by From April 2024, the popular anime “WIND BREAKER” will be broadcast every Thursday from 0:26 on the “Super Animeism TURBO” slot on 28 MBS and TBS affiliated stations.
The original work is a manga of the same name serialized by Nii Satoru on the official Shonen Magazine manga app “Magazine Pocket” (Kodansha). It is attracting attention as “the hottest new generation Yankee manga right now.”
This article will focus on Taiga Tsugeura, who appears in the anime “Windbreaker.” We will explain his basic profile, voice actor information, fighting strength, and more.
What is the anime “Windbreaker”?
The protagonist, Sakura Haruka, has been rejected by others due to her unusual appearance, and the only way she can feel worthy is by winning fights. After hearing rumors about Furin High School, which is said to be the best in fights and has the lowest academic ability, Sakura comes from outside the city to get to the top there.
However, Furin High School is not the brutal place Sakura had heard it would be. It has been transformed into an organization called “Boufuurin” that protects the townspeople. Sakura becomes a member of “Boufuurin” and fights to protect the town.
Basic information about Taiga Tsuura from the anime “Windbreaker”
Tsugaura is a student in the same class as Sakura at Furin High School, Year 1. She has voluminous orange hair and a headband around her forehead. She speaks in Kansai dialect and is blunt and rude to people she meets for the first time, so she is sometimes seen as a “troublesome guy.”
He has a hot-blooded personality, is always busy with muscle training, and is the so-called “brain muscle” type who doesn’t think much about small things. He first appeared in the second episode, and when Sakura first entered the classroom, he was doing pull-ups with his hands on the window ledge, sweating.
Tsuura’s favorite restaurant, “Masuru Power,” has a menu of muscle-building foods as a hobby. Tsuura’s recommendation is protein okonomiyaki. In episode 11 (episode 31 of the original manga), he comes to the restaurant with Sakura, Akihiko Nirei, and Hayato Suou.
According to the information on the bonus page of the 4th volume of the original manga, Tsuura does not wear patterned clothes. He often wears tight T-shirts and shorts, perhaps to show off his muscles. He prefers flip-flops. The headband and wristbands he always wears are made of terrifying fabric. He dislikes “phenomena that are not well understood” and has a surprising side to him: he is not good with ghosts and cannot enter haunted houses.
In the bonus page “WIND BREAKER Chat Talk,” in the 5th volume of the original manga, he revealed his daily routine of drinking milk in the morning and stretching in the evening.
Basic information about Taiga Tsuura [Voice actor]
The voice of Tsuura is voice actor Kawanishi Kengo. Kawanishi’s representative works include the role of Mikazuki Augus in “Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans” and the role of Kiriyama Rei in “March Comes in Like a Lion.” In addition to Tsuura, Kawanishi, who is from Osaka, has also played many characters who speak in the Kansai dialect, such as Tsutsujimori Rosho in “Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-” and Hoshina Soushirou in “Kaiju No. 8”.
How good is Tsugaura Taiga in a fight from the anime “Windbreaker”?
According to the well-informed Nirei, Tsuura has the same strength as Sohō, who was famous for his fighting strength since middle school, and Sugishita Kyoutarou. In episode 11 of the anime (episode 31 of the original manga), Sohō says of Tsuura, “He’s strong.”
Tsuruga loves professional wrestling and incorporates professional wrestling techniques into his fights. In episode 11 (episode 33 of the original manga), he uses a spectacular German suplex on a delinquent he’s fighting with.
What is the “aesthetics” that Tsugaura Taiga values?
Tsugaura, a character who values a life based on ‘aesthetics, ‘always poses a thought-provoking question to those he meets for the first time, ‘What are your ‘aesthetics’?’
Tsuura’s aesthetic when fighting is “to impress the other person and then impress me.” He doesn’t attack first but takes a hit from the other person first. Tsuura is strong enough to take a hit, so even if he receives an attack from the other person, it doesn’t seem like he will take much damage. In episode 11 (episode 33 of the original manga), Sakura, who saw Tsuura being hit with all her might by her opponent, muttered, “That guy will die young.”
Despite his passionate personality, he also has a sensitive side
Despite his passionate and forceful personality, Tsugaura also possesses a sensitive side. In an episode, he unintentionally scares a girl, and his sadness is evident as he says, ‘It goes against my aesthetic to carelessly scare people.’ This moment of vulnerability adds depth to his character.
Summary of information on Taiga Tsuura from the anime “Windbreaker”
One of Sakura’s classmates, Tsugaura Taiga, is a passionate character who speaks in Kansai dialect. His hobby is weight training, and he’s a “muscle-brained” character who doesn’t worry about small details, but he also has an honest side to him and gets depressed when someone points something out to him. He loves wrestling and shows off some spectacular wrestling moves in fights. He values a way of life based on “aesthetics” and has various “aesthetics,” such as taking the opponent’s attack first and smiling even during fights.
We will surely see many more unique characters from Tsugura in the future. Be sure to watch Tsugura and the main character, Sakura, during the broadcast of the anime Windbreaker.
