Area 88 (2004)

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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 .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.

2004

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Area 88: Season 1 - 12 Episode s

1x1 - Sky Blue - Desert Wings
January 9, 2004
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.
1x2 - Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun
January 16, 2004
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.
1x3 - Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky
January 23, 2004
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.
1x4 - Desert - Skies of Betrayal
January 30, 2004
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.
1x5 - Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge
February 6, 2004
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.
1x6 - Cross Over - Intersection of Solitude
February 13, 2004
Shin's new fighter arrives and he sets out on a training flight to break it in, just as Kanzaki is piloting a commercial flight nearby under the watchful eye of Captain Shibukawa, who is evaluating him.
1x7 - Hungry Boy - Sweet Soldier
February 20, 2004
Kitri expresses doubts about Kim's abilities as a pilot, and Kim's Harrier is in bad need of parts and repairs, but when an enemy bomber squadron draws near, the shortage requires her, Shin, and Kim to fly out alone to defend the base.
1x8 - Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet
February 27, 2004
A lone sniper brings operations at Area 88 to a halt with a few well-placed shots. A plan is conceived to get Shin up in the air using a decoy (Saki) to buy him time.
1x9 - Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound
March 5, 2004
The Area pilots are ordered to attack a well-guarded base that defends a rebel oil refinery the government wants to capture.
1x10 - Fire Ball - Contrails of Destiny
March 12, 2004
Area forces are sustaining heavy losses due to a rebel pilot with a lizard mark on the nose of his plane. This pilot turns out to be Patrick Reed, who flew under Mickey's command in Vietnam.
1x11 - Truth - Truth of the Sand
March 19, 2004
Shin shoots the final plane he needs to buy his freedom, but then crashes on landing. Kanzaki fires Shinjou, because Kanzaki and Ryoko have become engaged.
1x12 - Lock On - Wings of the Wind
March 26, 2004
Because of expenses related to his crash, Shin can't buy his freedom. Shinjou is expelled from the Area. Shin finds out Kanzaki and Ryoko are getting married, so he buys a new plane and attempts to desert.

Area 88: 1 Season

S1: Season 1
12 Episode s

Actors in Area 88

Shin-ichiro Miki
Makoto Shinjou (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Micky Simon (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Shin Kazama (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
Satoru Kanzaki (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Kitri Parveneh (voice)
Hiroki Takahashi
Saki Vashtar (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
Ryoko Tsugumo (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
McCoy (voice)
Masaya Takatsuka
Greg Gates (voice)
Ryo Hirohashi
Kim Aba (voice)
Shingenori Souya
Gustav Tanherm (voice)
Koji Haramaki
Roundell (voice)

Tags for Area 88

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Other names for Area 88

Eria 88 (JP)Πτέρυγα Μάχης 88 (GR)

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1x1 - Sky Blue - Desert Wings

1x2 - Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun

1x3 - Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky

1x4 - Desert - Skies of Betrayal

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1x8 - Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet

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1x11 - Truth - Truth of the Sand

1x12 - Lock On - Wings of the Wind

S1: Season 1

Shin-ichiro Miki

Tomokazu Seki

Takehito Koyasu

Hikaru Midorikawa

Sanae Kobayashi

Hiroki Takahashi

Satsuki Yukino

Chikao Ohtsuka

Masaya Takatsuka

Ryo Hirohashi

Shingenori Souya

Koji Haramaki

One Piece

One Piece

Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon

Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo

Samurai 7

Samurai 7

Noir

Noir

Witch Hunter Robin

Witch Hunter Robin

Kamisama Dolls

Kamisama Dolls

Starship Operators

Starship Operators