This review is only about the anime I havent read the manga and dont plan too Ill still watch season 2 tho. Light spoilers ahead Animation and visuals This is a strong point of this anime. The colors are vibrant but tone down when they need to facial expressions and interactions are communicative and the fight choreographies are the best part in my opinion the action scenes are impactful and way above other anime of this genre they are over the top 1 vs 30 and highschoolers pulling pro martial artist moves but that is part of what makes it fun to watch. Characters Most of the characters are likeable and have stylish designs. The main character Sakura is very dense and I found him a bit annoying at times but its interesting to see him open up to others. Bofurin are all nice guys but maybe too much ? Ill get back to that later... The Shishitoren characters had an interesting dynamic but it was hard to picture a coherent group behind their actions. My favorites are Suo and Togame. Music The soundtrack is decent but nothing really caught my ears. The opening was nice but I really preferred the ending. Plot themes and worldbuilding Im grouping these all together because all these elements will lead to my main problem with Wind Breaker. The dynamic and relations between characters are touching but the narration is really basic nothing original to note in the way the story flows but it works Furyo arent particularly known to have complex storylines anyway. Some of the themes of Wind Breaker include discrimination difference and social awkwardness but they feel empty because of the worldbuilding... With this kind of anime you always need to apply a good dose of suspension of disbelief because these teens are gonna brawl in plain day on a busy streets and absolutely no authority figure is gonna show up ever but its even more true for this anime than in other delinquent anime/manga. In other Furyo anime/manga cops and teachers are either incompetent late to the party or just dont care at all but at least they do exist in Wind Breaker the school staff and other authority figures like cops or parents are not even mentioned they go to school but dont have class or teacher they are delinquents but dont rebel against anything concretely... A big part of delinquent manga and rebel youth culture in general is showing how young individuals can feel restrained by a system that doesnt always understand them how they express individuality and alternative values in opposition to a system that tries to format them. In Wind Breaker there is no system that tries to restrain the characters and no authority to rebel against its even the contrary they Bofurin are the system and the authority they dont meet any systematic contradiction to their ideals and so the values they display feels flat and the delinquent tropes only become mere aesthetic... And thats a shame because the actions of Bofurin wouldve been even more meaningful and inspiring if they actually tried to do things their own way in a system that doesnt recognize their good deeds because they only see who they are and not what they do. Conclusion This review might be more subjective than others because of my love for the Furyo genre. I found Wind Breaker enjoyable on many aspects and I can understand people who rated it higher than me not everybody approach animes with the same expectations. But this anime totally misses the point of the Furyo delinquent genre and this one element ruined it for me and turned all these qualities into wasted potential.