the same jets, but this time Hasegawa's own kit moldings were used. They comprised Saki's Kfir, Gregg's A-10, Shin's F-8, F-20, X-29 and Draken, and Mickey's F-14. Hasegawa also produced a 1/48 two-pack set in line with the 2004 TV series, consisting of Shin's F-8 and Mickey's F-14, plus a DVD. From January 2004 to December 2005, trading figure company The Other Corp released a line of 1/144 gashapon miniatures of various modern military aircraft that are painted as according to their actual appearance in the series, despite one of the offerings - the Su-47 Berkut - never having appeared at all. Soundtracks Area 88 Opening Theme: Mission - Fuga Reception Martin A. Stever reviewed Area 88 movies for Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 83. Stever commented that "The art is impressive, especially the ability to render moving jet aircraft. True to real war, characters are killed with regularity but not without remorse." Anime News Network praised Area 88's English dub released by ADV, especially with most of it done with the assistance of a consultant from the US Air Force. Freetype gave the series a 7.0 out of 10, citing "Intense, fast, adrenaline-pumping dogfight action", while criticizing it for being one-dimensional for lack of some character development, lack of emphasis on action with the morals and drama watered down. Notes References External links Area 88 Website from TV Asahi Area 88 Website from ADV Films 1979 manga 1985 anime OVAs 2004 anime television series debuts ADV Films Animax original programming Aviation comics Japanese aviation films Central Park Media Discotek Media Group TAC Kaoru Shintani Pierrot (company) Shogakukan manga Shōnen manga Viz Media manga Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga