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Absolutely brutal. I thought round 1 was embarrassing with a one hit KO *after* a sucker punch, but that barely even measures on the scale after round 2.
Don't worry he'll change them to Crocs when it's his turn to fight!
[](#urbansmile)
Joking aside, I do think he has something nasty about him, and not just his behavior toward his own people, but... His ambitions? Their #1 is just having a good time, but I do not believe Togame's doing that just for fun...
I was not expecting the fights to be quite so one sided, heh.
At this point the only fight I'm expecting to not be one-sided for Bofurin is Sakura's fight. I think that number two is a real monster
What I think it is really setting up for is Sakura losing and Umiemma winning. He will then realize his gap and difference between himself and the top of the food chain.
Togome will become the new leader of shishitoren and Sakura will be training for a rematch..
Havenât read the manga but this is how I feel like it seems to be going
I feel like Sakura needs to get a lesson in humility too. He'll most likely to get schooled so he can improve and surely get some friendship lessons on the way. I mean that's how usually these things work at the start of a season.
Suo's fight did not disappoint, I love his style of leveraging opponent's strength against themselves, making his fight looks effortless, and in this case, utterly humiliating for his opponent
Judo used a lot of grabbing, while Suo seemed to be more of redirecting the enemies energy. I think either aikido or taichi maybe? Not sure myself.
I was half expecting someone in the anime would explain what martial arts that he actually used. However, It seems most of them are just street brawler that they don't recognise the martial arts? Nirei is supposed to be a walking encyclopedia but he was also surprised seeing that move.
I can definitely see the Aikido/Aiki-jujutsu and Taiji in there. Lots of redirections and joint locks, and the takedown at 19:02 is textbook [Aiki-jujutsu](https://youtu.be/nUYWTqUKanc?si=n2gDcnscYCblifoG), but it's definitely a mix of mostly Northern Chinese styles.
The "one inch punch" at 18:53 could be Wing Chun like another commenter mentioned, or more likely, it's Bruce Lee's [Jeet Kune Do](https://youtu.be/93gcf30R2hY?si=CgEg8WhihE4nMVJj), which incorporates Wing Chun, inspired Rock Lee's fighting style in Naruto (matching Suo's stance with one hand behind the back), and fits his mixed style approach. The side kick at 19:57 was definitely [Bruce Lee-esque](https://youtu.be/tdxZLKOnjWQ?si=CBVTg3oQQ9KAFLMD) too.
Definitely a lot of Wudang, the family of Chinese martial arts that Taiji fits under. Some of the redirections, like the one at the beginning of the fight, feel like Baguazhang, especially when he steps around the opponent. There were a lot of shoulder bumps that are reminiscent of [Bajiquan](https://youtu.be/zMOid8Fp7Ss?si=lZW6kQWw2nTKRJJF), which is *very* [popular in Japan](https://youtu.be/rUxNVEe0PiY?si=1TTq8coj45Vm-zLQ).Â
A lot of the takedowns that aren't joint locks, like at 17:04 and 17:53, feel a lot like [Shuai Jiao](https://youtube.com/shorts/VkDhEGFNQVQ?si=ostSkmLFM7EoOZ0Y), which is a competetive standup wrestling style very similar to Judo. The leg catch at 18:48 is textbook [Sanda](https://youtu.be/XBKJA4-fZbQ?si=pnVUv9zcO05JYEXA), aka Chinese Kickboxing. Lots of Shuai Jiao and Sanda techniques come from other Northern styles, including Northern Shaolin and the aforementioned [Bajiquan](https://youtu.be/-cemBJ7H7gE?si=ufpwr44KVDnUEl65) and [Baguazhang](https://youtu.be/x9I5bS1AxR4?si=KRPaqTsngUuC4gBw). In general, if a movement in traditional martial arts looks weird or impractical, [it's probably a takedown](https://youtu.be/5kv8HkGWo2Q?si=8a0oclgPOpXhfrKg).
Just a massive TMA nerd who loves the fights in this show. They might exaggerate the characters' strength and agility a lot, and fighting hoards of people alone would be downright stupid IRL, but the actual fighting styles themselves feel grounded and believable for their body-types and personalities.
I especially like how grounded Suo feels for an anime character using kung fu. Most of the movements aren't too exaggerated beyond their real-world counterparts. While idealistic, Suo's hands-down fighting style seems plausible enough if you have *really* good head movement, and not to shill traditional martial arts too hard, but a lot of the techniques in isolation feel like they'd work IRL.
Most of my experience is in MMA, but there's been plenty of examples of TMA working at the highest levels of professional MMA, which is fascinating. The attention to detail in the choreography of this show is a treat. Honestly, up there with JJK as some of the slickest martial arts in an anime in recent memory.
I took a few classes of ai kido, it's definitely reminiscent of that.
My sensei was a firm believer of "love your opponent" (the 'ai' part of ai kido) which was engrained in most of the moves I learned. Redirecting a punch, or any lunges towards you into a flip or a hold-- we learned how to arm-bar your opponent when they threw a punch at your face and basically force them to tap-out/forfeit fighting lest we apply more pressure and break their arm once we had complete control of their joints.
Looked like the same thing Suo was doing all throughout the match. He didn't strike or attack the dude, just pretty much redirected his offense and make the guy see the futility of attacking Suo.
I do judo and would say what Suo is doing is more like aikido. Judo isn't as much about redirecting force as it is about breaking balance and then creating pivot points to leverage gravity. In judo there's not a requirement that your opponent is already in motion, so often there's nothing to redirect; you are yourself creating the motion in your opponent.
In judo the single most fundamental concept is [kuzushi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuzushi) - that is destabilizing your opponent. Note that kuzushi is treated as a verb (I don't know Japanese, just speaking in a judo sense) - you are **creating** or at least **inducing** the imbalance. You are not expecting one to exist (though it's nice when it does - for example in response to a throw by your opponent you can attempt a counter-throw). You're assuming the other person often knows what they're doing and isn't going to be kind enough to run at you and create the imbalance on their own.
Nice opener for the upcoming fights, this is what I wanted from Bucchigiri... bros fighting and teaching a lesson to the bad guys and no spineless MC (shame on you too Tokyo R.).
I think i saw his character as unfixable, hes just a horndog that wants to have sex, no further reasoning, doesnt care who the girl is, he saw a girl, thought she was cute, and even when she set him up, treated him like shit and berrated him he still wanted to hit it, even when she clearly said no, like, dude, there are limits to how stupid you can be, and the worst for me is that i knew he wasnt going to have development, he literally would draw his super power while saying he wanted to lose his virginity, so he didnt see that trait of him as something bad or something to be fixed, so i knew it wasnt going to get any better
> I think i saw his character as unfixable
You were absolutely damn right. 99% of the people on the discussion threads were on a perpetual hell waiting room just for the MC redemption arc.
I already knew I liked Suo but baby talking his opponent into one of the coolest fighting styles of the show so far.. he may just have bumped up to my favorite
I love how both fights showcased the Bofurin members' strengths and personalities. They both completely overwhelmed their opponents in completely different ways - Sugishita is a straightforward guy so he just punches him out, while Suo is totally capable of doing the same but draws it out to play mind games - and Sakura is not surprised by either lmao. Also, off topic, but Suo being mean is very attractive and he's VERY pretty.
officially a stan of eyepatch-kun, that fighting style is SICK and also graceful lol. heâs just so calm and cool as he physically and psychologically breaks down that dude. I canât wait to see him really get mad and go all out at some point, itâs going to be terrifying
The fighting style of Bofurin's members being defensive makes a lot of sense. Sugishita is extremely tanky and Suo focuses on counterattacks. We've also seen Umemiya blocking Tomiyama's kick like it was nothing.
I got the impression Suo was mostly using counters in that fight because itâs the best way to humiliate his opponent and teach him a lesson. If he was serious Iâm pretty sure he would be formidable on the offensive too.
From what we've seen with the couple punches he gave his opponent in the fight, Suo doesn't seem to be that strong physically, like I doubt he would win an "all punching, no dodging" fight against a skilled fighter!
But he seems to have enough to *finish* his opponent once tired him enough by dancing around him!
If you are specifically talking about this fight, Suo did it on purpose. Sakura explained it best. Suo purposely put the guy in the state where he couldn't escape nor lose, basically making this into a show. It's Suo's way of teaching the guy a lesson via maximum humiliation.
How strong Suo really is, that is anyone's guess at this point. Sakura even went and asked Nirei how to get Suo to fight him seriously.
> The fighting style of Bofurin's members being defensive makes a lot of sense.
Given their mission is to protect people, it does make sense; Being able to last longer in a fight by dodging/parrying (or just enduring) the hits, means the other people can escape while you hold off the opponents, and if needed, gives more time for backups to arrive!
Interesting that Sakura wanted to spar against Suo; I guess he's never fought someone like that (not the typical street brawler), he wants to test himself, see if he can land his hits! (I do wonder how that fight would go; If Sakura CAN hit him I think he'd win easily, he seems much stronger than Suo... But can he, land his hits?)
I think this was an amazing episode. The animation for the fight scenes is really top notch. Funny thing is while Sugi is aggressive, his counter was in "protecting" his leaders title "san" So even his attack was "defensive" in nature.
I really wish I could watch these all back to back but I can't get myself to wait. The dynamics of the characters so far are really well done.
Pheeew, that was a treat! Numa got handled like puppet, then shamed and schooled. I hope he'll learn from this defeat and quit being an asshole. That being said 2:0 right off the bat has me worried. I don't think Bofurin will go full 5:0, so I expect Hiiragi to lose and I'm not sure what will happen in Sakura's match. Maybe a draw? I'm looking forward to the next episodes!
[](#hypeeyes)
I have a feeling Sakura is going to lose - I mean *yes* he's strong but Togame is something else... Plus it'll also be a nice way for Sakura to get stronger together with everyone.
After Suo's fight I'm won over that Wind Breaker is gonna be better than Tokyo Revengers as a delinquent anime. Cloverworks cooked once again, the inter cut backstory of Suo's opponent was well done as a lead in to the first step to growing up is empathizing with others. I'm sure this will be a key part of Sakura's growth too now that he's found friends who will accept him.
>Wind Breaker is gonna be better than Tokyo Revengers as a delinquent anime.
I would roughly estimate this will be at least one hundred times better. (And my biggest objection was NOT the crybaby nature of the MC in that one).
Yeah the first arc of Revengers is actually kinda promising, but imo it spins its wheels too much and the movtiations of the villains becomes comical yet itâs played off straight
Even at its best I never really felt Revengers delivered. (First of all, the middle school setting with most characters looking like seniors in high school was . . . annoying in the extreme). I liked Rokudo's Bad Girls vastly more. Even if it was far from perfect it, had both heart and a fairly clear direction.
Yeah right now I only keep watching Revengers for laughs. I swear the author doesnât know how real people act. For Wind Breaker though I appreciate how Sakuraâs calls out everyoneâs bullshit
I gave up on Tokyo Revengers when S1 ended. I felt I had had (more than) enough. I agree the writer doesn't seem to have any ability to depict the behavior of anything like real human beings. I would note that {Nagasaki} REVENGERS was actually quite good yet largely ignored.
Same here...I've been meaning to pick up S2 but I really have 0 urge to do so...S1 just progressively got worse. Plus there's no way someone who would have Takemitchy's ability is *that* dumb at using it to some advantage.
As someone who sticked with the anime and watched it weekly.
Don't waste your time.
I only continued it because I wanted to know what Kisaki deal was and that was also a huge disappointment, it honestly makes you laugh at how bad it is.
I always saw Tokyo Revengers as more of a Time Travel story than a delinquent story, the parallels of Takamitchy improving his modern-time life by fixing the past compares nicely to that of Marty McFly doing the same in BttF. The deliquency and swastikas are just window dressing AFAIC
Wind Breaker is fully full on a shounen fight deliquent anime, hands down.
Even in regard to a time travel I feel it doesnât hold up to other anime in that genre like Re:Zero, Summertime Rendering, Erased, and obviously Steinâs Gate.
In the most direct comparison to Re:Zero which uses return from death as a tool to grow Subaruâs character every pivotal point in the story humbles and matures him in a lasting way which was really satisfying and cathartic for me. On the other hand, Takemichi goes through a lot of shit too but I feel like he keeps making the same mistakes and isnât developing as much as a
person.
Sidenote Takemichi being mentally a 20 something instead of a teenager like Subaru makes more critical of him being outsmarted by literal middle schoolers.
I think Takamitchy's "unreliable main hero" status made him the perfect comparison to Marty McFly. Remember how BttF starts? Marty is a struggling rock guitarist high school deliquent in his own right, his family life sucks and he has no ambition, and is about to lose his girlfriend to his own mediocrity, and his mom to Biff Tannen.
Then he travels back in time, repairs his family situation by improving his parents' origin story (in the process lets Biff Tannen screw up the timeline to create the plotline for BttF Part 2) and solves his ambition problem and wins back his girlfriend in the process.
This is nearly identical to Takamitchy at the start of TR. He has no ambition, is fired from his craptacular convini store job, USED to hang around a bunch of ambitious (albeit deliquent) friends but lost touch with them, and USED to have the perfect girlfriend but she dies in Episode 1. His time travel journey sets about to change all that, just like Marty.
Even the names are similar. Marty and Mitchy.
I'll give you that point. The 'superpower' of Takamitchi being his 'crybaby' status is iffy at best-- it's like Japanese millennials just WANT today's youth to not identify with TR's main character, if they think having a chronic cryer as a main hero is gonna connect with everybody more than someone like say Eren Yaeger or Tanjiro Kamado (who watched his mother and siblings be butchered in front of his eyes but still only cried about it once in the Demon Slayer anime to date)
> Wind Breaker is gonna be better than Tokyo Revengers as a delinquent anime.
The 'crybaby' character being a side character and not the main one sure helps!
(And his reactions/fears are often justified; [I wouldn't expect the Shishitoren to play nice after these fights...](https://imgur.com/n9DJTLc)
> The 'crybaby' character being a side character and not the main one sure helps!
Also the fact no one gives a shit about him. He's shatting and farting all over the place and everyone just pretends nothing's happening
I really do like how they took the "crybaby" trope and made it a non fighter. That is the one trait I can;t stand in some other animes (IE Zenitsu in Demon Slayer) However, since he also collects the info on everyone he actually serves a dual purpose. So far his interest as a characters is balanced between the crybaby and the researcher.
> I really do like how they took the "crybaby" trope and made it a non fighter.
Should have just gotten rid of it entirely and instead replaced him with an actual, well written character. I wonder why so many mangaka are allergic to writing good characters.
With how popular some of them are (eg. Zenitsu), it might be because the Japanese market prefers lazy tropes and manga are primarily written with that market in mind. A lot of shows that have properly written characters resembling real humans have been more successful (in terms of cult status, not neccessarily sales) in the West than in Japan. Samurai Champloo, Vinland Saga, Trigun, Cowboy Bepop, etc.
Ya, it's actually one of the reasons some folks can't watch some of the shows. The "over dramatic screaming or crying" is a huge turnoff. It took me a while to get used to and I still can't watch anything that's too over the top.
It's a shame too since the West has been eagerly eating up Eastern anime since the recent stuff coming from the West just sucks in general until they move away from this culture bs. I know a lot of people turning to Anime and Eastern Horror nowadays. HUGE money making oppurtunities.
The crying or screaming works in the managa medium but not VOICED OUT LOUD, ya know?
What determines if I will stay liking Nirei (because I don't mind him now) is if he actually means it when he wants to learn to fight. Because he's already showing more drive for that than Takemitchy, it's just a matter if he does do that
Having a crybaby characters adds some layers to the story and character dynamics so not everyone is a badass, but it is a good idea to have them as a side character so that you can enjoy the fights without listening to the crybaby's doubts and fears the entire time. Also I do like that the other characters here aren't being impeded in some way by the crybaby, they still do whatever they want.
yes you can, but what I mean is by having this sort of crybaby character as a side character instead of a main character, you won't be hearing them constantly whining or complaining since they're just on the side and not the focus of the show.
Iâll never stop saying it but Cloverworks is easily the top of the A class tier of anime studios. Rank 1 of A class, bordering on moments of S class animation sometimes. On direction alone they punch way above their weight in every show they do fit sure
I thought that they'd be duking it out in the open with the Shishitoren members forming a circle around them, I did not expect that [Shishitoren has an arena](https://i.imgur.com/EZgPH85.jpeg) prepared for their little one-on-one team fight. Converting an abandoned movie theatre into a makeshift arena is pretty cool.
I didn't know what to [expect from Sugishita's opponent](https://i.imgur.com/k3U0UY6.jpeg) but I certainly did not think [he'd go down like a sack of potatoes!](https://i.imgur.com/Q5f4KC6.jpeg) Sugishita is a beast who's all about raw power! [The dude just tanked that punch](https://i.imgur.com/ZmrlxZC.jpeg) and [paid the other guy back tenfold.](https://i.imgur.com/mmytikO.jpeg) A satisfying end to that guy who thinks he's such a hotshot.
Suou's fight is way more entertaining though. His style is clearly based on Chinese Martial Arts [and he loves using his opponent's momentum against them.](https://i.imgur.com/NLt8kve.png) My favourite has got to be [Suou performing the one-inch punch](https://i.imgur.com/hj7sl6W.gif) on the guy after chopping him in his ear. That was fucking cool!
That two wins for Bofurin! There's no way they're going to sweep this, right? I can see Hiiragi maybe losing but I don't see Sakura or Umemiya losing at all. Maybe the audience will get restless and some interference will happen. Whatever happens, I'm excited to see the next three fights!
At first viewing I thought he slapped the guy's arm away but after slowing it down [it looked like an ear chop or a neck chop](https://i.imgur.com/ZLgYkZJ.jpeg)
I almost feel bad for the guy that had to fight Suo cause that was not fair at all. I think he attacked a total of TWO times during that entire fight. The sheer disrespect and âyouâre not on my levelâ while doing the bare minimum.
The first two fights were not equal at all but Iâm expecting big things from the rest. The two strongest of shishitoren and the guy that Hiragi seems to have some history with.
But that Togame guy is giving me seriously bad vibes. I feel like Iâve got a good grasp on Choji but I canât get a read on him. I think things are about to get ugly.
Was that Wing Chun? thought I was watching IP Man for a second. lol guy got destroyed. We got ourselves a sweep so far..but im sure the rest wont be so easy.
> We got ourselves a sweep so far..but im sure the rest wont be so easy.
2-0 so far, and I'm 99% sure Umemiya will win so that's 3-0 (though he'll likely fight last).
The question is the other 2 fights! Will Sakura finally experience a defeat, against Tagome? Or will the King dude lose his fight?
(If they want to make it more dramatic I suppose they would BOTH lose, so it's 2-2 before the fight between the Leaders!)
But even if they 5-0 them, I do feel like it's not gonna be the end of it... They brought them into their territory, if they suffer that humiliation, I doubt they'll be "good sport" about it.
Not really- there is a story writing format called something like the âheroâs journey circleâ (itâs not even close to called that but I canât remember)
Dan Harmon does a video on it but essentially it says
Introduce hero
Then introduce ambition
Then introduce antagonists
Then introduceâŚ.
In the end the antagonists always get what they want- then the hero has to sacrifice something to defeat them
And the hero wins, but at a cost
Then the next arc recycles the format
Itâs super common
BUT that can mean Umi gets defeated and Sakura has to reclaim bofurin from the bottom up when he eventually needs to fight the guy who took Umi down
Iâve never read the manga but I try to guess a lot of storylines based on my shitty recollection of how the cycle goes lol
If this happen later int he series after we got to know them....I'd be for the 2-2 tie..but.i have a feeling this early match is to show their power..and all will win and dominate these guys
its more so Aikido mixed with some wing chun. he didnt do any of the typical wrist manipulation and inner work and more of the fliud joint manipulation that lead into the throws aikido. He didnt do enough striking jet to say its wing chun. The little striking he did could be wc but also over stuff.
The striking seems more like a mix of Jeet Kune Do and Bajiquan. He has the same stance as Rock Lee and the side kick finisher was very Bruce Lee. Bajiquan, a kung fu style that is very popular in Japan, particularly in [fighting games](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxNVEe0PiY), accounts for all the shoulder bumps and the leg catch.
The grappling feels like a mix of Aiki-jujutsu, Aikido, [Shuai Jiao](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VkDhEGFNQVQ), and Wudang styles like Taiji and Baguazhang. The many jointlocks and the takedown 19:03 at are definitely Japanese Aikido/Jujutsu, but takedowns like the one at 17:53 are much more typical of [Chinese wrestling styles](https://youtu.be/x9I5bS1AxR4?si=KRPaqTsngUuC4gBw).
**Sugishita won** - which I leaned towards before from last episode, and locked in especially when Sakura challenged him before he went this episode.
**Suo won** - he has been so chill so far, so expected that we gotta see him flex a bit for a proper introduction.
**Hiragi - probably lose.** He has been nervous, and has some sort of history with the other guy, so could be tripped up by that.
**Sakura - probably lose.** He's the MC, so it makes sense that he could experience some loss early on to give him more room to grow. He's already fighting the number 2 guy at the rival school, and after the previous battles, Togame seems more locked in now. Either way, it will definitely be a competitive battle compared to the first 2.
* **With it at 2 wins and 2 loses - Umemiya probably wins** to break the tie (though of course it mainly only matter if he wins anyway). He's the top dog at the school, so expected to see him show off for his title.
It could go somewhat differently of course, but most expected outcomes. đ¤
Suo's fight practically eclipsed everything else in this episode. The animation was so gorgeous but man I can understand why Suo is called the gentleman of the gang. His moves were so graceful and precise like a beautiful battle dance while also teaching that dude how to grow up into an adult was amazing to watch.
Goddamn this series keeps delivering each episode. The soundtrack meshes in so well with each scene and everything comes together amazingly.
Suo is the scariest of the bunch. Kicking his ass would have been a mercy. Instead he psychologically broke his opponent by spamming counters and called him a fucking baby. And all Sakura could think was âhow do I get Suo to fight me for real?â.
If this arc is all about showing off our boy bandâs fighting styles then Iâm very interested in the leaderâs
I already wrote this as a reply in a comment thread, but might as well comment directly.
I really love Suo's fighting style. I can definitely see the Aikido/Aiki-jujutsu and Taiji in there. Lots of redirections and joint locks, and the takedown at 19:02 is textbook [Aiki-jujutsu](https://youtu.be/nUYWTqUKanc?si=n2gDcnscYCblifoG), but it's definitely a mix of mostly Northern Chinese styles.
The "one inch punch" at 18:53 could be Wing Chun like another commenter mentioned, or more likely, it's Bruce Lee's [Jeet Kune Do](https://youtu.be/93gcf30R2hY?si=CgEg8WhihE4nMVJj), which incorporates Wing Chun, inspired Rock Lee's fighting style in Naruto (matching Suo's stance with one hand behind the back), and fits his mixed style approach. The side kick at 19:57 was definitely [Bruce Lee-esque](https://youtu.be/tdxZLKOnjWQ?si=CBVTg3oQQ9KAFLMD) too.
Definitely a lot of Wudang, the family of Chinese martial arts that Taiji fits under. Some of the redirections, like the one at the beginning of the fight, feel like Baguazhang, especially when he steps around the opponent. There were a lot of shoulder bumps that are reminiscent of [Bajiquan](https://youtu.be/zMOid8Fp7Ss?si=lZW6kQWw2nTKRJJF), which is *very* [popular in Japan](https://youtu.be/rUxNVEe0PiY?si=1TTq8coj45Vm-zLQ).Â
A lot of the takedowns that aren't joint locks, like at 17:04 and 17:53, feel a lot like [Shuai Jiao](https://youtube.com/shorts/VkDhEGFNQVQ?si=ostSkmLFM7EoOZ0Y), which is a competetive standup wrestling style very similar to Judo. The leg catch at 18:48 is textbook [Sanda](https://youtu.be/XBKJA4-fZbQ?si=pnVUv9zcO05JYEXA), aka Chinese Kickboxing. Lots of Shuai Jiao and Sanda techniques come from other Northern styles, including Northern Shaolin and the aforementioned [Bajiquan](https://youtu.be/-cemBJ7H7gE?si=ufpwr44KVDnUEl65) and [Baguazhang](https://youtu.be/x9I5bS1AxR4?si=KRPaqTsngUuC4gBw). In general, if a movement in traditional martial arts looks weird or impractical, [it's probably a takedown](https://youtu.be/5kv8HkGWo2Q?si=8a0oclgPOpXhfrKg).
On another note, I like how grounded this fight scene feels for an anime character using kung fu. Most of the movements aren't too exaggerated beyond their real-world counterparts. While idealistic, Suo's hands-down fighting style seems plausible with really good head movement, and not to shill traditional martial arts too hard, but a lot of the techniques in isolation feel like they'd work IRL.
This anime has some really good fights. They might exaggerate the characters' strength and agility a lot, and fighting hoards of people alone would be downright stupid IRL, but the actual fighting styles themselves feel grounded and believable for their body-types personalities.
Ok ok they got me, it's been creeping up but this is definitely my favorite of the season, the fights are crispy and the boys are super cute. I'm loving Togame as the perfect foil to Sakura, can't wait for their fight! His voice actor is amazing too. Our gentleman Suo really won his fight by inflicting Emotional Damage, that shit was ugly and embarrassing and so satisfying. The only way this episode could have been better is if not-Baji whipped his hair up into a quick and dirty ponytail for his match.
I'm watching this (10/10) Kaiju no 8, which I'm not sure about yet, Train to the End of the World (10/10) Bartender (9/10) Astro Note (7.5/10) The Fable (9/10 for the ed alone) Konosuba (lol c'mon) and Mission: Yozakura Family (9/10 based on pure vibes)
Eta I forgot Mushoku Tensei
I agree with the latter. I think Suo ultimately want to teach lessons to Arima. It's just that Arima has to learn the lessons the hard way (aka trauma).
So he's like our Asian moms and dads.
Kanuma got humiliated hard. It's satisfying to watch a fighting style using the opponent's force as counter-attacks, and Suo did it with grace.
Very good episode.
After watching Suo's Fight he really lives up to looks and character just like dancin like a flower and I also think the only fight bofurin gonna loose would be Togame vs Sakura . As umemiya can't loose and Togame's not just another buff and it would also be a wake up call for sakura's strength.
No mercy, like a true gentleman haha
I was scared the weasly bastard would pull a knife tho thank goodness that didn't happen (not that Suo wouldn't counter)
Sou might just be the most black air force character this season. Dude is nothing but bad vibes, that beat down was the most psychopathic way to teach empathy i have seen in a way. Best boy i love him.
The first two fights we got here were Sugishita and Suou.
For Sugishita we know he was a powerhouse, but he really showed that even if you need tricks you had no chance. He took a free punch and still made a clean victory. Definitely the most tankiest of the Bofurin members.
In contrast, for Suou he never took his opponent seriously from the jump. Even with that his fighting style was very defensive, which represents Bofurin's beliefs well. I got a feeling seeing how Shishitoren just kick out their fighters when they are down pisses him off. He gave his opponent the lesson of empathy, and you can tell he is a very empathetic person.
I found it funny that Shishitoren's head fell asleep during Suou's fight since it was so one-sided.
As cool as this theater looks as an arena, why didn't they pick a fighting place on neutral ground? This could turn ugly this deep in enemy territory
I like Suo [humor](https://imgur.com/I50UlLg) [](#seasonallaugh)
While Sugishitas fight looked [cool](https://imgur.com/eIvXhrU) and Suos looked spectacular, I feel like those two got the easiest enemies
And [oh my](https://imgur.com/1iJAUDk) the doujins are writing themself! [](#forbiddenlove)
Damn, Suo has mastered emotional damage. That guy was fucking destroyer. Now that he is out of Shishitoren, I wonder if he can make a face turn and become Bofurin.
I officially love Suo. I think he and Sakura are tied as my favorite characters.
The thing is, I love *all* the characters, I think thatâs this animeâs biggest strength for me.
Sugishita reminds me so much of Murasakibara from Kuroko no basket. Meanwhile suo gives mes Shin from Undead Unluck vibes and Togame is making me feel like Zeke Yaeger is in this show now
[He's thinking the same thing I was thinking at the end of the previous episode;](https://imgur.com/n9DJTLc)
They're deep into Shishitoren territory now... What happens after the one-on-one, if they win all the fights and humiliate them? Or even if they lose some... Will the Shishitoren just let them go, like "Good fights guys, have a good day"?
Our boys are strong, but if they get jumped 100 vs 5(6), it may not go well for them!
If I was Umemiya, I would DEFINITELY have all of Borufin on standby, ready to move in if the Shishitoren are playing dirty!
(And they do seem to have scumbag-y personalities, so them doing dirty wouldn't exactly be unexpected... Well, if they do pull something like that, hope Umemiya's ready! I did theorize that no matter how good a fighter he was, it was probably his leading skills that got him where he is, so we may see if there's something to that, based on how he handled this situation!)
Another thing to note: The Shishitoren doesn't seem to be that united, a "one-thought" kind of group... First, they keep trashing each other and expulsing people from the group because the lost fights, but also: [The #2 doesn't seem to feel the same way as the #1...](https://imgur.com/pI8lLic)
Shorty just seems to want to have a good time, fighting and all, so he didn't even mind when their first guy lost, but he fell asleep during the second fight...
But their #2 seems to want more than that. My guess would be that it's not about just fighting for him, he wants to seize the Borufin territory. The question is why? Just an influence thing? Or do they have some business going (illegal?) so doubling their territory would mean double the income, something like that?
Whatever it is, I feel like we're headed to a conflict between their top 2 at some point!
To be fair, [there's a little infighting with our boys as well, but in this case it's more of a 'pissing contest'!](https://imgur.com/1Jnyyt1)
[Damn, Sakura, you can't just fight everyone! (Or can he?)](https://imgur.com/EpeuK4w)
Seems he wants to try his luck against Suo! I imagine Sakura has never fought someone using this style (dodging&parrying everything, using the opponent's momentum against him and all), so he wants to see if he can outfight that!
Suo seems like he may not have too much punching power, [but he has enough to close a fight, when his opponent's tired!](https://imgur.com/iqWXjla)
Well, our boys had it easy so far... Next fight will probably be one of the 'Kings'?
If they don't 5-0 them I wonder who's more likely to lose; Either this one, or Sakura, hitting a wall for once? Pretty sure the leader will win his fight, but I wouldn't be surprised if one of the other 2 lost!
Also, I can't wait to meet the other kings (and perhaps queen)!
Iâm glad you bring up #2. After the first fight you see #1 look shocked/worried? And as he(#2) gets up you see #1 gets up first and have him (#2) sit down while he (#1) goes back to his âcheeryâ mood to keep the party going. Interesting dynamic they got.
Not the type of hands I was expecting to see this episode but that was still really cool! As long as the animation is crisp even during the smaller fights I'm happy, and it totally was there.
Also when Togame talks I can't get Weather Report out if my head
I didn't like that the first match was so one-sided but the second one being like that was kinda satisfying.
Hopefully we get some real fights next week, I hope Lion's not all talk.
Maybe cuz one of the characters is like a stray cat (Sakura is like Yurio) while another character is skilled but silly smiley (Umemiya is like Viktor)
Definitely one of the coolest settings for a tournament arc. At least theyâre somewhat being realistic with having the kids go to an abandoned theater to fight instead of doing it in the open like Tokyo Revengers would do lol.
I thought things would be a little more of a struggle, but so far Bufurin beating Shishitoren ass. Looking like Umemiya v Chouji is going to be the real draw here because I think Bufurinâs every day fighters are way better than Shishitoren. Makes sense when you consider Umemiya treats everyone like family whereas the Shishitoren foot soldiers get treated like expendable garbage.
Sugishita v Arima was cool and all, but Suouâs fight was the real highlight of the episode. Animation and direction were awesome. It was like Suou was just toying with Kanuma, intentionally trying to show him the skill gap and what it means to be an âadultâ Shishitoren have been reigning with terror for so long, so seeing them get a taste of their own medicine is satisfying.
Hype for next episode. I hope Sakura gets a strong opponent.
On the location, we saw how hoodlums threaten the shopping district but no police coming out that it needs Bofurin to help them. It's not that much better compared to Tokyo Revenger in this particular problem.
Honestly he also gets on my nerves, but I've also seen a lot of animes where only one character is good and the rest is just downright decent at best, so I learned to tolerate him.
I gotta say, the auditorium setting for the fights creates this great sense of theatricality that enhances them. You see the two delinquents fighting on stage with a spotlight on them for the audience to focus on. The actors get into character as they prepare to perform their scene (the fight itself). The fights themselves resembling choreographed movement like dancing of sorts. The dialogue and their delivery revealing to the audience more about the characters that the actors inhabit, and even some improvisation. And when the scene is over, they say their last lines before walking off stage as the lights go out to prepare for the next scene (the next fight) as the audience applauds. Even the backstage crew congratulate the actors for doing great out there (at least from the Bofurin side lol). And what better captures that theatrical moment than with Suo's battle demonstrating all of the above.
We get adaptations of stage shows, but I don't think we get that feeling of watching a stage play all that often though. Which makes this episode a pleasant surprise because it just gets what it feels like to experience a live stage show, making it the ideal setting for this 5v5 matchup between the two gangs. I thought those two fights we got this episode looked great.
Of course, stage shows never go pitch perfectly as planned and rehearsed. There will always be a flub or two during the performance that breaks the immersion slightly for the audience. And the actors will have to find a way to quickly correct that on the fly. I guess you'll know what I mean next episode.
for some reason i thought each fight would be one full episode each with background on each character.... glad it's not and damn Sugishita just speedran that fight. i'm expecting hiragi's and sakura's fights next episode, then Umemiya first half of episode 7 and 2nd half is the aftermath
Thatâs 2 of those jokers down. Just a couple more to go before the big showdown. Furin might be wiping the floor with these guys but I donât wanna call it just yet.
Bro, the disrespect by Sou was insane. Fucking just literally pushing him around, and then even sometimes dragging him back onto his feet.
AND THEN THE ONE INCH PUNCH!
God, that was a great fight
I liked Suo since the first episode and his fight style is quite shown in the Opening itself (the elegancy I mean). But now, he's just my fav character â¤ď¸
Is this show actually "dumb"? I would seriously disagree. I think it is intelligent in conception and well-written. Visually well-designed and well-directed. Characters are excellently portrayed, both visually and aurally. I would respectfully request that you explain what is "dumb" about this.
This is not at all my preferred sort of content. But, so far at least, I completely respect almost every aspect of this show.
- [lol, thatâs a fair question.](https://i.imgur.com/2EIsbpO.png) [](#seasonallaugh)
- [Yes, and we all love him for it.](https://i.imgur.com/1A95QUf.png) [](#smugrose)
- [lmao his face](https://i.imgur.com/Td517W1.png) [](#pointandlaugh)
- [So theyâre going to fight on stage?](https://i.imgur.com/ZODBL5k.png)
- [But of course.](https://i.imgur.com/vAwNjkg.png) [](#mugiwait)
- [Funny way of encouraging Sugishita, lol.](https://i.imgur.com/5aSzVCo.png)
- [Bro got so pissed his artstyle changed ahahaha](https://i.imgur.com/Dve4pKa.png) [](#trololol)
- [Damn, thatâs rough.](https://i.imgur.com/SdVxhef.png)
- [Haha, I *knew* Haruka was gonna start blushing.](https://i.imgur.com/uyySoWR.png) [](#azusalaugh)
- [Insert song!](#seasonallisten)
- [Suoâs fighting style is *majestic*.](https://i.imgur.com/KCBzYfl.png) [](#doggo)
- [I almost feel bad for this Kanuma dude.](https://i.imgur.com/YExBiIg.png) Almost.
>I almost feel bad for this Kanuma dude. Almost.
Was he one of the attackers of the middle school kid?
Linguistic (and possibly thematic) note: Fuurin are Japanese wind chimes. These can be made of either metal or glass. We actually see a row of glass wind chimes (briefly) in the OP. I would also not the name is "Wind Breakers". What is the connection between wind chimes and "wind breakers"? I have no freaking idea at this point. But it seems like there surely MUST be one (of some sort)....
> Was he one of the attackers of the middle school kid?
I said "almost" for a reason, I don't actually feel bad for him. He deserved to get some sense knocked into him.
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My boy longhair-kun really needs a chiropractor visit. That back is HUNCHED
I thought he was gonna start standing straight and just intimidate his opponent by being a head taller
This really puts to perspective how tall he is. He already looks tall hunched like that... what more if he fixed his posture. LOL.
Might be a fun reveal later on like the trope of taking off impossibly heavy weights because it's time to get serious.
lol this would've been hilarious. [](#azusalaugh)
Idk man... It looks like a tactical strategy to get White-haired Gojo headpat
suo is so fucking cool man
Ya, it's a bunch of gojo's in this bitch
this made me snarf lmao Suo was dogwalking this mf like Gojo did to Jogo first round
Absolutely brutal. I thought round 1 was embarrassing with a one hit KO *after* a sucker punch, but that barely even measures on the scale after round 2.
He isss omgđ And the whole group's dynamic is adorable
Dude his fighting was so beautiful (idk how else to describe it xD)
Togame may just be a certified psychopath.. WHO IS FIGHTING IN THOSE SANDALS????
Don't worry he'll change them to Crocs when it's his turn to fight! [](#urbansmile) Joking aside, I do think he has something nasty about him, and not just his behavior toward his own people, but... His ambitions? Their #1 is just having a good time, but I do not believe Togame's doing that just for fun...
I hope he at least changes the Crocs to sport mode
I figure since he wears a gi around that he's gonna kick em off and fight barefoot
Bro, dude is fighting in straight up Toms. Itâs wild lmaooo
I was not expecting the fights to be quite so one sided, heh. At this point the only fight I'm expecting to not be one-sided for Bofurin is Sakura's fight. I think that number two is a real monster
I am worried this is setting Sakura up to fail, they can't all win.
What I think it is really setting up for is Sakura losing and Umiemma winning. He will then realize his gap and difference between himself and the top of the food chain. Togome will become the new leader of shishitoren and Sakura will be training for a rematch.. Havenât read the manga but this is how I feel like it seems to be going
I feel like Sakura needs to get a lesson in humility too. He'll most likely to get schooled so he can improve and surely get some friendship lessons on the way. I mean that's how usually these things work at the start of a season.
Suo's fight did not disappoint, I love his style of leveraging opponent's strength against themselves, making his fight looks effortless, and in this case, utterly humiliating for his opponent
While everyone else is fighting with instinct and brawler mentality, Suo is using actual martial arts. It's no wonder the guy couldn't touch him.
I think itâs a mix of Taichi right?
Seemed very Judo-like edit: okay okay it's not
Judo used a lot of grabbing, while Suo seemed to be more of redirecting the enemies energy. I think either aikido or taichi maybe? Not sure myself. I was half expecting someone in the anime would explain what martial arts that he actually used. However, It seems most of them are just street brawler that they don't recognise the martial arts? Nirei is supposed to be a walking encyclopedia but he was also surprised seeing that move.
I can definitely see the Aikido/Aiki-jujutsu and Taiji in there. Lots of redirections and joint locks, and the takedown at 19:02 is textbook [Aiki-jujutsu](https://youtu.be/nUYWTqUKanc?si=n2gDcnscYCblifoG), but it's definitely a mix of mostly Northern Chinese styles. The "one inch punch" at 18:53 could be Wing Chun like another commenter mentioned, or more likely, it's Bruce Lee's [Jeet Kune Do](https://youtu.be/93gcf30R2hY?si=CgEg8WhihE4nMVJj), which incorporates Wing Chun, inspired Rock Lee's fighting style in Naruto (matching Suo's stance with one hand behind the back), and fits his mixed style approach. The side kick at 19:57 was definitely [Bruce Lee-esque](https://youtu.be/tdxZLKOnjWQ?si=CBVTg3oQQ9KAFLMD) too. Definitely a lot of Wudang, the family of Chinese martial arts that Taiji fits under. Some of the redirections, like the one at the beginning of the fight, feel like Baguazhang, especially when he steps around the opponent. There were a lot of shoulder bumps that are reminiscent of [Bajiquan](https://youtu.be/zMOid8Fp7Ss?si=lZW6kQWw2nTKRJJF), which is *very* [popular in Japan](https://youtu.be/rUxNVEe0PiY?si=1TTq8coj45Vm-zLQ). A lot of the takedowns that aren't joint locks, like at 17:04 and 17:53, feel a lot like [Shuai Jiao](https://youtube.com/shorts/VkDhEGFNQVQ?si=ostSkmLFM7EoOZ0Y), which is a competetive standup wrestling style very similar to Judo. The leg catch at 18:48 is textbook [Sanda](https://youtu.be/XBKJA4-fZbQ?si=pnVUv9zcO05JYEXA), aka Chinese Kickboxing. Lots of Shuai Jiao and Sanda techniques come from other Northern styles, including Northern Shaolin and the aforementioned [Bajiquan](https://youtu.be/-cemBJ7H7gE?si=ufpwr44KVDnUEl65) and [Baguazhang](https://youtu.be/x9I5bS1AxR4?si=KRPaqTsngUuC4gBw). In general, if a movement in traditional martial arts looks weird or impractical, [it's probably a takedown](https://youtu.be/5kv8HkGWo2Q?si=8a0oclgPOpXhfrKg).
You're a gentleman and a scholar
Just a massive TMA nerd who loves the fights in this show. They might exaggerate the characters' strength and agility a lot, and fighting hoards of people alone would be downright stupid IRL, but the actual fighting styles themselves feel grounded and believable for their body-types and personalities. I especially like how grounded Suo feels for an anime character using kung fu. Most of the movements aren't too exaggerated beyond their real-world counterparts. While idealistic, Suo's hands-down fighting style seems plausible enough if you have *really* good head movement, and not to shill traditional martial arts too hard, but a lot of the techniques in isolation feel like they'd work IRL.
Most of my experience is in MMA, but there's been plenty of examples of TMA working at the highest levels of professional MMA, which is fascinating. The attention to detail in the choreography of this show is a treat. Honestly, up there with JJK as some of the slickest martial arts in an anime in recent memory.
We are blessed there is a martial arts otaku watching this. I just thought it was cool. This is very interestingđ
I took a few classes of ai kido, it's definitely reminiscent of that. My sensei was a firm believer of "love your opponent" (the 'ai' part of ai kido) which was engrained in most of the moves I learned. Redirecting a punch, or any lunges towards you into a flip or a hold-- we learned how to arm-bar your opponent when they threw a punch at your face and basically force them to tap-out/forfeit fighting lest we apply more pressure and break their arm once we had complete control of their joints. Looked like the same thing Suo was doing all throughout the match. He didn't strike or attack the dude, just pretty much redirected his offense and make the guy see the futility of attacking Suo.
I think it's wing-chun, he does that short punch, like Bruce Lee and redirects like ip man
I do judo and would say what Suo is doing is more like aikido. Judo isn't as much about redirecting force as it is about breaking balance and then creating pivot points to leverage gravity. In judo there's not a requirement that your opponent is already in motion, so often there's nothing to redirect; you are yourself creating the motion in your opponent. In judo the single most fundamental concept is [kuzushi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuzushi) - that is destabilizing your opponent. Note that kuzushi is treated as a verb (I don't know Japanese, just speaking in a judo sense) - you are **creating** or at least **inducing** the imbalance. You are not expecting one to exist (though it's nice when it does - for example in response to a throw by your opponent you can attempt a counter-throw). You're assuming the other person often knows what they're doing and isn't going to be kind enough to run at you and create the imbalance on their own.
He seems to enjoy making the fool of someone or giving them a taste of their own medicine.
I wouldn't have been concerned about getting kicked out for losing; I'd have been too traumatized to ever see those people again.
Nice opener for the upcoming fights, this is what I wanted from Bucchigiri... bros fighting and teaching a lesson to the bad guys and no spineless MC (shame on you too Tokyo R.).
Bucchigiri had so much potential at the start, it was so disappointing how it turned out
Great animation until the very end too...payoff = 0
i could only watch like 3 episodes of that, that main character pissed me off so much
He pissed me off too, I kept watching waiting for character development that never happened lol
I think i saw his character as unfixable, hes just a horndog that wants to have sex, no further reasoning, doesnt care who the girl is, he saw a girl, thought she was cute, and even when she set him up, treated him like shit and berrated him he still wanted to hit it, even when she clearly said no, like, dude, there are limits to how stupid you can be, and the worst for me is that i knew he wasnt going to have development, he literally would draw his super power while saying he wanted to lose his virginity, so he didnt see that trait of him as something bad or something to be fixed, so i knew it wasnt going to get any better
> I think i saw his character as unfixable You were absolutely damn right. 99% of the people on the discussion threads were on a perpetual hell waiting room just for the MC redemption arc.
Me too, sadly
Yes exactly! And the animation is so good! Thanks Cloverworks. See Sakura makes Tsundere work because it's not his entire personality trait.
I already knew I liked Suo but baby talking his opponent into one of the coolest fighting styles of the show so far.. he may just have bumped up to my favorite
He does slide nicely into the "Chad energy" role since Sakura is too much of a tsundere for it.
I love how both fights showcased the Bofurin members' strengths and personalities. They both completely overwhelmed their opponents in completely different ways - Sugishita is a straightforward guy so he just punches him out, while Suo is totally capable of doing the same but draws it out to play mind games - and Sakura is not surprised by either lmao. Also, off topic, but Suo being mean is very attractive and he's VERY pretty.
Their fighting style suits them perfectly
officially a stan of eyepatch-kun, that fighting style is SICK and also graceful lol. heâs just so calm and cool as he physically and psychologically breaks down that dude. I canât wait to see him really get mad and go all out at some point, itâs going to be terrifying
The fighting style of Bofurin's members being defensive makes a lot of sense. Sugishita is extremely tanky and Suo focuses on counterattacks. We've also seen Umemiya blocking Tomiyama's kick like it was nothing.
I got the impression Suo was mostly using counters in that fight because itâs the best way to humiliate his opponent and teach him a lesson. If he was serious Iâm pretty sure he would be formidable on the offensive too.
From what we've seen with the couple punches he gave his opponent in the fight, Suo doesn't seem to be that strong physically, like I doubt he would win an "all punching, no dodging" fight against a skilled fighter! But he seems to have enough to *finish* his opponent once tired him enough by dancing around him!
If you are specifically talking about this fight, Suo did it on purpose. Sakura explained it best. Suo purposely put the guy in the state where he couldn't escape nor lose, basically making this into a show. It's Suo's way of teaching the guy a lesson via maximum humiliation. How strong Suo really is, that is anyone's guess at this point. Sakura even went and asked Nirei how to get Suo to fight him seriously.
> The fighting style of Bofurin's members being defensive makes a lot of sense. Given their mission is to protect people, it does make sense; Being able to last longer in a fight by dodging/parrying (or just enduring) the hits, means the other people can escape while you hold off the opponents, and if needed, gives more time for backups to arrive! Interesting that Sakura wanted to spar against Suo; I guess he's never fought someone like that (not the typical street brawler), he wants to test himself, see if he can land his hits! (I do wonder how that fight would go; If Sakura CAN hit him I think he'd win easily, he seems much stronger than Suo... But can he, land his hits?)
I think this was an amazing episode. The animation for the fight scenes is really top notch. Funny thing is while Sugi is aggressive, his counter was in "protecting" his leaders title "san" So even his attack was "defensive" in nature. I really wish I could watch these all back to back but I can't get myself to wait. The dynamics of the characters so far are really well done.
Hey This is completely off topic but would you happen to the background music that was playing during suoâs fight?
Pheeew, that was a treat! Numa got handled like puppet, then shamed and schooled. I hope he'll learn from this defeat and quit being an asshole. That being said 2:0 right off the bat has me worried. I don't think Bofurin will go full 5:0, so I expect Hiiragi to lose and I'm not sure what will happen in Sakura's match. Maybe a draw? I'm looking forward to the next episodes! [](#hypeeyes)
I have a feeling Sakura is going to lose - I mean *yes* he's strong but Togame is something else... Plus it'll also be a nice way for Sakura to get stronger together with everyone.
After Suo's fight I'm won over that Wind Breaker is gonna be better than Tokyo Revengers as a delinquent anime. Cloverworks cooked once again, the inter cut backstory of Suo's opponent was well done as a lead in to the first step to growing up is empathizing with others. I'm sure this will be a key part of Sakura's growth too now that he's found friends who will accept him.
>Wind Breaker is gonna be better than Tokyo Revengers as a delinquent anime. I would roughly estimate this will be at least one hundred times better. (And my biggest objection was NOT the crybaby nature of the MC in that one).
Yeah the first arc of Revengers is actually kinda promising, but imo it spins its wheels too much and the movtiations of the villains becomes comical yet itâs played off straight
Even at its best I never really felt Revengers delivered. (First of all, the middle school setting with most characters looking like seniors in high school was . . . annoying in the extreme). I liked Rokudo's Bad Girls vastly more. Even if it was far from perfect it, had both heart and a fairly clear direction.
Yeah right now I only keep watching Revengers for laughs. I swear the author doesnât know how real people act. For Wind Breaker though I appreciate how Sakuraâs calls out everyoneâs bullshit
I gave up on Tokyo Revengers when S1 ended. I felt I had had (more than) enough. I agree the writer doesn't seem to have any ability to depict the behavior of anything like real human beings. I would note that {Nagasaki} REVENGERS was actually quite good yet largely ignored.
Same here...I've been meaning to pick up S2 but I really have 0 urge to do so...S1 just progressively got worse. Plus there's no way someone who would have Takemitchy's ability is *that* dumb at using it to some advantage.
As someone who sticked with the anime and watched it weekly. Don't waste your time. I only continued it because I wanted to know what Kisaki deal was and that was also a huge disappointment, it honestly makes you laugh at how bad it is.
Thanks for the info! Sad to hear it didn't even get better...
Crybaby vs chronic blusher
Hahah I like that ChronicBlusher as his nickname
I always saw Tokyo Revengers as more of a Time Travel story than a delinquent story, the parallels of Takamitchy improving his modern-time life by fixing the past compares nicely to that of Marty McFly doing the same in BttF. The deliquency and swastikas are just window dressing AFAIC Wind Breaker is fully full on a shounen fight deliquent anime, hands down.
Even in regard to a time travel I feel it doesnât hold up to other anime in that genre like Re:Zero, Summertime Rendering, Erased, and obviously Steinâs Gate. In the most direct comparison to Re:Zero which uses return from death as a tool to grow Subaruâs character every pivotal point in the story humbles and matures him in a lasting way which was really satisfying and cathartic for me. On the other hand, Takemichi goes through a lot of shit too but I feel like he keeps making the same mistakes and isnât developing as much as a person. Sidenote Takemichi being mentally a 20 something instead of a teenager like Subaru makes more critical of him being outsmarted by literal middle schoolers.
I think Takamitchy's "unreliable main hero" status made him the perfect comparison to Marty McFly. Remember how BttF starts? Marty is a struggling rock guitarist high school deliquent in his own right, his family life sucks and he has no ambition, and is about to lose his girlfriend to his own mediocrity, and his mom to Biff Tannen. Then he travels back in time, repairs his family situation by improving his parents' origin story (in the process lets Biff Tannen screw up the timeline to create the plotline for BttF Part 2) and solves his ambition problem and wins back his girlfriend in the process. This is nearly identical to Takamitchy at the start of TR. He has no ambition, is fired from his craptacular convini store job, USED to hang around a bunch of ambitious (albeit deliquent) friends but lost touch with them, and USED to have the perfect girlfriend but she dies in Episode 1. His time travel journey sets about to change all that, just like Marty. Even the names are similar. Marty and Mitchy.
Except for the part where Marty is an average highschooler that isn't constantly crying about everything.
I'll give you that point. The 'superpower' of Takamitchi being his 'crybaby' status is iffy at best-- it's like Japanese millennials just WANT today's youth to not identify with TR's main character, if they think having a chronic cryer as a main hero is gonna connect with everybody more than someone like say Eren Yaeger or Tanjiro Kamado (who watched his mother and siblings be butchered in front of his eyes but still only cried about it once in the Demon Slayer anime to date)
I looked at TR from the opposite direction -- but viewed either way, I felt it was a massive disappointment.
> Wind Breaker is gonna be better than Tokyo Revengers as a delinquent anime. The 'crybaby' character being a side character and not the main one sure helps! (And his reactions/fears are often justified; [I wouldn't expect the Shishitoren to play nice after these fights...](https://imgur.com/n9DJTLc)
> The 'crybaby' character being a side character and not the main one sure helps! Also the fact no one gives a shit about him. He's shatting and farting all over the place and everyone just pretends nothing's happening
Yeah I was half expecting the Shishitoren guy this episode to pull out a knife
I really do like how they took the "crybaby" trope and made it a non fighter. That is the one trait I can;t stand in some other animes (IE Zenitsu in Demon Slayer) However, since he also collects the info on everyone he actually serves a dual purpose. So far his interest as a characters is balanced between the crybaby and the researcher.
> I really do like how they took the "crybaby" trope and made it a non fighter. Should have just gotten rid of it entirely and instead replaced him with an actual, well written character. I wonder why so many mangaka are allergic to writing good characters. With how popular some of them are (eg. Zenitsu), it might be because the Japanese market prefers lazy tropes and manga are primarily written with that market in mind. A lot of shows that have properly written characters resembling real humans have been more successful (in terms of cult status, not neccessarily sales) in the West than in Japan. Samurai Champloo, Vinland Saga, Trigun, Cowboy Bepop, etc.
Ya, it's actually one of the reasons some folks can't watch some of the shows. The "over dramatic screaming or crying" is a huge turnoff. It took me a while to get used to and I still can't watch anything that's too over the top. It's a shame too since the West has been eagerly eating up Eastern anime since the recent stuff coming from the West just sucks in general until they move away from this culture bs. I know a lot of people turning to Anime and Eastern Horror nowadays. HUGE money making oppurtunities. The crying or screaming works in the managa medium but not VOICED OUT LOUD, ya know?
What determines if I will stay liking Nirei (because I don't mind him now) is if he actually means it when he wants to learn to fight. Because he's already showing more drive for that than Takemitchy, it's just a matter if he does do that
Having a crybaby characters adds some layers to the story and character dynamics so not everyone is a badass, but it is a good idea to have them as a side character so that you can enjoy the fights without listening to the crybaby's doubts and fears the entire time. Also I do like that the other characters here aren't being impeded in some way by the crybaby, they still do whatever they want.
You can have someone who is not as brave, while also no constantly whining and complaining
yes you can, but what I mean is by having this sort of crybaby character as a side character instead of a main character, you won't be hearing them constantly whining or complaining since they're just on the side and not the focus of the show.
I mean it helps massively when the animation is actually good.
Iâll never stop saying it but Cloverworks is easily the top of the A class tier of anime studios. Rank 1 of A class, bordering on moments of S class animation sometimes. On direction alone they punch way above their weight in every show they do fit sure
Agreed, so many bangers like Bocchi, Promised Neverland S1, Dress-Up, and Shadow House. Not a show Iâve watched from them yet I didnât like
it took me a whole of episode 1 for that opinion
I don't think I'm going to like it more than Tokyo Revengers but it's really good and has much better animation.
Suo-chan deserves the Smooth Criminal BGM white-glove treatment. That was slick.Â
I can't imagine all 5 are going to win that easily, the next few eps should get pretty interesting
I thought that they'd be duking it out in the open with the Shishitoren members forming a circle around them, I did not expect that [Shishitoren has an arena](https://i.imgur.com/EZgPH85.jpeg) prepared for their little one-on-one team fight. Converting an abandoned movie theatre into a makeshift arena is pretty cool. I didn't know what to [expect from Sugishita's opponent](https://i.imgur.com/k3U0UY6.jpeg) but I certainly did not think [he'd go down like a sack of potatoes!](https://i.imgur.com/Q5f4KC6.jpeg) Sugishita is a beast who's all about raw power! [The dude just tanked that punch](https://i.imgur.com/ZmrlxZC.jpeg) and [paid the other guy back tenfold.](https://i.imgur.com/mmytikO.jpeg) A satisfying end to that guy who thinks he's such a hotshot. Suou's fight is way more entertaining though. His style is clearly based on Chinese Martial Arts [and he loves using his opponent's momentum against them.](https://i.imgur.com/NLt8kve.png) My favourite has got to be [Suou performing the one-inch punch](https://i.imgur.com/hj7sl6W.gif) on the guy after chopping him in his ear. That was fucking cool! That two wins for Bofurin! There's no way they're going to sweep this, right? I can see Hiiragi maybe losing but I don't see Sakura or Umemiya losing at all. Maybe the audience will get restless and some interference will happen. Whatever happens, I'm excited to see the next three fights!
Was that an ear chop before the one-inch punch? I thought Suo slapped him on the face - so humiliating
At first viewing I thought he slapped the guy's arm away but after slowing it down [it looked like an ear chop or a neck chop](https://i.imgur.com/ZLgYkZJ.jpeg)
Ooh thanks for sending! It was really fast!
I almost feel bad for the guy that had to fight Suo cause that was not fair at all. I think he attacked a total of TWO times during that entire fight. The sheer disrespect and âyouâre not on my levelâ while doing the bare minimum. The first two fights were not equal at all but Iâm expecting big things from the rest. The two strongest of shishitoren and the guy that Hiragi seems to have some history with. But that Togame guy is giving me seriously bad vibes. I feel like Iâve got a good grasp on Choji but I canât get a read on him. I think things are about to get ugly.
Was that Wing Chun? thought I was watching IP Man for a second. lol guy got destroyed. We got ourselves a sweep so far..but im sure the rest wont be so easy.
> We got ourselves a sweep so far..but im sure the rest wont be so easy. 2-0 so far, and I'm 99% sure Umemiya will win so that's 3-0 (though he'll likely fight last). The question is the other 2 fights! Will Sakura finally experience a defeat, against Tagome? Or will the King dude lose his fight? (If they want to make it more dramatic I suppose they would BOTH lose, so it's 2-2 before the fight between the Leaders!) But even if they 5-0 them, I do feel like it's not gonna be the end of it... They brought them into their territory, if they suffer that humiliation, I doubt they'll be "good sport" about it.
> 2-0 so far, and I'm 99% sure Umemiya will win so that's 3-0 He has to win, else it would be the end of the show
Not really- there is a story writing format called something like the âheroâs journey circleâ (itâs not even close to called that but I canât remember) Dan Harmon does a video on it but essentially it says Introduce hero Then introduce ambition Then introduce antagonists Then introduceâŚ. In the end the antagonists always get what they want- then the hero has to sacrifice something to defeat them And the hero wins, but at a cost Then the next arc recycles the format Itâs super common BUT that can mean Umi gets defeated and Sakura has to reclaim bofurin from the bottom up when he eventually needs to fight the guy who took Umi down Iâve never read the manga but I try to guess a lot of storylines based on my shitty recollection of how the cycle goes lol
Yeah. He better not wake up at the airport.
If this happen later int he series after we got to know them....I'd be for the 2-2 tie..but.i have a feeling this early match is to show their power..and all will win and dominate these guys
Yeah, the senpai even said their fight don't matter in terms of the bet, so take it easy.
Hundo P king guy loses fight, he's not plot armor enough. Has a very kakashi getting beaten vibe
its more so Aikido mixed with some wing chun. he didnt do any of the typical wrist manipulation and inner work and more of the fliud joint manipulation that lead into the throws aikido. He didnt do enough striking jet to say its wing chun. The little striking he did could be wc but also over stuff.
The striking seems more like a mix of Jeet Kune Do and Bajiquan. He has the same stance as Rock Lee and the side kick finisher was very Bruce Lee. Bajiquan, a kung fu style that is very popular in Japan, particularly in [fighting games](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxNVEe0PiY), accounts for all the shoulder bumps and the leg catch. The grappling feels like a mix of Aiki-jujutsu, Aikido, [Shuai Jiao](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VkDhEGFNQVQ), and Wudang styles like Taiji and Baguazhang. The many jointlocks and the takedown 19:03 at are definitely Japanese Aikido/Jujutsu, but takedowns like the one at 17:53 are much more typical of [Chinese wrestling styles](https://youtu.be/x9I5bS1AxR4?si=KRPaqTsngUuC4gBw).
Suo san completes his cosplay of San Lang from Heaven Official's Blessing by dominating his opponent with those moves of his.
LOL now we just need to see him in red
**Sugishita won** - which I leaned towards before from last episode, and locked in especially when Sakura challenged him before he went this episode. **Suo won** - he has been so chill so far, so expected that we gotta see him flex a bit for a proper introduction. **Hiragi - probably lose.** He has been nervous, and has some sort of history with the other guy, so could be tripped up by that. **Sakura - probably lose.** He's the MC, so it makes sense that he could experience some loss early on to give him more room to grow. He's already fighting the number 2 guy at the rival school, and after the previous battles, Togame seems more locked in now. Either way, it will definitely be a competitive battle compared to the first 2. * **With it at 2 wins and 2 loses - Umemiya probably wins** to break the tie (though of course it mainly only matter if he wins anyway). He's the top dog at the school, so expected to see him show off for his title. It could go somewhat differently of course, but most expected outcomes. đ¤
Suo's fight practically eclipsed everything else in this episode. The animation was so gorgeous but man I can understand why Suo is called the gentleman of the gang. His moves were so graceful and precise like a beautiful battle dance while also teaching that dude how to grow up into an adult was amazing to watch. Goddamn this series keeps delivering each episode. The soundtrack meshes in so well with each scene and everything comes together amazingly.
Suo is the scariest of the bunch. Kicking his ass would have been a mercy. Instead he psychologically broke his opponent by spamming counters and called him a fucking baby. And all Sakura could think was âhow do I get Suo to fight me for real?â. If this arc is all about showing off our boy bandâs fighting styles then Iâm very interested in the leaderâs
I already wrote this as a reply in a comment thread, but might as well comment directly. I really love Suo's fighting style. I can definitely see the Aikido/Aiki-jujutsu and Taiji in there. Lots of redirections and joint locks, and the takedown at 19:02 is textbook [Aiki-jujutsu](https://youtu.be/nUYWTqUKanc?si=n2gDcnscYCblifoG), but it's definitely a mix of mostly Northern Chinese styles. The "one inch punch" at 18:53 could be Wing Chun like another commenter mentioned, or more likely, it's Bruce Lee's [Jeet Kune Do](https://youtu.be/93gcf30R2hY?si=CgEg8WhihE4nMVJj), which incorporates Wing Chun, inspired Rock Lee's fighting style in Naruto (matching Suo's stance with one hand behind the back), and fits his mixed style approach. The side kick at 19:57 was definitely [Bruce Lee-esque](https://youtu.be/tdxZLKOnjWQ?si=CBVTg3oQQ9KAFLMD) too. Definitely a lot of Wudang, the family of Chinese martial arts that Taiji fits under. Some of the redirections, like the one at the beginning of the fight, feel like Baguazhang, especially when he steps around the opponent. There were a lot of shoulder bumps that are reminiscent of [Bajiquan](https://youtu.be/zMOid8Fp7Ss?si=lZW6kQWw2nTKRJJF), which is *very* [popular in Japan](https://youtu.be/rUxNVEe0PiY?si=1TTq8coj45Vm-zLQ). A lot of the takedowns that aren't joint locks, like at 17:04 and 17:53, feel a lot like [Shuai Jiao](https://youtube.com/shorts/VkDhEGFNQVQ?si=ostSkmLFM7EoOZ0Y), which is a competetive standup wrestling style very similar to Judo. The leg catch at 18:48 is textbook [Sanda](https://youtu.be/XBKJA4-fZbQ?si=pnVUv9zcO05JYEXA), aka Chinese Kickboxing. Lots of Shuai Jiao and Sanda techniques come from other Northern styles, including Northern Shaolin and the aforementioned [Bajiquan](https://youtu.be/-cemBJ7H7gE?si=ufpwr44KVDnUEl65) and [Baguazhang](https://youtu.be/x9I5bS1AxR4?si=KRPaqTsngUuC4gBw). In general, if a movement in traditional martial arts looks weird or impractical, [it's probably a takedown](https://youtu.be/5kv8HkGWo2Q?si=8a0oclgPOpXhfrKg). On another note, I like how grounded this fight scene feels for an anime character using kung fu. Most of the movements aren't too exaggerated beyond their real-world counterparts. While idealistic, Suo's hands-down fighting style seems plausible with really good head movement, and not to shill traditional martial arts too hard, but a lot of the techniques in isolation feel like they'd work IRL. This anime has some really good fights. They might exaggerate the characters' strength and agility a lot, and fighting hoards of people alone would be downright stupid IRL, but the actual fighting styles themselves feel grounded and believable for their body-types personalities.
Ok ok they got me, it's been creeping up but this is definitely my favorite of the season, the fights are crispy and the boys are super cute. I'm loving Togame as the perfect foil to Sakura, can't wait for their fight! His voice actor is amazing too. Our gentleman Suo really won his fight by inflicting Emotional Damage, that shit was ugly and embarrassing and so satisfying. The only way this episode could have been better is if not-Baji whipped his hair up into a quick and dirty ponytail for his match.
What are the other shoes youâve been enjoying?
I'm watching this (10/10) Kaiju no 8, which I'm not sure about yet, Train to the End of the World (10/10) Bartender (9/10) Astro Note (7.5/10) The Fable (9/10 for the ed alone) Konosuba (lol c'mon) and Mission: Yozakura Family (9/10 based on pure vibes) Eta I forgot Mushoku Tensei
Suo is a pretty strong guy, and it seems like he has a sadistic streak
Is it ultimately sadism -- or does he (perhaps correctly) think that doing things in the way he did is more genuinely "instructional"?
I agree with the latter. I think Suo ultimately want to teach lessons to Arima. It's just that Arima has to learn the lessons the hard way (aka trauma). So he's like our Asian moms and dads.
Yep, using Emotional Damage
man if I got an ass whooping of that caliber I'd stay home from school the next day
I would have dropped out because you know your whole school just disowned you.
Kanuma got humiliated hard. It's satisfying to watch a fighting style using the opponent's force as counter-attacks, and Suo did it with grace. Very good episode.
Each episode is better that the other! Really looking forward for the next fights
After watching Suo's Fight he really lives up to looks and character just like dancin like a flower and I also think the only fight bofurin gonna loose would be Togame vs Sakura . As umemiya can't loose and Togame's not just another buff and it would also be a wake up call for sakura's strength.
No mercy, like a true gentleman haha I was scared the weasly bastard would pull a knife tho thank goodness that didn't happen (not that Suo wouldn't counter)
Damn that was brutal. One guy breaks bodies, another guy breaks souls!
Sou might just be the most black air force character this season. Dude is nothing but bad vibes, that beat down was the most psychopathic way to teach empathy i have seen in a way. Best boy i love him.
Does anyone know what the song is that played around 18:40 min of the episode during the fight? Thank you :)!
[Call My Name](https://x.com/RyoTakahashi111/status/1786066077388300517) insert song that will be released in the the OST album on 19 June
The first two fights we got here were Sugishita and Suou. For Sugishita we know he was a powerhouse, but he really showed that even if you need tricks you had no chance. He took a free punch and still made a clean victory. Definitely the most tankiest of the Bofurin members. In contrast, for Suou he never took his opponent seriously from the jump. Even with that his fighting style was very defensive, which represents Bofurin's beliefs well. I got a feeling seeing how Shishitoren just kick out their fighters when they are down pisses him off. He gave his opponent the lesson of empathy, and you can tell he is a very empathetic person. I found it funny that Shishitoren's head fell asleep during Suou's fight since it was so one-sided.
First fight, Hydrogen Bomb vs Coughing Baby. Second fight, Chuck Norris vs Malnourished Kitten.
As cool as this theater looks as an arena, why didn't they pick a fighting place on neutral ground? This could turn ugly this deep in enemy territory I like Suo [humor](https://imgur.com/I50UlLg) [](#seasonallaugh) While Sugishitas fight looked [cool](https://imgur.com/eIvXhrU) and Suos looked spectacular, I feel like those two got the easiest enemies And [oh my](https://imgur.com/1iJAUDk) the doujins are writing themself! [](#forbiddenlove)
>And oh my the doujins are writing themself! Sus
Yeah they trust the implicit sense of honor way too much.
Damn, Suo has mastered emotional damage. That guy was fucking destroyer. Now that he is out of Shishitoren, I wonder if he can make a face turn and become Bofurin.
Might be a clean sweep for our boys.
I officially love Suo. I think he and Sakura are tied as my favorite characters. The thing is, I love *all* the characters, I think thatâs this animeâs biggest strength for me.
Damn he straight whooped him
yo this show is so awesome. so much fun. hella underwatched.
I need that OST that played during Suo's fight. That whole fight scene was amazing, did the source material absolute justice.
Suo my best boi
HOW CAN HE SLAP!!!???
Sugishita reminds me so much of Murasakibara from Kuroko no basket. Meanwhile suo gives mes Shin from Undead Unluck vibes and Togame is making me feel like Zeke Yaeger is in this show now
couldnât help myself and started reading the manga. canât stop now lol
Anyone knows the sound track on Suo's fight? Cannot find it.
Damn, Suo murdered that kid.
[He's thinking the same thing I was thinking at the end of the previous episode;](https://imgur.com/n9DJTLc) They're deep into Shishitoren territory now... What happens after the one-on-one, if they win all the fights and humiliate them? Or even if they lose some... Will the Shishitoren just let them go, like "Good fights guys, have a good day"? Our boys are strong, but if they get jumped 100 vs 5(6), it may not go well for them! If I was Umemiya, I would DEFINITELY have all of Borufin on standby, ready to move in if the Shishitoren are playing dirty! (And they do seem to have scumbag-y personalities, so them doing dirty wouldn't exactly be unexpected... Well, if they do pull something like that, hope Umemiya's ready! I did theorize that no matter how good a fighter he was, it was probably his leading skills that got him where he is, so we may see if there's something to that, based on how he handled this situation!) Another thing to note: The Shishitoren doesn't seem to be that united, a "one-thought" kind of group... First, they keep trashing each other and expulsing people from the group because the lost fights, but also: [The #2 doesn't seem to feel the same way as the #1...](https://imgur.com/pI8lLic) Shorty just seems to want to have a good time, fighting and all, so he didn't even mind when their first guy lost, but he fell asleep during the second fight... But their #2 seems to want more than that. My guess would be that it's not about just fighting for him, he wants to seize the Borufin territory. The question is why? Just an influence thing? Or do they have some business going (illegal?) so doubling their territory would mean double the income, something like that? Whatever it is, I feel like we're headed to a conflict between their top 2 at some point! To be fair, [there's a little infighting with our boys as well, but in this case it's more of a 'pissing contest'!](https://imgur.com/1Jnyyt1) [Damn, Sakura, you can't just fight everyone! (Or can he?)](https://imgur.com/EpeuK4w) Seems he wants to try his luck against Suo! I imagine Sakura has never fought someone using this style (dodging&parrying everything, using the opponent's momentum against him and all), so he wants to see if he can outfight that! Suo seems like he may not have too much punching power, [but he has enough to close a fight, when his opponent's tired!](https://imgur.com/iqWXjla) Well, our boys had it easy so far... Next fight will probably be one of the 'Kings'? If they don't 5-0 them I wonder who's more likely to lose; Either this one, or Sakura, hitting a wall for once? Pretty sure the leader will win his fight, but I wouldn't be surprised if one of the other 2 lost! Also, I can't wait to meet the other kings (and perhaps queen)!
Iâm glad you bring up #2. After the first fight you see #1 look shocked/worried? And as he(#2) gets up you see #1 gets up first and have him (#2) sit down while he (#1) goes back to his âcheeryâ mood to keep the party going. Interesting dynamic they got.
i dont think that shishtoren will attack them because choji actually respects umemiya
i dont think that shishtoren will attack them because choji actually respects umemiya
i dont think that shishtoren will attack them because choji actually respects umemiya
amazing animation and art style
Not the type of hands I was expecting to see this episode but that was still really cool! As long as the animation is crisp even during the smaller fights I'm happy, and it totally was there. Also when Togame talks I can't get Weather Report out if my head
I didn't like that the first match was so one-sided but the second one being like that was kinda satisfying. Hopefully we get some real fights next week, I hope Lion's not all talk.
Why does this anime remind me of Yuri on Ice?
Maybe cuz one of the characters is like a stray cat (Sakura is like Yurio) while another character is skilled but silly smiley (Umemiya is like Viktor)
Wow great episode, suo and his win chun and slow philosophy on empathy is excellent.Â
Not sure why, but my highlight of this episode is actually when Sakura non-challantly said, "Yowa" (Weak)
So he is literally yakuza 0 era majima?
Does anyone know what song was playing in the background when Suo was kicking that guy's ass?
Definitely one of the coolest settings for a tournament arc. At least theyâre somewhat being realistic with having the kids go to an abandoned theater to fight instead of doing it in the open like Tokyo Revengers would do lol. I thought things would be a little more of a struggle, but so far Bufurin beating Shishitoren ass. Looking like Umemiya v Chouji is going to be the real draw here because I think Bufurinâs every day fighters are way better than Shishitoren. Makes sense when you consider Umemiya treats everyone like family whereas the Shishitoren foot soldiers get treated like expendable garbage. Sugishita v Arima was cool and all, but Suouâs fight was the real highlight of the episode. Animation and direction were awesome. It was like Suou was just toying with Kanuma, intentionally trying to show him the skill gap and what it means to be an âadultâ Shishitoren have been reigning with terror for so long, so seeing them get a taste of their own medicine is satisfying. Hype for next episode. I hope Sakura gets a strong opponent.
Looking forward to Sakura's fight immensely. Just smells like it'll be a highlight.
On the location, we saw how hoodlums threaten the shopping district but no police coming out that it needs Bofurin to help them. It's not that much better compared to Tokyo Revenger in this particular problem.
Anyone knows the insert song name for the Sun fight?
STOP SLEEPING ON THIS SHOW!
[My reaction to seeing Nirei following the group](https://imgur.com/a/ExJ43pn) I was looking forward to an episode without him gdi
Honestly he also gets on my nerves, but I've also seen a lot of animes where only one character is good and the rest is just downright decent at best, so I learned to tolerate him.
About how many chapters do you guys think they'll cover in 13 episodes, given the trajectory they're on?
At the 2-3 chap per ep rate, I'd say a satisfying point would be ending at ch37
Thanks! I was wondering if we'd get to meet the new characters introduced in 37. I have some manga reader friends who says one of them is the best.
I gotta say, the auditorium setting for the fights creates this great sense of theatricality that enhances them. You see the two delinquents fighting on stage with a spotlight on them for the audience to focus on. The actors get into character as they prepare to perform their scene (the fight itself). The fights themselves resembling choreographed movement like dancing of sorts. The dialogue and their delivery revealing to the audience more about the characters that the actors inhabit, and even some improvisation. And when the scene is over, they say their last lines before walking off stage as the lights go out to prepare for the next scene (the next fight) as the audience applauds. Even the backstage crew congratulate the actors for doing great out there (at least from the Bofurin side lol). And what better captures that theatrical moment than with Suo's battle demonstrating all of the above. We get adaptations of stage shows, but I don't think we get that feeling of watching a stage play all that often though. Which makes this episode a pleasant surprise because it just gets what it feels like to experience a live stage show, making it the ideal setting for this 5v5 matchup between the two gangs. I thought those two fights we got this episode looked great. Of course, stage shows never go pitch perfectly as planned and rehearsed. There will always be a flub or two during the performance that breaks the immersion slightly for the audience. And the actors will have to find a way to quickly correct that on the fly. I guess you'll know what I mean next episode.
for some reason i thought each fight would be one full episode each with background on each character.... glad it's not and damn Sugishita just speedran that fight. i'm expecting hiragi's and sakura's fights next episode, then Umemiya first half of episode 7 and 2nd half is the aftermath
Thatâs 2 of those jokers down. Just a couple more to go before the big showdown. Furin might be wiping the floor with these guys but I donât wanna call it just yet.
Kyotaro fan like here đ
Bro, the disrespect by Sou was insane. Fucking just literally pushing him around, and then even sometimes dragging him back onto his feet. AND THEN THE ONE INCH PUNCH! God, that was a great fight
We got the Bruce Lee of the show and i love it!
If I only liked suo a little when he first appeared, then after watching this episode I have completely fallen in love with him
Is Suo just Chinese Majima lmao
I liked Suo since the first episode and his fight style is quite shown in the Opening itself (the elegancy I mean). But now, he's just my fav character â¤ď¸
Man this show is for the girls, all these dudes are grade a hot
So there are no classes, no teachers, and...no girls? Just 2 schools with all male students? lol
this anime is so unexpectedly wholesome and i absolutely love it
this anime is my guilty pleasure. it's so dumb yet so good.
Is this show actually "dumb"? I would seriously disagree. I think it is intelligent in conception and well-written. Visually well-designed and well-directed. Characters are excellently portrayed, both visually and aurally. I would respectfully request that you explain what is "dumb" about this. This is not at all my preferred sort of content. But, so far at least, I completely respect almost every aspect of this show.
- [lol, thatâs a fair question.](https://i.imgur.com/2EIsbpO.png) [](#seasonallaugh) - [Yes, and we all love him for it.](https://i.imgur.com/1A95QUf.png) [](#smugrose) - [lmao his face](https://i.imgur.com/Td517W1.png) [](#pointandlaugh) - [So theyâre going to fight on stage?](https://i.imgur.com/ZODBL5k.png) - [But of course.](https://i.imgur.com/vAwNjkg.png) [](#mugiwait) - [Funny way of encouraging Sugishita, lol.](https://i.imgur.com/5aSzVCo.png) - [Bro got so pissed his artstyle changed ahahaha](https://i.imgur.com/Dve4pKa.png) [](#trololol) - [Damn, thatâs rough.](https://i.imgur.com/SdVxhef.png) - [Haha, I *knew* Haruka was gonna start blushing.](https://i.imgur.com/uyySoWR.png) [](#azusalaugh) - [Insert song!](#seasonallisten) - [Suoâs fighting style is *majestic*.](https://i.imgur.com/KCBzYfl.png) [](#doggo) - [I almost feel bad for this Kanuma dude.](https://i.imgur.com/YExBiIg.png) Almost.
> Bro got so pissed his artstyle changed ahahaha I'm saving this for the next time someone argues that leaving honorifics in the subs isn't necessary.
Good idea.
>I almost feel bad for this Kanuma dude. Almost. Was he one of the attackers of the middle school kid? Linguistic (and possibly thematic) note: Fuurin are Japanese wind chimes. These can be made of either metal or glass. We actually see a row of glass wind chimes (briefly) in the OP. I would also not the name is "Wind Breakers". What is the connection between wind chimes and "wind breakers"? I have no freaking idea at this point. But it seems like there surely MUST be one (of some sort)....
> Was he one of the attackers of the middle school kid? I said "almost" for a reason, I don't actually feel bad for him. He deserved to get some sense knocked into him.
Hi guys, i want to know, what is the name of the song while hayato´s fighting pls