Oh great ... yet another bombastic manga, developing from its humble beginnings, into the convoluted mess I see before me. Anyone who has read most of it, or its previous incarnation Tenjou Tenge, will understand what I mean. Air Gear is an exciting Shounen, Sports, Ecchi, Comedy that takes extreme sports to a whole new level. Nevertheless this is an Oh! Great manga; so expect mind-numbing violence, x-rated fanservice and an absurdly over-the-top storyline.
As it follows Itsuki Minami (Ikki), a boy who comes across as your typical teenage delinquent, with no real purpose or goal in life; but that soon changes when he discovers the
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: AirGear, Air Gear Unlimited Japanese: エア・ギア More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 37
Chapters: 358
Status: Finished
Published: Nov 6, 2002 to May 23, 2012
Theme:
School
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Shounen
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Shounen Magazine (Weekly) Authors:
Oh! Great (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #13972 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #183
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Sep 24, 2011
Reading long running series can be quite the daunting task to start on, but you can reap the awards of what long series bring, memorial characters and terrific long stories.
I'm referring to good stories like One Piece, FMA, and anyone who can actually write, Air Gear's award is the boobie prize of absolute disappointment, a benefit of the doubt that was brought about by a good start. STORY: Oh Great! Isn't that quite the name to give yourself? Especially since you're definitely not so great at a lot of aspects, except artwork. It must really scream confidence to those who pick up Air Gear (Or ... 
Oct 25, 2008
I can't deny Oh! Great's skills when it comes to drawing, but he just can't write a reasonable story. His physics give me the creeps, and the way he draws women got boring and disgusting with all the overly sexistic scenes. Oh well, it's still looking good.
Even though I hate the main character Ikki, I must admit that his other characters are bit more intresting. The first impression of this manga was very captivating, but as the series got longer my intrest dissapeared. I do still enjoy reading Air Gear occasionally, but it's definately not among my favorite series. 
Nov 13, 2012
I'LL SHOOPDAWHOOP YOU TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN!
^This actually happens in the manga... Enter the ridiculous world of Oh! Great (Ogure) manga: Air gear. If you are familiar with his other works (such as tenjou tenge) then you should know what to expect. A convoluted mess of absurd amounts of fanservice, a cast of cliches, a great deal of random events, amazing art and (as an added bonus for this manga) bullshit physics. Air gear takes place in a world where highly advanced, state-of-the-art, motorized roller blades known as air treks are used by people to zoom around the town, partaking in territorial wars ... 
Apr 5, 2010
Since this favorite manga of mine is so underrated, I would give it a 10.
All I can say is that this masterpiece of Oh Great! is just GREAT. What you can expect most in this manga is its creativity in a kinda similar sense to that of Yakitate!! Japan. Well, everyone is creative, even my 2 dogs, but I really mean it in this case. You will be kept being entertained by its creativity at any point throughout the story, particularly at the very beginning of every single chapter (especially since chap 50) in one of many possible forms: design, parody, pose, machine, feat, etc. Oh ... 
Aug 29, 2011
Air Gear is a Sports, Shounen, Comedy, Ecchi. This is a Manga is by Oh! Great, so intense violence, extreme fanservice, and an over-the-top story line, which for the most part makes no sense, are part of the package, but that is okay!
The story revolves around typical teenage delinquent Ikitsuki Minami. He is the epitome of the cliche, shameless badass, main character you see in almost all Shounen Manga. His life suddenly takes a turn from his dull everyday life, to something more, when he meets a girl who can fly, well not really, but with the help of her AT's (Air Treks) ... 
May 27, 2012
For the past ten years, Oh! Great (Ogure Ito) has created one of the most bizarre pieces to ever hit the shelves: Air Gear. To be blunt, it's bizarre because you just can't seem to figure out what Air Gear is trying to be. Is it a sports manga that's over the top? Is it a battle manga with the most peculiar choice of weapons? Is it a harem manga of sorts? Is it actually a comedy manga with ridiculous amounts of fanservice? The manga jumbles its focus on these genres as it goes on, and does so until its final chapter.
Nevertheless, I finished reading ... 
Mar 25, 2017
So I stumbled across a few artworks by Oh! Great and was simply fascinated by his art. This really made me want to read his works so I started with Tenjou Tenge, although I put it on hold because I heard Air Gear is his best work.
Now that I've finished it, here is my review. - S T O R Y - The story is centered around Minami Itsuki as he gets introduced to the world of A-T and grows as a Storm Rider and he overcomes progressively increasing in difficulty challenges through practice, skill and sheer will. It starts out fairly simple with a fresh concept not ... 
Aug 14, 2008
I personally LOVED this anime, the only real problem was that it was left dangling....
Like my review almost was just now. In any case, the only good reason someone should watch this over reading the manga is to see the tricks in motion. The manga's way better. A warning, though, there IS nudity in it, and it's not really wise to watch it when someone could be looking over your shoulder. 
May 30, 2014
Let me give my review in just a few lines:
Good start. Very good middle part. Poor ending. Very bad end. The latter story-line, imho, is seriously flawed. As some reviewers said this manga has a number of loopholes making the latter chapters non-understandable. I don't know if I should recommend this manga. But let me give some notes, read it only as "just another enjoyable manga" without delving too much into the story else you will regret it like me. You've been warned. I repeat THE STORYLINE IS BAD!! 
Apr 10, 2023
Air Gear is a sports manga with maneuvers that scales exaggeratedly for action, this ends up being a problem and a quality. But let's go by parts.
The characters are very charismatic and stylish, in this the author is quite right as he gives each one a moment to shine in a way that makes them stand out. My favorite is Kazu who grows from a mere supporting character to one of the best in the work. Other than that, there are still female characters who really have personality... Unlike many manga who simply see them as an escort for men, here they have their own space ... 
Jul 19, 2012
Warning:
1.this is my 1st review 2.the ending is quite hard to keep up with and like all animes or mangas there are a few loose ends 3.as the story goes on alot of ecchi is incorporated into the manga The story is just amazing.I would have given it a 10 if the ending wasnt so hard to keep up with.So basically you have your main character ikki and his friends trying to reach the top of the stormrider world.The air treks are much based off of roller skates and stormriders ride on them obviously.If your thinking "oh,how lame roller skates" your going to be proved wrong.Everyone has a ... 
May 27, 2012
Air Gear was a manga that derailed when it stopped emphasizing the main story and character, and started dealing with back stories, and characters arcs left and right. Back when we focused on Ikki, we had funny hijinks, badass ideas, and just general awesomeness. Now we have unimpactful-world views, friendship is magic, and a million subplots. The ending, I feel solved many plot hole for the (now-central) side characters (I mean, how else was I going to find out that Onigiri is now married to Sarome, who is somehow not dead form having her neck twisted 180 degrees, and Kazu finally goes out with Emily)
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Apr 23, 2023
Air Gear is a popular manga series created by Oh! Great (Ito Ōgure) that revolves around the world of Air Treks, high-tech rollerblades that give their users enhanced speed and agility. The manga has garnered a considerable following since its publication in 2002 and has even been adapted into an anime series and video game.
One of the most significant strengths of Air Gear is its dynamic and visually stunning artwork. Oh! Great's unique style combines elements of shonen manga with a more detailed and realistic approach, resulting in beautifully rendered action scenes and character designs that are both visually appealing and memorable. The series also boasts ... 
Dec 14, 2018
Air Gear is one of those series that had a lot of potential but failed miserably. I already put reviews for the anime (which was really good because that was the best part of the series and after that it goes downhill) and I read through the manga many times. So here is my review
Story: 4 Air Gear's story goes from setting things up very nicely to failing miserably. The arcs that the anime went through were the best parts of Air Gear but then after that it fails. However there were some interesting things such as Sora's betrayal however there is a lot of things ... 
Mar 13, 2016
Warning: This review contains minor spoilers.
First impressions: When first hearing about Air Gear, I immediately thought the premise sounds really cool, despite the fact that I’m not the biggest fan of sports series. Fortunately, Air Gear’s one of the few exceptions to the rule, due to how successfully it jumps the shark (pun intended), in taking the idea of competitive roller skating and elevating it with the addition of an increasingly more insane superpowered battle-shounen dimension. Story: 6/10 Air Gear goes from 0 to 100 extremely quickly, with the first chapters, up until around chapter 80 probably being the series’s peak. They not only do a great ... 
Apr 29, 2014
I enjoyed the anime a lot and wanted to continue from the manga. Never got to finish it and just skimmed the last chapter when it ended.
Story: The Air Treks, the characters, the plot. All of these started out great until Oh Great decided to smoke something iin the middle. Everything just started going all over the place. I stopped reading seriously in the middle of the gravity children arc. And the ending didn't really make much sense. Character: They started out a tad crazy till they got a whiff of the coke that Oh Great was sniffing. They got high and started doing and ... 
Oct 24, 2012
Roller-skates that doesn't just look cool, but have super power which can allow you to fly in the sky or slice whatever you dislike in half. Yes, this can totally be done and can only be found in Air Gear. The anime revolves around the protagonist, Ikki, who became interested in Air Treck (AT) when he was shown his first defeat by a gang of storm-riders. He formed a team called Kogarasemaru and had one goal; to conquer the Tropheum. The plot follows a typical story-line in which the main character starts out weak and become immensely strong by the end. Miracle do happen, right?
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Nov 20, 2011
Air gear is exciting because the story is not cliche. There is always a new surprise around the corner.
But it's too romantic for my taste. Beatiful girls only date pretty boys, yes the perfect couple pairing. Ito Ogure tend to sideline characters as the story progress. So don't be surprised if your favorite characters are slowly fading away especially if they are not handsome or cool. The is too focused on few characters. Some characters especially girls are solely motivated by love as if they have no life of their own. While ...
Jul 20, 2014
A manga about Roller Blades. Oh!Great somehow thought he could make this into something enjoyable. And he was right. Where do I begin? Lets start with the characters. There are a lot of characters in Air Gear, many of them seem shallow and cliche. But thats the point. Unlike some other series, for instance Hunter x Hunter, which choose to go against cliches, Air Gear chooses to explore them and go deep into them, creating a cast of developing and interesting characters. Next, the artwork. Amazing. Air Gear is practically unsurpassed in its artwork, which truly gives the sense that you're flying. Sure, a good
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