 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | TANOSHIMI TV | | | ▪ | AUTHOR / ART: | | OH! GREAT | | | ▪ | FORMAT: | | JAPANESE / B&W | | | ▪ | PAGES: | | 198 | | | ▪ | RATING: | | OT | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 02/07/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 08/08/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | SANDRA SCHOLES |
"Deep within the sleeping forest, there is a fruit that you must not touch." Bandou, one of the four Titans of Behemoth, his skate team is taking out the opposition one by one until he is victiorious. Hammer, Misturu and Cyclops form his team of more than extreme skaters. The best D team in parts war history and they are led by Akira Udou. Mikan and Ringo are unhappy with their situation as Ikki and Onigiri have ended up in hospital, hurt after their fighting with an F class in comparison, but the best F class in history and the D class team do not have to advance if they do not want to. When Agito visits Ikki in Hospital, he is disgusted to hear that Ikki refuses to fight the four again while he is in such a beaten - up state.
Agito, displeased leaves him to his own melancholy, and recovery. While the D team are prepared for war, they resent having to compete against such a lowly team as the F. As Agito and the F team believe they are on their own, they see to their amazement Ikki bringing up the rear to challenge Bandou who is considered one of the most powerful of the Titans to a death match. Bandou accepts his invitation and declares the match will be in ten days after showing his immense power moves to Ikki. Now at its seventh volume, Air Gear has proved still popular with its incredible fight sequences, action-filled graphics and easy to understand characters the reader will instantly warm to. Ikki (Itsuki Minami) is the captain of the F team, and though previously hurt and scarred, is willing to put the effort in to showing his team are ready to be the best around. Oh!Great keep the interest moving within this volume showing Ikki doubting his own talent as a skater, faced with the equally dangerous and talented Titans of Behemoth. As extra bonus material there are detailled translation notes on words and characters as well as a preview of volume 8.
IN SUMMARY:
Slick, cool - required reading for the hip generation. |
