The BEST episodes of Area 88
Every episode of Area 88 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Area 88!
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.
#2 - Cross Over - Intersection of Solitude
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2004
Shin'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.
#3 - Hungry Boy - Sweet Soldier
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2004
Kitri 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.
#11 - Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2004
Pilot 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.