Area 88 (TV)

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Format
TV
Episodes
12
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
1-9-2004
End Date
3-26-2004
Season
winter 2004
Average Score
6.5
Mean Score
6.6
Studios
Group TAC
Producers
TV Asahi ADV Films
Source
manga
Genres
Action Drama Romance

Deep in the sandy plains of the Middle Eastern kingdom of Asran, Japanese photojournalist Makoto Shinjou travels to the remote airbase Area 88 to document the activities of the mercenaries who destroy the country's enemies for a living. Among their ranks is Shin Kazama, a Japanese ace pilot who was tricked by his former best friend into signing a contract with the Asran's fighter squad. Because of this, he lost his career as an airline pilot and the chance to marry his fiancee Ryoko Tsugumo. Now, Shin has three choices in order to leave Area 88 and return to Japan: serve the mercenary group for three years, earn US$1.5 million, or desert the base, risking imminent death.



(Source: Anime News Network)

Relations

Characters

Shin Kazama

Shin Kazama

main

Takehito Koyasu

Japanese

Takehito Koyasu
Gou Mutsugi

Gou Mutsugi

main

Shinichirou Miki

Japanese

Shinichirou Miki
Makoto Shinjou

Makoto Shinjou

main

Shinichirou Miki

Japanese

Shinichirou Miki
Micky Simon

Micky Simon

supporting

Tomokazu Seki

Japanese

Tomokazu Seki
Ryouko Tsugumo

Ryouko Tsugumo

supporting

Satsuki Yukino

Japanese

Satsuki Yukino
Kim Aba

Kim Aba

supporting

Ryou Hirohashi

Japanese

Ryou Hirohashi

Staff

Kaoru Shintani

Kaoru Shintani

Original Creator

Hiroshi Koujina

Hiroshi Koujina

Character Design

Kazunori Miyake

Kazunori Miyake

Music

Takashi Watanabe

Takashi Watanabe

Storyboard

Hitoshi Nanba

Hitoshi Nanba

Storyboard

Hiroshi Koujina

Hiroshi Koujina

Chief Animation Director

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Shin Kazama

Shin Kazama

main

Takehito Koyasu

Japanese

Takehito Koyasu
Gou Mutsugi

Gou Mutsugi

main

Shinichirou Miki

Japanese

Shinichirou Miki
Makoto Shinjou

Makoto Shinjou

main

Shinichirou Miki

Japanese

Shinichirou Miki
Micky Simon

Micky Simon

supporting

Tomokazu Seki

Japanese

Tomokazu Seki
Ryouko Tsugumo

Ryouko Tsugumo

supporting

Satsuki Yukino

Japanese

Satsuki Yukino
Kim Aba

Kim Aba

supporting

Ryou Hirohashi

Japanese

Ryou Hirohashi
Saki Vashtal

Saki Vashtal

supporting

Hiroki Takahashi

Japanese

Hiroki Takahashi
Satoru Kanzaki

Satoru Kanzaki

supporting

Hikaru Midorikawa

Japanese

Hikaru Midorikawa
Greg Gates

Greg Gates

supporting

Masaya Takatsuka

Japanese

Masaya Takatsuka
Kitori Palvanaff

Kitori Palvanaff

supporting

Sanae Kobayashi

Japanese

Sanae Kobayashi
Patrick Reed

Patrick Reed

supporting

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Japanese

Nobuyuki Hiyama
Gustav Tanherm

Gustav Tanherm

supporting

Shigenori Souya

Japanese

Shigenori Souya
McCoy

McCoy

supporting

Chikao Ootsuka

Japanese

Chikao Ootsuka
Alicia

Alicia

supporting

Kimiko Saitou

Japanese

Kimiko Saitou
Kaoru Shintani

Kaoru Shintani

Original Creator

Hiroshi Koujina

Hiroshi Koujina

Character Design

Kazunori Miyake

Kazunori Miyake

Music

Takashi Watanabe

Takashi Watanabe

Storyboard

Hitoshi Nanba

Hitoshi Nanba

Storyboard

Hiroshi Koujina

Hiroshi Koujina

Chief Animation Director

Ayako Kurata

Ayako Kurata

Chief Animation Director

Yuuichi Nomura

Yuuichi Nomura

Script (eps 5, 7, 9, 10)

John Ledford

John Ledford

Executive Producer (English)

Christine Auten

Christine Auten

ADR Script (English)

Ryousuke Takahashi

Ryousuke Takahashi

Production Coordination

Philippe Roullier

Philippe Roullier

ADR Director (French)

Cher Watanabe

Cher Watanabe

Theme Song Arrangement (ED1, ED2)

Cher Watanabe

Cher Watanabe

Theme Song Composition (ED1, ED2)

Joey Goubeaud

Joey Goubeaud

Executive Producer (English)

Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Executive Producer (English)

Total ratings: 861

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