Behind the scenes of the hustle and bustle of everyday life in Tokyo, there exist many people who strive to become stronger by competing against each other in street fights.

Eventually, Maki is exposed to a fighting league of sorts, known as the "Fukamichi Rankings", which involves both her and many other fighters making a roster total of 44 competitors.

Written and illustrated by Yokusaru Shibata, Air Master was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from 1996 to 2006.

[13] Ultimately only three DVDs of the series were released in North America, with the fourth and fifth being solicited but cancelled due to an abrupt termination of partnership between the two companies.

[14] The DVDs for the series, along with two other Toei titles, received very little advertising and suffered from poor quality, resulting in dismal sales and a large number of returns to Geneon.

[21] She described the anime as "great" despite the fact that the art is "ugly," arguing that there is a "nice handful of yuri to hold onto" in characters like Mina's love for Maki.

She also praised Sakiyama Kaori as "totally psychotic, violent and strange," while also admirable and lovable, and the music score even as she noted the amount of fan service in the series.