Area 88

Area 88

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Area 88 OVA

Japanese

エリア88

English

Information

Type

OVA

Aired

Feb 5, 1985 to Jun 15, 1986

Episodes

3

Duration

1 hr 5 min per ep

Studios

Pierrot

Licensors

ADV Films
Central Park Media
Discotek Media

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Manga

Rating

R+ - Mild Nudity

Themes

Military

Demographics

Shounen

Statistics

Rank

2016

Score

7.48

Scored by

7362

Popularity

5054

Members

20183

Favorites

240

External Links

Synopsis

After being tricked into signing a document by someone he considered a friend, Shin Kazama is forced to become a fighter pilot in the foreign legion of mercenaries, who are fighting in a civil war for the nation of Aslan. Hellbent on earning enough money to break his contract and return to Japan, Shin has managed to become one of the most lethal pilots at the base known as Area 88. But having spent so much time in a place where one's life is always in jeopardy, will Shin remain the same man if and when he can return to the civilian world? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Area 88 was published by Central Park Media as three VHS tapes and laserdiscs in 1992. In 2000, the first two episodes were released on DVD. In 2006, ADV Films acquired the license and released a DVD version of the OVA edited into two long episodes. Discotek Media published a remaster of Area 88 on DVD on October 30, 2018.

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Adaptation

Area 88

Alternative Version

Area 88 MovieArea 88 (TV)

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