Comments on: Air Gear - Anime First Impressions

By: SiLeNT-C-

SiLeNT-C- — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:14:23 +0000

okay, ill be the first to admit that when i first saw air gear, i wasnt fascinated by it. but the more i watched, the more i loved it.this was 1 of the only non-childish animes with violence, coarse language and slight nudity. it was also designed for a teen audience so ofcoarse its not gonna be shakespeare. i mean how many anime shows are? not naruto, not full metal alchemist not even inuyasha, all shows i love. point is, this show was aimed at teens and although its not shakespeare, who wants to watch shakespeare anyway? it had a differant plot and interesting characters, i wish they would continue the series. this is a fun show to watch simply for fun, no need for a deeply involved detailed plot that never ends, i love this show.

By: Gabby

Gabby — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:08:31 +0000

No matter what everyone says i loved this anime.
The characters were really good and each stood out
and too me every good anime has to have some sexually funny parts, because its funnier
yea im dumb sometimes
though i kind of hate Ikki sometimes because he is so damn cocky
i hope that the second season comes out in eng dub soon

By: unicogirl

unicogirl — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:01:05 +0000

lol despite the flaws of the Anime and its weird pacing, its an alright show. i will be reading the manga though, bought the first volume. even without reading the manga first you can tell the anime is just off at some points.
i agree, that its one of those “so bad its good” type of anime, cause once you hit the 3rd ep..ya just want to keep watching. and then when it ends you are all “thats it! dang it!” . i hear there will be an OVA which is good, which i hope is licensed.

watched all of it in Japanese back in 06.
and Kenta is REALLY bad at voice acting, good at stage acting which is what he should stick to. i figured by a few episodes he would improve. Nope. he made Ikki boring and his voice and his acting just did nothing for the character.
i swear 13 episodes and he was just lousy! i was so disappointed.

there are a select few of Voices/Acting from the Japanese dub that are decent (in my opinion). it seemed as if the veterans tried to carry the newbies.

now the English dub however, was a Riot and i totally recommend watching Air Gear in English! i am so buying the DVD
Chris really made Ikki, Ikki! and every voice stood out. Kazu’s VA Clint was a bit shaky but unlike Kenta, he actually improved within a few episodes.

Agito - acting wise, he is quite good in both dubs. voice wise, its a selective liking. cause i find that both voices dont fit the character very well, but the amount of rage and anger that both VA’s gave him was very fitting. . he sounds like an irritating brat in Japanese while in English he sounds gritty and pissed.

Akito - lol too much of a girl in Japanese, and a bit fruity in English. but he was a joy to listen to.

the English dub kept you watching cause it was serious and funny.

Air Gear can be really REALLY cheesy. it seems like Oh Great is not use to writing for young boys. because there is some corny philosophical crap that goes on in Air Gear. “oh em gee, he gotz his wiings!!” “fly to da sky!!” “if you look at the sun it burns” and yada yada.

but you have to be impressed with his character design and anatomy. dude is pro at that. he just needs work on having a story flow and make sense.

from what i read. the Anime has gotten good reviews. so that should spur ADV to grab the mysterious OVA.

By: DizzyCritic

DizzyCritic — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:30:53 +0000

I gotta say the anime was an absolute disapointment, if they stuck with the manga, the “ANIME” series would’ve been a huge hit. The manga was actually enjoyable with a decent plot. But the anime eps are basically bits from the manga shoved together into a 20-30 mimute episode. The anime also missed out ALOT of important parts in the manga. Yep, the character designs are definitely stunning and the costumes are good as well.

The manga series is a hit topping top 10 charts in alotta manga websites ( aside from Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, CLaymore, etc.)

I already gave up on the anime but i will contimue with the manga series. I absolutely love Akito/Agito, he’s ‘bloody’ cute!( well he comes 1st place in the WSJ character popularity polls all the time, beating the main character by thousands XD)

Your Review maybe a bit too personal, leaning too much on your own taste. YOur comments,in my opinion, are too sarcastic and some people may like this kind of plot.

FOR THOSE WHO DIDN’T EVEN GIVE THE MANGA A TRY, IT’S YOUR LOSS.

By: Sapatos-na-de-gulong

Sapatos-na-de-gulong — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:58:23 +0000

Basahin nyo muna yung manga nya….
Well honestly, I haven’t watch the anime counterpart of it…
But its a subjective criticism if you just watch the anime of it…

By: Mikan

Mikan — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:13:57 +0000

nice pics u made a good job =)
=D

By: pearl

pearl — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:47:24 +0000

so,i love air gear!!!!this is the great anime in Indonesia you know????? i love Ikki,Agito,Akito,&Ume!! the great anime!

By: Jaylee

Jaylee — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:15:32 +0000

This is a wonderful anime!I love it!:)

By: Min

Min — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:59:27 +0000

This may have been another Shounen anime and also may not be as good as the manga is but the story line is actually interesting. Yes, it is a tad predictable however it grabes your interest in a few episodes.

This anime is set a bit into the future where there are such thing as motor-powered rollerblades. This is actually a really smart idea! Another g ood thing about this anime is the character builds. This anime has really interesting characters which havea unique style.

This anime was well thought out and is a major for shounen jump. It was predicted that this anime would have been popular to the equivalent of Bleach and Naruto if it had continued on.

-The End-

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:18:53 +0000

I personally like this anime, every episode wants you to watch the next. “Is Ikki going to win or lose the sleeping forest label” in the dvd i made sure i watched it before i went to sleep. I tend to like anime better since its alittle quicker than manga

But earlier someone on this page said that this show had a lame story,
but in true reality it is somewhat familier to Naruto. Sure there are differences *SMALL ONES* but really if anyone thinks of it, its like this “A boy who wants to go to the top (hm hm Hokage perhaps) or (class A A.T rider) who gets better WAY much quicker than anyone else would.) Aka. Naruto and Ikki

differences

rollerblading vs ninjas
King of village vs top of top rank of Air trek riders
Forest vs city
and the style is different

the main story for both of them is the same, its just one anime is overated while the other isnt really heard of…