Area 88
Area 88

Area 88

In a cruel twist of fate, talented young pilot Shin Kazama is tricked into serving as a mercenary for Area 88. A hell on Earth where men survive by gunning down anyone who stands in their way. To return home, Shin must sell his soul to the battlefield and pave the road back to Japan with the corpses of his fallen opponents.

(Source: Discotek)

Data

  • Format

    OVA

  • Episodes

    3

  • Episode Duration

    67 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Tue Mar 05 1985

  • End Date

    Tue Jul 15 1986

  • Season

    WINTER 1985

  • Average Score

    73%

  • Mean Score

    74%

  • Popularity

    6179

  • Favourites

    180

  • Studios

    Studio Pierrot

  • Producers

    Discotek

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
  • Romaji

    Area 88

  • English

    Area 88

  • Native

    エリア88

  • Synonyms

    Area 88 OVA

Tags

  • Tragedy

    100%

  • Military

    96%

  • Aviation

    87%

  • Seinen

    84%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    80%

  • Foreign

    79%

  • Survival

    72%

  • Male Protagonist

    68%

  • Ojou-sama

    40%

  • Orphan

    20%

Relations

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • John Ledford

    John Ledford

    Executive Producer (English; ADV)

  • MIQ

    MIQ

    Theme Song Performance (OP2, ED1)

  • John O'Donnell

    John O'Donnell

    Executive Producer (English; Central Park Media)

  • Kaoru Shintani

    Kaoru Shintani

    Original Creator

  • Hisayuki Toriumi

    Hisayuki Toriumi

    Director

  • Toshiyasu Okada

    Toshiyasu Okada

    Character Design

  • Mitsuki Nakamura

    Mitsuki Nakamura

    Art Director

  • Juurou Sugimura

    Juurou Sugimura

    Director of Photography (eps 1, 2)

  • Yuuji Nunokawa

    Yuuji Nunokawa

    Producer

  • Shigeharu Shiba

    Shigeharu Shiba

    Sound Director

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    146 Users

  • PLANNING

    3354 Users

  • COMPLETED

    2480 Users

  • DROPPED

    77 Users

  • PAUSED

    122 Users

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