuming they'll have to introduce a rival group at some point in the future, unless the story is about working/fighting his way up through Furin itself. |
| Damn, that’s some start. Pretty strong visual representation or imagery of being a societal outcast at the start there. Very stylish Op, I’m in, I’m in. Seeing a lot of hype for this, so definitely curious to see how it’ll go from here. Furin, a delinquent group needed by a city for a change? That’s some setting! A lot of attention put to the action scenes and Sakura looking up to see faces of acceptance was quite touching. CloverWorks, I’m sold. |
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| It's finally here!!! I like the manga, and I'm so hyped~ Love the OP & ED.. The combat is cool tho. Everything's nice. |
| It’s an excellent impression for this first episode! |
| This anime is so edgy lol, good animation and action tho |
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| To me delinquent became anime more popular again post Tokyo Revengers. They were sparse before and since last years it feels like we have one every/every other season. You love to see it in times of isekai overdose. There's something familiar about this anime that reminds me of Prince of Stride. The only thing I was able to find after a quick search was that both series have the same sound director, and yeah the style of tracks is similar yet there's something else I can't put my finger on. The premise serves it's purpose. A good delinquent anime doesn't need more than bravado, weird hair styles and guys beating the shit out of each other. The fighting scenes here are legit. I would say that's definitely one thing this series has over it's competition. |
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| This is amazing, I love it!!!! The animation, wow so clean, I wonder do they have any real live person references cause the fight scenes are so good. The OP/ED is good, the voice acting is amazing, and Haruka gives me the vibe of Chika, well considering these two were voiced by the same VA, Yuuma-san really does fit these types of characters. This anime is filled with my fav seiyuu so I'm really excited, can't wait to see more π₯° |
| Ah yes, another anime featuring delinquents after Bucchigiri!? ends this week except this time we have a more capable and likeable protagonist. Haruka Sakura loves to fight after being treated like an outcast and only cares about the strong. He decides to enroll in Fuurin High that is known for having a delinquent student body and aims to be the top fighter in the group. Hakura beat up a couple of guys that were gaining up on Kotoha Tachibana although he was being a real tsundere about it since it was the first time a girl treated him like a normal person. Didn't take much for guys that Haruka beat up on to come back with more guys which lead some awesome fight scene with some sakuga moments from Cloverworks. Hakura was outnumbered and that's where the Fuurin boys came in as the locals cheered them on. This was all strange to Haruka as he came from a place where delinquents like him were frowned upon so it looks like enrolling in Fuurin High was a good fit for him after all. This was an awesome first episode and the animation was top notch. The soundtrack was pretty good too. |
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| You can never be disappointed with Cloverwork's adaptations. I've always seen this manhwa pop up on sites, but never gave it a chance. Because the name is the same as the cycle one, so I didn't put much thought behind it. But now, it's going to be one of my favorite this season for sure. I really like Sakura's personality, he is not a weakling and will probably be a pretty good character. The animation and fighting sequences are dope as fuck. OP AND ED both pretty good. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| woww im in love with the op!! also great animation and an overall good and interesting first episode :) feel like im gonna enjoy this show a lot |
| I'm watching this because my favorite VA is here, and I don't have any expectations for this anime. I've watched Tokyo Revengers before, and I hate it. But this one... This one is actually pretty damn good. |
HumanekyApr 4, 2024 3:50 PM
| ayo that was surprisingly good. its been forever since i've seen some good delinquent action, we got one last season but that was trash. i can get behind this one, cloverworks cooked with the animation and the mc is kinda jokes with his personality. looking forward to the rest of this now. |
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