Series synopsis
Air Gear, also known as エア・ギア is a Japanese comedy animation action & adventure television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 4, 2006. It ended on September 26, 2006. It stars Kenta Kamakari, Mariya Ise, KENN and Masami Kikuchi.
Itsuki Minami is a school student notorious for engaging in street fights, a reckless punk that will break through any obstacle, alongside his best friends Kazuma Mikura and Onigiri. However, when he discovers a pair of Air Trecks his true desire to rule the skies takes off.
Premise
Itsuki Minami is a school student notorious for engaging in street fights, a reckless punk that will break through any obstacle, alongside his best friends Kazuma Mikura and Onigiri. However, when he discovers a pair of Air Trecks his true desire to rule the skies takes off.
Premise: Ecchi
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenta Kamakari as Itsuki Minami
- Mariya Ise as Ringo Noyamano
- KENN as Kazuma Mikura
- Masami Kikuchi as Onigiri
- Hitoshi Bifu as Issa Mihotoke
- Cocoro Kikuchi as Akito Wanijima
- Shoko Ishii as Emily Adachi
- Yukiko Hanioka as Shiraume Noyamano
Supporting cast
- Rieko Yoshimoto as Yayoi Nakayama
- Seika Hosokawa as Mikan Noyamano
- Rie Tanaka as Simca
- Hiroaki Hirata as Yasuyoshi Sano
- Noriko Shitaya as Mari Tomita
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Kaito Wanijima
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Spitfire
- Tomoyuki Dan as Masaya Orihara
- Naoko Matsui as Rika Noyamano
- Hiro Yuuki as Mitsuru Bando
- Kenji Nojima as Akira Udo
- Miyu Irino as Nue
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | March 21, 2007 | June 17, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 25 | April 4, 2006 | September 26, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 21.5: Special Trick Takes part a while after Ikki accepts Simcas offer to become the new leader of Genesis. Shows the Battle between Kogarasumaru and Potemkine. |
March 21, 2007 |
| 2 |
Black Wings and Sleeping Forest - Break on the Sky (1) Based on the 16th volume of the manga. Features Ikki vs. Ringo. |
November 17, 2010 |
| 3 |
Black Wings and Sleeping Forest - Break on the Sky (2) Based on the 23rd/24th volume of the manga. Features Kogarasumaru vs. Sleeping Forest inside Inorganic Net. |
March 17, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Air Gear Itsuki Minami, known as Ikki by his friends, got in a fight with a Storm Rider group called the Skull Saders, and lost. At that point he gets more and more involved with the world of Air Gear and discovers a secret that the Noyamano sisters kept from him. He then decides to try out a pair of Air Trecks from his sister and ends up at an Air Treck meeting challenging the Skull Saders team by accident. This is due to the attractiveness of Simca on Ikki. |
April 4, 2006 |
| 2 |
Screams of the Rez-Boa Dogs After seeing what he believes is The Wing's Road he is determined to continue Air Gear and even planning on making his own Air Treck team. When night falls he sees Simca in trouble and decides to help her out. The next night he watches Simca practice on her AT's, but this time she notices him. She gives Ikki a special prize, an emblem, not knowing at that moment that the Storm Rider team Rez Boa Dogs is after it. |
April 18, 2006 |
| 3 |
Enter the Night Kings Ikki discovers that breaking the neon sign and two pairs of Air Trecks within a few days comes at a price. He also learns that Air Gear can be more than just riding a pair of Air Trecks. His friends on their part, Mikura Kazu and Onigiri discover something about Parts War on the internet, but they soon find out that it is not so easy as it looks. |
April 18, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 4, 2006 |
| Last aired | September 26, 2006 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 12:00:00 |