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Air Master Season 1 (2003)
エアマスター (Ea Masutā)
Character design
Character development
Combat/Action
Music
Plot
World building
Fetish
Air Master (エアマスター Ea Masutā) is a seinen manga written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata.
The animation is good for the time (2003). The combat is especially fluid and exceptionally satisfying to watch. It would put some modern action anime to shame.
The opening theme is “Retsu no matataki” by Japahari Net and the ending theme is “ROLLING 1000 tOON” by Maximum The Hormone. I really like the opening song, as it really gets you pumped for watching this series.
Maki is a likable character and one of my favorite early strong female lead in an anime. The rest of the Maki’s crew have their own set of charm to them.
The story? Street fighting is apparently a ranking thing in Japan. The show can get absurd at times, but it’s an enjoyable ride. There is never a dull moment. There are some ecchi moments, but they are mainly used for comedy effect.
The series has one of the best first episode introduction. You should know right away if this is a series for you. The fighting choreography is one of the best.
This is my 4th viewing of the series over the years, and I still love it. I highly recommend this series to fan of action anime. Air Master contains graphic violence, tobacco usage, nudity, and suggestive themes/dialogs. Intended for young adults.
The story takes place in the fictional metropolis of City Z, Japan. The world is full of strange monsters that mysteriously appear and cause many disasters. Saitama is a super powerful hero who easily defeats the monsters and other villains with one punch. However, after becoming too strong, Saitama has become bored with his powers and is always trying to find stronger opponents who can fight him.
On his adventures, he meets new friends, enemies, and his own disciple, the cyborg Genos, and also joins the Hero Association in order to gain fame for all of his actions to prevent evil. Despite defeating many strong monsters that even the Hero Association’s top heroes are unable to defeat, Saitama struggles to gain respect. Most people discriminate him due to his plain physical appearance and some accuse him of being a counterfeit hero. Only a small number of individuals recognize his incredible talent and humility towards others.
An increase in villain activity has the Hero Organization worried that the “Earthdoom prophecy” will soon come to pass. In an effort to alleviate the overworked heroes, they turn to villains themselves for help. The decision looks ill-advised as at least one villain is more interested in helping the prophecy along than preventing it.
A collection of notable videos, ranging from a fan-created trailer, music video, opening, and ending clip.
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