Wind Breaker

Marinate1016★ 9

Ever wondered what Tokyo Revengers would be like if it were good? Well, look no further. Windbreaker is the best delinquent anime I’ve seen and one of the best of the season. Cloverworks’ latest project has amazing production values, badass fights and cool characters. A must watch for action fans. Windbreaker is a meathead’s paradise. First episode had one of the coolest fights of the season. Within the first 6 episodes we had our first battle arc, etc. This show has nonstop hands flying and it looks great! The story isn’t the strongest so far, but it’s got a lot of potential and it seems theywant to focus on developing the MC and establishing his relationships with the side characters first, which I actually think in the long run will be better. This creates a stronger emotional bond between the viewer and characters and even by the end of this first cour, I felt like Sakura was my little brother and just wanted him to succeed. While it’s obviously severely dramatised, I also found the whole concept of Bofurin to be cool. A school gang that just wants to act as a police force and help out the community. There’s no desire to grow into the biggest gang in Japan or dominate the underworld or anything like that. It’s a very wholesome premise and you just want to root for these guys. Now, just like Tokyo Revengers it does require a little bit of suspension of disbelief to enjoy windbreaker. Police officers, teachers and adults seem to not exist in this world. I mean we’ve seen these kids in school for an entire cour now and I haven’t seen one teacher.. but you know, that aside, good show. It’s a very grounded story that at its course revolves around the MC learning to open up and be vulnerable with people. He’s got the traditional macho guy persona and thinks he can fight his way out of every situation and muscle his way to the top of Bofurin, but what he learns over time is that there’s so much more to being the strongest than just physical strength. It’s about those bonds we form with others that give us the motivation we need to push forward and be the best versions of ourselves. Thanks to the fights in this season, he begins to realise that and it was fun seeing him open his mind to the world. I think windbreaker is definitely aimed at the ladies somewhat, lots of nice looking guys, MC is constantly flustered and looking cute because of how bashful he is, etc etc. So female shippers and meatheads alike can enjoy windbreaker. It actually almost feels like it was made for the tumblr crowd, similar to Dunmeshi. It’s got a little something for everyone though. Action, ships, just a cool ass vibe in this one that I haven’t really seen. Cloverworks are known for their fluid action scenes and Windbreaker is no exception, this show looks amazing. The fights are of course good, but I mean even minor scenes like Sakura chasing a cat through an alley are full of Sakuga. I’d be lying if I said that weren’t a big part of the windbreaker experience. If it were done by another studio would it have the same type of reception? Probably not. But, hey, good animation has to count for something in this medium. Windbreaker is a very fun watch for anyone who’s into yanki or delinquent style shows, wants cute guys doing cute stuff or just meathead action fans who want to see some amazing fight choreography. The story isn’t the most profound, but it was good enough for me to stay entertained and the characters are awesome. Windbreaker gets 9 out of 10.

Valentine07★ 5

(Spanish review below). I didn't like it. I was prepared to like 'Wind Breaker', but it didn't. I started the anime thinking it was going to be about gangs and honor and fights and all that. But... I discovered an anime about winning fights with the power of friendship and knowing and accepting yourself. There's nothing wrong with that, but in this case it feels childish and incoherent. I have no problem with stereotypical characters, but in the case of 'Wind Breaker', they offer nothing more than the stereotype. I don't like any of the characters, I don't care about any of them. As the plot progressed, I startedto get confused. Is that what this season was going to be about? Is that all? Nothing happens in the season. There's a lot of "fights", but there's no real plot beyond, as I mentioned, the power and importance of friendship and all that. I don't understand what the Furin is. Are there no teachers? No classes? What do a group of teenagers do without supervision and no plans for the future, at least to finish school? (I feel old thinking about this but I can't stop thinking about it.) The idea is interesting, but the development is not. The beginning is not that bad, but as the anime progresses, it becomes boring and more boring. ... No me gustó. Estaba preparada para que me gustara 'Wind Breaker', pero no fue así. Empecé el anime pensando que iba a ser sobre pandillas y honor y peleas y todo eso. Pero... descubrí un anime sobre ganar peleas con el poder de la amistad y conocerse y aceptarse a uno mismo. No hay nada malo en eso, pero en este caso se siente infantil e incoherente. No tengo problemas con los personajes estereotipados, pero en el caso de 'Wind Breaker', no ofrecen nada más que el estereotipo. No me gusta ninguno de los personajes, no me importa ninguno de ellos. A medida que avanzaba la trama, empecé a confundirme. ¿De eso se trataría esta temporada? ¿Eso es todo? No pasa nada en la temporada. Hay muchas "peleas", pero no hay una trama real más allá de, como mencioné, el poder y la importancia de la amistad y todo eso. No entiendo qué es el Furin. ¿No hay profesores? ¿Ni clases? ¿Qué hacen un grupo de adolescentes sin supervisión y sin planes de futuro, al menos para terminar la escuela? (Me siento vieja pensando en esto pero no puedo deja de pensar en ello). La idea es interesante, pero el desarrollo no lo es. El comienzo no es tan malo, pero a medida que avanza el anime, se vuelve aburrido y más aburrido.