Air Season 1
01. Breeze
Yukito 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.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Asami Okamoto
Kano Kirishima (voice)
Yūki Kodaira
Boy (voice)
Atsuko Bungo
Boy (voice)
Yurika Ochiai
Girl (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Tatsuya Ishihara
Director
Tatsuya Ishihara
Storyboard Artist
Joo-hyun Lee
Key Animation
Song Wencheng
Key Animation
Shinsang Tai
Key Animation
Li Longguan
Key Animation
Noriyuki Kitanohara
Key Animation
Saeko Ōfuji
Key Animation
Taishi Nishiya
Key Animation
Taichi Ishidate
Key Animation
Satoshi Kadowaki
Key Animation
Kazuya Sakamoto
Key Animation
Yoshinori Urata
Key Animation
Shouko Ikeda
Key Animation
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda
Animation Director
02. Town
Yukito 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.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Asami Okamoto
Kano Kirishima (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Keisuke Tachibana (voice)
Yuriko Yamamoto
Minagi's mother (voice)
Tomoko Kaneda
Saika Shino (voice)
Mariko Kouda
Female student A (voice)
Yui Horie
Female student B (voice)
Mayumi Iizuka
Female student C (voice)
Shinsuke Fukui
Students (voice)
Kosuke Kobayashi
Students (voice)
Yuhi Okazaki
Students (voice)
Tomoya Ishii
Students (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Yutaka Yamamoto
Director
Yutaka Yamamoto
Storyboard Artist
Shinobu Yoshioka
Key Animation
Kazumi Ikeda
Animation Director
03. Whisper
Surroundings of Yukito and Misuzu briefly change from the shrine to a cropland as a result of Kano's experience. After a confrontation with Hijiri, Yukito and others briefly go to the clinic. Yukito and Misuzu leave the clinic for home. On their way Yukito realizes he wasn't paid for his part time job and sneaks back into the clinic only to overhear Kano's other personality.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Asami Okamoto
Kano Kirishima (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Yasuhiro Takemoto
Director
Yasuhiro Takemoto
Storyboard Artist
Masaharu Watanabe
Key Animation
Taichi Ishidate
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Takahashi
Key Animation
Chiyoko Ueno
Key Animation
Shouko Ikeda
Animation Director
04. Plume
Kano strangles Yukito in her zombie-like state near the shrine hard enough to leave a mark before falling unconscious. Back at the clinic, Hijiri apologizes for Kano's behavior and explains when and how Kano's unusual symptoms started, with a single bright feather at the shrine.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Asami Okamoto
Kano Kirishima (voice)
Junko Hagimori
Yoshino's mother (voice)
Hirosumi Higuchi
Shrine keeper (voice)
Hidenari Ugaki
Head priest (voice)
Masao Harada
Officer (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Noriyuki Kitanohara
Director
Noriyuki Kitanohara
Storyboard Artist
Kazuya Sakamoto
Key Animation
Yoshinori Urata
Key Animation
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda
Animation Director
Masato Fukushima
Key Animation
Noriko Takao
Key Animation
Seiichi Akitake
Key Animation
Taishi Nishio
Key Animation
Teruyoshi Shidou
Key Animation
05. Wing
Yukito ends up spending the day with Minagi and Michiru while Misuzu is at school. Yukito walks Minagi home after being invited to go stargazing on the school's rooftop when he first learns of her mother's mental illness. Later, Misuzu attempts to play cards with Yukito, but is overcome with extreme pain. When Yukito learns of Misuzu's condition he decides to move out of the house.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Yuriko Yamamoto
Minagi's mother (voice)
Yuko Nagashima
Yukito's mother (voice)
Kaori Tanaka
Younger sisters (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Lead star on TV (voice)
Takashi Nagasako
Mentor (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Yutaka Yamamoto
Director
Yutaka Yamamoto
Storyboard Artist
Masaharu Watanabe
Key Animation
Kazumi Ikeda
Animation Director
06. Star
After Minagi's mother's mental condition has caused her to forget she has a daughter, Minagi leaves home and joins Yukito. Yukito tells Minagi he's leaving town and wants her to come with him, but instead leads her back home to face her mother. Michiru is invited to eat at Minagi's house. Michiru leaves, having fulfilled her purpose.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Yuriko Yamamoto
Minagi's mother (voice)
Kaori Tanaka
Younger sisters (voice)
Kouji Totani
Minagi's father (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Tatsuya Ishihara
Director
Tatsuya Ishihara
Storyboard Artist
Yasuhiro Takemoto
Storyboard Artist
Masaharu Watanabe
Key Animation
Naoko Fujita
Key Animation
Shouko Ikeda
Animation Director
07. Dream
There are a number of flashbacks that Yukito has of his mother telling him about the girl with wings, about how she will forget everything and die when she dreams her final dream, and about how the person close to her will also die. Misuzu's foster mother leaves, leaving Yukito and Misuzu alone. Misuzu tells Yukito about her last dream, and Yukito comes to the decision to stay by her side, knowing the consequences. Yukito suddenly disappears and after Misuzu wakes up feeling better, she wonders where Yukito has gone or if he will come back.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Yūki Kodaira
Boy (voice)
Atsuko Bungo
Boy (voice)
Yurika Ochiai
Girl (voice)
Yuko Nagashima
Yukito's mother (voice)
Kaori Tanaka
Girl (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Noriyuki Kitanohara
Director
Noriyuki Kitanohara
Storyboard Artist
Kazuya Sakamoto
Key Animation
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda
Animation Director
08. Summer
This 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, Ryūya. When Kanna is to be sent to another temple, the 3 escape and go on a journey to find Kanna's mother. Meanwhile, the palace is attacked and the 3 are pursued. They finally find Kanna's mother but she tells them to leave.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Keiko Han
Yao Bikuni (voice)
Keisuke Fujii
Pursuer (voice)
Tōru Furusawa
Pursuer (voice)
Yasuhiko Tokuyama
Pursuer (voice)
Koji Haramaki
Pursuer (voice)
Ryuutani Osamu
Pursuer (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Yutaka Yamamoto
Director
Yutaka Yamamoto
Storyboard Artist
Kazumi Ikeda
Animation Director
09. Moon
Kanna's mother claims to be "tainted". They all escape from the mountain but their pursuers manage to kill Kanna's mother. Before she dies, she passes the ancient prayer to Kanna. While the pursuers are closing in, the 3 talk about settling down near the ocean, but Kanna knows this is only a dream. She takes flight but the monks curse her and she gets killed by the soldiers. Ryūya and Uraha learn about the curse and Kanna's suffering and vow to end it by having a child who will break the curse.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Keiko Han
Yao Bikuni (voice)
Ichirō Nagai
Priest Chitoku (voice)
Takeshi Mori
Warrior (voice)
Keiji Hirai
Warrior (voice)
Tetsu Inada
Warrior (voice)
Mantarô Iwao
Monk (voice)
Tamotsu Nishiwaki
Priest (voice)
Mai Aizawa
Girl (voice)
Kaori Tanaka
Boy (voice)
Fuyuka Ono
Boy (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Tomoe Aratani
Director
Tatsuya Ishihara
Storyboard Artist
Masaharu Watanabe
Key Animation
Naoko Fujita
Key Animation
Shouko Ikeda
Animation Director
10. Light
The events of the Dream arc are retold from the point of view of a crow Misuzu found and named Sora.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Asami Okamoto
Kano Kirishima (voice)
Yūki Kodaira
Boy (voice)
Atsuko Bungo
Boy (voice)
Kenjirou Tsuda
Keisuke Tachibana (voice)
Tomoko Kaneda
Maika Shino (voice)
Fuyuka Ono
Maika's mother (voice)
Kaori Tanaka
Student (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Noriyuki Kitanohara
Director
Noriyuki Kitanohara
Storyboard Artist
Kazuya Sakamoto
Key Animation
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda
Animation Director
11. Sea
Misuzu's curse is getting more serious. Soon, she has forgotten who Haruko is and begins to act strangely, playing cards by herself and not wanting to go outdoors. Haruko is depressed, but tries hard to restore the memories Misuzu lost. Soon, however, Misuzu's birth father shows up, and tries to claim Misuzu back from Haruko, deciding to let Misuzu decide who she wants to live with. Haruko, desperate because of Misuzu's memory loss, begs him to let her have Misuzu for 3 more days, to which he agrees.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Kenjirou Tsuda
Keisuke Tachibana (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Yoshiji Kigami
Director
Yoshiji Kigami
Storyboard Artist
Asami Komatsu
Key Animation
Satoshi Kadowaki
Animation Director
12. Air
The 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?
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Kenjirou Tsuda
Keisuke Tachibana (voice)
Akiko Yajima
Boy (voice)
Ai Nonaka
Girl (voice)
Fumihiko Shimo
Writer
Tatsuya Ishihara
Director
Tatsuya Ishihara
Storyboard Artist
Asami Komatsu
Key Animation
Masaharu Watanabe
Key Animation
Tomoe Aratani
Animation Director
13. Highlights
A recap of Misuzu Kamio's story arc.
Aya Hisakawa
Kamio Haruko
Daisuke Ono
Yukito Kunisaki
Nobutoshi Canna
Ryuuya
Kikuko Inoue
Uraha
Ryoka Yuzuki
Touno Minagi
Yumi Touma
Kirishima Hijiri
Tomoko Kawakami
Kamio Misuzu
Chinami Nishimura
Kanna
Yukari Tamura
Michiru
Hiromi Konno
Potato
Tatsuya Ishihara
Director