[Anime] Air Gear (エア・ギア)

[Anime] Air Gear (エア・ギア)

Summary (taken from the Anime News Network site):

Minami “Ikki” Itsuki, is a student and a delinquent. Also known as the “Unbeatable Babyface,” Ikki is the leader of the youth gang by the name of East Side Gunz. Upon his return home after being humiliated by a street gang of "Storm Riders" called the Skull Saders, Ikki discovers a secret hidden from him by his benefactors, the Noyamano sisters. The sisters belong to a group of Storm Riders who go by the team name of Sleeping Forest. Keen on helping Ikki to regain his confidence and pride, they supply him with a pair of Air Trecks (abbreviated as AT). Ikki eventually settles his grudge with the Skull Saders, but in the process he receives more than the simple satisfaction of revenge. Determined to experience the sensation of “flight” for as long as he can, our headstrong protagonist is quickly sucked into the mysterious, yet irresistible world of Air Treck.


This series is never one for a relaxed moment. It has everything you look for in a show: comedy, action, angst drama, bad-guys-turned-good and vice versa, a lot of fan-service, and the list goes on. The main character is your typical protagonist - a blend of arrogance with that untapped skill to match his confidence, and is backed by a group of very unique teammates (oh, you should definitely see his friends: one who skates on his head, another with a weird starting pose, one with a multiple-personality who claims to be in love with him and is a guy, a very large guy who is comparable to a tank when he skates, and of course, his childhood girl-friend who masks her identity by donning a ridiculous costume).

This is basically for those who enjoy flying, skating and well-endowed female characters. It is a very light and cracktastic anime, but not shallow at all. Unfortunately licensed, but if there's a will...:D

Watch the promo vid here (pardon if it is in English):