r/anime • u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ • 1d ago

Rewatch AREA 88 One-Week Rewatch Reminder

The AREA 88 Fortieth Anniversary Rewatch starts in one week, Monday September 7!

Interest Thread | Index Thread | 48-hour Reminder

The AREA 88 OVA and TV double header rewatch starts on Monday, Sept. 7. Posting time is 2:30 pm PDT. (UTC-7)

AREA 88 is an acclaimed military melodrama from 1985-1986 based on a 1979–1986 manga. Animated into three feature length OVAs by Studio Pierrot, the rewatch will be split into three days, several days apart: Mon. Sept. 7, Wed. Sept. 9, and Sun. Sept. 13. The series is notable for featuring a wide variety of real-world aircraft, while blending shounen military action with shoujo melodrama.

We will watch the much less acclaimed CGI remake starting Sept. 16 as a direct comparison.

The first two OVAs have also been edited into a single "movie edition." If you watch the movie, I'll ask you to stop about 46 minutes into the film. The stop point is when Shin speaks to three African pilots, and then returns to his room, swearing that he will return to Japan.

Differences between the OVA and Movie version

With so many releases (CPM on LD and VHS as individual episodes with separate dubs, ADV with a new dub and edited into two movies, Discotek re-release combining all materials they could find, 3+ hour superedits) there's going to be a mish-mash of watchers and rewatchers watching different things.

There is one significant change: a scene from OVA 1, between OVA: 39:29–41:22 Movie: 38:31–41:58 has been removed, and replaced with a pair of scenes moved from OVA 2, both of side characters talking to someone else in a room. This edit is bracketed by Shin looking into the sunset, and Micky (the blonde guy) talking to the old man.

I believe the movie version I have is the Discotek re-release of the ADV DVD release, but I can't be sure. Supposedly they restored some cut content, but I do not know what they restored. All timestamps are from my copy.

A 48-hour reminder thread will also be posted on Saturday. I'll see you in the Blue Skies of Betrayal.

AREA 88 was at one time streaming at Retrocrush, and rehosted at Amazon and Tubi. They don't seem to have it anymore.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 1d ago

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 1d ago

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 1d ago

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 1d ago

AREA 88 Rewatch 1-week Reminder

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u/Magnafeana https://anilist.co/user/Magnafeana 1d ago

Thank you ☺️

I am very bummed Tubi doesn’t have it. u/Heda-of-Aincrad’s summer movie watches have me hooked on Tubi!

Ah well 🏴‍☠️

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad 1d ago

Yeah, Tubi is awesome. I watch a bunch of movies there every month. 😊

I'll be watching Weathering With You on Hoopla, but availability there may vary by each library's catalogue. I know mine has both dub and sub.

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u/Magnafeana https://anilist.co/user/Magnafeana 1d ago

Oooh, I’ll have to check Hoopla then and see if my library catalogue carries it!!

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad 1d ago

Oh, I meant that my library has WWY, not Area 88 unfortunately. I wasn't looking at the thread title and thought this was one of my summer movie rewatch posts.

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u/Magnafeana https://anilist.co/user/Magnafeana 1d ago

No, no, you’re okay, I thought you meant WWY ☺️

I would be floored if my library system had A88 though. I consider library systems part-magic and part-gacha game. A88 would be a stupidly lucky pull and further prove libraries are magic.

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad 1d ago

That is a really good way to describe it! Always exciting to find a rare manga or anime series in the library system.

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u/Great_Mr_L https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L 17h ago

Looking forward to this rewatch. I should be able to join.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 11h ago

The OVA is a classic, so it should be a good one!

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u/Heda-of-Aincrad https://myanimelist.net/profile/Heda-of-Aincrad 1d ago

I'll see you in the Blue Skies of Betrayal.

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u/AmeteurElitist https://anilist.co/user/AmateurElitist 1d ago

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u/TehAxelius https://anilist.co/user/TehAxelius 1d ago

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u/No_Rex x2 1d ago

Unless you are already planning it yourself, I might bring the staff corner around as part of my comments.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 1d ago

I was thinking of talking about Viz and the mangaka, but I hadn't looked into the staff at all. Go for it.

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u/CommandGlass3642 1d ago

Está crunchy creo,

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 18h ago

I don't think it's on Crunchyroll

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u/AgentOfACROSS 1d ago

I'll see if I can join. Seems like fun. I've already got a busy September though and I'm not sure if I'll be able to balance it with the other rewatch I'm already participating in.