@@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593 the real title is area 88. It has nothing to do with the UN but a group of mercenaries. Capcom of America mistitled this
it is underrated because it is also to much romance about something the intervening year made very unpalatable: you can enjoy warnography anime only during long and boring peacetime
This ending... is quite sad when you think about it. He became exactly what he didn't want to become - what Mickey told him not to become. And that expression on his face at the end, I don't see that as happiness, that looks like a tortured soul.
At first I hate it, so unsatisfactory. But then I realized, his story was already over , he became a soldier ready to die for lost cause. I know there is a manga, but for me they all die here, fighting.
When this OVA came out, the Area 88 manga had another year of publishing to go. So the cliffhanger ending allowed for viewers to pick up the manga without having to read what came before and they could pick up the story. Ultimately the Area 88 air force continued the fight thanks to resources from McCoy, but Kanzaki also was given resources to continue the fight by the dark powers funding Aslan's rebellion forces. It all ultimately came to a final conclusion for the two men.
I watch this animation when I was very little, and now, 20 more years passed, happen to come across this on RU-vid, and it was amazing. The storyline of Area 88 is kinda unique to me, feels realistic in some way and unbelievable in another way.
In the manga, they fought against "Project 4" a weapons dealer organization that the rebels at first worked with until they joined forces with Area 88 to draw them out, and at the end, the war ended peacefully and they take the idea of changing their country into a Republic Nation what the rebels wanted it as, Shin fought Kanzaki in an air duel and killed him but took shots from him after that Shin reunites with Ryoko and goes home with amnesia forgetting about Area 88 and all he's been through, though his happy memories remain.
He was tricked into going into Area 88, but it is ironic how he wants to return. He knows the Aslanian government is going to fall, and Area 88 is also going to fall. I think he feels a connection with his comrades in arms who are doomed.
@@cesarvictorino8624 Once you experience PTSD, you can never fully recover from it. My grand father who fought in WW2 never really recovered from that war. He never wanted to talk about the war, or what he did during the war.
*The fall of Aslan reminds me too much of 1865.* The mercenaries of Area 88 were a jet-aviation counterpart of the Bushwhacker Brigade, Confederate States Army - the last effective cavalry force the South still had when Northern Virginia folded. On Lieutenant General "Injun Joe" Shelby's orders, they dispersed on separate routes toward Arizona that April. Of course, Washington wanted the Bushwhackers dead or alive, intending to eventually Gatling-gun them all down for treason. I wasn't surprised that, on their last mission for Aslan, the jet jockeys had to fight their way through apparently overwhelming numbers to escape. The only inaccuracy I see with the storyline was the use of the Mikojan-Gurevich-21, a short-legged supersonic jet originally designed as a point-defence interceptor for Soviet airspace, for an offensive, for which the Mikojan-Gurevich-23 and Sukhoi-17 were better suited on grounds of range.
When you do anything for so long, it hurts to leave because it becomes a part of you. Shin became the warrior and killer he swore to not become but at the cost of being satisfied, fulfilled, and loved by his brothers in arms. A truly touching ending
@lepepelepube the pilot in the ejection seat, earlier in the video, has shoot a parachute man... shin told him that it didn't deserve the rifles... in this scene, just before the end.. when he runs out of ammo.. he probably regrets the spend ammo to killed the parachute man... seconds later his punishment it is completed... ;)
@acechris89 Actually I just remembered something. That twisted grin of his after he says "GO" is significant. He did it earlier when he threatened Nyugen in an earlier scene. It shows that he is lost and is now nothing but a killer.
@jakicevic Basically Shin is released from his contract and flies to Paris to meet his girlfriend Ryouko at a cafe. While going to the cafe some men attempt to rob him and Shin nearly beats them to death. At that point he realizes that he is a killer and can never go back to the life he had. He never meets her and instead returns to his comrades and what is probably his death. There are at least three different endings for this series. This is definitely the darkest one.
yeah, I was under the impression that most of the guys got away though. Apart from the couple of guys who got shot down straight away, only a hand-ful turned around with Saki.
They fought to the end like true soldiers. But sadly i think Greg Gates, Saki Vashtar, MIckey Simon all died fighting the final battle. And i think Shin Met his end in Aslan. Tragic. But still if i had to fight or flight. I think i would have fought to the very end aswell
@TheGroundedAviator The mercenaries did astoundingly well for the Asran government, but the government lost on all other fronts (ie their regular forces). In the end there is nothing left except Area 88, and the rebels can afford to concentrate all their resources on them. Saki's character is not heavily detailed in this version of the story, so him expecting to be killed for treason is not too far-fetched.
It took them over 20 long years for them to have this released in English. The English dub isn't so bad. But it's a good thing they included both English and Japanese into the two disk DVD release.
You know the saying "Don't start what you can't finish"? Well Shin wants to finish his job at Area 88 so that he can bring closure to this point in his life so he won't have to think about it how it ended but know how it ended.
@@wetrice2397 Yes They Go. at least Area 88 was the actual inspiration for the whole franchise of Ace Combat especially for Zero that represents the terror of the war crimes and the PTST
South Vietnam was led by corrupt politicians and generals to start with, just like Fulgencio Batista's regime in Cuba before Fidel Castro took over, both were hugely unpopular in the eyes of their own people, both were destined for doom, with or without USA's intervention
He probably just felt like saying that out of feeling the urge to. After all, this version of Shin is PRONE to outbursts and such. Especially when angry or startled.
Holy ****! That was quite an amount of cold blooded mass murdering in an unforgiving environment for a kids tv show. Reminds me of James Bonds Moonraker ending.
@@vassilizaits Essentially, it's left up to the watcher to decide what happens. It's my personal headcannon that Greg, Saki and Mickey are all shot down, while Shin flies until he runs out of fuel. From there, Shin noses down, ready to die
I guess what happened in Alam is what happened in Egypt. I know of the civel war and I don't mean that but the high command took controll over the king (Saki's uncle).
It's actually an F-20, an upgraded F-5 w/ better engines , avionics, radar, etc. They say an F-20 Tigershark is 4 times better than an F-5 Freedom, hence the -20 designation. There are other versions of aircraft based on the F-5 Airframe as well, there's a 2 seater trainer (T-20? I believe? Don't quote me on that.) The USAF uses them to train fighter pilots in aerial maneuvering.
If Aslan is gone, is debt to Aslan gone with it? I doubt that. The Central Bankers will somehow still owe that debt, or claim to. But what happens when those armed proclaim themselves debt-free? It is not something that the Central Bankers will like, but it is what I think will happen.
I think there's still chance of surviving, though. If, Shin arrives before the mercenaries are completely barberqued, the mercenaries will probably get morale boost and might win. Remember that when Shin took off, you noticed that his Tigershark is fully armed. should they ran out of ammo, they still can escape to the farthest area they can reach with their fuel. and they can eject and survive, unless they get the same fate as the Nguyen guy.
He had a change of heart because he had been in Area 88 for so long that he lost the desire to return to the life he once had. Though, he really should have considered therapy instead of going back.
@@MDthornton83 Back at that time, the therapy they had back then wasn't nearly as effective as it is in modern times. If you think about it, most vietnam vets that have PTSD (or something similar) ended up not getting treatment. Our culture also has a habit of calling men weak for wanting to get help with their mental health, so...
What acherly happened? Did the rebles do a major offensive and attack the zone where Area 88 is? Was there a coup de'état againsted his uncle? Or did they get so well equipped by sucking up to the USSR that they overwhelmed them? It sounds a bit like the first too as Roundell was told to surrender and I doubt Saki's dad will go too far with his son. If there was a coup it may have been due to the last one a bit. Any thoughts anyone?
In the end Shinwas the only guy too follow Saki's orders to get the hell out of there, but then he had a reason too live on the others like Saki going down fighting may have been the only path left for them in life.
@country baller • 29 years ago Yeah, Mickey probably was one of the last to die. I bet that Shin was only able to shoot down a couple Mig-21s before getting shot down himself
Isn't it obvious? He goes back, shoots down a few more planes and then follows his friends in death. The government surrendered so there is no legitimate reason whatsoever to try and shoot down the enemy planes killing their pilots, but at this point Shin and the others are no longer men, but demons trapped in their own personal hell, which happens to be called Area 88.
The mercenary way is getting paid to do the job. But now, there is nobody left to pay them. No, they are no longer mercenaries, they are something else entirely...
All my life I thought this was just a game, and I had no idea it was a manga and an anime until recently. If you can't upload them all to youtube, then can you make a torrent of it? I'll gladly seed it. :) The original 80's is the one I've been looking for.
Honestly my guy, you've got a point. Then again, this was the 80s, and roughly right around the time where the F-20 project was canceled. Besides, it's an anime.
If they make an Ace Combat Game with Area 88. F-14D Super Tomcat G.I.Joe Skystriker will be a Nightmare for the MIG-21 and a Mighty Hero for Area 88, JAJAJA, just kidding, XD.