윈드 브레이커 1

윈드 브레이커 #1

by Yongseok Jo, 조용석

조용석 작가의 데뷔작으로 네이버, 월요 웹툰으로 연재중이며, 다양한 연령층의 독자들에게 사랑을 받고 있는 작품『윈드 브레이커』 제 1권. 평소 모범생으로 친구도 만들지 않은 채, 혼자서 자전거를 즐겨 타던 ‘자현’. 우연한 계기로 같은 학교에 다니는 자전거 크루 〈제피로스 크루〉의 ‘민우’가 ‘자현’의 라이딩 모습을 보고 입단을 제의하지만, 공부가 우선인 ‘자현’은 거절하게 된다. 하지만 원치 않게 크루의 일에 자꾸 휘말리게 되는데..

Chapters 01-14

Genres: Manhwa, Manga, Sports, Comics, Graphic Novels, Action, Romance

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

조용석

Reviews

[Charmel · Rating 5 out of 5]

i dont know how to ride a bike but this webtoon has my heart (￫ܫ￩)

[Trent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible...must read imo.

[Samantha Carriere · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honest to GOD my favourite thing that I’ve ever read in my entire life. I read it (FOR FREE!) on WEBTOONS. I have absolutely no criticisms for this graphic novel. The art if phenomenon. The characters are so well written and the character growth is evident and natural as the story progresses. This author really knows how to get you to feel for his characters. After reading, you feel like these characters are your friends. Lots of humour, but also has some pretty serious underlying themes that really get you thinking about your life. This story has me laughing, crying, gasping, and leaves me breathless. As of the time I’m posting this review, the story hasn’t finished yet and it kills me to have to wait every week for an update because every chapter leaves you wanting more. Even if you don’t like sports related reading material, I would still recommend you give this a try. As of today, there are 268 chapters that have been translated into English (and still going!) and it only took me 3 days to read because I could not put it down. Despite reading a lot, I don’t post reviews here on goodreads but this story is so amazing that I just have to let everyone know how phenomenal it is. I seriously hope that after reading this review you are able to check it out and experience it’s magic yourself!

[Wardah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't wait for more update. 💙

[sana ୨୧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

after more than a month of hard work and determination, i’ve finally caught up with this webtoon

[★ray's bookshelf★ · Rating 5 out of 5]

The art style is amazing!
I love that both women and men are strong and Shelly belongs to Jay no offense 😍

[Batrisyia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the plot , the character, etc chef kiss😘

[Ruby Hagane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to start riding a bike now!

[Sadat Issah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leave it to comic writers to make bike reading EPIC!

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

These kids are going to kill each other over some bike races—and it’s incredible on every level.

It’s no secret that I’m a sports manga fan. The epic match-ups, dynamic art styles, and unparalleled character development—it makes the genre so fantastic.

Sports manhwa is no exception.

Honestly, if other sports manhwa are anything like Wind Breaker, this genre might just surpass its manga counterpart.

This is just such a rich story.

Ostensibly, it’s about cycling and competing crews trying to be the best racers. But, beneath that surface level, there’s so much more to this story.

It’s really heavy.

In this story, so many issues come up—abusive relationships, traumatic experiences, substance abuse, extortion, blackmail, suicidal ideation, violence of every type—to name just a few. Honestly, there is a lot more relationship, family, and otherwise interpersonal drama in this series than I expected. It’s very emotionally intense—much more so than you’d expect from your typical sports manga.

I had a lot of WTF moments reading this series.

Like, some of this sh*t is f*cked up big time.

We start out riding our bikes but very quickly find ourselves in fist fights in the streets, bashing in noses, breaking limbs, knocking people off bikes at incredible speeds, jackknifing people with bikes (which I didn’t even know you could do???), pulling out knives—and straight up trying to murder kids over bike races. It’s insane.

I got a long list of fight on sight characters from this series.

They’re all so well-dressed—but, damn are some of these characters human garbage. Just absolute trash. Weasels.

It pisses me off—but I love it, too.

This series swings wildly between epic highs and epic lows.

There are some great redemption moments here—but, just as many unforgivable moments too. Some characters come back from holes you didn’t know anyone could crawl out of and some characters fall lower than you ever imagined someone could. [I’m looking at you Sangho—I hope the guilt eats you alive.]

All the tragedy aside, this series is also hella funny.

It’s got some great running jokes/gags and has some choice meme references throughout. I laughed out loud plenty of times reading this.

Anyway.

Highly recommend picking up this series—though I must warn you that it’s HIGHLY addictive. I binged over 500 chapters in like 6 days cause I couldn’t stop reading it every free moment I had. It’s just so good~

[Adiba(mankind hater) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dang this is goood

[Livia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a gem. It’s funny they better cancel that cancellation n resume this manwha back

[Hiro · Rating 5 out of 5]

quel bonheur 🙂‍↔️

[osoi · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Первый том удивительно короткий, заканчивается на самом интересном, не раскрывает ни одного персонажа, поэтому я без раздумий ринулась читать дальше. Отсюда все нижесказанное относится скорее к манхве в перспективе, а не какому-то тому.)

Центральное место занимают, конечно, велики. На них катаются все - и богатые, и бедные, и нерды-заучки, и бешеные психи, и красивые девочки с плакатов… и даже мафия (xD). Сюжет вращается вокруг школоты с их вечными романтическими многоугольниками, не забывая при этом подсыпать юмора. Добавить еще лютый экшн на великах - баланс соблюден почти идеально, скучать некогда. Но и оставаться бы этой манхве школьным слайсом со соревновательным уклоном, если бы после первого тома акценты не стали смещаться на конкретных персонажей. Рыжий парень, будучи ранее статистом и всего лишь одной из сюжетных шестеренок, неожиданно оброс семейными терками и новым кругом общения. Пацан с дурацким пластырем под носом приобрел badassery запредельного уровня, особенно после флэшбеков. И чтобы совершенно захомутать читателей, к концу первого сезона (главы 45-60?) акцент переключился на психов и непонятых, с которыми у основной шайки положительных героев были.. кхм.. “разногласия”. В ход пошла нехилая такая драма и адские параллели, которые точно не самым лучшим образом действуют на чувствительные читательские сердца.

По итогам первого сезона - да. Мне отлично зашло, пока я валялась с температурой и адской зубной болью. Велики рулят. Берегите зубы.

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[Jorge Reyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comencé a las 4:00 pm...y terminé de leer varios volúmenes a las 10:00 pm...en pocas viñetas, el creador, logra impregnar un arte que te atrapa y guía por un mar de escenarios, personajes y aventuras o desventuras, con el mero pretexto del ciclismo, pero de una manera, que podría decir, casi magistral.
La narrativa, la ilustración y las formas de Wind breaker son geniales.
Recomendado para adolescentes y adultos. Bien por el autor.

Merged review:

Cada número trae una sorpresa y cada final me deja con hambre de conocer que sucederá...me recuerda, cuando las (no tan) grandes editoriales sabían guiar las historias a través de creatividad y no de arcos ridículos...
Fue una verdadera alegría encontrarme con esta obra, mientras me gustaba mis créditos con Sweet home en webtoon.
Para adolescentes y adultos.

[Ananya · Rating 5 out of 5]

seriously,this one of my favorite webtoon. It is soooo amazing.The story arc, the plot twist, the art everything is top notch. The development of characters is fantastic. The story is realistic and smooth going. Its currently going on and I just can'wait to read more of it. I didn't really read sports or action comics but after reading it, sports gerne became my favorite. I would recommend everyone to read it.

[Fernanda M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amo tanto que nunca me canso de leer.


Primera lectura: 01-05-2022 al 29-05-2022 me puse al día con 378 capítulos.
Segunda lectura: 04-12-2022 al 29-12-2022 me puse al día con 399 capítulos.
Tercera lectura: 18-04-2023 al 30-04-2023 me puse al día con 443 capítulos.
Cuarta lectura: 05-06-2025 al 30-06-2024 me puse al dia con 553 capítulos.

ME NIEGO ABSOLUTAMENTE A ACEPTAR QUE REALMENTE TERMINO, así que fingiré demencia.

[Serafina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend it 👌 👍 👏

Hopefully comes out as a comic book so I can buy them 🥰🥰🥰

Amazing work from the Artist...keep up the good work

Merged review:

One of the bestttttt Webtoon that I have ever read....The illustrations and the story is amazing and hard to get out of it too.

Keep up with the good work!

[Yasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the best
i enjoyed every chapter of this webtoon
i laught i cried i lived with the caracters
the art at first was awful but after it becomes better 100000 time
jay shelly doom vinny minu mia yuna jay's brother vinny's mom the pink gym teacher the principal noah owen
ah yes can't wait for the 4th season

[(straw)mary ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

started at 3.5 stars but graduated to 4 stars

I saw the potential and I felt deep enjoyment, so I kept reading, it is not my favorite season but still a phenomenal start to a Webtoon

edit: (a message from me in the future) after completing all 3 fully released seasons, I can confidently say that Windbreaker has taken over my life and is now one of my all time favourite Webtoons ever

[Mehak · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read it for free on webtoons, its my favourite comic/manga series of all time. Its so well done from the storyline to the art. AMAZING!

[godtakito · Rating 5 out of 5]

literally my entire life

[Pierre · Rating 5 out of 5]

I fell in love with Air Gear years ago, that was about inline skating and not fully realistic. I never thought I'd fall in love with a realistic manga about cycling! 🙏 This is brilliant work.

[Sundal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Go for it.... It's not manhua by the way😊

[Safiyyah Althaff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely in love with this.

[Marcella · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. O começo é bem chatinho nenhum personagem é cativante

[Alma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it💖💖💖...Necesito la nueva temporada 😍

[Sherwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I dont have bike but when i read it now i want one

[Elif · Rating 3 out of 5]

quite good

[Zvonimir · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read the wrong Wind Breaker. Was supposed to read the one that is a Japanese manga about a school full of fighters, but ended up reading the Korean manga about high school kids racing each other on regular bikes. It was a sad and sorry mistake. Mostly because the other Wind Breaker is really fun, has great characters who are thrilling to be around with, has distinct art and has an unique approach to a subgenre of manga that has been done very well multiple times in the past.
This Wind Breaker has none of that.
In the prologue we are introduced to a bland looking protagonist who is supposed to be made to look cool because he is good at bike racing, but also has a crew and abundant support system. But as you continue reading what would seem like the first novel, I get a different impression. Jahyun, is a smug and rude son of a b. While he excels academically, mostly due to the pressure his family puts on him, he is brash and off-putting. Even to the nerdy but very cute girl who has the most obvious crush on him. That is his persona during the day. At night he fights crimes (just kidding). At night he is the exact same person, but just rides bikes around town in a very dangerous and acrobatic seeming way. We don’t know how or why he likes doing what he does. If it’s a passion or some particular form of intrinsic or extrinsic motivation. We just know he rides them and he’s brilliant at it, like everything else in life. Another example of people misreading what a stoic character should be and crafting them as a heartless, soulless void husk of a person.
Somehow, just by accident, some of his classmates figure out he drives bikes. They have sort of a crew and invite him. Jahyun stays true to his poorly, one dimensionally written character and rejects them. The leader of the crew is fancy looking Minwoo. He is a very cool guy. Why? Because we see him talk to not just one, but multiple female classmates! Oh and the other crucial element of his coolness and swagger, he wears sunglasses! At SCHOOL! How am I not fainting while writing this!
Anyway. Our stuck up one note protagonist decided to show up at a race Minwoo invited him to. Minwoo just wants him there to embarrass some rich kid he hates. Sneaky Sneaky. This also proves that Minwoo is the only character with two dimensions in the whole manhwa. Great Success!
The rich prick of a kid and the stuck up soulless I do it my way for my own unknown reasons protagonist race. The rich kid plays dirty, but our protagonist is too good and wins even with the other guy cheating. The end, of the first volume and my ordeal.
The manhwa isn’t all bad. While most of its colored pages are bland, hard to look at excuses finished in Microsoft Paint 98, the black and white parts, usually reserved for flashbacks, have a very ethereal beauty about them. I wish most of the manhwa was draw and created in this way. It would be a much more pleasing visual experience, since in terms of the literary quality it rivals an average “glued” together page of a Playboy magazine.