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Area 88 (TV)

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Alternative title:
エリア88 (Japanese)
Genres: action, drama, romance
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: 422 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 17 votes (sub:11, dub:5, edit.dub:1)
 Excellent: 45 votes (sub:26, dub:16, edit.dub:1, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 94 votes (sub:51, dub:38, ?:1, others:4
4 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 131 votes (sub:79, dub:50, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 71 votes (sub:46, dub:21, edit.dub:2, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 34 votes (sub:23, dub:10, others:1
1 greek subtitled
)
 Not really good: 16 votes (sub:10, dub:6)
 Weak: 9 votes (sub:7, dub:1, raw:1)
 Bad: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1070 users, rank: #1156 (of 10072)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.965 (Good), std. dev.: 1.5912, rank: #4286 (of 10227)
Weighted mean: 6.877 (Good), rank: #4433 (of 10227) (seen all: 7.16 / seen some: 5.73 / won't finish: 4.46)
Bayesian estimate: 6.894 (Good), rank: #4008 (of 7683)
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)
Trivia: We have 3
Review:
Area 88 DVD 1 (Aug 19, 2005)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Area 88 - Complete Collection [Thinpak] (DVD) 2007-01-16 (from $369.99)
    Area 88 - Complete Collection (DVD) 2008-12-30
    Area 88 - Treacherous Skies (DVD 1) 2005-07-19 (from $16.87)
    Area 88 - Treacherous Skies + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-07-19 (from $16.00)
    Area 88 - A Lonely Crossing of Paths (DVD 2) 2005-09-13 (from $14.95)
    Area 88 - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound (DVD 3) 2005-11-15 (from $17.77)
    Area 88 - Wings of the Wind (DVD 4) 2006-01-17 (from $14.06)
DVD (Region 2)
    Bento Box - Area 88 TV / Cromartie High School / Get Backers / Gilgamesh (DVD) 2006-10-18
DVD (Region 4)
    Area 88 - Complete Collection (DVD) 2009-01-26

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Isamu Imakake
Series Composition: Hiroshi Ōnogi
Script:
Hiroshi Ōnogi (8 episodes
eps 1-4, 6, 8, 11-12
)

Yuuichi Nomura (eps 5, 7, 9-10)
Storyboard:
Hiroto Katō (ep 6)
Hitoshi Nanba (ep 11)
Isamu Imakake (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 10, 12
)

Kanji Hatsudai (ep 3)
Naoyuki Itō (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; OP for 3-12)
Hiroto Katō (eps 3, 6)
Isamu Imakake (ED; OP for 1-2; eps 1, 12)
Jōhei 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)
Original creator: Kaoru Shintani
Character Design: Hiroshi Kōjina
Art Director: Akira Suzuki
Chief Animation Director:
Ayako Kurata
Hiroshi Kōjina
Animation Director:
Ayako Kurata (ep 12)
Gen Takase (eps 4, 9)
Hideo Maru (eps 1, 6)
Hiroshi Kōjina (OP/ED)
Hiroyuki Shimizu (ep 10)
Hyun-Jung Lee (eps 3, 8)
Kaneaki Kusaka (ep 2)
Kenji Hattori (eps 2, 7, 11)
Seiki Tanaka (ep 5)
Yoshiaki Tsubata (eps 1, 6, 10)
Mechanical design: Michiaki Sato
3D Director:
Hiroaki Matsuura (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 9)
Tatsuya Kōno (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 9)
Sound Director: Satoshi Yano
Director of Photography: Shinichiro Tate
Executive producer:
Kenjirō Kawando (Group TAC)
Yoshito Takaya (avex)
Producer:
Daisuke Honji (avex)
Katsunori Narumo (Animax)
Masaru Kono (TV Asahi)

2D Composite:
Chiaki Matsukura (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Chiharu Horita (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Ei Rouhei (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Fumihiko Morohashi (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Hidetoshi Watanabe (T. Nishimura; eps 4, 9, 11)
Hitoshi Tamura (Shinkuukan; 7 episodes
eps 2-3, 7-8, 10-12
)

Kazuhiro Yamada (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Kazuki Watanabe (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Kenji Takahashi (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Mari Gomyo (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Mayuko Haseda (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Minoe Ōkubo (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Naoyuki Wada (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Ryouichi Oota (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Shinya Ueda (Asahi Production; ep 3)
Takumi Miyata (Shinkuukan; 7 episodes
eps 2-3, 7-8, 10-12
)

Tetsuji Sakamaki (Shinkuukan; 7 episodes
eps 2-3, 7-8, 10-12
)

Yoshihiro Sekiya (Shinkuukan; 7 episodes
eps 2-3, 7-8, 10-12
)

Yūichi Katsumata (T. Nishimura; eps 4, 9, 11)
Yūjirō Yamane (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Yukako Umeuchi (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Yūko Ōkubo (T. Nishimura; eps 4, 9, 11)
3D CG:
Akira Suzuki (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 9)
Daisuke Suzuki (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 9)
Daisuke Yoshida (Atelier Bitol; ep 9)
Hiroshi Adachi (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 9)
Kazunori Suga (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 9)
Masayuki Koizumi (Atelier Bitol; ep 9)
Takahiro Kanae (Atelier Bitol; ep 9)
Tomokazu Yoshioka (Atelier Bitol; ep 9)
Toshiaki Ihara (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 9)
3D Composite:
Akira Inagaki (IKIF+; ep 5)
Akira Suzuki (ep 11)
Atsushi Satō (IKIF+; eps 5, 12)
Atsushi Tamori (Production I.G; ep 12)
Chiori Satou (Production I.G; eps 7, 10, 12)
Daisuke Sugai (Group TAC Digital Room; eps 4-6, 8, 12)
Daisuke Suzuki (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 2)
Eiji Mizutani (Production I.G; eps 7, 10, 12)
Hiroaki Matsuura (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; eps 2-4, 11)
Hiroki Matsukura (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Hiromitsu Saitō (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Hiroshi Adachi (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; eps 2, 4, 11)
Hiroshi Souma (Production I.G; eps 7, 10, 12)
Hisashi Akimoto (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Hyeon Tae Seo (Group TAC Digital Room; eps 4-6, 8, 12)
Kanade Saito (Group TAC Digital Room; 6 episodes
eps 1, 4-6, 8, 12
)

Kazuhiro Tamura (T2studio; eps 2-3, 5)
Kazunori Suga (ep 11)
Keiko Ōtsubo (Group TAC Digital Room; eps 1, 5, 12)
Keita Mizuhashi (Group TAC Digital Room; eps 4-6, 8, 12)
Kōtarō Shishido (IKIF+; ep 5)
Masahiko Hirano (IKIF+; ep 12)
Masashi Kokubo (IKIF+; eps 5, 12)
Masataka Taguchi (Group TAC Digital Room; ep 1)
Mayo Suzuki (Group TAC Digital Room; eps 1, 12)
Mayumi Kurimoto (Group TAC Digital Room; 6 episodes
eps 1, 4-6, 8, 12
)

Miki Yoshida (Production I.G; eps 7, 10, 12)
Oh Seong Ha (Group TAC Digital Room; 6 episodes
eps 1, 4-6, 8, 12
)

Patricia Hishikawa (IKIF+; eps 5, 12)
Reina Kaneko (IKIF+; ep 12)
Satoshi Shimura (Production I.G; eps 7, 10, 12)
Shinichiro Tate (Group TAC Digital Room; eps 1, 12)
Shinji Nasu (T2studio; eps 2-3, 5)
Shinya Odani (View Works; eps 7, 11)
Takayuki Ito (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; eps 2, 4, 11)
Tatsuya Kōno (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; eps 2, 11)
Tomohisa Shitara (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; eps 2, 11)
Tomokazu Yoshioka (IKIF+; eps 5, 7)
Toshiaki Ihara (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; ep 2)
Yasuhiro Kato (Studio Fantasia Sanzigen; eps 2-4)
Yōichirō Satō (Group TAC Digital Room; ep 12)
Yoshimasa Yamazaki (Production I.G; eps 10, 12)
Yoshitaka Nagaoka (IKIF+; eps 3, 5, 7)
Yutaka Hamanaka (IKIF+; eps 5, 12)
3D Modeling:
Akira Inagaki (IKIF+; ep 1)
Hiroki Matsukura (View Works; ep 1)
Hiromitsu Saitō (View Works; ep 1)
Hiroshi Souma (IKIF+; ep 1)
Hisashi Akimoto (View Works; ep 1)
Miki Yoshida (IKIF+; ep 1)
Ryouichi Oota (View Works; ep 1)
Yosuke Kagami (View Works; ep 1)
3D Modeling Cooperation:
Hironori Yoshida (Julia Japan; eps 2-12)
Manabu Suzuki (Julia Japan; eps 2-12)
3D Motion:
Daisuke Sugai (ep 1)
Hyeon Tae Seo (ep 1)
3D Motion Key Animation: Shintarou Uchiyama (eps 1, 4)
3D Production:
Hiromitsu Saitō (View Works; eps 2-6, 9)
Hisashi Akimoto (View Works; eps 2-6, 9)
Yosuke Kagami (View Works; eps 2-12)
Animation:
Ayako Kurata (OP)
Hiroshi Kōjina (OP; ED)
Shō Misora (ED)
Background Art:
Emiko Ishiguro (Studio Uni; ep 2)
Fumie Kiyonaga (Mori Art Studio; eps 3, 7-9, 11)
Hiromichi Tanigawa (Mori Art Studio; eps 1, 3-12)
Hiromichi Yoshikawa
Kimiko Kubo (Studio Uni; ep 2)
Kyōko Ishida (Mori Art Studio; ep 6)
Masako Furuhashi (Studio Uni; ep 2)
Mieko Nakajima (Studio Uni; ep 2)
Nobuhiro Sato (Mori Art Studio; eps 4-12)
Reiko Yamashita (Mori Art Studio; ep 9)
Sachi Takahashi (Studio Uni; ep 2)
Taichi Maezuka (Mori Art Studio; ep 6)
Teiichi Akashi (Mori Art Studio; 6 episodes
eps 4-5, 7-9, 11
)

Yuka Arai (Studio Uni; ep 2)
Yuka Kawamoto (Mori Art Studio; eps 1, 3-12)
Yuka Koizumi (Mori Art Studio; eps 1, 3-12)
Yuuya Kusumoto (Studio Uni; ep 2)
Color Coordination:
Eiko Nishi (ep 5)
Hidemi Wada (eps 4, 9)
Hironori Nochi (eps 2, 6, 8, 11)
Yoshimi Mogi (OP; ED; ep 12)
Yukiko Toida (eps 1, 3, 7, 10)
Color design: Yoshimi Mogi
Digital Advancement:
Kawai Ueno (eps 7-12)
Digital Color:
Ae Kyung Kim (Synod; ep 1)
Chan Sin Park (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Geum Ju Kim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 8, 10)
Hee Sun Lee (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Hwa-Young Lee (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Hyun Ah Kwak (Synod; ep 1)
Jae Young Heo (Synod; ep 1)
Jin Mi Kim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Jung-Ah Na (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Sang Hee Baek (Synod; ep 1)
Won Jeang Byen (Synod; ep 1)
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Episode Director Assistant: Tomoko Akiyama
Episode Director Cooperation: Ryōsuke Takahashi
Finish Check:
Eiko Nishi (ep 5)
Geum Ju Kim (eps 2-3)
Hidemi Wada (eps 4, 9)
Hironori Nochi (7 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6-8, 11-12
)

Kim Hyesun (ep 1)
Yoshimi Mogi (ep 12)
Yukiko Toida (eps 2, 10)
Format Editing:
Atsushi Sanemori (ep 4)
Masami Suzuki (eps 1-3, 5-12)
In-Between Animation:
Bok Sim Kim (Synod; ep 1)
Do Hee Ra (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Eun Kyung Kim (Synod; ep 1)
Eun-Ah Park (HeeWon entertainment; eps 8, 10)
Hung Ja Jang (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Hyun Suk Jung (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Ji Eun Kim (Synod; ep 1)
Ji Hee Kim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8, 10)
Ji Yeong Park (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8, 10)
Jin Young Jung (Synod; ep 1)
Ju Yi Kim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3)
Kyung Ae Min (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Mi Kyung Lee (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Mi Ra Choi (HeeWon entertainment; eps 8, 10)
Min Mi An (Synod; ep 1)
Myung Hee Song (Synod; ep 1)
Seol A Yun (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Suk Gang Song (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Sung Ik Park (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8)
Sung-Mi Lim (Synod; ep 1)
Yoshihiko Matsui (J.C.F.; eps 4, 9)
Yoshito Ōta (J.C.F.; eps 4, 9)
Yun Eob Kim (Synod; ep 1)
In-Between Check:
Eun-Su Kim (eps 2-3, 8, 10)
Mi Yun Kim (ep 1)
Satoshi Taniguchi (ep 5)
Yoshitomo Miura (eps 7-8, 10)
Key Animation:
Aimi Sudou (ep 10)
Akiyoshi Fukamachi (ep 12)
An Katsuragi (eps 2, 7, 12)
Asuka Shimizu (ep 1)
Ayako Kurata (OP; ED for 1-2)
Bo Ra Lee (eps 7, 11-12)
Byung Gon Jeon (ep 5)
Chang Gun Jin (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8)
Chihiro Washio (ep 5)
Dong Gyun Ryu (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8)
Gi Nam Kim (Synod; ep 1)
Hee Kang Kim (ep 5)
Hideki Sadai (ep 2)
Hideyuki Hamada (ep 2)
Hideyuki Kanesaka (ep 10)
Hiroki Ikeshita (ep 11)
Hiroko Shigekuni (ep 10)
Hiroshi Kōjina (OP for 3-12; ED for 3-12; ep 12)
Hyoung Wook Ha (ep 5)
Hyun Geun Jang (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2, 10)
Hyun-Jung Lee (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2, 10)
Hyunhee Moon (eps 7, 11-12)
In Chul Hwang (eps 8, 10)
Isamu Imakake (ep 12)
Jae Sun Heo (Synod; ep 1)
Jae-Wook Lee (ep 5)
Jin Gu Kim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2, 10)
Jin Won Seo (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8)
Jong Geun Lee (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8)
Jong Gyung Kim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8)
Jun Hwan Kim (ep 5)
Jun young Joe (Synod; ep 1)
Jung Hoon Kim (HeeWon entertainment; ep 2)
Jung Woo Kim (ep 5)
Junko Matsushita (ep 11)
Kaneaki Kusaka (ep 2)
Katsumi Aoshima (ep 12)
Kazuhiko Ishii (eps 1, 6, 11)
Kazuki Miura (ep 11)
Kazuyo Nakamura (ep 1)
Keiji Tani (ep 1)
Keisei Noguchi (ep 4)
Keun Soo Lim (Synod; ep 1)
Kōichirō Ono (Kurenaigumi; ep 6)
Kyōko Takeuchi (eps 11-12)
Kyung Seok Choi (ep 5)
Kyung Sub Kim (ep 5)
Masaaki Kanba (Kurenaigumi; eps 6, 11)
Masaru Yoshioka (ep 2)
Mayumi Fukushi (ep 12)
Michiyo Maeda (eps 7, 11-12)
Mika Sawada (eps 8, 12)
Mitsuhiro Okumura (ep 10)
Myoung Hun Park (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8)
Noriko Gotō (eps 1, 10)
Rie Mitake (eps 7, 12)
Ryoichi Murata (ep 12)
Sachiko Ōhashi (OP for 1-2; ED for 1-2)
Sang Chul Yoo (Synod; ep 1)
Sang Guk Kim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8)
Satoru Kiyomaru (OP for 1-2; ED for 1-2)
Seong Beom Kim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8)
Seong Jin Ko (Synod; ep 1)
Shinsuke Ishikawa (Kurenaigumi; ep 6)
Shintarou Uchiyama (eps 7, 12)
Shinya Kameyama (eps 2, 5, 7, 12)
Shō Misora (OP for 1-2; ED)
Sung Ik Park (HeeWon entertainment; ep 10)
Sunyong Yang (ep 5)
Tae Young Kim (HeeWon entertainment; ep 10)
Taiichirō Kohara (eps 1, 6, 11)
Takeyuki Mizumura (eps 6-12 even)
Tetsuya Waguri (ep 4)
Toshiharu Sugie (OP for 1-2; ED for 1-2)
Tsuyoshi Matsuura (Wanpack; ep 6)
Yasuhiro Fujita (ep 6)
Yeon Eun Hong (HeeWon entertainment; eps 2-3, 8)
Yeon-Suk Lim (HeeWon entertainment; eps 3, 8, 10)
Yoshifumi Nakamura (Wanpack; ep 6)
Yoshihiro Taniguchi (ep 2)
Yoshinori Wakana (eps 2, 7, 12)
Young Ha Kim (ep 5)
Yukiko Saitou (Kurenaigumi; eps 6, 11)
Yukio Okano (ep 6)
Yūko Kitamura (eps 11-12)
Mechanical animation Director: Nobuaki Nagano (eps 11-12)
Music producer: Takayuki Nagasawa
Offline Editing Cooperation: Masashi Furukawa (J.S.E.; eps 1, 3)
Pastel Crayon Illustration:
Kankuu-kun (Shin Kazama; ep 6)
Kanpuu-kun (Shin Kazama; ep 6)
Planning:
Masaaki Sawa (TV Asahi)
Masao Takiyama (Animax)
Takayuki Nagasawa (avex)
Planning Cooperation:
Hiroji Matsuoka (Monthly Comic Flapper)
Sou Yurugi (Monthly Comic Flapper)
Producer Assistant:
Makoto Iijima
Sosuke Yamawaki
Production Advancement:
Ryo Nishiwaki (ep 5)
Ryuta Oka (eps 1, 6, 11)
Shigeharu Sekiguchi (ep 5)
Shin'ichi Naitō (eps 4, 9)
Shunichiro Kanno (eps 2-3, 7, 12)
Shuya Ono (ep 10)
Takehiro Kata (eps 6, 11)
Tsuyoshi Tobita (eps 3, 8, 12)
Production Cooperation:
Koutaro Nakayama (Studio Live)
Ryōsuke Takahashi
Production manager: Shōji Moriya
Production Supervision: Atsumi Tashiro (Group TAC)
Recording: Sōshi Shiihara
Recording Adjustment: Satoshi Yano 
Sound Effects: Masaru Urahata
Sound Production:
Mikako Kurahashi (Aoni Production)
Yasuaki Sumi (Aoni Production)
Special Effects:
Toshio Hasegawa (Marix; ep 9)
Yuki Hama (Asahi Production; eps 1-2)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Cher Watanabe (ED)
Tatsuki Tagaya (OP strings)
Theme Song Composition:
Cher Watanabe (ED)
Vincent De Moor (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics: Ken Takahashi
Theme Song Performance:
Angels (OP)
Keiko Terada (ED)
Theme Song Production: Nobby Uno (OP)
Shinichirō Miki as Makoto Shinjou
Takehito Koyasu as Shin Kazama

Chikao Ōtsuka as McCoy
Hikaru Midorikawa as Satoru Kanzaki
Hiroki Takahashi as Saki Vashtar
Masaya Takatsuka as Greg Gates
Ryō Hirohashi as Kim Aba
Sanae Kobayashi as Kitri Parveneh
Satsuki Yukino as Ryoko Tsugumo
Shigenori Sōya as Gustav Tanherm
Tomokazu Seki as Micky Simon

Fumiko Inoue as Passenger (ep 6)
Hidenari Ugaki as Zenzo Tsugimo (eps 6, 11)
Hirofumi Tanaka as
Campbell (ep 5)
Frank (ep 10)
Ground Crewman (eps 2-3, 8)
Pilot (ep 9)
Hisao Egawa as Captain Shibukawa (ep 6)
Kazunari Kojima as Ground Crewman (eps 5, 8)
Kazunari Tanaka as
Ground Crewman (ep 3)
Larry (ep 7)
Keiichi Sonobe as McWell Representative (ep 11)
Ken Iwainofu as Ground Crewman (eps 1, 5)
Kenji Nomura as Hans (ep 10)
Kimiko Saitō as
Alicia (eps 2, 8-9)
Mother Superior (ep 6)
Kōichi Sakaguchi as Enemy Controller (ep 2)
Kōji Haramaki as
Pilot (eps 1-2)
Roundell
Masashi Hamano as
Chauffeur (ep 6)
Operator (ep 1)
Pilot (ep 3)
Masaya Takatsuka as
Controller (ep 6)
Pilot (eps 2, 4, 10)
Minoru Shiraishi as Operator (eps 5-10, 12)
Naoki Imamura as Yamato Air Executive (ep 11)
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Patrick Reed (ep 10)
Osamu Ryūtani as
Controller (eps 5-7)
Man A (ep 4)
Pilot (ep 12)
Ryouhei Nakao as
Pilot (eps 2, 8)
Steve (ep 2)
Takahiro Fujimoto as
Hoover Kippenberg (ep 5)
Pilot (eps 1-4, 7-12)
Smiley (ep 8)
Takashi Nagasako as Randy (ep 3)
Wakana Yamazaki as Taeko Yasuda (ep 6)
Yōsuke Akimoto as Boris (ep 2)
Yūji Kishi as Pilot (ep 12)

Ken Iwainofu (eps 1, 5)
Masashi Hamano (eps 1, 3)
Japanese companies
2D Composite:
Asahi Production (eps 1, 3, 5-6)
Group TAC Digital Room (ep 9)
Shinkūkan (7 episodes
eps 2-3, 7-8, 10-12
)

Studio Elle (eps 1-2, 6)
T. Nishimura (eps 4, 6, 9, 11)
Trans Arts Co. (eps 1-2, 5)
View Works (eps 7, 11)
Viola Co. (ep 5)
3D Composite:
Group TAC Digital Room (8 episodes
eps 1, 4-6, 8, 10-12
)

IKIF+ (6 episodes
eps 2-3, 5, 7, 10, 12
)

Production I.G (eps 7, 10, 12)
SANZIGEN (ep 2)
Studio Fantasia (ep 2)
T2 Studio (eps 2-3, 5)
View Works (eps 7, 11)
3D Direction:
SANZIGEN (ep 9)
Studio Fantasia (ep 9)
3D Graphics:
Atelier Bitol (ep 9)
Group TAC
IKIF+ (eps 2-12)
SANZIGEN (ep 9)
Studio Fantasia
View Works (eps 2-12)
3D Modeling:
IKIF+ (ep 1)
View Works (ep 1)
3D Modeling Cooperation: Julia Japan
Animation:
AniVillage (eps 4, 9)
Digital Engine (ep 11)
E-cho (ep 9)
Frontline (eps 4, 9)
Group TAC
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (5 episodes
eps 2, 7-8, 10, 12
)

HeeWon Entertainment (eps 2-3, 8, 10)
NEO Planning (ep 5)
Pak Production (ep 5)
R.I.C (7 episodes
eps 2, 6-8, 10-12
)

Synod (ep 1)
U-Jin Production (ep 5)
Animation Production:
Group TAC
Media Factory
Animation Production Cooperation:
J.C.F. (eps 4, 9)
PIGGY (ep 5)
Background Art:
Mori Art Studio (eps 1, 3-12)
Studio Uni (ep 2)
Background Scan:
Scan-ya (eps 3, 6-12)
Broadcaster:
Animax
TV Asahi
Color Coordination: Studio Toys (ep 10)
Color Inspection:
Studio Toys (ep 10)
Digital Color:
AniVillage (eps 4, 9)
Digital Engine (ep 11)
E-cho (ep 9)
Frontline (eps 4, 9)
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (5 episodes
eps 2, 7-8, 10, 12
)

HeeWon Entertainment (eps 2-3, 8, 10)
NEO Planning (ep 5)
Pak Production (ep 5)
R.I.C (7 episodes
eps 2, 6-8, 10-12
)

Studio Toys (ep 1)
Synod (ep 1)
U-Jin Production (ep 5)
Key Animation:
AniVillage (eps 4, 9)
Daejin Animation (ep 7)
Digital Engine (ep 11)
E-cho (ep 9)
HeeWon Entertainment (eps 2-3, 8, 10)
KURENAIGUMI (eps 6, 11)
NEO Planning (ep 5)
Pak Production (ep 5)
Studio Wanpack (eps 6-7)
Synod (eps 1, 6-7)
Tokyo Animation Center (ep 10)
U-Jin Production (ep 5)
Music Cooperation: TV Asahi Music
Music Production:
avex mode
TV Asahi Music
Planning Cooperation: Monthly Comic Flapper
Recording Facility: Studio Gong
Sound Effects: Rakuonsha
Sound Production: Aoni Production
special effects:
Asahi Production (eps 1-2)
Marix (ep 9)
Special Thanks:
Air Staff Office (Public Relations Office)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Komatsu & Iruma Bases)
Theme Song Label: avex mode (ED)
Video Editing: Mitsui VTC
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Scott McClennen
Translation: David Hewitt
Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud (2007, 2008 releases)
John Ledford
Mark Williams
Producer: Scott McClennen

Creative Director: David Del Rio
DVD Menu Design: Bety Sosa (Thinpak)
Head of Translations: Javier Lopez
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Military Consultant: Kevin Divers
Mixing: Matt Wittmeyer
Packaging & DVD Graphics: Russell Etchen
Packaging Design:
Bety Sosa (Thinpak)
Larry Koteff (2008 release)
Martin Hovezak (ADV Films UK; Bento Box)
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Assistant:
Maki Nagano
Paul Mericle
Sara Muir
Production manager: Joey Goubeaud
Recording engineer: Jacob A. Gragard
Senior Translator: Sarah Alys Lindholm
Sound Design: Matt Wittmeyer
Chris Patton as Shin Kazama
John Gremillion as Makoto Shinjou

Andy McAvin as McCoy
George Manley as Gustav Tanherm
Hilary Haag as Ryoko Tsugumo
Illich Guardiola as Saki Vashtar
Jason Douglas as Satoru Kanzaki
John Swasey as Mickey Simon
Nancy Novotny as Kitri Parveneh
Rob Mungle as Greg Gates
Serena Varghese as Kim Aba

Eric Chase as Enemy Commander (ep 2)
Jim McClellan as Larry
Jon Talia as Pilot (ep 1)
Lee Stringer as Pilot (ep 1)
Luci Christian as Alicia (ep 2)
Mandar Sane as Pilot (ep 2)
Marty Fleck as Roundell
Mike Kleinhenz as
Boris (ep 2)
Radio Operator (ep 12)
Mike MacRae as Curly
Quentin Haag as Pilot (ep 1)
Stuart Halpryn as Pilot (ep 1)

English companies
Broadcaster:
Animax Asia (Asia)
The Anime Network
Distributor:
ADV Films (UK)
Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C. 
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
Recording Studio: ADV Studios
Korean cast
Korean staff
(none)
Han Choi as Makoto Shinjou
Won-Hyeong Choi as Shin Kazama

Hyeon-Seo An as Kim Aba
Ji Young Kim as Kitri Parveneh
Lee Byeongsik as McCoy
Lee Sangbeom as Micky Simon
Seung-Pyo Hong as Saki Vashtar
Won-Chan Lee as Greg Gates
Yong-Jun Kim as Gustav Tanherm

Park Yeonghwa as Roundell
Won-Chan Lee as Boris
Korean companies
Broadcaster: Animax Korea
French staff
French cast
Executive producer: Carlo Levy

Dubbing Production: Laurence Fontanarosa
Production Assistant: Stephanie Leempoels
Voice Direction: Philippe Roullier
Philippe Roullier as Shinjo

Antoine Tome as Kanzaki
Eric Chevallier as Greg
Jessie Lambotte as Ryoko
Olivia Dutron as Kitori
Taric Mehani as Kim Aba
Thierry Kazazian as Shaki
Vincent Violette as Mickey
Yann Pichon as McCoy

Cyrille Monge as
Boris
Randy
Shibukawa
Eric Chevallier as Gorille
Eric Peter as Roundel
Mathieu Rivolier as Gashav
French companies
ADR Production: Studio Chinkel
Broadcaster:
Ciné Cinema Famiz (from 19 February 2006)
Gong (from September 2009)
Distributor: Dybex
Dubbing Studio: Chinkel

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