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:
420 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 |
| Area 88 - A Lonely Crossing of Paths (DVD 2) 2005-09-13 (from $23.98) |
| Area 88 - Wings of the Wind (DVD 4) 2006-01-17 |
| Area 88 - Treacherous Skies (DVD 1) 2005-07-19 |
| Area 88 - Treacherous Skies + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-07-19 (from $31.98) |
| Area 88 - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound (DVD 3) 2005-11-15 (from $23.98) |
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Chief Director: Isamu Imakake
Storyboard:
Hiroto Kato (ep 6) Hitoshi Nanba (ep 11) Isamu Imakake (5 episodes eps 1-2, 5, 10, 12 )Naoyuki Itou (ep 4) Shinichi Tōkairin (ep 7) Takashi Watanabe (eps 5, 9-10) Tomokazu Tokoro (ep 8)
Episode Director:
Akihiko Nishiyama (ep 10) Genta Honda (OP) Hiroto Kato (eps 3, 6) Isamu Imakake (ED; eps 1, 12) Johei Matsuura (ep 3) Kazumi Fukushima (ep 4) Kunitoshi Okajima (ep 5) Makoto Nagao (ep 9) Takao Abo (ep 8) Yutaka Hirata (eps 2, 7, 11)
Music: Kazunori Miyake
Original creator: Kaoru Shintani
Character Design: Hiroshi Koujina
Art Director: Akira Suzuki
Animation Director:
Ayako Kurata (ep 12) Gen Takase (eps 4, 9) Hideo Maru (eps 1, 6) Hiroyuki Shimizu (ep 10) Kaneaki Kusaka (ep 2) Kenji Hattori (eps 2, 7, 11) Seiki Tanaka (ep 5) Yoshiaki Tsubata (eps 1, 6, 10)
Mechanical design: Michiaki Sato
Sound Director: Satoshi Yano
Director of Photography: Shinichiro Tate
2D Composite:
Chiaki Matsukura (View Works) Chiharu Horita (View Works) Hitoshi Tamura (Shinkuukan) Mayuko Haseda (View Works) Ryouichi Oota (View Works) Takumi Miyata (Shinkuukan) Tetsuji Sakamaki (Shinkuukan) Yoshihiro Sekiya (Shinkuukan) Yūjirō Yamane (View Works) Yukako Umeuchi (View Works)
3D Composite:
Chiori Satou (Production I.G) Daiki Matsukura (View Works) Eiji Mizutani (Production I.G) Hiromitsu Saitou (View Works) Hiroshi Souma (Production I.G) Hisashi Akimoto (View Works) Miki Yoshida (Production I.G) Satoshi Shimura (Production I.G) Shinya Odani (View Works) Tomokazu Yoshioka (IKIF+) Yoshitaka Nagaoka (IKIF+)
3D Production: Yosuke Kagami (View Works)
Background Art:
Fumie Kiyonaga Hiromichi Yoshikawa Nobuhiro Sato Teiichi Akashi Yuka Kawamoto Yuka Koizumi
Color design: Yoshimi Mogi
Digital Advancement: Kawai Ueno
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Episode Director Assistant: Tomoko Akiyama
Finish Check: Hironori Nochi
Format Editing: Masami Suzuki
In-Between Check: Yoshitomo Miura
Key Animation:
An Katsuragi Bo Ra Lee Hyunhee Moon Michiyo Maeda Rie Mitake Shintarou Uchiyama Shinya Kameyama Yoshinori Wakana
Production Advancement: Shunichiro Kanno
Production manager: Shoji Moriya
Recording: Sōshi Shiihara
Sound Effects: Masaru Urahata
Theme Song Arrangement: Cher Watanabe (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Ken Takahashi
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2D Composite:
Asahi Production Group TAC Digital Room Shinkuukan Studio Elle T. Nishimura Trans Arts Co. View Works Viola Co.
3D Direction: Studio Fantasia (ep 9)
3D Modeling Cooperation: Julia Japan
Animation Production: Media Factory
Background Art: Mori Art Studio
Background Scan: Scan-ya
Color Inspection: Studio Toys
Key Animation:
AniVillage (eps 4, 9) Daejin Animation E-cho (ep 9) HeeWon Entertainment (ep 10) Studio Wanpack (ep 7) Synod (ep 7) Tokyo Animation Center (ep 10)
Planning Cooperation: Monthly Comic Flapper
Recording Facility: Studio Gong
Sound Effects: Rakuonsha
Sound Production: Aoni Production
Video Editing: Mitsui VTC
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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
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Broadcaster: Animax Korea |
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Dubbing Production: Laurence Fontanarosa
Production Assistant: Stephanie Leempoels
Voice Direction: Philippe Roullier
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