Episode
Air Gear: I'll Cut Off the Shackle of Thorns!
Overview
Ikki and Rika engage each other in the Parts Wars with each other declaring their intent to win. Ikki eventually defeats Rika in the Parts War match and was the sole winner. Rika admits defeat and decides to help Ikki to further train him in the use of Air Trecks by strapping weights on his body. Ikki and the rest of Kogarasumaru, in their Spring Break, train together for the first time as a team in order to improve their Air Treck skills. Meanwhile, an unknown wave of AT Team disbandings were apparently being caused by Agito on his own during the Parts Wars between Ikki and Rika.
Details
- Series
- Air Gear
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2006-07-18
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
I'll Cut Off the Shackle of Thorns! is Episode 15 in Season 1 of Air Gear. It aired on 2006-07-18. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 14: Collision! The Old & New Sky King's Heir vs. the Old & New Sleeping Forest
Rika go sees her old boyfriend Sora, who had been crippled and became a wheelchair user after an unknown perpetrator had gravely injured most of her old Sleeping Forest teammates. When she and Sora find out that Ikki was overhearing their conversation, Sora and Rika tell Ikki of the latter's now growing hatred toward Air Trecks. In order to resolve their differences, Sora wagers a Parts War match between the Noyamono siblings against Sora, Ikki and the former's dogs Stone, Cold and Stunner.
Episode 16: Let's Go, Kogarasumaru!
While defeating another team, Agito is confronted by Croissant Mask (Ringo in disguise). Agito seems to have anticipated her arrival, and faces off against. Ringo then states that Agito was just defeating the east side teams for two reasons: to expand Kogarasumaru's area as quickly as possible, and for his own personal gain. She then warns him that she'll come if Agito tries to use Kogarasumaru again and leaves. Apparently, Agito can tell that Ringo is behind the mask. Once Ikki learns that Agito has been spreading their area he is elated. Later, they visit an arcade to play a punching bag game that Ikki has the highest score in
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Episode 11: Team Kogarasumaru Take-off
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Episode 20: It's Finally the End
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