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Wind Breaker – Season 2 Episode 11 Recap & Review

Wind Breaker – Season 2 Episode 11 Recap & Review

The Review Geek13-06-2025
Episode 11
Kanji and the rest excitedly celebrate at a restaurant where one of the Roppo-Ichiza members works. Even though they're mostly unscathed, and Suzuri and Shizuka are with them, some aren't that happy. Nirei is scared out of his mind, and Sakura is furious at the guy who attacked them. So, we go back to the start of that new confrontation.
The strange tattooed man jumps off the roof of a bar, trying to copy the 'hero landing' they see on TV. Instead, he hurts his knees and complains about how hard it is. Still, Kanji and Tsubaki don't laugh at all his clownery; they put up stances, ready for a fight. When the guy starts speaking seriously again, Sakura and Suou do the same, noticing a shift in his tone.
Suzuri intervenes, saying his deal was with him, which angers everyone. Even those who knew the mysterious man didn't expect he'd be the one behind everything. He actually was a Furin student from the same year as Tsubaki, but he left the school.
His name's Endo Yamato, and he's a legend among the students. However, not knowing him, that doesn't impress Sakura, who insults him for trying to kidnap Shizuka. What affects the boy, however, is that Endo says he was there in the attack against KEEL, and he saw Sakura desperately fighting. With that, he realized Sakura didn't belong in Furin.
Nirei is the first to jump out and defend Sakura, screaming Endo can't say that without knowing them. Tsubaki, Kanji, and Suou quickly follow behind, talking with their fists. To them, there's no one more fit to be in the school than him.
Endo easily evades their blows, that is, until Sakura joins in and kicks him, which obligates the former student to defend. Yamato tries to calm their nerves, saying he doesn't think Sakura is beneath the school; it's quite the contrary. In his opinion, Furin only drags him down, so Sakura would be better off alone.
When the boy says he's the only one who can choose where he goes, Endo forms a wicked smile, remembering someone else. Because of that, he gets excited to 'play' with them a little. But Suzuri comes in between them again, saying it's not their fault. He grovels in front of Endo, begging him to leave the others alone.
The guy laughs hysterically at how humiliating that is and tells him he can solve their problem alone, intimidating the old man who ordered Shizuka's kidnapping. After that, he leaves, completely carefree, but not before scaring Sakura once again. It's clear he's a force to be reckoned with.
Back to the present, Suzuri apologizes to Sakura about Endo, but the boy says he doesn't need to do that. He's only mad at Endo, so no one else needs to be sorry. Then, they start partying again and bring out a console, as Suzuri's biggest wish is to play games.
He has a lot of fun doing that, even though he's awful. Tsubaki gets so happy with the situation that his eyes water. Sakura also plays for the first time, but he gets furious for losing every round.
To this day, Endo has only given compliments to one person, so Kanji worries about what he wants with Sakura. Because of that, Tsubaki contacts Umemiya, who organizes a meeting with the three boys.
The next day, Sakura, Suou, and Nirei go to Furin's roof to meet all the devas and their aides. The episode ends right when Umemiya is ready to start their discussion.
The Episode Review
Wind Breaker gives us its newest antagonist and the one behind every conflict we've seen throughout the season. Endo already feels like a threat by the way he looks, but his attitude is way worse.
The episode doesn't give that much attention, but even with 4 people going against him, they can't land a single blow. The only one who hits him is Sakura, but he still defends himself. If Sakura has this guy going after him, he needs to step up his game fast.
And talking about that, the gaming session is a nice change of pace here. The anime doesn't downplay Endo's arrival, but it gives us a chance to spend some time with the new characters.
Tsubaki almost crying over Suzuri's happiness is a nice touch that shows how much being yourself is important to him. That's actually at the core of many characters in the series, but Sakura and Tsubaki embody it perfectly.
The next episode is a big one because everything indicates Umemiya is finally telling the boys about when he changed Furin. With Endo being a former student, it makes a lot of sense for him to have been one of Umemiya's enemies in the past, as well. But there's probably another bigger problem, or at least there were.
Sakura reminds him of someone, and that same 'someone' is the only person Endo ever complimented. As this new arc will be so deeply rooted in Furin and Umemiya's story, it's hard not to get excited.
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