#the bias breaker

[hirayaea]

I’m so baaad it amuses me that he genuinely looks upset (>///<)

[deathberi]

HARUKA SAKURA | WIND BREAKER

[theside-b]

Sing Hom and Lawrence Lo in ETERNAL BUTLER • 全面管控

[witch--btch]

Hiragi Toma - Wind Breaker

Fanart by: @77HO_i7

[causticsodaa]

Opposites Attract: A Design Analysis

(i cant think of a better title)

Wind Breaker probably has the most unique character designs I’ve seen in animanga. It’s clear that Nii Satoru puts a lot of care in them, whether it be their clothing styles to what the designs themselves symbolize, and how they pertain to the characters themselves.

This is also a common theme in other mangas as well. However, there has been one particular aspect of certain character designs that have always intrigued me: ones which involve two characters meant to contrast each other (whether narratively or just their personalities) having blatantly opposing elements in their designs and traits.

In this analysis, I’ll be talking about these specific design choices when it comes to the Wind Breaker characters, specifically Togame and Choji!

I’ve already briefly gone over some of their design elements in one of my other posts, but I’ll reiterate it here to save you some time, as well as provide some more in-depth analysis.

I. Hair

Prior to Choji becoming the leader of Shishitoren, Togame and Choji’s hair were short, most likely to highlight their youth at the time. Not much to say here, since their hairstyles look rather similar, but I’ll talk more about this later I’m still sad the anime cut their pre sstr appearances they were so cute

Right after Choji becomes the leader, Togame has noticeably longer hair that he lets down. This could represent that Togame had nothing to tie him down (ie. he was still free) before Choji went haywire. Choji’s hair stays the relatively the same.

After Togame makes his promise to Choji, he braids his normally let down hair to signify how he’s now bound to Shishitoren and Choji wishes. On the other hand, Choji’s hair is now much more longer and messier during the Shishitoren Arc, mostly likely to represent his tattered mental state.

During the climax of Togame vs. Sakura however, he removes his hairtie and lets his hair flow freely again—now that he’s seen the true error of his ways, he no longer ties himself down to Shishitoren.

On the contrary, Choji rips out his own hair during his fight with Umemiya. This is meant to further highlight his degraded mental state, and his frustration upon hearing Umemiya’s words + him not being able to understand his current situation. In a way, this could also symbolize how Choji had ripped Shishitoren apart (hence the title of the chapter being called ‘Ripped Down).

Post-Shishitoren, both boys go through a Expository Hairstyle Change and decide to cut their hair. Togame even has an undercut to solidify that he truly has nothing that ties himself down anymore. Even Choji’s hair is less messier. Their current hairstyles are also somewhat reminiscent to when they were younger in my opinion; showing that Shishitoren has gone back to normal.

Choji and Togame’s hair also contrast each other. Togame has straighter, black hair that used to be much longer than Choji’s, while the latter has beige curly hair that stays relatively short throughout the series.

II. Bodies

To start, Togame and Choji are the classic Tall x Shorter duo, with a whopping 39 centimeter (~15 inches or 1 foot and 1/4ths in 🇺🇸🦅 units) height difference:

Choji is pretty thin, while Togame is more bulkier in build.

Togame’s face is much more broad and chiseled, while Choji’s is a lot more rounder (like a bunny….). Choji’s has a button nose, and Togame’s long and thick too.

Speaking of which, their facial features can be attributed to their namesakes; Tomiyama has the Japanese character for rabbit in it, while Togame has the turtle kanji in his.

III. Eyes

Choji’s eyes are round and wide, while Togame’s are slanted and narrow. Additionally, Choji’s eyes are sometimes colored a reddish-brown/red (it reminds me of a REW rabbit), while Togame’s are emerald; red and green are complimentary/contrasting colors.

Togame and Choji had ‘soulless’ eyes during the Shishitoren arc. It’s more apparent for Choji’s eyes��which shows the drab state of his mentality at the time and the empty feeling he has after becoming Shishitoren’s leader. Togame’s eyes are less empty on the other hand, representing the cruel façade he put up. Both of their eyes eventually return to normal and regain their shines after they reconcile.

IV. Additional Tidbits

Togame and Choji are a literal reference to ‘The Tortoise and The Hare’, from their story to their namesakes. Yes, the Aesop fable. They even mention a race in their backstory:

Since Choji is the hare and Togame is the tortoise, they are fast and slow respectively. Choji speaks very rapidly and excitedly, while Togame speaks in a very drawn out and slow way:

This translates to their fighting styles. Togame uses his weight and grappling skills against his enemies, while Choji uses his height and speed to his advantage.

Since Togame calls Choji the Sun, this implies that he’s the Moon given that he’s Shishitoren’s second in command. Choji and Togame’s relationship fits the Sun and Moon dynamic overall (Togame is drawn to Choji and Choji’s ‘rays’ allows him to shine as well, but the Sun and Moon cannot coexist without each other). You might as well call him the love of your life Togame

(ran into image limit) Togame doesn’t like texting and prefers calls, while Choji texts a lot

Choji dislikes waiting, whereas Togame doesn’t like being pressed for time (lines up with the tortoise and hare correlation)

Togame stretches first thing in the morning, Choji likes to bask in the sun

Both have eating competitions listed as their hobby

Togame’s dream is to have a quiet/retired life, while Choji wants to open a shop with Togame WE GET IT!!! YOU’RE MARRIED!!!!

[heyitsmetonid]

I love him so much

[skynapple]

Watch the 6th LI be Ever CEO

[xavissky]

I can't get baby fever from ZAYNEEE

Raising kids together would be so 🥹

Im putting a family of snowman decal on the back of our minivan idc idcccc

[seiwas]

Gently grabs u by the shoulders. Windbreaker has so many lovable character and is splendidly animated and has incredibly well written characters and character arcs (that said by someone who teared up while reading the manga) and it has Umemiya Hajime and Suo Hayato. (Also the japanese va cast???????? Kuroo's japanese va is in it???)

omg nonie hello 🥺🥺 i could already tell from the first episode omg i clutched my heart so hard 😭 picking a fave will be so difficult i feel it in my bones 🥲

i just met suo (and vaguely umemiya i think)!! (finished ep 2) lIKE . omg. i did noT KNOW THAT HE’S VOICED BY YUICHI NAKAMURA ALSO 😭😭😭

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD HIM SPEAK oh my god

[eccentrichumanbeing69]

I need to know what taylor swift era each of the crows are

[hirayaea]

WHY ARE THE ZAYNE ADS LIKE THIS

first there was the EN daddy zayne ads, now this

the first few seconds alone I was like (>/////<) I AM IN A PUBLIC SPACE… EVERYONE DO NOT PERCEIVE ME

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quick translations:

“Are you looking for the best place to feel up?”

“This doctor…”

Choice: Let me touch you!

“My hair isn’t that soft… only you like touching it.”

Choice: I want to touch it some more!

“Which one do you want right now?”

“Compared to this, your excited face was way more interesting.”

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source: 愛と深空 ads on FB (screen recorded by me)

translation by: me

[swagging-back-to]

yuqi looks so much better without makeup on!!!

[kaiijo]

DATES WITH HIM — [WIND BREAKER]

characters: suo hayato, kiryu mitsuki, umemiya hajime, hiragi toma, kaji ren, togame jo content: gn! reader notes: i did not come up with the date idea in suo's! also i recommend reading the mentioned works in suo’s part and listening to the song in kaji’s! obvious togame bias i’m sorry (but i’m also not)

suo hayato ✶ bookstore date

you saw the idea of a bookstore scavenger hunt date and it was too cute to resist. with your list in hand, you and suo make your way to your favorite neighborhood bookstore. the old lady who runs it greets the two of you before attending to other customers. suo leans over your shoulder to look at the first item. “find a joke to make your partner laugh.”

you make your way to the joke book shelf, where suo picks up a paperback titled 100 dad jokes to make anyone bust a side! he flips through it and lands on a page. “which days are the strongest?”

“i don’t know, which ones?”

he stares at you dead in the eye as he answers, “saturday and sunday. the rest are weekdays.”

you can’t help but snort and roll your eyes, and suo says, “we’re counting that!” and you check it off the list because you don’t know if you can take another cheesy dad joke. 

you read out the next bullet point: “find a puzzle to conquer together.”

you find and complete a crossword puzzle in a magazine (you kept the magazine with you to buy later). your scavenger hunt list leads you through the travel section to talk about your dream vacation spots; the children’s section where you find your favorite childhood books; and the cookbook aisle where you find a recipe you both want to cook together. finally, the last task challenges you to find a poem that describes your partner.

you and suo split up in the poetry section for that. you thumb through pages and pages but nothing is able to capture just how you feel for suo. you find one finally just as he walks over to you, a poetry anthology in hand. you read to him kevin varrone’s “poem i wrote sitting across the table from you” and he recites joy harjo’s poem “for keeps.” 

your heart feels like its about to burst as he finishes and you take his hand in yours, bring it to your lips for a kiss. his gaze is soft as he leans forward and presses a kiss to your forehead.

kiryu mitsuki ✶ arcade date

you pout as you watch the final pac-man score flash on the screen in big, pixelated numbers: 150 to 170. kiryu ruffles your hair affectionately. “we’re all tied up again,” he says. “two to two. what do you want for the tie-breaker?”

you peer around the arcade, glancing at the flashing screens of various games. there’s street fighter, space invaders, and other classics but it’s the air hockey table that catches your eye. you nod at it. “settle the score over good old-fashioned air hockey?”

“sounds good,” he says and you two make your way over to it.

just as you arrive, another couple shows up. “oh, shit,” the other guy says when he and his girlfriend approach at the same time. 

“sorry,” you say. “you guys can have it if you want.”

“no, no, you two came first,” the girlfriend says.

“it’s seriously fine!”

“no, really, it’s cool!”

you’re all at a standstill, neither party willing to takeover the table. instead, kiryu pipes up, “there are four pushers, why don’t we play on teams? a friendly competition.”

“i’m down!” the girl smiles and turns to her boyfriend. “what do you think?”

“i say we crush ‘em!”

“ooh, those are fighting words!” you call, looping you arm through kiryu’s. “ready to kick some ass, mitsuki?”

“always.”

the competition is fierce — the other couple is a lot better than you thought and you’re playing best of seven rounds. it’s the tie breaker and you narrowly manage to block a shot from the other guy. the puck bounces off the sides, hurtling across the board towards kiryu, who easily deflects it back. the volley goes back and forth and there are far too many times it almost sinks into their goal.

the other couple just blocks a shot again and the puck is heading for you. you hit it at the right angle and it just ekes past the defense, sliding into the goal to end the game 4 to 3. you congratulate each other on a good game and kiryu sighs, “i guess that settled the score between us too, huh?”

“what do you mean?”

“you made the winning goal.” he holds out the tickets he’s won. “let’s go get you a prize.”

umemiya hajime ✶ farmer’s market date

“whoa! these squash look so good! how did you grow them? did you plant them in may or june?” umemiya’s eyes are wide and bright as he listens intently to the farmer’s answer. you don’t think you’ve seen him this excited before, which is saying a lot given his enthusiasm for almost anything. 

she smiles warmly at the two of you, asking, “how many would you like?”

“three,” you reply, reaching for your wallet, but umemiya is holding out the money for her before you can even open your bag. 

the farmer shakes her head, gently pushing his hand back. “it’s on the house,” she says, plucking a packet of seeds from a small wooden crate at the edge of the stall. “and i’ll throw these in too, all free of charge!”

“oh, please, we insist,” you begin to protest but she just shakes her head again. 

“it’s been a long time since someone has been this curious about my produce,” she chuckles, “and i’m not about to make a lovely young couple pay for this! all i ask is that you two raise the squash lovingly.”

“we will, i promise,” umemiya says, taking the bag of squash from her. as you two continue through the farmer’s market, umemiya interlocks your fingers, using his other hand to motion to the other stalls you pass. 

he says, “we have tomatoes and cucumbers already but we need mushrooms! oh, those look good!” he already leading you to another vendor, surveying the cartons of wood-ear mushrooms. you raise a brow in amusement as he buys five cartons, humming a cheery song. 

“what’s all this for, again?”

he beams at you. “the summer barbeque!”

“ahh, right!” you smile. “the infamous summer barbeque.” you glance around the market, pointing out a stall selling sausages and other meats. “i think we’ll want to get some protein, then, since your boys eat enough for a hundred men.”

“babe, you’re a genius!”

hiragi toma ✶ cooking date

make dinner at home for date night, they said. it’ll be fun, they said. you think anyone who said this is a fun, stress-free date is a total liar.

“alright,” you sigh as you clean the frying pan of egg residue for the third time. “well, fourth time’s a charm!”

hiragi pops a stomach tablet out of its packaging and chomps down on it. “you said that the last two times.”

“this one’s going to be the one!” you chirp, reaching for the egg carton. “it has to be, since these are our last four eggs.”

hiragi lets out a long, heavy breath before slipping his apron back on. “okay, one more time.” 

hiragi throws a large tablespoon of butter down the pan, tilting the pan from side to side as the melting butter coats the surface. you crack the four eggs into the measuring cup and beat them with a whisk, tipping a little drop of it onto the butter. it sizzles promisingly and you and hiragi share a glance and nod, then you pour the eggs in.

you stir the eggs quickly with a pair of chopsticks, stopping as you see the omelet beginning to smooth. hiragi tilts the pan to let the uncooked egg mixture start to cook, doing his best to keep the curds even and level. 

the new portion of eggs scramble and you spoon your chicken rice mix into the center of the omlet, roughly shaping it into an football-shape as hiragi kills the heat. “good?” you ask him, motioning with your chopsticks at the pile of rice.

“good.” he lifts the pan. “hot pan, coming through!” he places it on the damp rag on your counter. you slide the omlet to the edge of the pan, carefully wrapping the rice with egg on both sides. hiragi’s already moved to get a plate and you hold your breath as he slides it carefully onto the plate.

success.

you let out collective sighs of relief. 

kaji ren ✶ concert date

you had spent hours in an online queue to get kaji tickets to see his favorite band for his birthday. luckily, the venue isn’t too long a train ride from makochi but when you severely undersold how many people can cram themselves into the venue.

kaji’s grip is firm as you weave your way through the crowd, pushing closer to the stage. some guy jostles you, grumbling under his breath, only to apologize when he faced kaji’s cold glare. your boyfriend manages to get the two of you to a decent spot near the front, just off right of the center. 

“what song are you most excited for?” you ask him, speaking as close to his ear as possible. the din around you is getting louder and the crowd more electrified, so you know it’s starting soon.

“wasted nights,” he replies easily. 

you hum, “that sounds familiar. it’s on the playlist you made for me, right?”

his mouth lifts into a small smile. “yeah, i think it’s number eleven or twelve.” just as he is about to add something, the lights around you begin to flash and pulse as the ambient music dies down. the band comes out to thunderous cheers as they take up their instruments. 

even though you don’t know the band well, you can’t help but jump and dance with the crowd, and you sing along to parts you can remember. kaji’s not one for rowdiness himself but he thrives off the energy from it — you can see it in the way he bobs his head in rhythm, the way he seems completely in his element. as the fourth songs in the set transitions into the fifth one, a slower ballad this time, he wraps an arm around your shoulder and pecks your cheek. “thank you again,” he says. “i’m glad i’m here with you.”

you burrow further into his side, swaying to the music. “happy birthday, ren.” 

togame jo ✶ pottery class date

you tilt your head as the pottery wheel slows to a stop, examining the mug you were instructed to make. the rim is uneven and it’s leaning towards the left. togame’s isn’t any better given that his mug looks shorter and stouter than the rest of the class and the handle is fully too long. when the pottery teacher walks over, she offers a sweet smile. “beautiful work,” she says. “they both have a unique charm to them.”

“thanks, we totally meant to make them this way,” you say and she carefully brings them to the shelf where the other attendees’ mugs sit waiting for the kiln. 

oddly enough, seeing your mugs together makes them look somewhat normal, almost like an eclectic set, and when you glance at togame, he meets your eyes and you two try to suppress your laughter, togame’s broad shoulders shaking with effort. as you stand side by side, washing your hands in the classroom’s sink, togame smirks. he reaches over and claps a hand on your shoulder, leaving a large, damp terracotta-colored handprint on your shirt. 

you narrow your eyes and do the same, this time on the side of his own t-shirt. his hand touches your back and yours grazes his chest. you could probably do this forever but someone clears their throat behind you and you apologize as you actually finish cleaning up, stepping aside for another couple to wash themselves off. 

togame drapes an arm around your shoulder as you leave the building, saying, “i think i won, babe.” 

you know he’s talking about the stains all over both of your clothes but all you do is smirk at him. “i think i won, actually, since this is your shirt.”

he shrugs. “i wish i could be mad, but you look too good in my clothes to complain.”

bonus!

you return two weeks later when your “unique” mugs are primed for glazing. you two agreed to keep the final designs on your pottery a surprise so you sit as far away from each other with your backs turned. in the end, you two had similar ideas — he chose your favorite color as a background and painted on a pattern of your favorite flowers while you glazed your mug in orange and black with an attempt at a the lion face on the shishitoren jackets, albeit yours is way less threatening and much cuter. 

your mugs sit in each of your cabinets at your homes in all their uniquely beautiful glory, your new favorites — well-used and well-loved. one day, they’ll be together again, side-by-side in a cabinet that you two shared together.

[starryknight565]

everytime I see this man, I'm viscerally torn between "this is literally just a white man, he is just a guy, hit him with your car" and "I see my world reflected in your eyes and every movement you make, I would die happily if I got to rest my head upon your knee"

Captain John Price in CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (2022)

[lilimalia]

Wind breaker & Fighting Styles

This has been something on my mind for a while since starting the anime and manga. Although I find it harder to understand or gather information on the techniques and styles they use through the manga. Most of this will be from my own novice deduction from the anime! I’d love to hear feedback on any changes from marital art lovers like myself, and since I haven’t seen anywhere a proper post on this I figured I’d narrow it down myself

Manga spoilers are labelled, barely any though, I tried to keep it anime only

Sakura Haruka

I genuinely think he’s probably self taught. Seeing how he brute forces a lot of his fighting in the anime, I think he learned from picking stuff off the streets or other sources (he’s not good with his phone… so maybe not youtube videos). I definitely a lot of taekwondo 360/750 kicks and just overall basic roundhouse and snap kicks in his style and I think he picked up some sort of fist movement from watching other brawlers, or just his overall fighting experience we know he has.

When the anime depicts his brawls, especially in the beginning one with Kotoha you notice he depends a lot on roundhouse kicks, spinning kicks, and back kicks. He seems to be reliant on his legs but has the spacial awareness of defending himself with his hands. I know its a stretch to say that his combat skills in a group against one fight are superb and probably is what leads to why I think he’s self taught (since well… its anime it could be that he’s built different) but nevertheless its nice to see how spatially aware he is of his surroundings.

Taekwondo and street brawler dude for sure! He’s definitely a guy who depends on his experience and brute force.

Suo Hayato

In the anime he states he’s a mixed martial artist, which I think is amazing, but narrowing the options down I think he’s definitely got a default of aikido and tai-chi. Saying his master is self taught doesn’t point to much but honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if it was revealed he’s a monk-in-training or was some sort of disciple with how well behaved and calm he is.

I think the previous styles are especially highlighted in his fight with Kanuma, or sweet baby as the dub ver of Suo calls him.

I think that with the lack of energy exerted towards the flurries of attacks Kanuma sends he’s definitely been influenced by his master in tai chi. The way he bends the limbs and force that Kanuma pushes forward with demonstrates the “flow of water” that tai chi is known for. As Kanuma gets closer though he starts showing off more Aikido styled movements/throws. Notably the one that makes his opponent look like he’s just fallen on his own (the one Sakura comments on).

I also wouldn’t put it off the list that he hasn’t had experience with wing chun. His knife hand blocks with Kanuma at close distance and the leg sweep that he shows off later in that small scene show a lot of “preserving of the fist” which wing chun is heavily involved in. It’s also notable that if he’s got experience of martial arts taught to monks as I suspect, then he could have the basics of kung fu too.

I also noticed that when protecting the girl from the gang during the restaurant and Kiryu meeting he uses a motion thats similar to a water wheel. I’m not sure the name of the move, but I did register it as a tai chi move thats meant to copy the movement of rippling water on a water wheel!

Overall, I think this silly pirate is influenced by a lot of martial arts taught to monks or women and those of frail bodies, wing chun, tai chi, and aikido (which does not apply to my previous statement).

I think Suo is an awesome character whose style reflects quick thinking and reflexes!

Togame Jo (my personal favorite/bias)

Honestly we haven’t seen much from the anime so I can’t conclude on one style, but I do believe Togame is heavily reliant on grappling and mat techniques. As we watch over him and his fight with Sakura, during his “awakened” part of fighting when he’s piped up and ready, we see him leaning into Sakura’s lower torso area alot. I actually 100% think he’s got wrestling experiences. At the first drone shot (showing their moves from above) when they first started fighting, there’s an animation of Togame sliding his foot across the floor in a circular motion in what I believe is a single leg of some sort? Hard to say. But in any case, we can assume he’s done a lot of mat work since he’s commonly blocking Sakura’s upward attacks to kneeslide into the lower region.

I also think that with his wrestling experience, Brazilian jujitsu comes in hand. Its common that mat based martial artists have a duo experience between the choices of wrestling, bjj, and judo.

Manga spoilers below

Togame Jo during his fight with the Noroshi guy (I’ve honestly forgotten his name), he locks the guy into an arm bar! Reading about this later, I can say confirmed he’s got bjj background too. Also, him having great stamina and strength is expected out of mat wrestlers so its awesome to see that representation!

I think its amazing that he’s a martial artist who prefers a more grounded combat style since typically you’d assume people with long limbs and height to them would stick to things like kickboxing and muay thai. Styles that utilize your long-ness.

Kiryu Mitsuki

I think it’s very obviously identified that Kiryu is supposed to be and is, a very laid back character. Having said this, I am over the moon that the creator of wind breaker decided to match up his fighting style to his laid back unbothered persona! I think Kiryu is 100% a tai chi man. He’s barely made a big move in the anime so as of right now I think he’s just a tai chi artist. I don’t think theres any other influences?…

Some main examples would be the very first two moves we see from him being one, a grabbing of his opponent and then palm strike, and then another being a “pressure blow” where realistically tai chi martial artists take the pressure exerted towards them and use the pinpoint of pressure against the opponents on body. These are both key attributes of tai chi, movement of water.

I think it should be keen to notice how little “oomph” Kiryu is putting into his opponents, but also the key conversation him and Sakura and Taiga Tsugeura have about “sending opponents my way!” Since Tai Chi is supposed to be a passive martial arts that depends on less movement and less power its natural for Kiryu to utilize it as more of a diversion artstyle. In the best way, its him riding with the waves, which would be the energy extended by his opponents, and going with the flow, bending the water and waves else where to divert actual confrontation.

Tai chi is a martial arts but also sort of a yoga. Its a small joke that its considered a grandma/grandpa sport! But it is a teaching that is commonly taught to ladies as well.

Kiryu’s fighting style shows just how laid back he is and shows his calmness in a way that isn’t like Suo’s. One may think their similar but its really the difference between cunningness and mindset. Kiryu seems deadset and comfortable being laidback and taking out opponents with as little power as possible while Suo is someone who is cunning and enjoys the battle. (For more go to bonus bit)

He’s a silly man who likes to reserve his energy in fights and redirect the pressure elsewhere, which is the way of water. Go with the flow!

Bonus:

Whilst I think it could be misdirected that Kiryu and Suo are of same teachings I’ll point out where their fighting styles differ. We both know they use some base of tai chi, but here’s some examples of why I think Suo is more of a hands on man.

It might just of been when he was fighting Kanuma and was semi-pushed into a situation of necessary offense, however, Suo’s also shown to use a lot of handsy moves and throws that are designated for combat and not just light power and reserving energy. A good possible example of contrast between Suo and Kiryu is when their protecting the girl, both Kiryu and Suo use tai chi waterlike movements to exert the onslaught of gang members away from them, almost like dividing the tide in half. However, had the girl not been there, the brawl could have been more like the Suo we see in the opening song’s animation. Where he’s tornado kicking and spinning as he kicks opponents and getting into sort of a pray mantis form (back knee bent and knife hands)

We see him prancing around and diverting to kicks, which is something I don’t think Kiryu would do because well… too much energy and force.

However I do think it would amazing! To see these two properly fight side by side since Kiryu and Suo have such good chemistry. Kiryu could divert enemies whilst Suo calmly knocks them out. A codependency of sorts!

Sako

With Sako although I don’t have enough to give an analysis on his former friend(?) Hiragi I do think I can give insight on how he performs.

Sako seems leg heavy but not in a way like Sakura is. He’s definitely got a lot of decorative kicks, which in real life settings wouldn’t work. But hey! So does Sakura, its what makes its fun. He’s probably someone who hyperfixated on taekwondo kicks but then added some capoeira flair to his style to throw people off. This little flair and creative and flashy moves really shows how much he’s grown since Hiragi. Him being able to find a fight style outside of Hiragi’s brute force, “just do it, angry hulk emoji,” type of style really shows off how he’s grown.

A good example of him adding flair is at the kick that Hiragi stops at and slightly moves his head from. The idea of holding your leg before landing a crescent kick is a good show stopper to throw off an enemy. Its quite cunning to utilize a “pause” in the middle of a fast pace fight. (Which I think also shows off how smart he is, since its what he was bullied for in the anime).

Honorary mentions (characters I don’t think have a set style or don’t have enough information on)

Kaji Ren

Kaji Ren as of in the anime seems like a freegoer whose martial arts is just brute forcing punches. I’d love to come back analyze his style when its adapted but as of now I can’t pinpoint much.

Hiragi Toma

Also another man who I think brute forces it. His fight with Sako is very appliance heavy and during the part before getting knocked out you can notice how reliant he is on his own strength. He does seem like he does kickboxing or muay thai though… Although thats more speculation than anything serious.

Taiga Tsugeura

While I could give proper analysis on Taiga it’s hard to say without seeing more of him fighting. He is adorably macho man and big bear soft hugs coded but from the one move of him basically suplexing his opponent to protect the girl with Kiryu and such, I could see wrestling?? It wouldn’t be surprising if you’ve seen wrestlers. Typically very macho like and buff as their on the mat for 3 minute intervals trying to joint lock, wear down, pick up and throw down, opponents into a pin.

While suplex’s that lead into the head are illegal in the actual sport, it’s nice to see Taiga utilize it in combat form. When we get more footage of him fighting I would expect to see a lot of wrestling moves but also maybe pseudo-throws that could come from judo? I highly doubt it though. Since judo is known to be “the gentle way” taking down opponents quickly and softly for the person doing the throws

Either way he seems like he really just depends on his muscular structure and strength to really center his fights. So he could just also be someone who brute forces it!

Sugishita Kyotaro

There’s the same explanation for this silly guy too. Definitely a brute force. It makes sense though! Get angry, fight angry, and finish angry, all with his two fists!

Choji Tomiyama

I think Choji could be influenced by capoeira dancers… But in a pure sense he could just be an acrobatic. He’ll probably be a character I come back to explain later!

These character profiles on their martial fighting styles are of my own noticings and references. In no way are they meant to be taken as an official guide, but rather just a silly girl’s journal of speculation. I would love to see feed back or add ons as to what you think the characters fighting styles are based off of!

This is also under the assumption that all characters mentioned have a base experience of kicking sports like taekwondo/kickboxing and boxing/arm work of some sort. Overall I think all characters are some form of mma and brawl to their own tastes

[jesncin]

another halloween ask... my sister and I always combined and then divided up candy based on who liked what at the end of the night. what're the martianfam's favorite and least favorite candies? (j'onn'a got chocos on lock ofc)

I'm super late to this but here are some Martian fam Halloween candy bias list! J'onn's got a sweet tooth but he aims to get the Choco spinoff candy products. Ma'al likes it spicy. M'gann likes any animal candy and will share with K'hym (who will only accept the worm variety of gummy). K'hym is wild enough to take on jaw breakers.

J'onn and M'gann share the same Candy no-nos: neither of them are touching Ma'al's spicy candy. K'hym will try for fun though.