“Reckless teen Itsuki Minami joins underground Air Treck battles to conquer the skies and dominate the streets.”
Air Gear
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Synopsis
Reckless teen Itsuki Minami joins underground Air Treck battles to conquer the skies and dominate the streets.
Air Trecks, also known as AT, are motorized and futuristic inline skates that are the new craze taking the nation by storm. Although each AT comes with a speed limiter, a community of daredevils known as the "Storm Riders" are brave enough to tamper with the device. Utilizing AT's in underground battles, individual teams wager valuable AT parts or team emblems—their symbol of pride—to dominate the streets. Living in this era is Itsuki Minami, a middle school student notorious for engaging in street fights. Always wanting to reach heights no one else is able to, the reckless punk will break through any obstacle that stands in his way, alongside his best friends Kazuma Mikura and Onigiri. However, it is when he discovers a pair of Air Trecks in his house that the path to his true desire finally opens: to rule the skies.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 109 sampled reviews
What 109 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.75 · some divergence
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.2
↓ 0.19
Running avg · Dec 2006 → Jun 2025
- 10 “Air Gear is about a boy named Ikki who just broke into the sport of AT's and is trying to form a team to compete in at battles ^^ One of the greater animes I have seen”
- 9 “---Dcm18's quick reviews--- Story: 6 (Could be good but never got fully developed) Art: 9 (Refreshing and ecchi) Sound: 10 (The main strong point of the show) Character: 9 (Very likeable)...”
- 9 “Air gear really reminds me of the video game Sonic Riders... only better. It is full of competition and it is fun to watch. If you don't like cursing and blood and crude things then it isn't for...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2006
Toei Animation.Marvelous Entertainment · Kodansha
- Format 25 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 00m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2006 – Sep 2006 Spring 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0775 catalog
Produced by
- Marvelous Entertainment Producer
- Kodansha Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor