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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) ... she is able to fly with high into the sky and pull off amazing tricks. Ikki becomes instantly intrigued by the AT world and relentlessly aims for the top of Tropheum with his Storm Rider team, Kogarasumaru, eliminating friend and foe alike.

One of attributes i find cool and unique about this Manga is the art it is simply amazing, I never get tired of looking at the vast landscapes and one-of-a-kind character designs. In my opinion whatever the story is lacking the art makes up for, so the art is definitely a plus for me. Another plus for me is the supporting characters they are just so cool. When i get tired of Ikki there is always a couple chapters of Agito or Kazu fighting. Without that balance of "page-time" (Manga equivalent of "screen-time") this Manga would be an utter and complete train wreck.

And now a negative. The one thing that pisses the shit out of me is the constant and blatant over-use of the metaphoric "wings"- what is this I don't even... it just leaves me in a state of awe at the stupidity and uselessness that these scenes serve, granted they are there for dramatic reasons and dramatic reasons only... I'll throw in one more for the heck of it, the fanservice is beyond the imagination, it boggles my mind how some of the scenes even occur. i.e. one scene the girl has her clothes on then wind blows *whoosh* suddenly her clothes are either gone or ripped to shreds.

Overall, Air gear is a great for all you hard core Shounen fans who really enjoy over the top action badass special tricks, and of course how could i forget, roller skates....