Audience reviews
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PasDeDeux
First three minutes seem promising, but every second after gets just more and more cringy. The visuals and fight scenes are polished, but the script feels like it was written by a teenage girl with some social problems. If I had to estimate how much time is spent on fights vs analyzing “whether I even need those friends, or not?” it would be something like 10:90%
And what kind of school is this, anyway? There are no teachers, no lessons and even the drawing on the board never changes. So they basically go there just to sit together, analyze their emotional problems, then hang out to beat up other guys with depression?
And one more thing: they are supposed to be cool defenders of the city, yet there’s a gang around every corner? Then MC came and effortlessly beaten them up. Whaaat?
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I recently finished Wind Breaker. let me get strait forward why the hell is this show so lame? Why the hell that basta*d Sakura blushing over every sentence is he a girl or something? Its so annoying and most of the characters look like cheap fan art of Tokyo Revengers.They even show back stories of characters in middle of a fight! How much more lame they can be??
But this series starts quite good and has some decent fight scenes. Yeah don't expect god tier fist fight animation like the scene where Ayanokoji beats the class c captain. But Wind breakers animation is pretty decent. But the story is lame and has no depth. Just some kids fighting and shouting about honor. I honestly do not recommend it unless you have lots of time to waste.
Read at the sourceKemalist
I’ve been regularly watching anime since 2014 and this is single-handedly the worst industry plant anime I’ve laid my eyes upon. First of all, this show is a disgrace to delinquent genre, there is NOT a single delinquent character in this show and I’m not even joking. Are you kidding me? How come I don’t see anyone mentioning this obvious mistake when criticizing this show? Anime fans really turn their brains off as soon as they see a show with good animation I guess
Story [0/10]: In the first episode we are told that mc, Sakura Haruka (probably the worst mc name I’ve seen in years) has been bullied his whole life for having two toned hair and heterochromia. Honestly who gives a fuck if his hair is black and white? What a lame ass backstory but I’d still try to accept this as a decent way…
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People often said Wind Breaker is Tokyo Revengers but better. The only thing that is the same is they're both delinquent anime. That's literally it, the concept of the story is different. People saying one is better than another is tripping lol. Even though I don't like TR, I can't say WB is better than TR.
Now about WB, this anime is just okay. The story is not particularly light or heavy. The characters and their situations though, it's kinda lack of depth. Pretty sure they're written better in the comic, but in anime, they're making me say "That's it?". I understand because the selling point is the interesting fighting scenes, which CloverWorks definitely serves with that, but giving more background to the story won't hurt anyone.
Sometimes this anime feels childish and a bit embarras…
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Most compare this series to Tokyo Revengers except in that Wind Breaker is actually good, and I couldn't agree more. It can be compared to Tokyo Revengers, except it's so much more than that.
The characters are so wonderfully written, than it's engaging to learn about their stories and dive into the world around them. The fights also genuinely have weight to them, and why they fight. It isn't for no reason. The characters are also really likable, and just overall feels like a great group of people.
Also do have to mention that the animation is wonderful. Cloverworks is really proving they're a good studio and can handle these types of stories. It shows through all the effort put into this adaption, and as a manga reader it makes me very happy.
Overall, if you want something similar to…
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(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 started to 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 m…
Read at the sourceRojaum
When I started watching the anime, I thought it would be a brawling anime, where the main character would fight with everyone in the school until he reached the top, like a Mortal Kombat 2 where you climb the tower to the top.
But unfortunately, the story isn't quite like that.
To start, the guys go to a school where there are no classes and no teachers, lol, what kind of school is this?
But in reality, the school is like a society of boys who want to fight, but don't.
They want to protect and paint the city and hunt cats.
You watch the anime thinking that there will be a lot of fights, great challenges, but none of the fights are funny because the main characters fight with very weak guys, the fights are just crying.
In most fights it's like those episodes of Naruto, he kept remembe…
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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…
Read at the sourceSakuranomori
Plot is very shallow and characters are just different to be different and each one comes with a trope. Everyone's very emotional, some are even bashful despite the fact that they're in a delinquent school.. Story is extremely predicatable. Characters behave in exceedingly cringy behaviour and rarely show any deviation from their two dimensional tropes.
Art and animation are decent, fight scenes also have nice moments, Overall it's nothing to write home about, but above average.
This anime is basically the essence of people asking their parents for Tokyo Revengers and have the parents respond with "We already have Tokyo Revengers at home"
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Plot is mid, main character has always been a lone dog and transferred schools where he aimed to be the number one fighter, but then discovers power of friendship.
Especially the first 4 episodes are quite hard to watch, it really is a "trust the process thing".
When more fighting scenes started, the author basically forcefully give everyone a 10 minute character arc with a bunch of cut scenes of their own past. There are also many unnecessary blood splat scene which doesn't contribute to anything, but the animators really gave their all, everything is so smooth and realistic.
I have mixed feelings because the VAs and fighting animations are really good and the characters are lovable. But beyond that, the plot really isn't that good for those who want to watch this for the plot.
edit: musi…
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I watched this when I was reaaally bored, even then I couldn't keep my eyes on screen unless the characters were fighting.
what I did like was the animation, I really enjoyed how the fights were animated it's clear they did research on street fighting style's but that's all the positive things I could really say. the characters felt half baked, it didn't help that we met someone new every episode without even rounding up the previous characters which annoyed me a lot.
the whole "with the power of friendship we can do anything!" stuff feels very corny and forced like it's really trying to be something it's not. if that's what you like all power to you but I recommend watching my little pony instead.
Read at the sourceAakBan_Pochi29
When the first episode came out and I watched it, I felt this was going to be better than Tokyo Revengers but unfortunately my opinion changed midway into the show.
The first episode, we're introduced to the main character Sakura. He's someone who is always on edge, is ready to throw a punch at anytime, loud, blushes at the most random things.....and that continues all throughout. The problem is, they started the show with a banger by showing us how anxiety and neglect has affected Sakura unfortunately, they don't make enough use of these two important points and Sakura becomes a character you won't even miss if he wasn't there.
I think the problem starts when the side characters are introduced. The side characters have so much personality, screen presence and an actual charm to them tha…
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4/10 - Looks good, but has nothing else going for it.
There's nothing to spoil, because nothing happens in it.
It's a fighting anime with people having different motivations and ways of thinking (obviously, but it's central to the writing), but essentially it maintains a sort of status quo where there is and always will be violence happening in the streets, of which the school the main character goes to, essentially several rival schools of delinquents, are protecting everyone by beating up hoodlums, punks and harassers.
The fighting itself, is excellent. The animation is great, the angles and shots are great, the attention to detail is great... but throughout it all everyone who fights is largely miserable and everyone who enjoys it, does so for the wrong reasons and boy does the sho…
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Wind Breaker is an anime that started right from the get-go. First couple of episodes were well done, with a good pace and an absolutely beautiful art and fight choreography. Sadly, that's all the good things I can say about it. The main character, Sakura, is a basic Tsundare that cant talk to anyone, so basically every other mc, with no remarkable or redeeming qualities whatsoever. Side characters are no better, forgetful the moment they step out of the scene. Also, there are a couple of characters that are clearly a rip-off from Tokyo Revengers, and, in my opinion, they aren't even trying to hide it. This anime tried(and failed) really hard to not just be a fight anime, but, in doing so, it even failed to be even that. The fight scenes, in general, are really well made, with beautiful so…
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The first four episodes of "Wind Breaker" had me hooked. I loved the world and the premise, The MC was interesting, the animation was very good. It seemed like it was going to be a fun watch, but the whole 1v1 Bofurin vs Lion Head arc started and that entire thing was a chore to get through. This is something that can only be pulled off after establishing the characters and having a good story build up, not straight out the gate with 6 episodes into the start of the story. It felt like a lot of lazy info dump with the flashbacks, the emotional scenes were not hitting, the redemption of Lion Heads leaders created moments of some of the most forced character development scenes I've ever seen and the execution of it was honestly even cringe at times. Personally felt it was a thematically shal…
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Wind Breaker is one of the big names in the 2024 spring season and is praised by many. However, It seems to be overhyped by the incredible animation and action sequences so much so that it distracts people from the bad writing. The show started off really fun, but once it gives the story some attention you start realizing that there isn't much besides those amazing action sequences.
Story/Writing: [4/10]
The synopsis on MAL explains the story enough that I feel I don't have to go over it. It's not exactly winning any awards, but there is nothing wrong with it. But as you may have seen I gave this category a low score, and that is all thanks to the god-awful writing. All the tension that was built up between the characters goes out the door after each fight. The antagonists were meant to…
Read at the sourceMarinate1016
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 they want 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 be…
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TL;DR
Wind Breaker's only good merit is the action thanks to Cloverworks' production, unless you delve deeper into what the anime is about.
If you know me, most of you would be familiar with me pointing out flaws in character detail since they're mostly the bulk of what makes an anime good. Besides that, I'm just an avid fan of action anime, it's just blatantly obvious that I regularly watch them every year. It's one that I felt most comfortable with, one where many greats were born from it, ones that have made me laugh, ones that have made me cry, but it's also one where I have a high standard of, and it's also easy for others to fumble with the action genre, most commonly with animation issues, just being still drawings being dragged in and out of the screen that is supposed to be "act…
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Wind Breaker - It's Tokyo Revengers, but good, and even better? Some, and many others, will debate about that.
Ever since the adaptation of famed mangaka Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers dropped onto the anime scene back in Spring 2021, we're still memeing the hell out of that series even after a good 3 years, when it comes to delinquent-centric shows. It's especially the case for what could be a great series, that slowly and eventually crawled to such oblivion that it left a bad taste in the majority of the audience's mouths. So then, we're left questioning: What IS the next wave of delinquent-type shows that can outdo and/or outgun the still-ongoing anime craze of Tokyo Revengers. And boy, do I have the perfect show for you: mangaka Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker (not the Webtoon series of the sa…
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Sakura leaves urban life for a quieter town known for its school of the strongest delinquents. Convinced he has what it takes to climb to the top, Sakura is ready to spend his high school days fighting for supremacy.
Story & Character: 3/10 & 4/10
Delinquent series typically incorporate elements of conflict over territory, finances, and hierarchy. While Wind Breaker includes turf wars, it lacks intensity, with fights ending in trivial ways. The series feels more like a civilized drama than a battle shounen, focusing on character dynamics and situational comedy rather than rivalry. Sakura's goal of rising to the top is challenged by the reality that Furin's hierarchy is determined by democracy, not meritocracy, making the story risk-averse.
Wind Breaker attempts to develop characters thro…
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