WIND BREAKER
Where the average scores are the lowest, but the fights are the strongest. Furin High School is renowned as a super school of delinquents. Haruka Sakura, a first-year student, came from outside the city to fight to the top. However, Furin High School has become a group that protects the town called the “Chime of the Wind Breaker” – Bofurin. The heroic legend of high school delinquent Sakura begins here! (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | WIND BREAKER (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | WIND BREAKER |
| English | WIND BREAKER |
| Chinese | 防风少年 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | WB · ウィンブレ · WBK · ウィンドブレイカー |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2024-04-05 → 2024-06-28 (Spring 2024) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | CloverWorks |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ActionComedyDrama |
| Themes | GangsDelinquentsPrimarily Male CastMale ProtagonistShounenSchoolUrbanTsundereMartial ArtsPrimarily Teen CastComing of AgeEnsemble CastBullying |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · Bilibili TV · YouTube · Amazon Prime Video · Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 7.85 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.85 / 10 |
| Composite | 63.8 |
| On lists | 188,990 |
| Favourited | 5,767 (3.1%) |
| Completion | 75.6% |
| Drop rate | 5.4% |
| In backlog | 20.6% |
| Score spread σ | 1.47 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.71 / 10 |
Score distribution
132221983464478952,18364,556713,204821,166914,148107,076
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2024 | B | 12 of 76 |
| Studio | CloverWorks | C | 22 of 59 |
| Year | 2024 | B | 42 of 297 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | A | 165 of 1,868 |
| Era | Early 2020s | B | 214 of 1,596 |
| Demographic | Shounen | B | 214 of 1,219 |
| Genre | Comedy | A | 258 of 3,488 |
| Genre | Action | B | 284 of 2,765 |
| Length | Single-cour | B | 294 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Drama | B | 362 of 1,917 |
| Source material | Manga | B | 382 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | B | 427 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 616 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Toshifumi Akai, Kazuyuki Asaka |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hiroshi Seko |
| Character design | Taishi Kawakami |
| Original creator | Satoru Nii |
Franchise — WIND BREAKER
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | — | Absolute Zero |
| sequel | 2025 | WIND BREAKER Season 2 |
AniList id 163270 · MAL id 54900 · Bangumi 426947 · record updated 2026-08-27