Area 88 1984 Cranberries - Zombie RHL

[Lion06081979]

It's common to make clips on Area in the form of a plain series of air-battles. This perspective is closer to me, a kind of an anti-war saga, and beautifully done and the music choice. By the way, OVA's are more solid and interesting than te TV-12)

[Kentama]

This is a truly beautifully done music video. It's really thought-provoking on the subject of war. Very well done.

[trichrono]

this has made me want to start watching this *adds to list* i will get there nice to check out some classics every now and then

[DefensorDelMetalArg]

sorry but the minute 2:12 Mirages were perhaps 3 of the Air Force Israelite? I say this for your logos.saludos desde argentina

[SpiderMack89]

@DefensorDelMetalArg Son Kfir, un Mirage con motor de phantom y aletas canard. Los triangulos amarillos de los israelies eran para evitar confundirlos con los Mirage que los libios mandaron a apoyar a sus aliados arabes, y se han convertido en un aspecto asociado al Kfir, asi que aunque no representen a los Kfir israelitas, siguen con esas marcas

[TheGroundedAviator]

Great video! Music fits it well!

[Iffy350]

This story is great. If you don't like the story than you are an idiot.

[gato2]

the ending relay made me sad!

[expelled343]

badassery

[BillyCauseyjr]

I would love to see an ace combat 5 film done like this. (but with drawn planes CG drawn or hand drawn I don't want rendered models like in the Area 88 remake.... it doesn't look as good.)

[BLUErobotman]

i was wondering, is the anime as good as the kickass game?

[Kerian23]

I dont normally like AMV's, but this was nicely done. Having never seen Area 88 before, this AMV certainly has me interested now. Thanks for posting.

[MauserK43]

@Kerian23 these clips are from the original Area 88 OAV's from the 80's there is a new version from 2004 which is good but not as good as the originals

[TheTwinvince]

this manga is great,but there are not enough,russian fighters like the mig 25 or 31.

[cid76]

@TheTwinvince

consider that manga was created in late 70s and until late 80s there were aviable mig-31 or mig-29 photos plus mig-25 was a short mach 3 interceptor and recon plane, so we see only mig-21 (even if they aren't so different from distance to a sukhoi 17). Until the end of Cold War many soviet planes were shrouded with mistery and in the 2004 area 88 version we see tu-95 bear and mig 17 plus correct fighter mig-23 (mig 27 was a ground attack version of mig-23)

[cid76]

@cid76

correction , there were no photos about modern 4th generation soviet fighters until final years of Cold War and since Area 88 OVA was created in 1985-1986, the last dangerous phase of cold war before Gorbachev 's perestrojka, well..tha japanese animators were extremely good with so few Soviet data at their disposal

[Scike]

Damn, I love the original Area 88 OVA series. Way better than the newer one. Very visceral and the scenes of combat are just brutal. I found the newer Area 88 series to be a little soft.

[da66661]

@Scike elfen lied is way more brutal!!!

[jedispartancoolman]

@da66661 but its story isnt really that good....it mainly focses on gore for no reason and girls with big boobs which is meant to keep the watchers attention <.<

[jedispartancoolman]

this is more "gore" tuned then the next generation anime of this is this what air comabt really looks like?.....hmm w/e good amv anyway

[neoritter]

@jedispartancoolman - yes, the older version of Area 88 is pretty close to what real air combat is like.

[Pungopingu]

Oh, the madness of war. Great video

[Friganias]

best anime ever

[FRANCOHIKARU]

Good Anime...

[auro1986]

Anime is the best.

[Philbertzora1625]

that was kick ass. the anime worked really well with this song. great job.

[Tails137]

The OVA was darker than the Manga or 2004 series. Granted, the 04 series was more about the characters.

[neoritter]

The OVA was more about what being a soldier was, and how it changes the men and women that fight in them. The remake held to that, but emphasized the interactions between the characters a bit more. It wasn't as solely about how Shin, a civilian pilot turns into a war driven fighter pilot.

[Tails137]

Whereas the manga was just all of the above in one package.

[ConfusedHobbes]

i love this song so much. thx for uploading this amv. you've shown me a cool new anime and song

[auto9898]

Area 88 owns Shin...

[cheungluluuu]

i've looked for things cartoon for very long time. thanks for uploading

[megameee]

great AMV ;)..whats it about? lol

[xristosexplorer]

all those japanesse cartoons have so much violence and killings...

htey have affected me so much since i was watching them

[Kalnaf]

That's what we call 'Portrayal of Reality'

OF COURSE its violent! American cartoons are for children only, but Japanese cartoons are for adults and people who appreciate some seriousness when watching cartoons

[neoritter]

You're going about it wrong, japanese animation has shows for both adults and children. Most cartoons are not for adults in the US. But, the US has some of the best live action television series in the world meant for adults, so I think it evens out, imo.

[BillyCauseyjr]

@Kalnaf I have witnessed several Japanese Anime worse than american saturday morning cartoons and I have witnessed a few British and Canadian animated films on par with Akira.

[carnage1986]

wow truly amazing animation

[Iffy350]

A women was once quoted in saying that, "She looks forward to the day that her son or daughter ask her what war was?" Its not a direct quote but it gets the point across. Google war quotes. I think its on quotegarden but I can no longer find that quote.

[doni185]

wow..

one the best anime at that time

[soad316]

fucking brillant 5 stars

[Knightlyfrog]

The original Area 88 is drasticly more brutal and honest then the 2004 Area 88 remake and this video realy makes that tell. The new version is more of a kids show which makes the viewer feel kinda bad for Shin. In contrast; the original leaves the viewer feeling true, true hate on a personal level toward Kanzaki. Few storries can do that; particularly in anime. It realy is an exseptonal piece of work.

[cid76]

Well in the manga the main character manages to kill Kanzaki, but due to wounds suffered in battle, he suffers total amnesia about its service as mercenary.Inthe movie Shin is concerned about return to home, not actively seeking revenge against Kanzaki, but unfortunately war has corrupted him making a cold man, that only truly lives during the bloody aerial battles.

The most disturbing and intriguing thing is that Shin decides by himself to cut its ties with happiness(Ryoko) to embrace war

[kannnonpr]

esta cancion me para los pelos esta cabrona y estod animate hace años ke no los veos!!!!!

[LooneyJuice]

Really amazing vid...Classic Anime, Classic song and the timing...thumbs up big time <3

[dariuswashington999]

Cool vid. Though, I think area 88 was done after 1984. Fairly certain the anime was at any rate.

[cid76]

The only strange thing is at 2.42, where we see a F-14 squadeon dropping napalm bombs in Vietnam.

The F-14 Tomcat was an interceptor for air superiority and unfortunately never very good as payload and perfomance as mud-eater/ground attack and more importantly it appeared on Vietnam first time during Saigon evacuation from USA in 1975. Very strange IMHO, perhaps a chronological error?

[Knightlyfrog]

Don't sweat it too much thats not the only problem in there as far as the contet of the actual footage and animation goes. At 3:25 there is an F/A-18 geting blown from the sky. As i understand it, the story takes place in the early eighties at the latest. I'm pretty sure it was almost impossible for any coutry other than the US to be supplied with them, much less mercenaries in the middle east.

[cid76]

Well I possess the old VHS for all 3 OVA (or perhaps 2 OVA and 1 movie), and we see at 1m 16s the F-20 tigershark (appeared in 1984 as prototype in real life). Anyway in the anime wesee for few seconds the date of the contract: 1979, so that means that the area 88 service is between 1979 and 1982-1983.

The anime is 1985-1986 and probably swedish and american companies didn't give authorisation for the use of Eagles and Drakkens, so they used the cooler airplanes aviable as license.

[Knightlyfrog]

I don't recall seeing any F-15 eagles in there but I can certainly afferm your referance to the reluctance of the Swedish government to allow the sale of thier planes to any outside governments or organizations. All I was trying to point out before was that the F/A-18 Hornet should not have been there eather.

[Knightlyfrog]

Interestingly enough, it may be noted as an interesting sidelight that while it may seem a discrepancy for what looks like a Sweedish Viggin fighter to be presant in a foreighn squadron in spite of the fact that the Sweeds don't allow export of them it is not nescesarily correct to automaticaly assume that this is so. Isrial (yes i know my spelling is bad) has a plane called the Kiffer which is esentialy a hybrid version of the Merage-III and Viggin fighters. Simaler shape ane function.

[cid76]

Correct, but Israel was forced to 'copy' in many aspects (aerodynamics) the Mirage V because since after Six Days ' War France decided to cut its military ties with Israel to avoid enrage and economic retaliations from Arab world. Anyway F-15s are used in the manga to shoot down a nuclear missile aimed at Area 88, after Rebels destroyed Area 81 with another one previously...uhmm Cold War balance is a little elastic here about nuclear warfare eh? ;)

[neoritter]

You have to take into account though

cid76 that these are mercenaries. They have one aircraft and they have to tool it out to the missions they fly. I'm sure those guy's primary objective was air cover, but were given bombs in case too many of the ground attack craft were destroyed, etc.

#Knightlyfrog - F/A-18 introduced in '83, Australia got some in '89, so you can kinda stretch it a lil bit.

[Misterdenehy]

If I was chief at MiG, I wouldn't have built all the aircraft with such dodgy engines

[Summon256]

@Misterdenehy if i was a chief at MiG i'd put a bullet to the brain!...

[Misterdenehy]

Bewdy mate!

I love Area 88 (both 1984 & 2004 versions)and the song and the video go together well.

Keep up the work RaidenHeaven

[mightyPants]

the 80s shin looks much better than the one in the new version

[kkkktti]

if i were cheif at MiG i would of never made the mig-27.

[everdreamfan]

i have seen the 3 episodes . omg . this video fucking rulez . great choise of the song . RULEZ !!

[DJtaka86]

Incredibly Powerful Great Vid

[MDthornton83]

Great video. I remember that song.

[DEANMARITA]

Very well done, mate!

Really enjoyed that a lot!

[Gilclark]

great vid!!

[kkkktti]

i wish i was born in the late 60's so i could see the 80's

[SoFGR]

huskygirl that was really senseless, my dear friend did a "soul deposit" during the making of this AMV and you just come here advertising your stupid webcam, i don't care if your comment is scripted or not you definately deserve a punch in the face

[spick2]

The music and timing are perfect.

A masterpiece!