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 $1.5 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.
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 12 episodes
S1 E1Sky Blue - Desert Wings
Jan 9, 200425 min
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.
S1 E2Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun
Jan 16, 200425 min
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.
S1 E3Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky
Jan 23, 200425 min
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.
S1 E4Desert - Skies of Betrayal
Jan 30, 200425 min
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.
S1 E5Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge
Feb 6, 200425 min
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.
S1 E6Cross Over - Intersection of Solitude
Feb 13, 200425 min
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.
Starring
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)
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Shingenori Souya
Gustav Tanherm (voice)
Koji Haramaki
Roundell (voice)
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Area 88?
- Area 88 is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of Area 88 are there?
- Area 88 has 1 season and 12 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Area 88?
- Area 88 has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 26, 2004.
- Who stars in Area 88?
- Area 88 stars Shin-ichiro Miki, Tomokazu Seki, Takehito Koyasu, Hikaru Midorikawa, Sanae Kobayashi.
