Air Gear Info
Welcome to the world of Storm Riders, where motor-powered inline skates called �Air Treks� take extreme sports to a whole new level. Those who dare to ride with these high tech devices risk life and limb in a struggle for fame, power and wings to take to the sky.
Enter Ikki Minami, the toughest fighter on the east side of town. He rules his school, takes on violent gangs single-handedly and lives with the Noyamanos: four sexy sisters with a surprising secret. And after a humiliating defeat by a terrifying gang of Storm Riders, the sisters welcome him to the world of Air Treks, where his strength, speed and ambitions soar to brand new heights.
Now, with powerful new wings, he must protect his friends, his school and his pride in fierce Air Treck battles known as "Parts Wars." One mistake could cost him everything, but each victory brings him one step closer to becoming the king of the sky.
::Main Characters::
:Ikki:
By his friends, he lives with the Noyamano family which is composed of four sisters. His own parents are dead, but since his parents were good friends with the parents of the sisters, he lives with them. He is in his second year of junior high. Initially the leader of the youth gang the East Side Gunz, after the incident with a Storm Rider team called the Skull Saders, he gets very passionate about AT's and even sets up his own AT team, Kogarasumaru with his friends.
:Akito:
Is an innocent, cute and cheerful boy who has a split-personality. Akito tends to use honorifics on most people, but not everyone. When the eye patch is covering his right eye, he is in dominance of the body. He also has a child like affection towards Ikki. Such as the event of when he wanted to join Ikki in the bath, Ikki didn't mind. Since Akito is so innocent, Ikki accepts this, since Akito won't realize the awkwardness.
:Kazuma:
The childhood friend of Minami Itsuki, he was influenced by Ikki to take up AT. He is 15 years old and in the same class as Ikki. His friends address him as "Kazu." Kazu is rarely seen without his hat on; it usually only leaves his head when he is fighting or at school. Kazu is also notorious in Kogarasumaru for being the one who trains the most. He also normally represents a sort of morality when it comes to women, whereas Onigiri and Ikki are more lecherous. For example, when Onigiri caught up with Croissant Mask (Ringo in disguise) during their first parts war in order to look at her butt, Kazu was embarrassed while Ikki was envious. It is revealed that Kazu has an older sister and lives with her, as his parents are overseas and rarely around.
:Buccha:
Known as Buccha to his friends and teammates, Issa Mihotoke is a level E AT user who uses his immense strength as his weapon. Before he became part of Kogarasumaru, he was the leader of the team Night Kings which was broken up after Buccha lost a Parts War with Ikki.
:Onigiri:
One of Ikki's childhood friends, Onigiri is 15 years old and also part of Kogarasumaru. His head is in the shape of an onigiri (hence the name). Onigiri is a pervert(He frequently uses his powers to peer through walls into womens bathing area and through their clothes and characterized as a pig. He has an unusual way of using his perspiration, usually during overall perverted moments, to create illusions. He also has a strange way of using his AT by sitting upside down on it (to the chagrin of his female schoolmates whose skirts he tends to look up while doing this). This way of riding proved to be very dangerous, for both Onigiri and his opponent, as he flails his legs back and forth (doing damage if he's close enough), but can also fall off, landing directly on the point of his head and streaking on the ground until he stops (this, however, is never shown, only an image of an actual onigiri in said position).
:Rika:
is the eldest of the Noyamano sisters, she's 22 years old and was given responsibility of taking care of Ikki when she was only eight. She acts like the typical older sister and takes care of the family. To support the family, she works as Destler Bartlett, a female pro-wrestler and for most of the early part of the story, during the time when Ikki discovers AT, she's out on a national tour with her wrestling promotion. Later on it is revealed that she used to be Sleeping Forest's Thorn Queen and follower of the Thorn Road (also called the "Sonia Road"). This road utilizes her hip joints as the base of her moves (which are composed of a wide array of kicks that mimic the motions of a thorn whip), however the disadvantage of this road is that this takes quite a toll on her body making her tire easily. Some time ago, she decided to quit AT for good due to the accident that left her boyfriend Sora (then leader of Sleeping Forest) unable to use his legs. She's very much aware of Ikki's talent and fears that Ikki may suffer the same fate as Sora so she tries her best to make him quit AT to the point of challenging him to B class battle (though she wasn't on ATs). Ikki manages to win the challenge and she decides instead to help with his training. She doesn't know Sora's true intentions for obtaining the Sky Regalia.
:Mikan:
the second eldest of the Noyamano sisters and a gravity child. Mikan (along with Ringo and Ume) are not biological sisters of Rika. She acts like an evil tomboyish girl with short messy pink hair, and the disciplinarian of the group. In the beginning, She aggresively punishes Ikki by attacking him with wrestling moves and mistreats him like a slave. She has a soft spot for retro games, something which Simca uses to initially gain her favor. In recent chapters, She is currently helping Ringo and Kururu to steal a necessary item to complete the Storm Regalia for Ikki. She's often referred to as a "Female Gorilla" by the other characters due to her brute strength and violent tendencies. She was was even strong enough to break out of Sano's "Time" technique using sheer force. She may also have a crush on Sano. She was willing to leave the team to rescue Rika and revealed to Ringo that she was pregnant.
:Ringo:
looks like your everyday junior high school girl. However, she is actually the successor of the legendary Storm Riders team, Sleeping Forest . She is also the current Thorn King (Queen) of the eight 'Kings' in the AT world. Ringo is in love with Ikki but does not dare to tell him, However she did kiss him after their fight when he said he was leaving. She helps Kogarasumaru in times of trouble under the guise of Croissant Mask (Croissant Kamen),although Agito knows it was actually ringo as does simca as she switched the normal disgguise for a much more revealing and perverted one. Ringo is a King Class AT user, wielding the techniques of Sonia Road; meaning she has superhuman agility at the price of suffering every blow she deals to her opponent.
:Ume:
to her family, the youngest of the sisters. Her hobby is the creation of puppets in the guise of gorgons (which creeps out Ringo and Ikki to no end), and she's always seen carrying one with her. Other than that she's also quite handy with machines despite her age. She's the one who introduces Kogarasumaru to Kei Machida, the pro emblem designer who designs their team logo. She is supposedly the weakest member of Sleeping Forest in terms of AT fighting skills. She is also sometimes sarcastic. Her latest appearance involves her revealing herself as a Gravity Child. She is able to successfully attack Ikki, something she could never achieve in normal gravity, due to both his underestimating her and his inability to adjust to the gravity-less area they were in.
:Simca:
she works at a store called Mamurasaki Sports. Although part time, she quits later on to dedicate time to her team. This fact is not mentioned in the anime. Simca's intent is to gather all the Kings, and their Regalia, for the purpose of conquering the Trophaeum tower, and acquiring the Sky Regalia. She's taken great interest in Ikki, whom she believes is destined to one day become the legendary Sky King, and who has practically idolized her since watching her ride AT through his neighborhood. Despite protests, she convinces Ikki to take Genesis under his leadership after Kogarasumaru's triumph over Behemoth, and her interactions with Ikki eventually draws the ire of the new Sleeping Forest team, led by Ringo.
:Spitfire:
the former Flame King, and one of the last two members of the original Sleeping Forest still holding their titles at the beginning of the story. He is first seen in the series when Minami Itsuki accidently went to a secret meeting that was going on with AT riders. He claimed that Ikki, being only an 'F' class rider, would only have a 1% chance of defeating Buccha, and was surprised by the result.
Welcome to the world of Storm Riders, where motor-powered inline skates called �Air Treks� take extreme sports to a whole new level. Those who dare to ride with these high tech devices risk life and limb in a struggle for fame, power and wings to take to the sky.
Enter Ikki Minami, the toughest fighter on the east side of town. He rules his school, takes on violent gangs single-handedly and lives with the Noyamanos: four sexy sisters with a surprising secret. And after a humiliating defeat by a terrifying gang of Storm Riders, the sisters welcome him to the world of Air Treks, where his strength, speed and ambitions soar to brand new heights.
Now, with powerful new wings, he must protect his friends, his school and his pride in fierce Air Treck battles known as "Parts Wars." One mistake could cost him everything, but each victory brings him one step closer to becoming the king of the sky.
::Main Characters::
:Ikki:
By his friends, he lives with the Noyamano family which is composed of four sisters. His own parents are dead, but since his parents were good friends with the parents of the sisters, he lives with them. He is in his second year of junior high. Initially the leader of the youth gang the East Side Gunz, after the incident with a Storm Rider team called the Skull Saders, he gets very passionate about AT's and even sets up his own AT team, Kogarasumaru with his friends.
:Akito:
Is an innocent, cute and cheerful boy who has a split-personality. Akito tends to use honorifics on most people, but not everyone. When the eye patch is covering his right eye, he is in dominance of the body. He also has a child like affection towards Ikki. Such as the event of when he wanted to join Ikki in the bath, Ikki didn't mind. Since Akito is so innocent, Ikki accepts this, since Akito won't realize the awkwardness.
:Kazuma:
The childhood friend of Minami Itsuki, he was influenced by Ikki to take up AT. He is 15 years old and in the same class as Ikki. His friends address him as "Kazu." Kazu is rarely seen without his hat on; it usually only leaves his head when he is fighting or at school. Kazu is also notorious in Kogarasumaru for being the one who trains the most. He also normally represents a sort of morality when it comes to women, whereas Onigiri and Ikki are more lecherous. For example, when Onigiri caught up with Croissant Mask (Ringo in disguise) during their first parts war in order to look at her butt, Kazu was embarrassed while Ikki was envious. It is revealed that Kazu has an older sister and lives with her, as his parents are overseas and rarely around.
:Buccha:
Known as Buccha to his friends and teammates, Issa Mihotoke is a level E AT user who uses his immense strength as his weapon. Before he became part of Kogarasumaru, he was the leader of the team Night Kings which was broken up after Buccha lost a Parts War with Ikki.
:Onigiri:
One of Ikki's childhood friends, Onigiri is 15 years old and also part of Kogarasumaru. His head is in the shape of an onigiri (hence the name). Onigiri is a pervert(He frequently uses his powers to peer through walls into womens bathing area and through their clothes and characterized as a pig. He has an unusual way of using his perspiration, usually during overall perverted moments, to create illusions. He also has a strange way of using his AT by sitting upside down on it (to the chagrin of his female schoolmates whose skirts he tends to look up while doing this). This way of riding proved to be very dangerous, for both Onigiri and his opponent, as he flails his legs back and forth (doing damage if he's close enough), but can also fall off, landing directly on the point of his head and streaking on the ground until he stops (this, however, is never shown, only an image of an actual onigiri in said position).
:Rika:
is the eldest of the Noyamano sisters, she's 22 years old and was given responsibility of taking care of Ikki when she was only eight. She acts like the typical older sister and takes care of the family. To support the family, she works as Destler Bartlett, a female pro-wrestler and for most of the early part of the story, during the time when Ikki discovers AT, she's out on a national tour with her wrestling promotion. Later on it is revealed that she used to be Sleeping Forest's Thorn Queen and follower of the Thorn Road (also called the "Sonia Road"). This road utilizes her hip joints as the base of her moves (which are composed of a wide array of kicks that mimic the motions of a thorn whip), however the disadvantage of this road is that this takes quite a toll on her body making her tire easily. Some time ago, she decided to quit AT for good due to the accident that left her boyfriend Sora (then leader of Sleeping Forest) unable to use his legs. She's very much aware of Ikki's talent and fears that Ikki may suffer the same fate as Sora so she tries her best to make him quit AT to the point of challenging him to B class battle (though she wasn't on ATs). Ikki manages to win the challenge and she decides instead to help with his training. She doesn't know Sora's true intentions for obtaining the Sky Regalia.
:Mikan:
the second eldest of the Noyamano sisters and a gravity child. Mikan (along with Ringo and Ume) are not biological sisters of Rika. She acts like an evil tomboyish girl with short messy pink hair, and the disciplinarian of the group. In the beginning, She aggresively punishes Ikki by attacking him with wrestling moves and mistreats him like a slave. She has a soft spot for retro games, something which Simca uses to initially gain her favor. In recent chapters, She is currently helping Ringo and Kururu to steal a necessary item to complete the Storm Regalia for Ikki. She's often referred to as a "Female Gorilla" by the other characters due to her brute strength and violent tendencies. She was was even strong enough to break out of Sano's "Time" technique using sheer force. She may also have a crush on Sano. She was willing to leave the team to rescue Rika and revealed to Ringo that she was pregnant.
:Ringo:
looks like your everyday junior high school girl. However, she is actually the successor of the legendary Storm Riders team, Sleeping Forest . She is also the current Thorn King (Queen) of the eight 'Kings' in the AT world. Ringo is in love with Ikki but does not dare to tell him, However she did kiss him after their fight when he said he was leaving. She helps Kogarasumaru in times of trouble under the guise of Croissant Mask (Croissant Kamen),although Agito knows it was actually ringo as does simca as she switched the normal disgguise for a much more revealing and perverted one. Ringo is a King Class AT user, wielding the techniques of Sonia Road; meaning she has superhuman agility at the price of suffering every blow she deals to her opponent.
:Ume:
to her family, the youngest of the sisters. Her hobby is the creation of puppets in the guise of gorgons (which creeps out Ringo and Ikki to no end), and she's always seen carrying one with her. Other than that she's also quite handy with machines despite her age. She's the one who introduces Kogarasumaru to Kei Machida, the pro emblem designer who designs their team logo. She is supposedly the weakest member of Sleeping Forest in terms of AT fighting skills. She is also sometimes sarcastic. Her latest appearance involves her revealing herself as a Gravity Child. She is able to successfully attack Ikki, something she could never achieve in normal gravity, due to both his underestimating her and his inability to adjust to the gravity-less area they were in.
:Simca:
she works at a store called Mamurasaki Sports. Although part time, she quits later on to dedicate time to her team. This fact is not mentioned in the anime. Simca's intent is to gather all the Kings, and their Regalia, for the purpose of conquering the Trophaeum tower, and acquiring the Sky Regalia. She's taken great interest in Ikki, whom she believes is destined to one day become the legendary Sky King, and who has practically idolized her since watching her ride AT through his neighborhood. Despite protests, she convinces Ikki to take Genesis under his leadership after Kogarasumaru's triumph over Behemoth, and her interactions with Ikki eventually draws the ire of the new Sleeping Forest team, led by Ringo.
:Spitfire:
the former Flame King, and one of the last two members of the original Sleeping Forest still holding their titles at the beginning of the story. He is first seen in the series when Minami Itsuki accidently went to a secret meeting that was going on with AT riders. He claimed that Ikki, being only an 'F' class rider, would only have a 1% chance of defeating Buccha, and was surprised by the result.
