Danica Davidson
June 27, 2024 
The season finale for WIND BREAKER lands on Crunchyroll today, and fans have already been assured of more episodes. Yes, season 2 is happening! It’s already in production, and it should come out sometime in 2025.
While the final episode of the first season is out now, the English dub will become available on July 11.
WIND BREAKER is being made at CloverWorks, with Toshifumi Akai of Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia- helming the project as director. The series composition is being handled by Hiroshi Seko, whose credentials include working on Attack on Titan Final Season, JUJUTSU KAISEN, and Chainsaw Man.
Looking toward the Japanese cast, Yuma Uchida plays Haruka Sakura, Shoya Chiba plays Akihiko Nirei, Koki Uchiyama plays Kyotaro Sugishita, Nobunaga Shimazaki plays Hayato Suo, Toshiyuki Toyonaga plays Mitsuki Kiryu, Kengo Kawanishi plays Taiga Tsugeura, Yuichi Nakamura plays Hajime Umemiya, Ryota Suzuki plays Toma Hiragi, Nobuhiko Okamoto plays Ren Kaji, Kikunosuke Toya plays Choji Tomiyama, Yuichiro Umehara plays Jo Togame, Chiaki Kobayashi plays Kota Sako, and Ikumi Hasegawa plays Kotoha Tachibana.
Looking toward the English cast, Austin Tindle plays Haruka Sakura, Bryson Baugus plays Akihiko Nirei, Orion Pitts plays Kyotaro Sugishita, Dallas Reid plays Hayato Suo, Drew Breedlove plays Mitsuki Kiryu, Jordan Dash Cruz plays Taiga Tsugeura, Aaron Campbell plays Hajime Umemiya, Nick Huber plays Toma Hiragi, Derick Snow plays Choji Tomiyama, Chris Guerrero plays Jo Togame, Ian Moore plays Kota Sako, and Hollis Beck plays Kotoha Tachibana.
Kodansha publishes the original WIND BREAKER manga by Satoru Nii in English and gave this description for its plot:
Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings—he’s only interested in the strongest of the strong. He’s from Fuurin High School, a school of near-dropout degenerates known only for their brawling strength. And in a town known for its territorial disputes, Haruka’s got only one goal—become the hero his town deserves.
Source: Press release
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
