
Area 88 ·エリア88
The adventures of a young pilot in a war torn country. Shin Kazama was duped into singing a three-year contract at Area 88, a secluded mercenary air force base. Determined to earn $1.5 million to buy his way out of the obligation and return home, killing becomes second nature to Shin as he quickly rises to the top rank at Area 88. He begins to question whether he is still fighting for survival, or like his fellow mercenaries, for the sheer excitement and camaraderie of battle.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Jan 09, 2004
- Popularity: 14.1114
- 2 votes
- Networks
- (JP)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Mar 26, 2004
Last episode: Lock On - Wings of the Wind
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 12 episodes

Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Sky Blue - Desert Wings25 min
Photographer Makoto Shinjou arrives at Area 88, an airbase for mercenary flyer's in the Kingdom of Aslan which is fighting a war against anti-government forces.
Episode 2Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun25 min
Pilot Boris is called the Angel of Death because he always loses his companions on missions and returns alone, and therefore nobody wants to fly with him.
Episode 3Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky25 min
Shin and Kim shoot down an enemy transport plane, and McCoy tells all the men on base there was gold on board, so the pilots go out in a feeding frenzy to find the downed plane.
Episode 4Desert - Skies of Betrayal25 min
Shin engages a large number of enemies all alone and his Crusader is destroyed. He manages to eject just in time to run into a sandstorm.
Episode 5Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge25 min
Kitri Parvaneh, cousin to Saki Vashtar, makes her first appearance just in time to save the lives of some of the Area 88 pilots, Kim in particular.
Top Cast
- Shin-ichiro Miki三木眞一郎
Makoto Shinjou (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki関智一
Micky Simon (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu子安武人
Shin Kazama (voice)
- Hikaru Midorikawa緑川光
Satoru Kanzaki (voice)
- Sanae Kobayashi小林沙苗
Kitri Parveneh (voice)
- Hiroki Takahashi高橋広樹
Saki Vashtar (voice)
- Satsuki Yukinoゆきのさつき
Ryoko Tsugumo (voice)
- Chikao Ohtsuka大塚周夫
McCoy (voice)
Crew & Team

Sound Director
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