How long is AIR to read?

AIR takes around 27-33 hours on average to complete. Yumefumi Pro can also calibrate this estimate to your own reading pace once you've logged a few sessions, so the catalog number shifts to match your actual speed.

Where can I read AIR?

Available on win, lin, ios, and, gba, gbc, and others. Released in en, es, ja, ko, pt-br, ru and others. Developed by Key.

homeless protagonist · traveler protagonist · poor protagonist

AIR

Summer had come to that town. Read more →

Summer had come to that town.

A young man is performing with a puppet in front of a seaside bus stop. Only two children are watching his show. However, they soon lose interest and run off.

The young man is a traveler. He has two companions on his travels. A decrepit doll that moves without strings, and a powerful oath made a long time ago.

Just when he began to feel despair, a young girl comes to talk to him. She has a friendly, innocent smile. Following this meeting with her, the young man begins to live in that town.

Spending gentle days enveloped in the scenes of summer. Encounters with girls in the sunlight.

Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits.

[From (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983250/AIR/)]

Developer: Key
Publisher: Key / Visual Arts
Length: 27-33 hrs
Rating: 13+

Platforms

winliniosandgbagbcpspps2psvdrcswimob

Languages

ENESJAKOPT-BRRUZH-HANSZH-HANT

04Tags · ordered by curator score

homeless protagonist traveler protagonist poor protagonist fictional modern day japanese countryside sexual fantasizing white haired protagonist back skip function pet support character backlog jump dogs astronomy club dinosaurs alcoholism

Consensus

9.5

1 rating

Time to finish

27-33hrs

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Platforms

win · lin · ios

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03The book

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15Quick facts

Developer: Key
Publisher: Key / Visual Arts
Original JP: Sep 8, 2000
English release: -
Length: 27-33 hrs
Rating: 13+
Also known as: -

13Synopsis

Summer had come to that town.

A young man is performing with a puppet in front of a seaside bus stop. Only two children are watching his show. However, they soon lose interest and run off.

The young man is a traveler. He has two companions on his travels. A decrepit doll that moves without strings, and a powerful oath made a long time ago.

Just when he began to feel despair, a young girl comes to talk to him. She has a friendly, innocent smile. Following this meeting with her, the young man begins to live in that town.

Spending gentle days enveloped in the scenes of summer. Encounters with girls in the sunlight.

Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits.

[From (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983250/AIR/)]

14Cultural moment · release cadence

2000
Japanese release
Original edition, shipped by the developer.

18Content advisory

Sexual content
On-screen adult content flagged at the catalog level.
none
Violence
On-screen violence flagged at the catalog level.
none
Age rating
Rated 13+.
present

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