Series synopsis
Air is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on BS-TBS on January 7, 2005. It ended on March 25, 2005. It stars Tomoko Kawakami.
Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey in search of the Winged Maiden who was bound to the sky centuries ago after hearing the old childhood tale from his mother. As Yukito shows his puppet show to people in an attempt to make some money, he finds himself in a small town in which he did not expect to stay very long. However, when he meets an unusual girl named Misuzu, things take a drastic turn as he is invited to stay with her.
Premise
Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey in search of the Winged Maiden who was bound to the sky centuries ago after hearing the old childhood tale from his mother. As Yukito shows his puppet show to people in an attempt to make some money, he finds himself in a small town in which he did not expect to stay very long. However, when he meets an unusual girl named Misuzu, things take a drastic turn as he is invited to stay with her.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomoko Kawakami as Misuzu Kamio (voice)
Guest cast
- Aya Hisakawa as Haruko Kamio (voice)
- Asami Okamoto as Kano Kirishima (voice)
- Ryoka Yuzuki as Minagi Tohno (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Michiru (voice)
- Yuuki Kodaira as Boy (voice)
- Atsuko Bungo as Boy (voice)
- Yurika Ochiai as Girl (voice)
- Yumi Touma as Hijiri Kirishima (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Keisuke Tachibana (voice)
- Yuriko Yamamoto as Minagi's Mother (voice)
- Mariko Kouda as Female Student A (voice)
- Yui Horie as Female Student B (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 15 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | April 1, 2005 | September 4, 2005 |
| Season 1 | 12 | January 7, 2005 | March 31, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Memories Summary of Misuzu Kamio's story arc. |
April 1, 2005 |
| 2 |
Air in Summer - Mountain path The events of the Summer arc are retold from the escape from the shrine to before the mountain. These events also include scenes not shown in the original Summer arc. |
August 28, 2005 |
| 3 |
Air in Summer - Universe The relationship between Ryūya and Kanna is explored more showing their bond to be more romantic than platonic in nature. |
September 4, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Breeze Yukito Kunisaki arrives to the town in hopes of making money for food with his puppet show. He meets Misuzu Kamio, a strange girl living in the town. Misuzu manages to lure Yukito to her house with food at which after a discussion she offers him residence. Soon after Haruko Kamio, Misuzu's foster mother, arrives to the house. Haruko initially opposes Yukito's stay but later decides to allow him to stay in the shed. |
January 7, 2005 |
| 2 |
Town Yukito explains to Misuzu the quest of the cursed girl with wings that had been in his family for generations. The next day Yukito's puppet show only manages to attract a dog named Potato, while scaring others. Yukito is caught by Hijiri Kirishima while performing in front of her clinic and offers Yukito work doing odd jobs. |
January 14, 2005 |
| 3 |
Whisper Surroundings of Yukito and Misuzu briefly change from the shrine to a cropland as a result of Kano's experience. After a confrontation with Hijiri, Yukito and others briefly go to the clinic. Yukito and Misuzu leave the clinic for home. On their way Yukito realizes he wasn't paid for his part time job and sneaks back into the clinic only to overhear Kano's other personality. |
January 21, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BS-TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 7, 2005 |
| Last aired | March 25, 2005 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:30:00 |