YOU'RE INTO SOMETHING WHEN YOU WROTE THIS!!!!
"That’s why I’m so moved that he’s the one helping Momijikawa now —because no one understands loneliness better than someone who’s lived it their entire life." I agree with this part sm, no one understands loneliness better than the two of em. I think that's also the reason why nii satoru-sensei want us to go through momijikawa's backstory before go into sakura's one.
And ofc with hinata as your profile picture, it's something hinata would probably feel, so it's just soooo cherry on top thank you for writing this ╥﹏╥
in love with this comment! you make a character analysis instead of questioning why sensei didn't reveal sakura's backstory. i like how you worded it. be honest, are u the editor ಠ◡ಠ
That's what I am saying. Everyone had at least someone that could guide them or have some shoulder to lean on. But not Sakura. Momijikawa knew how love felt, so after knowing how it felt and now losing it hurts much more, but Sakura never knew. He tried but never got a response, he was constantly refused and rejected and he still managed to stay the good kid he is till now is really awesome but at the same time you wonder how big a heart has to be to stay like that. He really is the same as a neglected stray cat; he bewares the human, he is afraid of them but if you give him a little of time he still believes in human even those who hurt him the most are humans, but he still wants to believe in them.
I love how Sakura's character development is just in the right time. He learns fast and is seriously listening to other's advices, he is willing to learn and is accepting his flaws and I love that part of him. The author did a splendid job in the timing of his development; it's fast but not rushed. I don't know why, but I love that boy. I never felt this kind of emotion to any manga character, Sakura is a first. I really don't get how can someone not love this child, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH
Oh and even I said the same thing. When I read the part when Sakura told everyone about his past but we readers are the only left out ones I literally screamed "what about me?! Am I the only one left out?! This is unfair!!"
Something I really love about Wind Breaker is that beyond all the fights, what truly makes you think is how every character carries their own kind of loneliness. And with everything they’ve shown lately about Momijikawa —and the little we know about Sakura’s past— I’ve been thinking about it a lot.
Momijikawa’s story is really tough. First, he lost his grandfather, then his parents, and now his grandmother is sick and suffering from dementia. It’s heartbreaking to see how little by little, his whole world has fallen apart. But at the same time —and as harsh as it sounds— that also means he had people who loved him deeply. He had a family. He knew what it felt like to be loved. Grief hurts so much precisely because you loved and were loved in return, and that’s something that, even though it hurts, still leaves a kind of warmth… a certainty.
And that’s where I start thinking about Sakura. We still don’t know his full backstory, but everything points to the fact that he never had anyone. He was rejected, criticized, isolated —and yet he never became a bad person. He’s always been someone who protects others, who faces things on his own, without knowing what it’s like to have someone waiting for him or caring for him. And I don’t know, that just breaks my heart. Because if grief is painful, the total absence of love is painful too—just in a different way. (I’d even say it’s a deeper kind of pain because it's like a constant reminder that you “don’t deserve to be loved.”) It’s like growing up with a void you don’t even know how to fill, because you never had a reference for what affection feels like.
That’s why I find it so beautiful (and at the same time, so sad) how the manga slowly shows Sakura trying to learn what love actually means —even though he’s never experienced it. Even if it scares him, even if he doesn’t know how, he still tries. He’s the kind of character that makes you wonder, “how can someone be this good when they’ve never had anyone?”
And honestly, what’s killing me right now is that everyone in the manga already knows Sakura’s past except us . I’m dying to find out. But I love how all the other characters can relate to him in their own ways, because even without knowing the full story, we all see it: Sakura has always been alone. His whole life. And yet, he’s still kind, still strong.
That’s why I’m so moved that he’s the one helping Momijikawa now —because no one understands loneliness better than someone who’s lived it their entire life. I don’t know if this arc will finally reveal Sakura’s full backstory, or if they’ll keep giving us little pieces here and there (I honestly thought we’d learn it with Suo… maybe we still will). But one thing’s for sure: every single chapter leaves me with my heart in my hands.