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Area 88 (2004–2004) — action · anime · war on Animax

The answer: Concluded March 25, 2004.
Area 88 poster
Genre
Action · Anime · War
Network / streamer
Animax
Premiered
January 8, 2004
Ended
March 25, 2004
Runtime
~25 min per episode
1season
12episodes

About Area 88

Area 88 ended on March 25, 2004, after its single season aired from January 8 to March 25, 2004, on Animax.

The series was an action-packed anime set in the late 1970s and early 1980s, primarily taking place in the war-torn Middle Eastern country called the Kingdom of Asran. It focused on mercenary fighter pilots operating out of a secret desert air force base known as Area 88. The story followed Shin Kazama, a young airline pilot who was coerced into joining the mercenary ranks and faced the challenge of completing his three-year contract while navigating the dangers of war and his own moral dilemmas.

The show featured a cast of characters with complex backgrounds, including Mick Simon, an American veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled to readjust to civilian life and became Shin's close friend. Other notable characters included weapons dealer McCoy and several mercenaries with sordid pasts. The series was a drama set against the backdrop of war, with themes of loyalty, survival, and the personal costs of conflict. The episodes were approximately 25 minutes long, and the series remains a notable entry in the action and war anime genres.

Area 88 episode schedule

12 aired

Aired · 12

DateEp.Title
March 25, 2004 S1·E12 Lock On - Wings of the Wind
March 18, 2004 S1·E11 Truth - Truth of the Sand
March 11, 2004 S1·E10 Fire Ball - Contrails of Destiny
March 4, 2004 S1·E9 Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound
February 26, 2004 S1·E8 Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet
February 19, 2004 S1·E7 Hungry Boy - Sweet Soldier
February 12, 2004 S1·E6 Cross Over - Intersection of Solitude
February 5, 2004 S1·E5 Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge
January 29, 2004 S1·E4 Desert - Skies of Betrayal
January 22, 2004 S1·E3 Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky
January 15, 2004 S1·E2 Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun
January 8, 2004 S1·E1 Sky Blue - Desert Wings

Area 88 cast