Area 88
Area 88 / Area 88 OVASummary
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.
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Details
- Format
- OVA
- Number of Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 67 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 3 h 21 min (3 × 67 min)
- Season
- Winter 1985
- Start date
- February 5, 1985
- End date
- June 15, 1986
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Studio Pierrot
- Romaji title
- Area 88
- English title
- Area 88
- Native title
- エリア88
- Other titles
- Area 88 OVA
Characters 11
Main characters
- Shin Kazama風間真Main
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- Saki Vashtalサキ・ヴァシュタールSupporting
- BucksyバクシーSupporting
- Micky Simonミッキー・サイモンSupporting
- Gou Mutsugi六木剛Supporting
- Satoru Kanzaki神崎悟Supporting
- Ryouko Tsugumo津雲涼子Supporting
- BowmanボウマンSupporting
- McCoyマッコイSupporting
- Greg Gatesグレッグ・ゲイツSupporting
- JessジェスSupporting
Staff and studios
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Key staff
- Hisayuki ToriumiDirector
- Kaoru ShintaniOriginal creator
- Toshiyasu OkadaCharacter design
- Ichirou NittaMusic
- Mitsuki NakamuraArt director
- Shigeharu ShibaSound director
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- John LedfordExecutive Producer (English; ADV)
- MIQTheme Song Performance (OP2, ED1)
- John O'DonnellExecutive Producer (English; Central Park Media)
- Juurou SugimuraDirector of Photography (eps 1, 2)
- Yuuji NunokawaProducer
- Akiyoshi SakaiScript (eps 1-3)
- Toshiyasu OkadaAnimation Director (eps 1-3)
- Kazunori HashimotoDirector of Photography (ep 1)
- Hitoshi KanekoDirector of Photography (ep 3)
- Ren UsamiPlanning
- Ren UsamiProduction
- Darek JacksonTheme Song Performance (OP1)