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Area 88 (OAV)

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Alternative title:
エリア88 (Japanese)
Genres: action, drama, romance
Themes: military
Objectionable content: Significant
Copyright notice: © DAI SATO / OB PLANNING
Plot Summary: Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. Through the course of the series, Shin must deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as tries to keep his mind on freeing himself from this nightmare.
User Ratings: 269 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 33 votes (sub:25, dub:7, ?:1)
 Excellent: 50 votes (sub:33, dub:8, ?:2, others:7
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 +
)
 Very good: 75 votes (sub:51, dub:21, ?:1, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 56 votes (sub:33, dub:22, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 30 votes (sub:21, dub:7, ?:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 9 votes (sub:8, dub:1)
 Not really good: 6 votes (sub:4, dub:2)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:4, dub:1)
 Bad: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 610 users, rank: #1861 (of 10152)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.602 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.7357, rank: #1549 (of 10321)
Weighted mean: 7.531 (Very good−), rank: #1637 (of 10321) (seen all: 7.77 / seen some: 5.81 / won't finish: 3.52)
Bayesian estimate: 7.528 (Very good−), rank: #1328 (of 7760)
Number of episodes: 3
Episode titles: We have 3
Vintage: 1985-02-05 to 1986-06-15
Release dates: We have 3
Opening Theme:
#1: "How Far to Paradise" by Derek Jackson (eps 1-2)
#2: "Suna no Illusion" (砂漠のイリュージョン) by Shima Kitahara (ep 3)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Kanashimi no Destiny" (悲しみのＤＥＳＴＩＮＹ) by Mio (ep 2)
#2: "So Long My Love" by Shima Kitahara (ep 3)
Insert song:
"Dog Fight Blues" by Yoshiko Yamagiwa
"Good-bye, Lonely Blue" by Mio
Trivia: We have 4
Comment:
Please Note: The ADV release uses the movie cut for episodes 1 and 2. If the English cast listed below includes credits for the ADV release of the first 2 episodes (but not the third), please move it and file an error report.
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DVD (Region 0)
    Area 88 - The Blue Skies of Betrayal (DVD 1) 1998-09-01 (from $9.99)
DVD (Region 1)
    Area 88 (DVD) 2006-07-25 (from $172.76)
    Area 88 (DVD) 2008-11-25
    Area 88 - Original OVA Series (DVD) 2018-10-30 (from $256.00)
    Combat Pack - Silent Service / Area 88 (DVD) 2002-05-28
LaserDisc
    Area 88 - Act 1: The Blue Skies of Betrayal [Sub] (LD 1) 1993-08-25
    Area 88 - Act 2: The Requirements of Wolves [Sub] (LD 2) 1993-10-20
    Area 88 - Act 3: Burning Mirage [Sub] (LD 3) 1993-10-20

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hisayuki Toriumi
Screenplay: Akiyoshi Sakai
Music: Ichirō Nitta
Original creator: Kaoru Shintani
Original Character Design: Kayono Saeki (Gigliola Etti)
Character Design: Toshiyasu Okada
Art Director: Mitsuki Nakamura
Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Director of Photography:
Hitoshi Kaneko
Jūrō Sugimura
Executive producer: Ren Usami
Producer: Yūji Nunokawa

Chief animator: Toshiyasu Okada
In-Between Animation:
Hiroto Tanaka
Kinji Yoshimoto
Insert Song Performance: Yoshiko Yamagiwa
Key Animation: Toshiya Niidome
Production Design: Ren Usami
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda (Fizz Sound Creation)
Theme Song Performance:
Derek Jackson (OP)
MIO (ED)
Kaneto Shiozawa as Shin Kazama

Chikao Ōtsuka as Nguyễn Văn Chôm (ep 3)
Iemasa Kayumi as McCoy
Kei Tomiyama as Mickey Simon
Sakiko Tamagawa as Ryōko Tsugumo
Shūsei Nakamura as Gō "Rocky" Mutsugi (eps 1-2)
Takuzō Kamiyama as Greg Gates
Tarō Shigaki as Saki Vashutal
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Taeko Yasuda
Yoshito Yasuhara as Satoru Kanzaki

Chika Sakamoto as Shin Kazama (young)
Fumihiko Tachiki as Leonhardt (ep 3)
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Ironarm Campbell (eps 2-3)
Ikuya Sawaki as Jess (ep 3)
Jōji Yanami as Giuseppe Farina (ep 2)
Kazumi Tanaka as Mallory (ep 3)
Kumiko Takizawa as Gigliola Etti (ep 2)
Makio Inoue as Charlie (ep 2)
Masashi Hirose as Roundel (ep 3)
Matsumi Ōshiro as Waitress (ep 1)
Mayumi Tanaka as Satoru Kanzaki (young)
Michihiro Ikemizu as Bowman (ep 1)
Mikio Terashima as Zenzō Tsugumo
Ryōichi Tanaka as Escape Killer #2 (eps 1-2)
Shigeru Chiba as
Col. "Papa Wolf" Kilvic (ep 2)
Escape Killer #1 (eps 1-2)
Shōichirō Itō (ep 3)
Tesshō Genda as Boris (ep 1)
Tomohiro Nishimura as
Escape Killer #3 (eps 1-2)
French Thug (ep 3)
Tomomichi Nishimura as YAL-31 Captain (ep 3)
Toshio Furukawa as Bucksy Mallone (eps 1-2)
Yuzuru Fujimoto as French Foreign Minister (ep 3)

Kazuo Oka (ep 3)
Kenyū Horiuchi (eps 1-2)
Kōichi Hashimoto (ep 3)
Kyōnosuke Kami (ep 1)
Rica Fukami (ep 3)
Shino Kakinuma (ep 2)
Takahiro Hirai (ep 1)
Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
ADR Director:
Kip Kaplan (Central Park Media; ep 2)
Scott McClennen (ADV Films)
Project Translator: Brendan Frayne (ADV Films)
Translation: Neil Nadelman (Central Park Media)
ADR Script: Clint Bickham (ADV Films)
Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud (ADV Films; 2008 release)
John Ledford (ADV Films)
John O'Donnell (Central Park Media)
Mark Williams (ADV Films)
Producer:
Scott McClennen (ADV Films)
Stephanie Shalofsky (Central Park Media)

Dubbing Manager:
Christopher Sippel (Central Park Media; ep 2)
Peter Bavaro (Central Park Media; ep 1)
Dubbing Supervision: Anthony Salerno (Central Park Media; ep 1)
Editing:
Neil O'Sullivan (ADV Films)
Pat Givens (ADV Films)
Roberto Garcia (ADV Films)
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami (ADV Films)
Mixing:
Bernard Hayden (Central Park Media)
Boaz Atmoz (Central Park Media)
Jason Candler (Central Park Media)
Matt Wittmeyer (ADV Films)
Packaging Design:
Hiroko Fukumori (2006 ADV Films)
Larry Koteff (2008 ADV Films)
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas (ADV Films)
Production Assistant:
Maki Nagano (ADV Films)
Paul Mericle (ADV Films)
Production Coordination:
Edward S. Whang (Central Park Media; ep 1)
Karel Havle (Central Park Media; ep 2)
Production manager: Joey Goubeaud (ADV Films)
Recording engineer:
Adam Jones (ADV Films)
Afshar Kharat (ADV Films)
Bryan Leach (ADV Films)
Cecil Hooker (Central Park Media; ep 2)
Jason Grundy (ADV Films)
Senior Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm (ADV Films)
Sound Design: Matt Wittmeyer (ADV Films)
Translation Proofer: Kaoru Bertrand (ADV Films)
Video Restoration: Justin Sevakis (Discotek Media)
Chris Patton as Shin Kazama (ADV dub)
Dan Olk as Shin Kazama (CPM dub; ep 1)
Randy Glass as Shin Kazama (CPM Dub; ep 2)

David Fuhrer as Mick Simon (CPM dub; ep 2)
Hilary Haag as Ryoko Tsugumo (ADV dub)
Illich Guardiola as Saki Vashtal (ADV dub)
James Ward as Mickey Simon (CPM dub; ep 1)
Jason Douglas as Satoru Kanzaki (ADV dub)
Jayce Reeves as Saki Vashutal (CPM dub; ep 1)
John Swasey as Mickey Simon (ADV dub)
Kathleen McInerney as Ryoko Tsugumo (CPM dub; ep 1)
Mark Blackburn as Saki Vashutal (CPM dub; ep 2)
Rob Mungle as Greg Gates (ADV dub)
Tim Livo as Satoru Kanzaki (CPM dub; ep 1)

Andy McAvin as McCoy (ADV dub)
B.H. O'Neill as Boris (CPM dub; ep 1)
Brian Brite as McCoy (CPM dub; ep 1)
David Stuart as Goh "Rocky" Mutsuki (CPM dub; ep 1)
Eric Chase as Campbell (ADV dub)
George Manley as
Charlie (ADV dub)
Embassy Director (ADV dub)
Jack Cardwell as Greg Gates (CPM dub; ep 1)
Kira Vincent-Davis as Young Shin (ADV dub)
Luci Christian as Ms. Yasuda (ADV dub)
Mark Lang as Ryoko's father (CPM dub)
Mike Kleinhenz as Boris (ADV dub)
Pete Zarustica as Bucksy (CPM dub)
Shannon Conley as Yasuda (CPM dub; ep 2)
Tim Breese as Satoru Kanzaki (CPM dub; ep 2)
Wendy Walker as Ryoko Tsugumo (CPM dub; ep 2)

Adam Kilgour (CPM dub; ep 2)
Alan Spalding (CPM dub; ep 2)
Andrew Auten (ADV dub)
Blake Shepard (ADV dub)
Brian Gurl (Manga dub)
Christopher Ayres (ADV dub)
David Born (ADV dub)
David Purves (CPM dub; ep 2)
Jim McCelellan (ADV dub)
John Gremillion (ADV dub)
John Tyson (ADV dub)
Jovan Jackson (ADV dub)
Lee Stringer (ADV Dub)
Louis Atlas (CPM dub; ep 2)
Matt Culpepper (ADV dub)
Mike MacRae (ADV dub)
Mike Vance (ADV dub)
Nancy Novotny (ADV dub)
Quentin Haag (ADV dub)
Rachael Nanstad (CPM dub; ep 2)
Rick Piersall (ADV dub)
Roger Rifkin (CPM dub; ep 2)
Rory Kaplan (CPM dub; ep 2)
Steven Bogard (CPM dub; ep 2)
Victor Carsrud (ADV dub)
English companies
ADR Recording:
ADV Studios (ADV dub)
Distributor:
Image Entertainment (LaserDisc)
U.S. Manga Corps (Expired)
Dubbing:
Audioworks Producers Group (CPM Dub; ep 2)
Sound Dimensions, NY (CPM Dub; ep 1)
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C. 
DVD Menu Design: Crush Digital Video
DVD Premastering: Crush Digital Video
Internet Streaming:
Anime News Network
Hulu 
Pluto TV
RetroCrush (Dubbed)
The Anime Network (Expired)
Tubi TV
Licensed by:
ADV Films (2006; Expired)
Central Park Media (Expired)
Discotek Media (2018)
Video Post Production: Fuzion Creative Post
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
(none)
Aurora Ferrándiz as Ryoko Tsugumo (Spain dub)
Javier Roldán as Saki Vashutal (Spain dub)
Javier Viñas as Mickey Simon (Spain dub)
Luis Fenton as Satoru Kanzaki (Spain dub)

Antonio Gomez de Vicente as McCoy (Spain dub)
Francisco Garriga as
Greg (Spain dub)
Ryoko's Father (Spain dub)
Gonzalo Abril as Gô "Rocky" Mutsugi (Spain dub)
Joaquin Munoz as Boris (Spain dub)
Juan José Moscoso as Bucksy (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Distributor: Chiqui Video (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian cast
(none)
Flavio Arras as Shin Kazama

Ivo De Palma as Saki Vashtal
Luca Semeraro as Mickey Simon
Marcella Silvestri as Ryoko Tsugumo
Marco Balzarotti as Satoru Kanzaki

Alberto Sette as
Nguyen Van Chom
Soichiro Ito
Anna Bonel as Cameriera
Antonio Paiola as Zenzo Tsugumo
Augusto Di Bono as
Boris
Giuseppe Farina
Claudio Moneta as Go 'Rocky' Mutsugi
Enrico Maggi as Analista Militare
Felice Invernici as Bugsy
Gianfranco Gamba as
Commissario Di Polizia
Rappresentante Della Makwell
Marina Massironi as Satoru Kanzaki (child)
Massimiliano Lotti as Charlie 'La Fenice'
Maurizio Scattorin as McCoy
Orlando Mezzabotta as Col. Roundell
Paolo Marchese as Ambasciatore Di Aslan
Pietro Ubaldi as Greg Gates
Roberta Gallina Laurenti as
Shin Kazama (child)
Taeko Yasuda
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Man-Ga
Distributor: Yamato Video (Italy)

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