A new anime project was revealed in March 2023 from CloverWorks with the adaptation of the Wind Breaker manga. It was a pretty information-free announcement but now things are starting to get moving in terms of reveals for it. With the show makin an April 4th, 2024 premiere date, Crunchyroll confirmed their pickup for it with a same-day premiere. It’ll be made available to viewers in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and India.
The latest update is the Japanese production bringing out a highlights promo from the first episode, which Aniplex USA has done up with English subtitles.
The show has Toshifumi Akai directing it from the series composition by Hiroshi Seko. Taishi Kawakami is handling the character designs with CloverWorks on board for the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Yuma Uchida as Haruka Sakura
- Koki Uchiyama as Kyotaro Sugishita
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Hayato Suou
- Yūichi Nakamura as Hajime Umemiya
- Ryota Suzuki as Toma Hiragi
- Shoya Chiba as Akihiko Nirei
Released in English by Kodansha USA, it began in 2021 as serialized in Magazine Pocket by Satoru Nii and has eleven volumes so far with it listed as ongoing.
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Plot Concept: Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings—he’s only interested in the strongest of the strong. He’s just started at Furin High School, a school of degenerates known only for their brawling strength — strength they use to protect their town from anyone who wishes it ill. But Haruka’s not interested in being a hero or being part of any sort of team—he just wants to fight his way to the top!
Previous promos and visuals:
