Series synopsis
Area 88, also known as エリア88 is a Japanese animation action & adventure drama television series that premiered on tv asahi on January 9, 2004. It ended on March 26, 2004. It stars Shin-ichiro Miki, Tomokazu Seki, Takehito Koyasu and Hikaru Midorikawa.
The adventures of a young pilot in a war torn country. Shin Kazama was duped into singing a three-year contract at Area 88, a secluded mercenary air force base. Determined to earn $1.5 million to buy his way out of the obligation and return home, killing becomes second nature to Shin as he quickly rises to the top rank at Area 88. He begins to question whether he is still fighting for survival, or like his fellow mercenaries, for the sheer excitement and camaraderie of battle.
Premise
The adventures of a young pilot in a war torn country. Shin Kazama was duped into singing a three-year contract at Area 88, a secluded mercenary air force base. Determined to earn $1.5 million to buy his way out of the obligation and return home, killing becomes second nature to Shin as he quickly rises to the top rank at Area 88. He begins to question whether he is still fighting for survival, or like his fellow mercenaries, for the sheer excitement and camaraderie of battle.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Makoto Shinjou (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Micky Simon (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu as Shin Kazama (voice)
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Satoru Kanzaki (voice)
- Sanae Kobayashi as Kitri Parveneh (voice)
- Hiroki Takahashi as Saki Vashtar (voice)
- Satsuki Yukino as Ryoko Tsugumo (voice)
- Chikao Ohtsuka as McCoy (voice)
Supporting cast
- Masaya Takatsuka as Greg Gates (voice)
- Ryo Hirohashi as Kim Aba (voice)
- Shingenori Souya as Gustav Tanherm (voice)
- Koji Haramaki as Roundell (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 9, 2004 | March 26, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sky Blue - Desert Wings Photographer Makoto Shinjou arrives at Area 88, an airbase for mercenary flyer's in the Kingdom of Aslan which is fighting a war against anti-government forces. |
January 9, 2004 |
| 2 |
Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun Pilot Boris is called the Angel of Death because he always loses his companions on missions and returns alone, and therefore nobody wants to fly with him. |
January 16, 2004 |
| 3 |
Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky Shin and Kim shoot down an enemy transport plane, and McCoy tells all the men on base there was gold on board, so the pilots go out in a feeding frenzy to find the downed plane. |
January 23, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2004 |
| Last aired | March 26, 2004 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |