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Satoru Nii’s Wind Breaker has gained worldwide popularity due to its narrative and showcasing of character depths. Season 1 was critically acclaimed, and season 2 is ongoing. Season 2 explores the students of Furin High more vividly, with Sakura embracing his humane and caring side for the first time.
If you crave themes such as delinquents, school life, gang war, etc., then you might dig these recommendations we have curated for you.
1. Tokyo Revengers
- Creator: Ken Wakui
- Number of Episodes: 50 (Ongoing)
- Where To Watch: Crunchyroll
- Animation Studio: Liden Films
Tokyo Revengers is a unique mixture of delinquents, gang wars, high school, with time travel. The story revolves around Takemichi Hanagaki, who is a time leaper and uses his ability to save his ex-girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana.
The Tokyo Manji Gang is somehow responsible for Hinata’s death, and to reverse it, Takemichi has to solve everything from the beginning. Like Wind Breaker, Tokyo Revengers features gang wars with lots of bloodshed, cool characters, and character growth.
2. Cromartie High School
- Creator: Eiji Nonaka
- Number of Episodes: 26
- Where To Watch: Prime Video
- Animation Studio: Production I.G
Like Wind Breaker and the rest of the anime featured in this list, Cromartie High School also follows a narrative featuring delinquents and high school. However, it has added an extra layer through its comic take on the genre.
The story revolves around Takashi Kamiyama, an honor student who wants to attend the same school as his high school best friend. So, he applies to Cromartie High School, known for being the most feared high school full of idiots and delinquents. Unfortunately, Takashi cracks the exam and joins the school, while his best friend could not. Thus began the extraordinary journey of Takashi Kamiyama, surrounded by punks, robots, gorillas, and whatnot.
3. Be-Bop High School
- Creator: Kazuhiro Kiuchi
- Number of Episodes: 7
- Where To Watch: YouTube
- Animation Studio: Toei Animation
Another delinquent and high school anime coming from the Yanki genre, Be-Bop High School, is the oldest anime on this list. The story follows the life of two rowdy individuals, Hiroshi Kato and Toru Nakama. While they like to cause trouble, their desires are simple: get lots of attention from girls and win fights against people from other schools, which often leads to some crazy fights. Be-Bop High School brings back the 1990s vibe with weird hairstyles like the punch perm and the gangster-ish style of walking that make the characters look cool.
4. Bucchigiri?!
- Creator: Hiroko Utsumi, Taku Kishimoto
- Number of Episodes: 12
- Where To Watch: Crunchyroll
- Animation Studio: MAPPA, Toho
At Ichizu High School, two gangs, Siguma squad and Minato Kai, are fighting for control. Arajin, a new transfer student, just wants to find a girlfriend and gets lucky when he meets Mahoro. Things get worse when he meets his childhood friend Matakara, a member of Minato Kai. After accidentally awakening a genie named Senya, Arajin gains special powers, pulling him into the middle of gang wars.
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5. Viral Hit
- Creator: Taejun Park, Kim Junghyun
- Number of Episodes: 12 (Ongoing)
- Where To Watch: Crunchyroll
- Animation Studio: Okuruto Noboru
Viral Hit is a South Korean manhwa that was adapted into an anime due to its exciting plot. Wind Breaker fans will have a jolly time watching it since there are some great high school fights involving proper injuries and bloodshed. Viral Hit explores the life of a scrawny boy named Hoobin Yoo, who has always been the victim of bullying. Hoobin desires to be featured in a NewTube video, and following advice from a mysterious NewTube channel, he gets his wish fulfilled.
However, there is a twist to it as he gets featured on NewTube by knocking down individuals stronger than him or people who used to bully him. Thanks to the videos becoming popular, he is getting quite a lot of money. There are layers to the anime, and it is a must-watch anime for every Wind Breaker fanatic.
Priyanko is currently pursuing his Master’s in Economics. He loves to read manga or watch anime in his spare time. He is a massive fan of One Piece, Naruto, and Haikyu. Amidst the Great Pirating Era, he wishes to become the greatest Hokage, even though he is short.
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