Wind Breaker

From an early age, Haruka Sakura was made an outcast due to his unconventional appearance and lack of social skills. However, the rough treatment turned him into a proficient fighter, which is now the only thing he prides himself on. Starting at Furin High School, where it is rumored that strength is valued over academics, Sakura has only one goal—taking the top spot.

Involved in a street brawl the day before his enrollment, Sakura happens to meet a group of his future schoolmates. Instead of the usual rejection, they fight alongside him, demonstrating that what the school actually cares about is protecting the town of Makochi from any harm—hence why the students call themselves "Bofurin." Surprised by the support and appreciation of the townspeople, Sakura has a hard time accepting their goodwill.

Though unfamiliar with kindness being shown to him, Sakura must learn to push past his discomfort when Bofurin is pitted against formidable enemies. After experiencing the feeling of acceptance, he finds himself fighting for the sake of others for the first time.

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Sakura, Haruka Main

Uchida, Yuuma Japanese

Suou, Hayato Main

Shimazaki, Nobunaga Japanese

Umemiya, Hajime Main

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Sugishita, Kyoutarou Main

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Nirei, Akihiko Main

Chiba, Shouya Japanese

Hiiragi, Touma Main

Suzuki, Ryouta Japanese

Togame, Jou Supporting

Umehara, Yuuichirou Japanese

Tachibana, Kotoha Supporting

Hasegawa, Ikumi Japanese

Kaji, Ren Supporting

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Kiryuu, Mitsuki Supporting

Toyonaga, Toshiyuki Japanese

Maeda, Toshihiro Producer

Fukushima, Yuuichi Producer

Uryuu, Kyouko Producer

Yamazaki, Hiroaki Producer

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Jul 14, 2024

Ghost_Equinox

Recommended

---This would make a great video game---

Two things that stand out and make this anime worth watching is the fighting and the music. The Bofurin kick and punch the crap out of thugs and other gang members. There are some great intense battles that you will enjoy as you watch. It has very fast-paced action and it feels very satisfying when they land hits😊. The music is fire, and it just hits right throughout the whole anime. Honestly, I could see this being an awesome beat em up video game.

They have a great cast of characters that have unique traits which keeps this from being ... dull or boring. Although, I feel the MC was a little of what we have seen over and over again from other anime.

it's classified as an action anime, but it sometimes feels like you're watching a slice of life anime. There are moments where characters could be over apologetic and sometime a bit too mushy. They also repeat the same positive messages over and over again. It could feel like there is no real deep story or not progressing enough. That's not necessarily a bad thing just something to keep in mind.

8/10
There is room for growth and makes me excited to see season 2 in 2025.

(my reviews are purposely meant to be really vague)
Thanks for reading. Ghost Equinox *2*

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 12, 2024

camanthat

Mixed Feelings

A fun show with good animation, though it isn't the strongest story-wise.
Fight scenes are beautifully animated and OP slaps.
Characters and dialogue are nothing revolutionary, but fun to watch. Most characters fill a stereotype and are pretty one-note but have entertaining interactions and dynamics with each other.
Pacing is ok - faster than most older shounen, but still takes multiple episodes to chronicle one day - and story is predictable. The character comedy and fight scenes definitely save this show. Season ends in a really strange place - wraps up nicely around ep 10, then spends the last three eps setting up the next arc before ... ending just as you expect there to be more. This season definitely could have benefited from either a shorter run (ending around the content of ep 10) or a longer one (moving into and completing the next arc). As it stands, the season's ending is unsatisfactory and confusing.
The most nuanced character is Umemiya and the least bearable is Nieri.
Overall, a good show for a laugh, but don't go in expecting anything you haven't seen before.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 12, 2024

oponent

Not Recommended

Another anime of the season, another dissapointment.

With how popular the anime is, I think everyone knows what it is about, it has 0 story, so what you do is follow the MC (Main Character) picking up fights until he gets to the top.
The problem with that is, you need to have an amazing MC to have an enjoyable show and Sakura is the opposite of that:
-he's always frustrated for no reason, behaves like an annoying kid, always screams during normal conversations, isn't gratefull for all the kindness he's given, and although he's strong in combat, he's weak in mentality.

When is comes to personality, every ... character has none, all of them have that hive-mind 1 brain cell of wanting to fight everyone at any time. The only character who isn't like that is even more annoying, is always scared to contrast the rest of the cast, with screaming and over-reactions, just there to make exposition.

The setup is something that an 8 year old would come up with:
-there is no parents, no teachers, no classes, the abandoned school serves as a hangout but "students" are still divided into classes (?), and all of them just get food for free at the restaurants because the fight agaisnt other thieves students (?), the whole plot is plain stupid.

The few attempt as jokes and just the the idiot characters screaming at each other, and being loud does not equal funny.

When it comes to likeable characters, there's only the white-haired captain and thats pretty much it.

Overall, having a show like this is fine, but having it average a score of 8 baffles me, the only saving grace is the battle coreography and thats pretty much it.
Having a MC start strong and capable of winning any fight he's in does not make him a good, compeling or interesting character, having this edgy angst teen is a pain to watch, the show could actually be decent and I would give it a score of 6 or 7 if Sakura was completely deleted, and have the white-hair captain as the MC instead.

As someone who has battle-shonens as their favorite genre, this ain't it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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