Air Gear
2006 1 season · 25 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Air Gear

エア・ギア

Synopsis

エア・ギア

Itsuki Minami is a school student notorious for engaging in street fights, a reckless punk that will break through any obstacle, alongside his best friends Kazuma Mikura and Onigiri. However, when he discovers a pair of Air Trecks his true desire to rule the skies takes off.

Audience Engagement

38
Reviews
58th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (95th percentile) outruns review volume (58th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Also On TV Tokyo

Other series that aired on TV Tokyo.

Other Titles From Toei Animation

Comedy + Animation in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Air Gear itself).

The 2005–2007 Japan Window

Air Gear holds position #110 of 364 Japan seriess in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
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    #3

    Akihabara@DEEP

    ★ 8.8 · 2006
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    #4

    Welcome to the N.H.K.

    ★ 8.7 · 2006
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    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
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    #6

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
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    #7

    Death Note

    ★ 8.6 · 2006
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    #8

    Planet Earth

    ★ 8.5 · 2006

The 2000s Japan Landscape

2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Air Gear. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 133 other Japan seriess in 2006.

The 1810th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 4, 2006
Last Air Date
September 26, 2006
Broadcast Span
6 months
Total Episodes
25 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 10 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
38
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,428 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #513 of 1,411 (top 36%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesToei Animation
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 25
Release DateApril 4, 2006
Official Sitewww.toei-anim.co.jp

Questions Answered

Who created Air Gear?

Air Gear was created by Hajime Kamegaki.

When did Air Gear end?

Air Gear finished its run with its final episode airing on September 26, 2006.

Where did Air Gear air?

Air Gear aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.