Area 88 is a three episode OVA series based on the manga series with the same name written and illustrated by Kaoru Shintani. The anime was directed by Hisayuki Toriumi and animated by Studio Pierrot. It was released between February 5, 1985 to August 15, 1986. Central Park Media licensed the OVA, but only dubbed the first two OVA episodes in the 90's on VHS. They later released the first OVA on DVD in 1999. Both episodes had two different cast, due to CPM dubbing the first OVA in 1996 and the second OVA later in 1999. Following their release of the TV series, ADV Films later licensed the OVAs, including the third episode (which was never released) and dubbed them with the cast of the TV series in 2006. ADV's release featured a cut that combined the first two episodes into one film. Discotek Media re-released the OVA series in 2018, with both dubs of episode 1.
Area 88: Act I - The Blue Skies of Betrayal[]
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Cast[]
Character | Seiyū | CPM Dub | ADV Dub |
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Shin Kazama | Kaneto Shiozawa | Dan Olk | Chris Patton |
Satoru Kanzaki | Yoshito Yasuhara | Tim Livo | Jason Douglas |
Ryoko Tsugumo | Sakiko Tamagawa | Veronica Taylor | Hilary Haag |
Mickey Simon | Kei Tomiyama | Rome Elliot | John Swasey |
Goh "Rocky" Mutsuki | Shūsei Nakamura | David Stuart | Jay Hickman |
Saki Vashtar | Tarō Shigaki | Bruce Winant | Illich Guardiola |
Greg Gates | Takuzō Kamiyama | Jack Cardwell | Rob Mungle |
McCoy | Iemasa Kayumi | Brian Brite | Andy McAvin |
Bucksy Malone | Toshio Furukawa | Oliver Wyman | Mark X. Laskowski |
Boris | Tesshō Genda | Brian O'Neil | Mike Kleinhenz |
Zenzo Tsugumo | Mikio Terashima | Mark Lang | Vic Mignogna |
Additional Voices[]
ADV Dub[]
- Andrew Auten
- Christopher Ayres
- David Born
- Rick Buford
- Victor Carsrud
- Eric Chase
- Luci Christian
- Matt Culpepper
- Marty Fleck
- Jovan Jackson
- John Gremillion
- Quentin Haag
- George Manley
- Jim McClennen
- Mike MacRae
- Nancy Novotny
- Rick Piersall
- Marcy Rae
- Blake Shepard
- Lee Stringer
- John Tyson
- Mike Vance
- Kira Vincent-Davis
Video Releases[]
Distributor | Year | Format | Dub | Region | Country | |
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1996 | ![]() |
CPM | NTSC | United States | ![]() |
1999 | ![]() |
1 NTSC | ||||
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2006 | ADV | ||||
2008 | ||||||
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2018 | Both |
Area 88: Act II - The Requirements of Wolves[]
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Cast[]
Character | Seiyū | CPM Dub | ADV Dub |
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Shin Kazama | Kaneto Shiozawa | Randy Glass | Chris Patton |
Chika Sakamoto (young) | Rory Max Kaplan | Kira Vincent-Davis | |
Satoru Kanzaki | Yoshito Yasuhara | Timothy Breese Miller | Jason Douglas |
Mayumi Tanaka (young) | ¿? | Luci Christian | |
Ryoko Tsugumo | Sakiko Tamagawa | Wendy Walker | Hilary Haag |
Mickey Simon | Kei Tomiyama | David Fuhrer | John Swasey |
Saki Vashtar | Tarō Shigaki | Mark Blackburn | Illich Guardiola |
Taeko Yasuda | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Shannon Conley | Luci Christian |
Greg Gates | Takuzō Kamiyama | ¿? | Rob Mungle |
Goh "Rocky" Mutsuki | Shūsei Nakamura | Rik Nagel | Jay Hickman |
McCoy | Iemasa Kayumi | Adam Kilgour | Andy McAvin |
Bucksy Malone | Toshio Furukawa | Louis Atlas | Mark X. Laskowski |
Zenzo Tsugumo | Mikio Terashima | Roger Rifkin | Vic Mignogna |
Guiseppe Farina | Jōji Yanami | Marty Fleck | |
Gigliola Etti | Kumiko Takizawa | Rachel Nanstad | ¿? |
Nun | ¿? | Marcy Rae | |
Charlie | Makio Inoue | Steven Bogard | George Manley |
Campbell | Hōchū Ōtsuka | David Purves | Eric Chase |
Papa Wolf | Shigeru Chiba | Rik Nagel | ¿? |
Escape Killer 1 | ¿? | ¿? | |
Escape Killer 2 | Ryōichi Tanaka | ¿? | ¿? |
Escape Killer 3 | Tomohiro Nishimura | ¿? | ¿? |
Addtional Voices[]
CPM Dub
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ADV Dub
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Video Releases[]
Distributor | Year | Format | Dub | Region | Country | |
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1999 | ![]() |
CPM | NTSC | United States | ![]() |
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2006 | ![]() |
ADV | 1 NTSC | ||
2008 | ||||||
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2018 |
Area 88: Act III - Burning Mirage[]
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Cast[]
Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Shin Kazama | Kaneto Shiozawa | Chris Patton |
Satoru Kanzaki | Yoshito Yasuhara | Jason Douglas |
Ryoko Tsugumo | Sakiko Tamagawa | Hilary Haag |
Mickey Simon | Kei Tomiyama | John Swasey |
Saki Vashtar | Tarō Shigaki | Illich Guardiola |
Taeko Yasuda | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Luci Christian |
Greg Gates | Takuzō Kamiyama | Rob Mungle |
Nguyen Van Chom | Chikao Ōtsuka | HK Kahng |
McCoy | Iemasa Kayumi | Andy McAvin |
Zenzo Tsugumo | Mikio Terashima | Vic Mignogna |
Campbell | Hōchū Ōtsuka | Eric Chase |
Jess | Ikuya Sawaki | Mike MacRae |
Roundell | Masashi Hirose | Marty Fleck |
Shoichiro Ito | Shigeru Chiba | John Gremillion |
French Foreign Minister | Yuzuru Fujimoto |
Additional Voices[]
- Andrew Auten
- Christopher Ayres
- David Born
- Victor Carsrud
- Matt Culpepper
- Quentin Haag
- George Manley
- Jim McClennen
- Mike MacRae
- Nancy Novotny
- Rick Piersall
- Lee Stringer
- John Tyson
- Mike Vance
- Kira Vincent-Davis
Video Releases[]
Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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2006 | ![]() |
1 NTSC |
United States | ![]() |
2008 | |||||
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2018 |
See also[]
External Links[]
- Area 88 (OAV) at Anime News Network
- Area 88 at the Internet Movie Database
- Area 88: Act I - Blue Skies of Betrayal at Behind the Voice Actors
- Area 88: Act II - Requirements of Wolves at Behind the Voice Actors
- Area 88: Act III - Burning Mirage at Behind the Voice Actors
- Area 88: The Movie at Behind the Voice Actors