Air Gear Season 2: Release Date, could there still be a new season?

Air equipment is an action and sports anime series that met anime lovers in 2006. We know that sports anime like Haikyuu or align stars have an important place in Japanese anime culture. Air Gear was one of the anime that played a major role in the popularity of this genre. The manga of the series, which has nearly 20 million copies in circulation, was created by a Japanese manga artist nicknamed “Oh! great”. Animated by Toei Animationwho still makes animations, the anime was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 4, 2006 to September 26, 2006. Licensed by Funimationthe anime was also aired on Hulu TV and gained worldwide viewers. Despite a long period, many anime lovers are still discovering the anime and marveling at the second season. So could the anime still get one second season†

What is Air Gear’s plotline?

Minami Itsuki (Ikki) is the leader of the East Side Gunz gang at Higachu High School. His nickname is Babyface. One day, he is humiliated by a gang called Storm Sader, a gang of Storm Riders who use Air Treck or AT, which is a type of skate. He was defeated when he only fought because they were too fast, and that’s because of Air Trecks. Ikki lives with the Noyamano family, 4 sisters named Ume Noyamano, Rika Noyamano, Mikan Noyamano and Ringo. They also hear that he has lost in battle. This makes Ikki even more ambitious. Later, when the girls go to the bathroom, a door catches his eye as he goes to his room. Despite the warnings that he has no entry, he immediately goes inside, looks around and finds some Air Trecks. Inside falls the emblem of the sleeping forest. He cannot understand why the Noyamano family is hiding it from him and immediately starts using it.

Although he is a novice user at the beginning, he improved day by day. Searching for the leader of the Storm Sader gang to avenge his revenge with Air Trecks, Ikki competes with the Skull Saders group while having a sweet fight with a girl named Simca on the trail. He ends up in a world he doesn’t know at all and gets into trouble. Soon, however, he loves the feeling of flying and immerses himself in the world of Air Treck. He discovers his one true desire: to rule the sky.

Will there be a second season of Air Gear?

Toei Animation or any other company related to the anime has the anime not renewed for a second season† Because animes follow their mangas, they don’t experience cancellations like TV dramas. Since they have different commercial status, we can see new season approvals, even after years. What matters here is how popular the anime is and what the decision of a second season will bring for the producers. Air Gear was one of the most popular anime at the time of its release. The popularity of anime, which still has a decent fan base, has waned in recent years.

The anime is an adaptation of the manga series published by Kodansha, written and illustrated by ‘Oh! big’. The manga was published from November 6, 2002 to May 23, 2012. According to data from 2020, the manga has more than 18 million copies in circulation. However, the fact that it ended its broadcasts in 2012 shows that it doesn’t need another anime season to increase its sales. The manga series has been published in 37 volumes in total. In the first season of the anime, the first 12 parts were adapted. Given the other source material, we can say that there is enough story for a new season.

While the manga provides plenty of source material, we don’t think the anime will get a new season because it doesn’t seem as popular as before, and it’s been a long time even for an anime. However, we should not miss that the world of anime can sometimes surprise everyone. There is plenty of manga source material, maybe there will be another season of anime in the future. However, this is still quite unlikely. The best advice we can give fans is to read the manga. All the manga volumes are published in English by Kodansha USA, and you can learn the rest of the story from the manga.

2nd season chance of air equipment

Popularity on Mynanimelist

80

Popularity on social media

32

Popularity on Google searches

55

positives

Above average ratings (7.51 on MA, 7.2 on IMDb)

Enough LN source material

Good Light Novel Sales (18+ million copies in print)

negatives

Low popularity

No extension since 2006

No success in disc sales

Only one season

What can you expect from the second season?

The first season of the anime consisted of the first 12 series of the manga. The final episode ends with Itsuki unexpectedly using his teammates and entering the Trident’s hideout. A loyal and compassionate friend, Ikki doesn’t give up on saving his friends. He races with Sora and wins by a margin of 0.89 points. After all, Ikki finally achieves a victory in his fight against Sora. At the end of the season we see how Ikki achieves his goals, for which he shed blood, sweat and tears. However, as a requirement of the anime world, these wars and rivalries will never end. If there’s a second season, we’ll revisit Sora and Ikki’s endless races in different ways in the following episodes. Also, Ikki will be trained, improved and appear as a more knowledgeable character while staying with his family. There are plenty of material and storylines that can be adapted from the manga. We get the chance to learn more deeply about Sora and Ringo’s inner world. If the story focuses not only on the main characters, but also on the affected groups of people nearby, it could be a very entertaining season.