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TV·2005–2005·1 season, 12 episodes·BS-TBS·Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·24m·6.2

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Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey in search of the Winged Maiden who was bound to the sky centuries ago after hearing the old childhood tale from his mother. As Yukito shows his puppet show to people in an attempt to make some money, he finds himself in a small town in which he did not expect to stay very long. However, when he meets an unusual girl named Misuzu, things take a drastic turn as he is invited to stay with her.

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  1. 01Air S01E12AirS01E12 · 7.2The summer festival has finally arrived, but unfortunately it rains that day and thus the festival is canceled. Wanting to do anything she can for Misuzu, Haruko brings her to the local shrine. As mother and daughter bond, can Haruko ultimately save Misuzu from returning to her other self in the vast blue sky?
  2. 02Air S01E01BreezeS01E01 · 7.0Yukito Kunisaki arrives to the town in hopes of making money for food with his puppet show. He meets Misuzu Kamio, a strange girl living in the town. Misuzu manages to lure Yukito to her house with food at which after a discussion she offers him residence. Soon after Haruko Kamio, Misuzu's foster mother, arrives to the house. Haruko initially opposes Yukito's stay but later decides to allow him to stay in the shed.
  3. 03Air S01E02TownS01E02 · 7.0Yukito explains to Misuzu the quest of the cursed girl with wings that had been in his family for generations. The next day Yukito's puppet show only manages to attract a dog named Potato, while scaring others. Yukito is caught by Hijiri Kirishima while performing in front of her clinic and offers Yukito work doing odd jobs.

Cast

Tomoko KawakamiTomoko KawakamiMisuzu Kamio (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2005Aired 6.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Air S01E01BreezeJanuary 7, 2005 7.0Yukito Kunisaki arrives to the town in hopes of making money for food with his puppet show. He meets Misuzu Kamio, a strange girl living in
  2. S01E02Air S01E02TownJanuary 14, 2005 7.0Yukito explains to Misuzu the quest of the cursed girl with wings that had been in his family for generations. The next day Yukito's puppet
  3. S01E03Air S01E03WhisperJanuary 21, 2005 6.7Surroundings of Yukito and Misuzu briefly change from the shrine to a cropland as a result of Kano's experience. After a confrontation with
  4. S01E04Air S01E04PlumeJanuary 28, 2005 6.3Kano strangles Yukito in her zombie-like state near the shrine hard enough to leave a mark before falling unconscious. Back at the clinic, H
  5. S01E05Air S01E05WingFebruary 4, 2005 6.5Yukito ends up spending the day with Minagi and Michiru while Misuzu is at school. Yukito walks Minagi home after being invited to go starga
  6. S01E06Air S01E06StarFebruary 11, 2005 7.0After Minagi's mother's mental condition has caused her to forget she has a daughter, Minagi leaves home and joins Yukito. Yukito tells Mina
  7. S01E07Air S01E07DreamFebruary 18, 2005 7.0There are a number of flashbacks that Yukito has of his mother telling him about the girl with wings, about how she will forget everything a
  8. S01E08Air S01E08SummerFebruary 25, 2005 6.0This story takes place 1000 years before the Dream arc. Kanna is a girl with wings confined to a palace with a friend, Uraha, and body guard
  9. S01E09Air S01E09MoonMarch 4, 2005 6.3Kanna's mother claims to be "tainted". They all escape from the mountain but their pursuers manage to kill Kanna's mother. Before she dies,
  10. S01E10Air S01E10LightMarch 11, 2005 6.7The events of the Dream arc are retold from the point of view of a crow Misuzu found and named Sora.
  11. S01E11Air S01E11SeaMarch 18, 2005 7.0Misuzu's curse is getting more serious. Soon, she has forgotten who Haruko is and begins to act strangely, playing cards by herself and not
  12. S01E12Air S01E12Season's bestAirMarch 25, 2005 7.2The summer festival has finally arrived, but unfortunately it rains that day and thus the festival is canceled. Wanting to do anything she c

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