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“Two-episode OVA: Ikki vs. Ringo, then Kogarasumaru battles Sleeping Forest in Inorganic Net.”
Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori - Break on the Sky
エア・ギア 黒の羽と眠りの森 -Break on the Sky-
7.56
1,839 rank · 68,889 viewers · 145 favorites
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Synopsis
Two-episode OVA: Ikki vs. Ringo, then Kogarasumaru battles Sleeping Forest in Inorganic Net.
First episode is based on the 16th volume of the manga. Features Ikki vs. Ringo. Second episode is based on the 23rd/24th volume of the manga. Features Kogarasumaru vs. Sleeping Forest inside Inorganic Net.
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Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 2.78
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.78 · split reception
The polarity gap
8.2 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↑ 1.38
Running avg · Aug 2011 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “The OVA nails the manga’s art style and it’s thrilling to hear Kururu speak for the first time, but dropping viewers into a random post-anime chapter feels jarring. I still love the source material...”
- 9 “I really enjoyed these OVAs, but they're way out of context and will leave you confused unless you've read the manga. Air Gear is great, but you need to catch up to the relevant manga chapters...”
- 10 “The three OVAs deliver "crazy ass" fights that I've rewatched countless times, with the second and third episodes standing out as the best. Unfortunately, the art quality falls short of the high...”
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Short · 63%
Medium · 38%
Long · 0%
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A Ova Production
Satelight.- Format 3 × 27′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 21m all episodes
- Aired Nov 2010 – Jun 2011
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-5646 catalog