Area 88

Area 88

161985•1h 7m•7.7/10

AnimationAction & AdventureDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(7)

Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying.

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Production

Pierrot

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 5, 1985

Last Aired

June 15, 1986

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

The Blue Skies of Betrayal

E1

The Blue Skies of Betrayal

Air date: 1985-02-05

After being hired as an elite mercenary, Shin must deal with the consequences of friends dying around him.

The Requirements of Wolves

E2

The Requirements of Wolves

Air date: 1985-08-05

Every day, Shin puts his life on the line as an elite mercenary. But away from the battlefield, a heart beats.

Burning Mirage

E3

Burning Mirage

Air date: 1986-06-15

In the concluding chapter, Shin faces the death and decay around him. Can he find a way through the ruins of a mercenary life?

Cast

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Shin Kazama (voice)

Kei Tomiyama

Kei Tomiyama

Mickey Simon (voice)

Iemasa Kayumi

Iemasa Kayumi

McCoy (voice)

Sakiko Tamagawa

Sakiko Tamagawa

Ryoko Tsugumo (voice)

Shūsei Nakamura

Shūsei Nakamura

Gō 'Rocky' Mutsugi (voice)

Takuzō Kamiyama

Takuzō Kamiyama

Greg Gates (voice)

Tarō Shigaki

Tarō Shigaki

Saki Vashutal (voice)

Yoshito Yasuhara

Yoshito Yasuhara

Satoru Kanzaki (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Taeko Yasuda (voice)

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