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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 ... that should happen. The story itself doesn't make sense till through the end with all the things of people somehow alive but dead, Spitfire AI program, The Big Climax, Rika's brainwash, Tool Toul To, there is alot of things that are bad. To make this review quick it is very had to say all the problems of air gear.

Art: 10

The art was very good, Oh Great knows how to draw, a lot of the action scenes are really nice.

Characters: 4

Oh boy where to begin with this let's start with why John Omaha (Barack Obama the president of US) exist in the story.

Honestly I am just going to say the good characters and everyone else just assume is bad.

Good Characters: (not really great but okay)

Buccha, Agito/Akito, Kazu, Spitfire, Yoshitune(if spelled name wrong sorry)

Everyone else are pretty bad characters. Originally I was going to say Sora would be a good character but his whole thing about cutting of different parts of his body because he doesn't need them or doing it for the 99% of people was dumb.

Enjoyment: 5

There were some parts I enjoyed but after the Trident arc it starts to go down a bit but still enjoyable but after the Sora's Betrayal Arc it goes really bad.

Overall: 4

There were some good moments in Air Gear but the things with gravity children, and some parasite that controlled Rika, etc are the bad parts which is majority of the series.

The ova in air gear was amazing. I think it was made just to see how people would react to the ova and see if they wanted to animate the second season of air gear or not. It will definitely answer some questions for those who haven't read the manga but it will add a lot of more things to air gear where unless you read the manga you won't have any idea what the hell happened.

Story: 8
I am speaking strictly from the continuation of air gear it answered some things but still have lots of questions for those who didn't read the manga

Animations: 9
The ... animations was so much better than the previous anime but it could still be even better (might be because I have high standard in animation)

Music: 9
The music was very good and it was on point with the show, however I liked the music from the original air gear better

Characters: 10
Do I need to say anything all of the characters are amazing

I would recommend you watch it

The special episode was part of the manga so it really isn't a special episode since it was part of the manga.

It was very entertaining to watch. Since the episode focused on the characters in everyday life at their school it was kind of refreshing especially after the amazing battle arc we just saw from before.

Story: 6
This is just based on the special episode
Animation: 6
The animation was okay at the time and it wasn't horrible to watch but it could have been better
Music: 10
The music was amazing and it was on point to every part of the episode. The opening and ending was amazing.
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I would recommend it since it is part of the show.

Air Gear is an amazing show. It had an amazing story that had lots of potential. The anime didn't finish the story it only covered one-third of it I think. Since it ended so abruptly I believe that is why it got a lows score otherwise it would have definitely been in the tops I believe.

Story: 7
Since the story didn't finish in the anime
Animation: 6
The animation was okay at it's time, it wasn't hard to look at but it was still pretty bad. Some were good but mostly it was average, if the animation were better it would have gotten a higher score
Music: ... 10
I absolutely loved the music, it was on point in every moment, the opening and ending were really good songs
Overall Score: 8

WOULD I RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS ANIME: YES

Stand alone I recommend it but I guaranteed 99% will continue to read it in the manga.