#wind breaker 148

[thecmaly]

the eyes of a man in love

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[nanakorobiyaokii]

i know what you are ー♡

[leeknowslaughh]

Sorry for the spoiler to some folks! But I’m so in love with the way Satoru Nii is writing Sakura’s character.

I have so many thoughts so this surely will not be my last post about the newest chapter! But I honestly kind of love the draw?? Like I feel like it makes the most sense and shows a positive side of the “either I win or we both lose” trope that a lot of MCs have now.

This isn’t a loss. This is 100% Sakura’s victory and I will fight anyone that says otherwise.

Now it’s time for the others to take care of their grade captain and protect him from anything else! 💗

Also I’m hoping this means we get a glimpse next chapter in what’s been going on on the roof!!! I’m worried about Ume !!

[everysuosaku]

chapter 148 - wind breaker (satoru nii)

[captain-hawks]

how do you expect me to be normal over a shot like this. how!!!!!!!!!!!! WHEN THAT UNDERCUT IS STARING ME DIRECTLY IN THE FACE.

[masakianzai]

The fact that he made sure endo was out before he let himself pass out. The way he agreed to go if he lost as a testament to his resolve NOT to lose. The perfect version of "I don't have to win, but I can make sure YOU lose."

Sakura won that fight 100%

[lunaticalphy]

Do you see the reference

My boy sakura now learn what is to be ‘the top’

🥹🥹

[raamitsu]

something about Sakura getting some sort of "awakening" which, to my surprise, reminded me of this panel of Megumi above 🤔

[itaduri]

hiragi-san with his hair down <3

[insertusernamesplural]

when i tell you i screamed

[thecmaly]

harem squad said deal's off folks

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[nanakorobiyaokii]

#148: 決死

[shadowmoonarts]

THE PEANUT GALLERY????? 😭😭

[orange-cheetah]

one more time

[wandering-tides]

Chapter 148 had me at the edge of my seat the WHOLETIME.

It was SO exciting dammit.

I mean, LOOK AT HIM

AND HIM. My man's having butterflies in his stomach hadgjdunskskal

And then, and then, they fought.

AND LOOK

*hic* this chapter was so exciting to read.

And then Sakura won! Well, not exactly "won" but he won!

That "bet" he made with Endo had me scared there for a moment tho...

But all's well that ends well~!!

[chojiwithahat]

a list of shishitoren and noroshi arc parallels (and stuff like that)!!!!!!

disclaimer: while some are very much in the text, others of course could just be unintentional/coincidental, either way I think it's neat (thumbs up)

⚠️wind breaker manga spoilers (mainly ch 1~158)⚠️

starting with Sakura and Sugishita teamwork (from kicking the shishitoren guys together that kick-started the shishitoren arc -> actual team up that is the cornerstone of the class 1-1 strategy) Chapter 5: Shishitoren - Chapter 6: Spark || Chapter 101: Teamwork

+if I am not mistaken, the onomatopoeia used when the shishitoren/noroshi guy got hit is both ドッ too

+Sakura trash talking

connecting to that, also the Suo making them shake hands. Sugi offering his hand first (Sakura reciprocating) -> Sakura offers this time (Sugi slapping it away lol) Chapter 4: The Man Who Stands an the Top || Chapter 102: Partners

Suo's "how to adulthood" continued (step two: how to mentorship/what is discipline) (hi kanuma) Chapter 12: The Staircase to Adulthood || Chapter 111: Dull, Humdrum Days

Togame's scary ka-tak to-tok footsteps (plus the "hiiii i'm here to be cool," though it's translated differently in the official english) Chapter 6: Spark || Chapter 114: Life-or-Death

Choji head scritchy, the former "I don't know, I don't get it" compared with this time, while he "don't really get it," he does have a better grasp on his own feelings/thoughts. also did that fist feel heavy *puts mic at knocked out noroshi members* Chapter 24: Ripped Down || Chapter 135: The Lion's Strike

Sako and Hiragi's whole deal (+kaji +a lot more Hiragi introspection) Chapter 15: Chasing His Back || Chapter 126: By Your Side

Sugishita turning away panicking about Ume's safety, gets punched/kicked and then called a variation of dumbass Chapter 10: Sugishita Kyotaro vs Arima Yukinari || Chapter 132: Rush

Takiishi pulling up at furin campus field/entrance like Choji, and Ume meeting him there (also after originally being on the roof). also Choji and Takiishi messing with furin to fight Ume. also Tsubaki and Sakura's live reaction at scary angry very mad Ume. also Choji and Takiishi immediately attacking Ume but Togame and Endo quickly stops that. Yeah- Chapter 8: Clash || Chapter 134: The Moment Longed For

Sakura fighting 2nd command/adjacent (Togame and Endo) and Shishitoren arc main squad pulling up for Sakura (Hiragi, Suo, Nirei, Sugi + Togame; sans Ume and Choji) Chapter 27: Settling the Score || Chapter 145: The Abyss

Togame and Hiragi fighting together against Endo, when back in Shishitoren arc, they should've the ones fighting each other based on their positions in their respective teams Chapter 13: Fate || Chapter 146: Up Again

UMEMIYA STYLE HEADBUTT, SAKURA VERSION Chapter 25: Roar || Chapter 148: Do or Die

Togame and Endo giving up the fight Chapter 21: At the End of Battle || Chapter 149: Where Victory and Defeat Lead

Sakura questioning Togame and Endo's actions and wants to know more about them, one mid-fight and the other after the fact Chapter 20: Open Your Eyes || Chapter 150: Cherished Ambition

"I 100% won't lose" vs "I'm winning this" Chapter 22: The Top vs The Top || Chapter 155: Oath

(in tangent to that, ume's shuddering fire aura thing back in Chapter 7: Umemiya Hajime fully realized at Chapter 150: Cherished Ambition)

the sun is not out (cloudy vs night); but instead of the rain blocking the sun, the rain puts out the fire. the rain also only starts at the Ume vs Choji/Takiishi fights Chapter 23: The Top VS The Top || Chapter 157: Remaining Embers

(Shishitoren arc's rain motif begins at Chapter 19: The Setting Sun and Noroshi arc starts raining at Chapter 156: Overheat)

no light -> light in eyes motif Chapter 26: Nostalgia || Chapter 154: Raging Inferno

in terms of like, the "rules" of the fights (actual consequences are a different story I think) Shishitoren arc: only Ume vs Choji's fight results affect furin (the objective is gaining Ume/bofurin) Noroshi arc: all fights BUT Ume vs Takiishi affect what happens to furin/makochi (if everyone's down the entire town's doomed, but the actual objective is just to fight Ume; messing with furin/makochi is just a means to do that) Chapter 10: Sugishita Kyotaro VS Arima Yukinari || Chapter 102: Partners

Shishitoren arc being set on a movie theatre stage vs Endo's whole kenshi yonezu shinigami rakugo reference and how he treats watching Ume vs Takiishi like he's having VIP seats at a film (+how the noroshi arc opens and ends with the whole "great fires of destruction: opening act/the end" thing) Chapter 25: Roar || Chapter 152: Symbol

Umemiya-Sakura stare down + Ume quote about never losing Chapter 28: Umemiya's Style || Chapter 155: Oath

highlighting the heavy fists/weight that Ume carries (what it takes to be the "top"), driving home one of the central themes that is first introduced in shishitoren arc Chapter 28: Umemiya's Style || Chapter 148: Do or Die

bonus pre and post shishitoren/noroshi adjacent

the Kotoha-Umemiya quote about acknowledging people by calling them by their names Chapter 37: One Step || Chapter 158: The Great Fires of Extinction

in tangent to that, Sakura-Choji and Sakura-Takiishi parallels Chapter 34: Grade Captain || Chapter 143: Joy

Nirei being the one to save Kiryu from getting hit, compared to the time he was still behind Suo when he was the first to yell out, "Kiryu-san! Behind you!!" Chapter 33: The Three Braves || Chapter 106: The Gathered Fighters

Nirei standing with his back facing a Sakura on the ground (Nirei super hero looking, also *points at chapter 83*) compared to ch 2, where Sakura who saved Nirei, back faces Nirei who's on the ground Chapter 2: The Hero of My Dreams || Chapter 146: Up Again

+ them saying a thing that makes the other person go screen tone shadow effect with their head low. watery eyes. nose with snot or blood yeah. kinda beaten up. nods.

Ume quoting his savior's words at Choji Chapters 23 The Top VS The Top || Chapter 94: Umemiya Hajime's Childhood Days

+ Choji and Ume and the theme of recalling faces

(Chapter 24: Ripped Down)

Hiragi saving Sakura-Sugishita when they were having a crisis Chapter 1: Sakura and Furin || Chapter 139: Reason Behind the Rage

+ everyone's heard of Hiragi san.....

Kaji and Hiragi san falling into the river (something something can compare and contrast the two scenes in association to their characters and roles....... hiragi san......) Chapter 36: The Dependable One / Tried and True || Chapter 128: Pleasure - Chapter 129: Fury

and of course, the promised summer barbecue and beach party that i ran out of image space for!!!!! (Chapter 4: The Man Who Stands an the Top and uh, post-noroshi arc yeah)

there's probably more but for now these are what i remember outside the ones referencing the other arcs YEAHHH

IN CONCLUSION!!!!

(...this has little to do with the list LMAO) shishitoren arc was like a surprise-timed boss battle event that threw a universe/narrative-altering wrench into endo's carefully put together plan (quoting him on Chapter 145: The Abyss "BUT WHY... DID SHISHITOREN COME?!"). endo was not up to date with the wind breaker lore 😔

both sakura moving to makochi and shishitoren arc are kinda like wild cards huh-

THANKS FOR READING [insert an image of a scrunkily drawn togame doing a thumbs up]