A newfangled craze by the name of 'Air Treks' (a futuristic evolution of inline-skating) has swept the nation's youth and all over gangs are being formed that compete in various events using their A-T's. Ikki is a middle-school boy who is the toughest street-fighting punk on the east side of town, on top of that he lives with 4 gorgeous sisters that took him in when he was a kid. But what Ikki doesn't know is that the girls are part of one of the most infamous A-T gangs, 'Sleeping Forest'. It doesn't take long before Ikki finds out about the world of Air Tricks and is propelled into a fate he had not foreseen.
Air Gear has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2003 written and illustrated by Ito "Oh Great" Ogure. Currently, 31 tankobon have been released in Japan by Shonen Magazine Comics. The Air Gear manga was licensed for release in the United States by Del Rey Manga and the first volume was released on July 25, 2006. Subsequent volumes will be released every three months. Kodansha Comics USA is currently publishing the series. Air Gear won the 2006 Kodansha Manga Award in the shonen category.
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