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| I hope with time the world becomes more accepting of people like Tsubaki. What you're interested in shouldn't be gatekeeped by some idea of gendered exclusivity. I do wonder though if there is a female equivalent of guys liking pretty or 'non-manly' things and feeling insecure about it? 🤔 |
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| This was a rather touching story about Tsubakino. It can be tough being a boy who has an appreciation for the cuter things in life. Society forces it's expectations on you and when you don't conform to it will ostracize you. That is why it's important to find friends who will accept and support you. |
| The episode about Tsubaki's flashback is incredible! I didn't think that behind the appearances hides a person who is uncomfortable in her own skin!! |
| oooooooooh the weather outside is snowiiin' ❄️☃️❄️ glad to see the people who need to see this are seeing it 🫡 self-discovery and being who you are is awesome 💯 |
| 🌈 i just want gintama back |
| people bitching and crying about stuff as usual. This episode was peak |
| Worst eps! Literally so ass, had me shaking my head till the end. Just why it has to be Tsubaki's backstory?? Where's Frank guy at? Screw today's eps!!! |
 me and who? |
| One of the best episodes of Wind Breaker so far, with a touching and amazing message for everyone who's struggling with themselves. Tsubakino is one of the best characters in the series and when that certain fight comes, people will be cheering for them. |
| Such a heartwarming episode. I burst into tears as soon as the old man started crying, realizing that his now-deceased wife had loved him all along, despite him being oblivious to it for most of their life together. I'm really glad the Bofurin boys were able to help the old man with his long-time dilemma. The old man aside, we still haven't seen anything of that tattooed, muscular guy who made his debut in a post-credits scene a few episodes ago. I'm excited to see what that guy has in store for us. |
| weird how an anime about self-acceptance has insecure people whining about it lmao |
| 🌈 i just want gintama back |
| Well this episode went in a different direction than I'd expected (thought they were either actually gonna go on a "date" or run into another problem that forces them to fight) - but can't say it's totally random, with how many wholesome, life lesson-centered episodes we've been getting lately. I really liked it. I love how much this show makes me smile. The old man and his wife are such couple goals. Sakura had way more screen time blushing than not blushing this entire episode lmao. He's adorable. ....Why the hell are so many people complaining about this episode when it's such a feel-good episode? It's already been established for a while now that this show isn't exclusively focused on fights and action - it also highlights many important themes and life-lessons for teenagers. Some that are pretty cheesy ngl, but the wholesomeness of this series is a big part of what makes it so great. People who complain about the crossdressing or about this show not mainly focusing on the action really need to change their mindset/expectation for this series and grow up. |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| Look at the author's previous manga. They have a crossdressing fetish. |
| decent episode i always have a sweet spot for old people stories and this was pretty moving, For tsubakino's backstory i have conflicted feelings, while i like how they approached it and that he found happiness doing things that are considered weird by society while i think you don't owe society anything you can atleast respect the norm and appear "normal" while going outside, blend into the crowd with strangers and show yourself to people you know would be more proper, but still i like that tsubakino didn't force his way into Sakura and just hoped for acceptance instead, Now overall this show is going in a strange direction, i feel like the yankee aspect is just a pretext to introduce melodrama, i guess it's cool for some but i personnally expected pure fights like we had in season 1, which was why i took interest. |
| Deep dark fantasies |
| The majority of the comments in this forum...I'm not surprised lol This episode was the best of this season made me tear up, makes me wish if there were more people like Ito-san and his wife. |
| I did not expect any heavy character building or complexities espeiclly from a middle school fighting anime, but boy I was wrong: characters that contradicts a lot of societal norms alongside the characters of the current selves. Really good episode, maybe (for me) best episode of the show. Sure, the acceptance arcs of the other characters were nice, but they felt predictable and bland (imo). But introducing a crossdresser caught me off guard and piqued my interest. It's rare to see them in anime or any media with actual good and layered representation, really good episode. |
| Thread cleaned. “illness” “woke shit” “tranny” “LGBTQ Propeganda” Damn guys what is wrong with you? Learn when to keep things to yourselves, interact on the internet like you would in real life, you wouldn't say that to anyone's face would you? Restraint is not difficult, that's why I have no acceptance for such posts. This is an anime, it's not deep, there is no “propaganda” here Crossdressing is an element that is often used in Japanese media, if that's too much for you that's ok, ey but then leave it alone. Further posts that go in this direction will be punished directly with a 5-day ban, nobody needs such stupidity. |
| an old man and his death wife love!!! kekeke |
Reply to perseii
4 episodes without a fight. You're an action show, please do the thing you're good at.
Its character drama, worldbuilding and slice-of-life stuff is all pretty basic, I don't understand why they've put the main feature on pause for so long to just meander like this...
Its character drama, worldbuilding and slice-of-life stuff is all pretty basic, I don't understand why they've put the main feature on pause for so long to just meander like this...
| @perseii I totally agree, but at the same time this was hands down my favorite episode of the series so far. They're shooting themselves in the foot by focusing on the slower, more heartwarming, non-deliquent show content for such long stretches of the show, and most of it isn't nearly as good, but this episode in particular was fantastically well handled, even if they honestly should probably mix thing up a bit more. |
| Okay, I cried. Damn. |
perseii said: 4 episodes without a fight. You're an action show, please do the thing you're good at. Its character drama, worldbuilding and slice-of-life stuff is all pretty basic, I don't understand why they've put the main feature on pause for so long to just meander like this... They are doing what they're good at. This show is about people. If you don’t like it,then watch something else, no? 🤷🏻♀️ |
| I see there's some people hating on these past two episodes, just know that Tsubaki isn't going anywhere and he's a very present character, it's better for those people to just drop the anime lol also know that Wind Breaker is a very (what some people would call) "woke" anime/manga Still I'm happy the majority of comments are positive, I'm loving this season so much! I cried a whole ocean this episode |
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Reply to Zahyra
perseii said:
4 episodes without a fight. You're an action show, please do the thing you're good at.
Its character drama, worldbuilding and slice-of-life stuff is all pretty basic, I don't understand why they've put the main feature on pause for so long to just meander like this...
4 episodes without a fight. You're an action show, please do the thing you're good at.
Its character drama, worldbuilding and slice-of-life stuff is all pretty basic, I don't understand why they've put the main feature on pause for so long to just meander like this...
They are doing what they're good at. This show is about people. If you don’t like it,then watch something else, no? 🤷🏻♀️
Zahyra said: They are doing what they're good at. This show is about people. There are a lot of great shows that are "about people." For me this one's doing just an okay job with "people" stuff, not as good as it is at doing action. It's nowhere near enough to hold the anime up on its own over such a long stretch. If you like how they're handling it, great. Season 1 did a better job alternating and mixing the character work with the action (even if it also dragged later on). I'm still here to see that. |
| I was hoping to get some action since we're entering the latter half of the season, but I really love grandpa's story. It was touching to me, I felt sad that grandpa was being unsure if he was truly loved or not. The ending to the episode was beautiful. |
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| That was such a great episode! I truly appreciate Tsubaki’s backstory, even though it was brief, it strongly portrayed the struggle of feeling alienated for liking things outside the “norm”. It was painful to hear Tsubaki say that he wanted to be/feel “normal”, especially when there’s nothing wrong with him enjoying dressing up and wearing makeup. Nonetheless, seeing him find two people who accepted him for who he is and what he loves was genuinely heartwarming. Honestly, it was a great episode that highlighted the struggles of members of the LGBTQ+ community and did a great job showing understanding and inclusivity. Really looking forward to seeing more of Tsubaki! |
Sun_ChanMay 11, 2:20 AM
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| The "date" with Tsubakino to visit the Ito residence and help out the ailing old man with the house chores since his wife Yui's passing, Nire and Suo share the same sentiments while Sakura just remains flustered with the old man sharing his tales of the time with his wife together. At least to Tsubakino, they treated him with utmost care that he's into the traits of feminism, that is a sentiment shared since the time he met them, albeit wanting to be "normal" in the eyes of people. That story inspired Nire much for Sakura and Suo to beckon joining Tsubakino along. Sakura, however, interprets it in a way like Tsubaki is into Umemiya, which is kind of funny. But referrig to the garden outside, which was a garden until the dogwood tree's presence made it look out of place, it certainly stands to reason that he did all of the things for his wife, yet never attempted to understand her better, which now he only knows. A different episode, but a great one at that. |
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