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“Japanese pilot Shin, tricked into mercenary service in Asran, must earn $1.5M, serve 3 years, or risk death to escape.”

Area 88 (TV)

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7.09

4,725 rank · 16,264 viewers · 68 favorites

Action Drama Romance Military Shounen

12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Winter 2004 · Group TAC · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Japanese pilot Shin, tricked into mercenary service in Asran, must earn $1.5M, serve 3 years, or risk death to escape.

Deep in the sandy plains of the Middle Eastern kingdom of Asran, Japanese photojournalist Makoto Shinjou travels to the remote airbase Area 88 to document the activities of the mercenaries who destroy the country's enemies for a living. Among their ranks is Shin Kazama, a Japanese ace pilot who was tricked by his former best friend into signing a contract with the Asran's fighter squad. Because of this, he lost his career as an airline pilot and the chance to marry his fiancee Ryoko Tsugumo. Now, Shin has three choices in order to leave Area 88 and return to Japan: serve the mercenary group for three years, earn US$1.5 million, or desert the base, risking imminent death. (Source: ANN)