Wind Breaker (manga)

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Wind Breaker
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Haruka Sakura
Genre
Manga
Written bySatoru Nii
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMagazine Pocket
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 13, 2021 – present
Volumes16
Anime television series
Directed byToshifumi Akai
Written byHiroshi Seko
Music byRyo Takahashi
StudioCloverWorks
Licensed byAniplex of America
Original networkJNN (MBS, TBS)
Original run April 5, 2024 – present
Episodes4
icon Anime and manga portal

Wind Breaker (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Nii. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga website in January 2021. As of March 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected in 16 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by CloverWorks premiered in April 2024.

Plot[edit]

Furin High School, a prestigious school with a decent reputation known only for their brawling strength. However, they use it to protect their town from anyone who wishes it harm.

Haruka Sakura, who recently entered Furin High School, claimed he wanted to be the top and didn't want to get involved with the weak. Despite not wanting to have friends in the beginning, he met and developed relationships with unlikely companions who shares the same goal as his.

Characters[edit]

Haruka Sakura (桜 遥, Sakura Haruka)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[3] (Japanese); Austin Tindle[4] (English)
A transfer student at Fuurin High School. The reason he entered the high school was because he wanted to reach the top. He has heterochromia in his hair and eyes, making him unique. Despite his stubborn nature, he is a tsundere and has a great sense in justice. In addition, he also has a high sensitivity towards romance. It is implied that the reason he refuses friendship is most likely because of his past -- when his strength resulted in everyone hating him.
Kyōtarō Sugishita (杉下 京太郎, Sugishita Kyōtarō)
Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[5] (Japanese); Orion Pitts[6] (English)
A first year student. He doesn't talk much. He is Fuurin High's representative and Umemiya's devoted lackey.
Hayato Suō (蘇枋 隼飛, Suō Hayato)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[7] (Japanese); Dallas Reid[6] (English)
A first year who later becomes Sakura's right hand-man beside Akihiko. He always wears an eye patch and has a calm fighting style.
Hajime Umemiya (梅宮 一, Umemiya Hajime)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura[8] (Japanese); Aaron Campbell[6] (English)
A third year and the representative of Fuurin High School. He has a cheerful personality that makes Sakura wonder about his status as a leader. He likes gardening on top of the school. He is adoptive brother of Kotoha and is protective of her.
Tōma Hiragi (柊 登馬, Hiiragi Tōma)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[9] (Japanese); Nick Huber[4] (English)
A third year in Fuurin High School and one of Four Heavenly Generals.
Akihiko Nirei (楡井 秋彦, Nirei Akihiko)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[10] (Japanese); Bryson Baugus[6] (English)
A first year who later becomes Sakura's right hand-man. Although he's not very strong, he has a lot of information about delinquent students from various schools.
Taiga Tsugeura (柘浦 大河, Tsugeura Taiga)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[11] (Japanese); Jordan Dash Cruz[6] (English)
Another transfer student. He has an obsession with muscle training and asking people about their "aesthetics".
Mitsuki Kiryu (桐生 三輝, Kiryu Mitsuki)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[11] (Japanese); Drew Breedlove[6] (English)
A first year student. He likes playing video games.
Kotoha Tachibana (橘 ことは, Tachibana Kotoha)
Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa[11] (Japanese); Hollis Beck[4] (English)
A café owner in the district who is like a big sister to the Fuurin students. She is the adoptive sister of Hajime.
Chōji Tomiyama (兎耳山 丁子, Tomiyama Chōji)
Voiced by: Kikunosuke Toya[12]
Jō Togame (十亀 条, Togame Jō)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[12]
Kōta Sako (佐狐 浩太, Sako Kōta)
Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[12]
Yukinari Arima (有馬 雪成, Arima Yukinari)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[12]
Minoru Kanuma (鹿沼 稔, Kanuma Minoru)
Voiced by: Hiromu Mineta[12]

Production[edit]

Wind Breaker is written and illustrated by Satoru Nii. He was inspired to draw manga as he consistently read Weekly Shōnen Magazine during his childhood. While attending university he submitted a dark fantasy work titled Uramare-ya for a newcomer award and then achieved a Kodansha-published serialization with the gender bender/sports manga Danshi Bado-Bu ni Joshi ga Magireteru Secret Badminton Club. When a second badminton series stalled in development and after he received some advice from an editor, Nii shifted his focus to creating stories about male characters he called "cool boys" (カッコいい男の子, kakkoī otokonoko).[13] Wind Breaker was born out of Nii's desire to create a series centered around this archetype, which he wished to accomplish by studying similar works while consulting with an editor.[14] Manga like Rave Master and Samurai Deeper Kyo, both of which he grew up reading and that be felt contained such characters, served as influences.[13]

Nii initially considered having Umemiya as the main character. However, he was unable to make progress having the team leader of Bofuurin as the protagonist, so he brought in Sakura to fill the role to lend an outsider's perspective on the story's circumstances.[13][14] The author has called Sakura his favorite character for embodying the "cool" factor he sought to accomplish and due to the time he devoted in designing his appearance and personality.[14] He chose to give him heterochromatic eyes and hair to add visual complexity and to make him distinguishable as the main character at a glance.[13] He further likened him to a stray cat in his design, stating his light movements and lack of body thickness were unlike normal humans.[14] Also feeling that he lacked the personality of a main character in an early draft, Nii gave Sakura the tsundere-like trait of being embarrassed when someone praised or thanked him.[13]

The main setting of the manga was modeled after a shopping district in Tokyo. Bofurin's team color is green, representing plants, while the rival team Shishitoren's color is red, representing a red lantern found in a tavern.[13] Nii claimed to have little involvement with the anime adaptation. He admitted to being impressed by the voice actors' commitments to their parts and was consequently able to reinterpret his own characters.[14]

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Written and illustrated by Satoru Nii, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website on January 13, 2021.[15] As of March 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected in 16 tankōbon volumes.[16]

In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for digital English publication.[17] During their Anime NYC 2022 panel, Kodansha USA announced that they would begin releasing print copies in late 2023.[18]

Volumes[edit]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 7, 2021[15]978-4-06-522979-8April 26, 2022 (digital)[1]
August 1, 2023 (print)		978-1-68-491117-2 (digital)
978-1-64-651835-7 (print)
2 July 9, 2021[19]978-4-06-524015-1May 24, 2022 (digital)[20]
October 3, 2023 (print)		978-1-68-491183-7 (digital)
978-1-64-651836-4 (print)
3 September 9, 2021[21]978-4-06-524849-2June 28, 2022 (digital)[22]
December 5, 2023 (print)		978-1-68-491235-3 (digital)
978-1-64-651837-1 (print)
4 November 9, 2021[23]978-4-06-525995-5July 12, 2022 (digital)[24]
February 6, 2024 (print)		978-1-68-491346-6 (digital)
978-1-64-651838-8 (print)
5 January 7, 2022[25]978-4-06-526596-3August 9, 2022 (digital)[26]
April 9, 2024 (print)		978-1-68-491392-3 (digital)
978-1-64-651839-5 (print)
6 March 9, 2022[27]978-4-06-527281-7September 13, 2022 (digital)[28]
June 4, 2024 (print)		978-1-68-491435-7 (digital)
978-1-64-651840-1 (print)
7 June 9, 2022[29]978-4-06-528174-1November 22, 2022 (digital)[30]
August 6, 2024 (print)		978-1-68-491556-9 (digital)
978-1-64-651841-8 (print)
8 August 9, 2022[31]978-4-06-528846-7January 10, 2023 (digital)[32]
October 1, 2024 (print)		978-1-68-491640-5 (digital)
978-1-64-651842-5 (print)
9 October 7, 2022[33]978-4-06-529412-3March 14, 2023 (digital)[34]978-1-68-491847-8
10 January 6, 2023[35]978-4-06-530343-6June 13, 2023 (digital)[36]978-1-68-491967-3
11 April 7, 2023[37]978-4-06-531234-6August 8, 2023 (digital)[38]979-8-88-933096-7
12 June 8, 2023[39]978-4-06-531879-9October 20, 2023 (digital)[40]979-8-88-933189-6
13 August 8, 2023[41]978-4-06-532670-1January 9, 2024 (digital)[42]979-8-88-933325-8
14 November 9, 2023[43]978-4-06-533549-9April 9, 2024 (digital)[44]979-8-88-933438-5
15 January 9, 2024[45]978-4-06-534179-7——
16 March 8, 2024[16]978-4-06-534870-3——
17 May 9, 2024[46]978-4-06-535507-7——

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation produced by CloverWorks was announced on March 30, 2023.[47][48] It is directed by Toshifumi Akai, with scripts written by Hiroshi Seko, character designed by Taishi Kawakami, and music composed by Ryo Takahashi.[49] The series premiered on April 5, 2024, on the brand new Super Animeism Turbo programming block on all JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS.[50] The opening theme is "Zettai Reido" (絶対零度, "Absolute Zero"), performed by natori, while the ending theme is "Muteki" (無敵, "Unbeatable"), performed by Young Kee.[11] Aniplex of America licensed the series and is streaming it on Crunchyroll.[51][52] Muse Communication has licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[53]

Episodes[edit]

No.Title [54][a]Directed by [54]Written by [54]Storyboarded by [54]Original air date [56]
1"Sakura Arrives at Furin"
Transliteration: "Sakura to Fūrin" (Japanese: サクラとフウリン)		Toshifumi AkaiHiroshi Seko, Shiori TanakaToshifumi AkaiApril 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
2"The Hero of My Dreams"
Transliteration: "Akogare no Hīrō" (Japanese: 憧れのヒーロー)		Shinichiro UedaHiroshi Seko, Shiori TanakaToshifumi AkaiApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)[b]
3"The Man Who Stands at the Top"
Transliteration: "Itadaki Ni Tatsu Otoko" (Japanese: 頂に立つ男)		Akihito SudōHiroshi Seko, Shiori TanakaAkihito SudōApril 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)
4"Clash"
Transliteration: "Shōtotsu" (Japanese: 衝突)		Kazuki OhashiHiroshi Seko, Shiori TanakaKazuki OhashiApril 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)

Reception[edit]

The series ranked 20th at the 2021 Next Manga Award in the web manga category.[58] At AnimeJapan 2022, the series ranked ninth in a poll asking what manga people want to see animated.[59]

By March 2022, the series has sold over 1.22 million copies between its digital and print versions.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[55]
  2. ^ Due to the broadcast of the 2024 Masters Tournament, this episode aired at 1:58 a.m. JST, 1 hour and 32 minutes after the original air time on Japan News Network.[57]

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