Status Updates From WIND BREAKER, Vol. 1

I actually read all 26 volumes but I'm too lazy to adjust my reading goal rn. Hype manga tho!

they better not be teasing a beach episode just for the meme I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT

i saw someone point out how everyone raises their heads when they hear umemiya talking on the loud speaker, but suo lowers his instead. does that say more about his feelings towards umemiya or his feelings towards himself? i have no idea but i am Noticing and saving for later

from the moment he’s introduced, suo offers absolutely no information about himself. he simply allows nirei to fire off the rumors and “facts” that he’s collected and then just goes with them. it’s gonna take probably 2 dozen volumes but i am so intrigued to find out what his deal is

i love that the first glimpse we get of furin is a lush tree lined entrance. and then when we get the big reveal it’s also covered in vines all snaking up to the massive tree on the roof that has the sunlight filtering through its leaves. absolutely gorgeous imagery that is so evocative of the ideals of bofurin. wind breakers are trees that protect smaller crops right?

i think this lesson from kotoha is the thesis statement of this manga. or at least one of the main ones. the idea that connection through communication and not judging a book by its cover can truly set someone free and make them the strongest, most fulfilled version of themself

sakura’s expression here after he instinctively yells at the old lady for trying to patch up his ankle is so telling. he’s much more conflicted and uncomfortable and scared than actually hostile. all the feral cat comparisons are so accurate

sometimes when life gets you down you need french vampires to pick you back up. other times you need delinquents with hearts of gold and non toxic masculinity