"A frog in a well does not hope to swim i…" — Itsuki Minami Quote

"When a person is hard to reach, someone has to extend their hand to that person to get to them, because of that dream, because they dream that freedom really exists, the roses will look up at the sky when they bloom."

— Ringo Noyamano · Air Gear

"Let me teach you a thing. Normally the weak person's weakness is the strong person, but the strong person's weakness is also the weak person."

— Itsuki Minami · Air Gear

"If training hard can make you number one, then how many number one do you think this world will have!?"

— Kazuma Mikura · Air Gear

"Sure, it might be warm and comfortable in there... not only safe and sound, but I get all the meals too! But I'd rather be out than be trapped inside this bird cage of yours."

— Itsuki Minami · Air Gear

"Keep flying higher so that others are inspired to fly with you."

— Itsuki Minami · Air Gear

"A long time there... There was a balloon man, right? When I first heard that story, I was so stupid that I actually enjoyed it... But really, the story was horrible. Driven solely by his dreams he used his balloons to disapear into the sky. The people watching made a big fuss about it... But no one really tried to stop it. There's no telling where the wind will take you. And he knew that one day his fuel, his ''freedom'' would run out, and he'd fall into the black ocean. To fly... that feeling is the most important thing. But instead of the dark clouds that drive people from the sky... There must be a chain to keep them grounded. The time will come, for those with the ability to fly away, while everyone else can only watch. Using their own wings, their own power... soaring as far as they can without aid. Because... Because that is what it means to fly."

— Itsuki Minami · Air Gear