Greetings anime lovers who give life to the @theanimerealm Community and all those cute Hivers who follow me and usually read my posts. Thank you all for sharing this moment with me. You know that I finally gave a chance to Wind Breaker and well, today I come to provide you with an honest opinion about it.

  To begin with I will say that I expected more from this anime, because of the many recommendations and reviews I read about it in this community recommending it for being as good as Kaiju N° 8 or Kimetsu No Yaiba could be.

  Well yes, my expectations were quite high before watching it. The first chapter didn't grab me but I decided to give it a chance because it was highly recommended. I thought: something good must be in it, I don't think so many users would recommend it if the anime wasn't so good.

  And it certainly happened what I was waiting for. It was in chapter 8 called Inheriting Feelings and the one after that that the series clicked with me. So I'll be honest again and tell you that it was in those 2 chapters that the series deeply touched my Kokoro (❤️).

  My favorite character was, is and will be Chōji Tomiyama and my second favorite Jō Togame. Yes, I know, they are the “villains” but I can't help but identify with them in such a profound way as in these chapters it perfectly and artistically describe what it's like to suffer from Severe Depression.

  That empty, gloomy, and lifeless look, I have had it, I have experienced it, I have been there in that desert where this character found himself, walking alone, aimlessly, without knowing how to ask for help, and the one who could have reached out to him to make him react, preferred to turn a blind eye.

  This made me think that most people do this. When they notice that something is not right, they prefer to pretend that it didn't happen, that if they ignore it it will go away but unfortunately being so depressed like this is like spinning a snowball that just grows and grows until at some point it bursts, causing a lot of damage all around.

  To dissemble with a smile, to pretend everything is fine when you know you are so broken inside. Truly, I was so deeply and personally touched by these two episodes that I cried when I watched them. I had a lot of mixed feelings and I was so happy to know that Chōji managed to pull himself together, and decided to get up and continue fighting.

  And although I found the plot in general a bit generic, for touching on this topic for me, it made me place this series in a better position than I had it. It's not among my favorites but it's worth watching. As for the main character, I don't know, I still don't like the way he is.

  As I said, I've seen better protagonists who possess a strong desire for struggle, justice, and personal growth. This I didn't get to see in Sakura. On the other hand, Akihiko Nirei was like watching the exact copy of Zenitsu, only without the immense fear that invades him every 5 seconds. From the rest, this series does have memorable characters and therefore I'm determined to watch its second season when it comes out. I for one will give it: