Area 88 (TV)
Area 88 (TV) / Area 88 (2004)Summary
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)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 5 h (12 × 25 min)
- Season
- Winter 2004
- Start date
- January 9, 2004
- End date
- March 26, 2004
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Group TAC
- Romaji title
- Area 88 (TV)
- Native title
- エリア８８
- Other titles
- Area 88 (2004)
Characters 14
Main characters
- Gou Mutsugi六木剛Main
- Shin Kazama風間真Main
- Makoto Shinjou新庄真Main
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- McCoyマッコイSupporting
- Micky Simonミッキー・サイモンSupporting
- Saki Vashtalサキ・ヴァシュタールSupporting
- Satoru Kanzaki神崎悟Supporting
- Gustav Tanhermグスタフ・タンヘルムSupporting
- Kim Abaキム・アバSupporting
- Ryouko Tsugumo津雲涼子Supporting
- Greg Gatesグレッグ・ゲイツSupporting
- Kitori Palvanaffキトリ・パルヴァーネフSupporting
- Patrick Reedパトリック・リードSupporting
- AliciaSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Kaoru ShintaniOriginal creator
- Hiroshi KoujinaCharacter design
- Kazunori MiyakeMusic
- Hiroshi KoujinaChief animation director
- Ayako KurataChief animation director
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- Christine AutenADR Script (English)
- Ryousuke TakahashiProduction Coordination
- Takashi WatanabeStoryboard
- John LedfordExecutive Producer (English)
- Philippe RoullierADR Director (French)
- Hitoshi NanbaStoryboard
- Cher WatanabeTheme Song Arrangement (ED1, ED2)
- Cher WatanabeTheme Song Composition (ED1, ED2)
- Yuuichi NomuraScript (eps 5, 7, 9, 10)
- Joey GoubeaudExecutive Producer (English)
- Mark WilliamsExecutive Producer (English)