Idaten Jump

This anime is simply amazing! I find this so interesting that this anime was the reason for me waking up early in the morning. It's hard to find the series online so my only resource is the TV. I've learned some Bike techniques from their tips and I just enjoyed the show. The Story was good, the art was good, characters were interesting and simply I give it a 2 thumbs up!

Idaten Jump, I got bored on day and thought it would be about... Puppets jumping off cliffs... But since I was so bored I decided to watch it, I was pulled in right away. Fascinating story with lovable characters (Mainly Hosuke the Owl.) Interesting villains (Gabu Samejima.) I would recommend this show to anybody in a heartbeat.

So You are going to watch it. Let me tell you why this anime is so great.
This is one of those anime which ever aired in INDIA.
So, I watched it when it was airing in India....and at that time, I didn't know what the hell anime is.

First of all, don't look to the stats of this anime on MAL and on any other Animelist sites like Anime-Planet or Anilist or Kitsu....they are absolutely misleading. In India atleast 100k people watched it when it aired back in 2013-14. And maximum.....I can estimate that almost 2 Million people watched. And I am telling you....Everyone loved ... this anime and its characters. But on MAL it is in the completed list of only 6k people....Lol it is so less.

Whatever, Let's get to the point, I am thinking not to spoil you...so I will present what I liked majorly about this anime:

•Story__10/10:

Yes, The story is absolutely a unique one. The concept and story is supernatural but there are not much plot holes in it. The Author tried his best to make it enjoyable and less unbelievable.
The Story is about SHO YAMATO who loves MTB riding. In the first episode it is also shown that he is really a very great rider and he learnt all the skills from his father who was a Legend in MTB riding but was mysteriously disappeared. Sho has very good & helpful friends and in Episode 01 it is also shown that The MTB training ground(named X-Zone) takes them to some strange place or some other world...which is a mystery. The place where they have been placed has a lot of mysteries. And there are a lot of plot twists that makes it a real masterpiece which can never be created again.
The Story really has something different....which is really hard. Its current rating of 6.9 on MAL makes me sad at some point.

•Characters__10/10:

Oh yeah, The main thing in this anime is its characters, There are a huge no. of characters in this anime and all of them are so nicely written characters.....the Character development of Sho Yamato is really one of the best of all times. The story does justice with its characters. All the characters have a MTB and the speciality of The MTBs are that they do have same traits as that of their Riders.

This anime is built around the MTBs...so without telling about them, this review can't be accomplished.
There are MTBs for each and every character in this anime!
And the Supernatural power of the Bike is what is the main trait of its Rider. The MTBs resemble its rider's character. The Supernatural Power of MTBs is called IDATEN JUMP/IDATEN GO which is used by the rider in tough situations during the Idaten Battle.
All the bikes have emblems in front of it. The Emblems are Normal ones then SILVER & GOLD....And there is only one PLATINUM EMBLEM which is in the bike of our Protagonist__Sho Yamato's FLAME KAISER.

My personal Favorite character from this anime is "Kyoichi Shido" who is the brother of "Makoto Shido". He has a Idaten Bike named "Thunder Emperor" & his existence is kept hidden in the beginning phase of the series while he becomes a key role player in the middle of the series; In my opinion he was the most amazing rider of MTB in the series even though Sho Yamato, the protagonist had more amazing stats & all round success.

•Music__10/10:

Ah...it gives me chills still after 6 years when I re-watch it. They have made best quality music for each and every emotion...when enthusiasm...a rocking music...when any emotional scene...a very sad music...when any Mystery scene...a Psychological music.
Special Thanks to YASUHARU TAKANASHI for Such Such great OSTs.
Till now In my knowledge there are 35 OSTs officially released....there might be more.....I don't know whether 35 are the total or there are some other too. But I remember each & every OST of this anime even after 6 years. Its emotional music is really which hit me to the core.

I would recommend you to search some of its OSTs on Youtube - "Omoide", "Tobe", "Sho no theme", "Each Feeling", "Sentimental Battle", "OST 06" & "OST 25".
You can actually visit "Best OF Anime OST's" - a youtube channel to listen all the 35 OSTs.

•Art__10/10:

Don't get me wrong....This anime was a 2005 release. And it was adapted by PRODUCTION IG....my second most favorite studio.
As this is a Supernatural Anime....The Art really suited it. The color selection is what I noticed is the unique one. Well Art is Art....even a lot of Bad storyline anime also have great Art and animations so it really doesn't matter when The Story is good. The art and animation in this anime is really better than many anime of present time.

•Enjoyment__10/10:

I really really enjoyed it for the first time when it aired. And whenever I re watch it....It becomes more close to me. The combo of great ART-STORY-CHARACTERS-MUSIC makes it really enjoyable. Even if you don't like the concept of the story....still You will enjoy it.

There are a lot of plot twists which can drive you crazy....The character development seems very natural...like it is real!
All the characters develop a bit after their every race.

•Overall__10/10:

Yes....This is literally a Piece of Greatness. It deserves more praise. But as I said its rating is really not good on Animelist sites.
But there is a fact....This anime didn't suffer.....It aired in different countries and earned a lot of money and it is one of those anime which didn't get pirated by pirate sites. So In Stats on ANIMELIST sites it doesn't seem famous and rich in its sale. But in reality it is one those anime which are famous and earned enough money & praise.

Anyways...I can't say that My review will make you watch this anime...but All the way I tell you to just give it a try....and atleast watch first 25 episodes so that the story will get on its fastest pace.

I just want its stats to be good and not misleading. This anime needs to get popular on MAL and other Animelist sites. And As I said....it is already popular and loved by people no matter if doesn't get it officially.

Have a nice day.....Give it a try whenever you are free and want to watch some supernatural and new concept. I wish you will enjoy this anime.
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Idaten Jump is one of my favorite anime of my childhood. The show introduced me to Mountain Biking, an amazing sport. Unlike other anime, this one is a bit focused on younger children and teenagers.
The show focus on a young boy, Sho Yamato and his two friends who like Mountain Biking. Mysteriously, one day while racing with their friends they somehow sucked into another world and their new exciting adventure to return to their home begins.
Their journey is filled with great encounters as they head towards the legendary racing city.
The one great thing about this anime is the chemistry between the three ... main characters. The antagonists in the story are also praiseworthy so are the supporting characters.
Not only it was entertaining but it also taught me some very important things about life and principles.

Well, this is the first time I'm writing a review so I will keep it short. Pardon me if you see any mistake. And I hope you will enjoy Idaten Jump as I did.

I saw around 300 anime series along with my mom so far in Japanese audio with Engish Subbs. I am so habituated to it that it bothers my ears to hear English dubbed anime episodes. I don't like dubbed versions as these are not able to keep the original characters vocal and emotional quality as per the anime creator's ideology. For instance, baka yaro is used to convey the frustration of the character but at the same time the speaker tries to hide his or her admiration for the one at the receiving end. I am lecturing so far on this because Idaten Jump is ... not available online in Japanese version with subs. It is available in Latino and Hindi. Hindi is my national language and rationally speaking with the experience of watching 300 anime series, that Hindi dubbing perfectly synchronized with the characters emotional projections. You can compare it at the end of the series where the Japanese voice over is not dubbed.

I started watching it reluctantly assuming that it would not appease my mom as it looks childish. My mom does not like pokemon which we favor. (she is in her 50+). So my sister's son (10 year old) implored and pressured us to see this as he already watched it in Nick India TV channel. We are happy that we watched it.

Story: Sho yamato a 12 year or so boy is mad about MTB (MounTain Bike) racing. For this his loyal friends Takeru (mechanical help) and Makoto support. One day when they were playing in the racing field named X-zone constructed by his late father, these friends along with the other players present at the field get sucked into a black miasma cloud. Hence they get transported into another dimension called X-zone. In order to come back to real world one has to gain 10 golden emblems (which are at front of the cycle ) and must be won through idaten MTB race competitions. It seems that Sho's bike Flame Kaiser has a Platinum emblem, which was the savior of the world and hence many come to challenge him. This is the gist of the story but as it progresses, like other anime it gets linked to saving the world.

Characters: Two characters are very vibrant in this series. One is Makoto's brother kyouichi and Yuki the genius mechanic. Kyouichi in my opinion is more valiant and powerful than Sho. His maneuvers with his MTB and his control over dark personality are admirable. He thinks beyond others in creating opportunities to solve the problems. In one episode in order to save his sister and sho etc, from his dark self, Kyouchi writes the solution on the window panel, provides escape plan and even goes to the length of sacrificing himself during his dark self's competition with sho. Yuki's character is mysterious till the ending couple of episodes. She comes in assistance to our heroes and it is not clear how she knew sho's whereabouts and his crisis. She pops out when they were in pinch.Another character i forgot to mention is Taiga brother of Sabu (the egoist), who is given less importance in the series though he is also powerful, as equivalent to Sho. Another one is ninja okio ( i do not remember his name clearly) whose sister is hospitalized. You will respect him when he trains Ayumi, sho's brother with practical guidance. I think he is the correct brother to Ayumi than Sho in guiding him in his journey.

Art: Perfect for this genre.

Enjoyment: It will keep on entertaining you till the last 3 episodes. I might have given 10 if the ending is too rushed and no visual clarity in the story about how the evil perished at last.