Area 88 (TV)
Alternative title:
エリア８８ (Japanese)
Themes:
military
Objectionable content:
Significant
Copyright notice:
© Kaoru Shintani/MF•88 COMMITTEE
Plot Summary:
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.
User Ratings:
389 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
26 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage:
2004-01-08 to 2004-03-25
Release dates: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"Mission (Fuga)" by angels
Ending Theme:
#1: "Dance in the Battlefield" by Keiko Terada (eps 1-8)
#2: "Dance in the Battlefield (English Version)" by Keiko Terada (eps 9-12)
Official website:
Area 88 Website (Japanese)
avex mode - Area 88 (Japanese)
TV Asahi's Official Area 88 Homepage (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 3
Review:
Area 88 DVD 1 (Aug 19, 2005)
News: Show:
In Memoriam (Dec 31, 2009)
Gatchaman, Nils Director Hisayuki Toriumi Passes Away (Jan 24, 2009)
ADV Films UK Switches from US-Run Office to UK Partner (Jan 22, 2008)
Area 88 Subliminal Controversy (Feb 27, 2004)
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| DVD (Region 1) |
| Area 88 - Complete Collection (Thinpak) (DVD) 2007-01-16 |
| Area 88 - Complete Collection (DVD) 2008-12-30 (from $9.99) |
| Area 88 - A Lonely Crossing of Paths (DVD 2) 2005-09-13 (from $3.00) |
| Area 88 - Wings of the Wind (DVD 4) 2006-01-17 (from $14.99) |
| Area 88 - Treacherous Skies (DVD 1) 2005-07-19 (from $2.99) |
| Area 88 - Treacherous Skies + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-07-19 (from $5.00) |
| Area 88 - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound (DVD 3) 2005-11-15 (from $3.00) |
Chief Director: Isamu Imagake Script: Hiroshi Ohnogi Music: Kazunori Miyake Original Manga: Kaoru Shintani Character Design: Hiroshi Koujina Art Director: Akira Suzuki Production Cooperation: Ryousuke Takahashi Theme Song Composition: Vincent De Moor (OP) | Shinichiro Miki as Takehito Koyasu as Chikao Ohtsuka as Hikaru Midorikawa as Hiroki Takahashi as Masaya Takatsuka as Ryou Hirohashi as Sanae Kobayashi as Satsuki Yukino as Shigenori Sôya as Tomokazu Seki as Hidenari Ugaki as Hirofumi Tanaka as Hisao Egawa as Kazunari Kojima as Kazunari Tanaka as Keiichi Sonobe as Kenji Nomura as Kimiko Saito as Koichi Sakaguchi as Kouji Haramaki as Nobuyuki Hiyama as Osamu Ryuutani as Ryouhei Nakao as Takahiro Fujimoto as Wakana Yamazaki as Yousuke Akimoto as | |||
ADR Director: Scott McClennen Translation: David Hewitt Head of Translations: Javier Lopez International Coordination: Toru Iwakami Military Consultant: Kevin Divers Mixing: Matt Wittmeyer Packaging & DVD Graphics: Russell Etchen Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas Production manager: Joey Goubeaud Recording engineer: Jacob A. Gragard Senior Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm Sound Design: Matt Wittmeyer | Chris Patton as John Gremillion as Andy McAvin as George Manley as Hilary Haag as Illich Guardiola as Jason Douglas as John Swasey as Nancy Novotny as Rob Mungle as Serena Varghese as Eric Chase as Jim McClellan as Jon Talia as Lee Stringer as Luci Christian as Mandar Sane as Marty Fleck as Mike MacRae as Quentin Haag as Rick Piersall as Stuart Halpryn as | |||
(none) | Han Choi as Won-Hyeong Choi as Hyeon-Seo An as Ji-Yeong Kim as Lee Byeongsik as Lee Sangbeom as Seung-Pyo Hong as Won-Chan Lee as Yong-Jun Kim as Park Yeonghwa as Won-Chan Lee as | |||
Broadcaster: Animax Korea | ||||
Dubbing Production: Laurence Fontanarosa Production Assistant: Stephanie Leempoels Voice Direction: Philippe Roullier | Aurélien Ringelheim as Philippe Roullier as Antoine Tome as Eric Chevallier as Jessie Lambotte as Olivia Dutron as Taric Mehani as Thierry Kazazian as Vincent Violette as Yann Pichon as Eric Chevallier as Eric Peter as Mathieu Rivolier as | |||
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