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I've seen people making up different story arcs on what will happen after the Noroshi War so here's mine.
*Manga spoilers ahead*
Maybe in the future, Nii Satoru-sensei might create a story arc about a sukeban*.
*A sukeban is a delinquent girl gang that emerged in Japan from the 1960s to 1970s.
History
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Sukebans were formed due to bōsōzoku a.k.a. male biker gangs or the yakuza not accepting female members. The rise of sukebans has a huge impact on the feminist movement in Japan. Each gang has their own rules, hierarchy, and ways of punishment. E.g. Cigarette burns were considered a minor punishment if a gang member was disrespecting a senior member or stealing a boyfriend.
My thoughts if it were to come true
If the author included a story arc about a girl gang, I would have faith in him. I mean look at how well-written & well-designed the ladies in wind breaker are.
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*I love how the author would draw sketches of Kotoha with major characters such as Tsubakino and Sakura. This means that Kotoha is more important than we have initially thought. Moreover, kudos to Nii Satoru-sensei for not sexualising Kotoha. I am sick and tired of mangakas sexualising female characters for no reason.*
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Not to mention many of us know that Nii Satoru-sensei is good at writing complex characters such as Tsubakino.
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Story Arc, Characters & Operation
As for how this story arc will be executed, I believe it will cover topics such as feminism, struggles of womanhood and mistreatment of women.
Moving on to how this sukeban operates, here's my input. I believe everything they do is the complete opposite of Bofurin. E.g. instead of protecting their own town, they protect themselves. This is because the town they live in is also the complete opposite of Makochi, hostile and narrow-minded.
*I just thought of making this sukeban the complete opposite of Bofurin because I think it's interesting to see their reactions. It's also hilarious because the opposite of a boy gang is a girl gang. Get it? Okay, I'll stop.*
I also believe maybe this sukeban and its base can act as a sanctuary for women of its town who were mistreated by men such as giving them food, shelter etc.
I believe the overall vibe that they give is going to be like the military instead of high school.
As for their leader, maybe she'll be the opposite of Umemiya, stoic and serious. However, it is interesting if she was a good leader like Umemiya because so far we've only seen bad leaders in Wind Breaker.
As for their gang name, maybe it will be associated with elements such as water or space. This is because the other gangs e.g. Bofurin 防風鈴 is named after the wind element, Noroshi 狼煙 is named after the fire element, Gravel and Shishitoren 獅子頭連 are named after the earth element along with KEEL is named after or related to the metal element.
*I know that Shishitoren are named after animals but animals are also related to Earth sooo*
Final Thoughts
Overall, this is just a random thought of mine that I just want to share. If Nii Satoru-sensei doesn't include a story arc that talks about girl gangs, I won't be disappointed or upset as long as he writes a good story.
*P.S.. this is my first time ranting about an anime so feel free to critique or educate me if I've made a mistake. Also, I still have some opinions regarding this sukeban idea so should I create a part 2?*
Umemiya the type of guy to let you lash the fuck out, call him names, throw a swing (that he dodges obvy), scream, shout and cry and then will hit you with the "Are you finished? Good. Now c'mere." and then will fucking bear hug your ass until you stop wriggling and break down in his arms apologizing.
And let me tell you I fucking hate that this has me on my knees wailing right now.
The thing that gets me is im not even a lash out girlie when im really angry. I go fucking silent and ICY. I know my anger is a quiet seething terrible despicable thing and i usually only keep the real ugly shit to myself.
But just the IDEA of being able to comfortably go into that rage state and knowing the person seeing it won't see it as despicable or ugly and just sees it as a part of you which in turn makes it something they love is just...leveling me right now.
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I, now, realise that Togame loves Choji and Choji loves Umemiya. And Umemiya loves plants ig
I don't get it ngl . Why would the author give every single side character some set of chapters exploring everything about their past & fleshing out everything about them & giving them centric arcs with the conflict revolving around them while Sakura" the protagonist"barely get one chapter focus on him alone/ the conflict of every arc doesn't revolve around him . Very disappointing treatment for Sakura from the author!
I would personally argue that every arc is a Sakura-centric arc, even when the conflict revolves around another character on the surface! We see Sakura almost every single chapter, and he definitely gets the most amount of panel/screen-time than any other character. I believe each arc is built around a lesson or push he needs to grow into his fullest potential as a character (this honestly might be an analysis I do at some point on my wbk blog- what important is being imparted to Sakura towards his personal growth in each arc). Each arc is him growing into a person he can be proud of, learning how to be a protector and leader of Furin and the town, and have ingrained internally that he is just as deserving of love and should be valued as much as everything and everyone else in Makochi.
We don't necessarily need to know the specific details of why he is a part of Furin because we already know that part! He's spent his whole life being rejected and treated like he is incapable of doing any good. He's always had to do things on his own and was never able to make positive connections with those around him. But the characters around him? We are told these things about Sakura pretty quickly and everything else is just filling in the gaps. However- Why does Sugishita practically worship Umemiya? Why is a pretty boy like Kiryuu a 'delinquent'/fighter? We don't know these things, nor does Sakura. A part of Sakura's personal journey in becoming a good leader or even just his personal journey in learning how make connections IS to learn about the people he is protecting/the people who are putting their support behind him. Getting to know these people's backstories IS a part of Sakura's personal growth as a character.
Every little thing we learn about Sakura's past does build up though! Maybe we don't get it all at once, but we may continue to get it throughout the rest of the series, however long it goes. We cover more than one manga chapter in a singular episode of the anime, if side characters gets one episode about their backstory that's really not that unheard of! Though I do admit that the slow and gradual reveal of small details from the main character's backstory is unconventional to most animes, there are so many other series where huge things about the main character's backstory is reveal WAY into the story (Luffy from One Piece especially comes to mind immediately, but Noragami and Clannad are other series where huge details about the main character's backstory are revealed as the story progresses).
It definitely is a preference of storytelling, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that Sakura's character is neglected by the narrative. So much of every arc has something that Sakura needs to learn, or involves a change in perspective he needs to develop further to push beyond the mindset and deeply-rooted beliefs of his (lack of) self worth that he's been left with from his past.
WBK twitter extras (and more) translation master post
WBK brainrot has taken ahold of me and I will be translating some official content! This post will be regularly updated as more translations are completed. (if there's no link, it's still a WIP)
There might be some mistakes, so do feel free to let me know if I've gotten anything wrong!
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Weekly seiyuu questions (Season 1)
Weeks 1-7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Boufuurin chat talk (Season 2)
Week 1 - Pictures of sakura
Week 2 - Candy
Week 3 - Skincare
Daily character questions (Season 1)
Sakura Haruka
Nirei Akihiho
Sugishita Kyoutarou
Tachibana Kotoha
Suo Hayato
Hiiragi Touma
Sako Kota
Togame Jo
💙Umemiya Hajime💙 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Tomiyama Choji
Kiryuu Mitsuki
Tsugeura Taiga
Kaji Ren
Daily character questions (Season 2)
Sugishita Kyoutarou
Kiryuu chan Mitsuki
Tsugeura Taiga
Character song translations
「Aim for」 - Sakura Haruka
「fortitude」 - Sugishita Kyoutarou
「Navigator」 - Nirei Akihiko
「Mind's eye」 - Suou Hayato
Tokuten voice cards
Tokuten voice cards - Umemiya ① and ②, Hiiragi ②
Tokuten voice cards - Sakura ①, Nirei ②, Sugishita ① and ②
Tokuten voice cards - Sakura ② and ③, Suo ① and ② and ③, Nirei ① and ③, Sugishita ③, Hiiragi ① (all remaining cards)
Other translations
Wind Breaker x Abema Collab
Wind Breaker omikuji
Character Q&A (2023 set)
Wind Breaker Drama CD vol. 1 – Fuurin, Memories of a Summer - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Wind Breaker Drama CD vol. 2 – Oedo-style Fuurin Story - Sample, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Wind Breaker DVD/BR Vol. 6 bonus content – Boufuurin Vs Shishitoren Maruhi ㊙ Talk and Battle - Part 1, Part 2, WIP
Wind Breaker Special Stage Event: Tonpuu-machi Halloween Matsuri Afternoon show special reading drama - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Other content
Wind Breaker Exhibition Kyoto Review
WinBre x Sanrio, Natori's concert (Wind Breaker opening), Shizuoka's tea fields (the place Suou wants to visit)
LQD: WINDBREAKER S2.04 "growth"
✧₊⁎honnii☀︎
So if endo is voiced by daisuke ono (erwin smith, joutarou, sebastian (black butler), nendou (saiki k), wriothesely)
Will we be blessed with hiroshi kamiya as chika???? (levi, saiki kusuo, neuvillette, mephisto, ego (blue lock))
God please i have never asked for anything
SixTONES CD jacket for the opening song
BOYZ
manga spoilers: foreshadowing in the op (the frames with hands)
cloverworks are insane for taking manga readers on quite a journey with all the flashbacks 😭 such beautiful and emotional sequence 😭
chapter 82: salvation
chapter 58: discussion
chapter 66: hidden feelings
chapter 65: repaying the favor
chapter 56: visiting his home
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I rarely draw characters in somewhat detailed backgrounds, so this was definitely outta my comfort zone! Whilst it was difficult, I think adding a background created a sort of narrative to the piece? Overall, I think it turned out pretty well.
sakura you're too innocent and too good for this world.
to make the mundane a memory of a lifetime for furin
(For furin trio week day 1 and day 2)
advice from suo, take it or leave it
Wanted to draw them again X3 Just really love this story and these characters :D
🎐🎐🎐 ボウフウリン最高 🎐🎐🎐
umemiya proudly showing off sakura to everybody in japan makochi (人^▽')～☆
I will forever appreciate a theme in my fictional stories, & that’s exactly what Wind Breaker (by Nii Satoru) has, so, I present:
Wind Breaker characters have a theme to their names.. a thread:
Bōfūrin / 防風鈴
so, even though our protag group’s name is written and visually represented as “wind chime”, Bōfūrin’s name is where this group’s theme of trees/plants start:
防風鈴 (“prevent/protect” “wind chime”) has the same reading as 防風林, a type of forest planted strategically to prevent wind erosion of soil — much like Fūrin’s mission of protecting and serving their town
all of Bōfūrin’s named members (and close associations) so far have some element of tree/plant/wood in their last name (if you look at the kanji of their last names, you’d see a lot of wood radicals/木字旁):
桜 遥 • Sakura Haruka: 桜 / cherry tree
(fun fact: his name 遥 / haruka means "far"; also it's commonly a feminine given name)
蘇枋 隼飛 • Suō Hayato: 枋 / sandalwood (?) or tree used as timber, general term for wooden beams in houses
(fun fact: his last name 苏枋 is the Chinese name of a traditional reddish brown color, named after a pigment made from 苏木!)
楡井 秋彦 • Nirei Akihiko: 楡 / Siberian elm
杉下 京太郎 • Sugishita Kyōtarō: 杉 / Japanese cedar (cryptomeria japonica)
柊 登馬 • Hiiragi Tōma: 柊 / holly osmanthus (osmanthus heterophyllus)
(fun fact: his name 登馬 means "to mount a horse"; no, not that kind of mount, the regular horseback riding kind)
梅宮 一 • Umemiya Hajime: 梅 / plum tree
(fun fact: his name 一 is just "one")
This association also extends to Kotoha, who is very closely associated with Bōfūrin:
橘 琴叶 • Tachibana Kotoha: 橘 / orange tree
now, Bōfūrin members yet to be featured in the show: (spoilers below the break)
(if you want to go to later parts: part 2 - shishitoren & part 3 - noroshi!)
梶 蓮 • Kaji Ren: 梶 / paper mulberry (broussonetia papyrifera)
(fun fact: his name 蓮 / Ren means "lotus")
椿野 佑 • Tsubakino Tasuku: 椿 / Japanese camellia
(fun fact: their name 佑 means "to help/protect" or "to bless"!)
桐生 三輝 • Kiryū Mitsuki: 桐 / empress tree (paulownia tomentosa)
柘浦 大河 • Tsugeura Taiga: 柘 / mandarin melon berry (maclura tricuspidata)
There's also 桃瀬 匠 (Momose Takumi, "peach tree") & 水木 聡久 (Mizuki Saku, "wood"), the two other Heavenly Kings
I hope I have rly driven the point home here,, /lh
