Area 88 (TV)
Area 88 (TV)

Area 88 (TV)

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.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Rankings

  • #55 highest rated of 2004

  • #66 most popular of 2004

  • #9 highest rated of WINTER 2004

  • #10 most popular of WINTER 2004

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    12

  • Episode Duration

    25 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Mon Feb 09 2004

  • End Date

    Mon Apr 26 2004

  • Season

    WINTER 2004

  • Average Score

    65%

  • Mean Score

    66%

  • Popularity

    3306

  • Favourites

    33

  • Studios

    Group TAC

  • Producers

    TV Asahi

    ADV Films

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Action, Drama, Romance

  • Romaji

    Area 88 (TV)

  • Native

    エリア８８

  • Synonyms

    Area 88 (2004)

Tags

  • Military

    79%

  • Aviation

    79%

  • Foreign

    79%

  • Shounen

    50%

  • Gore

    20%

  • Gyaru

    10%

Relations

  • Area 88

    ALTERNATIVE

    Area 88

    OVA · FINISHED

  • Area 88 Movie

    ALTERNATIVE

    Area 88 Movie

    MOVIE · FINISHED

  • Area 88

    SOURCE

    Area 88

    MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Christine Auten

    Christine Auten

    ADR Script (English)

  • Kaoru Shintani

    Kaoru Shintani

    Original Creator

  • Ryousuke Takahashi

    Ryousuke Takahashi

    Production Coordination

  • Takashi Watanabe

    Takashi Watanabe

    Storyboard

  • Kazunori Miyake

    Kazunori Miyake

    Music

  • John Ledford

    John Ledford

    Executive Producer (English)

  • Philippe Roullier

    Philippe Roullier

    ADR Director (French)

  • Hiroshi Koujina

    Hiroshi Koujina

    Chief Animation Director

  • Hiroshi Koujina

    Hiroshi Koujina

    Character Design

  • Hitoshi Nanba

    Hitoshi Nanba

    Storyboard

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    124 Users

  • PLANNING

    1639 Users

  • COMPLETED

    1324 Users

  • DROPPED

    116 Users

  • PAUSED

    103 Users

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