Area 88

Season 1

TV-G

In the early 1980s, a war is raging in Arslan, a fictional Middle Eastern kingdom. Mercenary fighter pilots from all over the world are hired or shanghaied to fight. They live in a secret desert airbase called Area 88.

Where to Watch Season 1

12 Episodes

Sky Blue - Desert Wings
E1
Sky Blue - Desert WingsPhotographer Makoto Shinjou arrives at Area 88, an airbase for mercenary flyer's in the Kingdom of Aslan which is fighting a war against anti-government forces.
Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun
E2
Boris - Tombstone of the Setting SunPilot Boris is called the Angel of Death because he always loses his companions on missions and returns alone, and therefore nobody wants to fly with him.
Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky
E3
Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue SkyShin and Kim shoot down an enemy transport plane, and McCoy tells all the men on base there was gold on board, so the pilots go out in a feeding frenzy to find the downed plane.
Desert - Skies of Betrayal
E4
Desert - Skies of BetrayalShin engages a large number of enemies all alone and his Crusader is destroyed. He manages to eject just in time to run into a sandstorm.
Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge
E5
Lip Stick - Unyielding RougeKitri Parvaneh, cousin to Saki Vashtar, makes her first appearance just in time to save the lives of some of the Area 88 pilots, Kim in particular.
Cross Over - Intersection of Solitude
E6
Cross Over - Intersection of SolitudeShin's new fighter arrives and he sets out on a training flight to break it in, just as Kanzaki is piloting a commercial flight nearby under the watchful eye of Captain Shibukawa, who is evaluating him.
Hungry Boy - Sweet Soldier
E7
Hungry Boy - Sweet SoldierKitri expresses doubts about Kim's abilities as a pilot, and Kim's Harrier is in bad need of parts and repairs, but when an enemy bomber squadron draws near, the shortage requires her, Shin, and Kim to fly out alone to defend the base.
Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet
E8
Sand Glass - Sand's BulletA lone sniper brings operations at Area 88 to a halt with a few well-placed shots. A plan is conceived to get Shin up in the air using a decoy (Saki) to buy him time.
Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound
E9
Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of SoundThe Area pilots are ordered to attack a well-guarded base that defends a rebel oil refinery the government wants to capture.
Fire Ball - Contrails of Destiny
E10
Fire Ball - Contrails of DestinyArea forces are sustaining heavy losses due to a rebel pilot with a lizard mark on the nose of his plane. This pilot turns out to be Patrick Reed, who flew under Mickey's command in Vietnam.
Truth - Truth of the Sand
E11
Truth - Truth of the SandShin shoots the final plane he needs to buy his freedom, but then crashes on landing. Kanzaki fires Shinjou, because Kanzaki and Ryoko have become engaged.
Lock On - Wings of the Wind
E12
Lock On - Wings of the WindBecause of expenses related to his crash, Shin can't buy his freedom. Shinjou is expelled from the Area. Shin finds out Kanzaki and Ryoko are getting married, so he buys a new plane and attempts to desert.