Besides the small inaccuracies here and there and the 80's overall cheesiness, you can really tell this anime was made by a military aviation lover . Gotta respect even the different sound that the rotary M-61 cannon of Nguen's (South Vietnamese guy, if I remember correctly) F-105 Thunderchief does when he is firing. Even high budget Hollywood movies fail to replicate that distinct buzzing sound (I am looking at you TopGun: Maverick).

@doublep1980

Жыл бұрын

They actually hired a former Japanese air force pilot as technical consultant when producing this.

@DoomDwaneCat

Жыл бұрын

I did a little research for f5 tigers and it has m39 cannon rather than a m134 minigun (showed in top gun 1986.) M39 also does a brrrrt rather than shooting 20 rounds per second. That auto cannon must be vibrating like hell

@aegeanphantom

Жыл бұрын

@@DoomDwaneCat Well, no one implied that the F-5 (or the F-20 that Shin Kazama flies) is equipped with a minigun (!) as you say. The minigun is mostly a helicopter gun in 7.62x51mm and no fast jet has this particular weapon as it's armament internally or externally. Too small of a caliber to be useful in modern aerial combat. You must be talking about the M61 Vulcan in 20x102mm that equips the F-105, F-4E, F-14, F/A-18 etc. The M39 surprisingly even though a revolver (also chambered in 20x102mm), does make a buzz when fired, thought a bit different than a Gatling rotary cannon like the M61. I always thought that the buzzing sound was produced by the motor that rotates the barrels when firing, but I was wrong. Also the difference in this sound is because of the different rate of fire every gun has AFAIK. Anyway, both TopGun movies kinda failed in reproducing it realistically. If you want to compare the M39 and M61 firing sound, search for Swiss Air Force F-5E and F/A-18 AXALP live firing videos, there are quite a few in KZread. Thanks for the comment, cheers.

This third episode of the OVA came out in 1986. The same year as Top Gun. And just look at how awesome the animation is. Not to mention the battle scenes with the planes is so well done. Everything was handled with such care and such effort. You don't see that much stuff like this nowadays. And who could forget this stellar soundtrack?

@ivankuznetsov8177

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Top Gun had a scenario as the Area 88? Just picture an alternate story where Maverick who was a civil pilot gets betrayed by his best friend from Japan Kanzaki, so he is enforced to serve a s fighter pilot in a Foreign legion of Arsan Royal Air Force for three years! There he meets his new buddies- Goose, Iceman , Slider, Hollywood , Cougar and Merlin! I think this anti-war drama adaptation of Top Gun would get twice more Oscars for sure.

@clementerodriguez7271

2 жыл бұрын

Only Macross DYRL

@P42_foamer

Жыл бұрын

Both area 88 and TOP GUN inspired me to become a navy fighter pilot as my dream job

@chiefturion7134

Жыл бұрын

@@P42_foamer same here to an extent, but don't be too naive. Real combat is nothing like how it's portrayed in entertainment media, but I do encourage you to follow your dream

@P42_foamer

Жыл бұрын

@@chiefturion7134 yeah ik I've seen vids of real life combat so I know it's gonna be hard but thx for encouraging me

And then this scene was used for a mission in Ace Combat 7. Minus the Harriers and the addition to searchlights in the ravine.

@dagreat201

3 жыл бұрын

The Harrier AV8s are in the Ace Combat 7 mission, you can destroy them before they take off on the base, but it isn't explicitly mentioned

@true_neutral3378

Жыл бұрын

There were already missions like these in Ace Combat 2

@TheOfficial007

Жыл бұрын

Now that I think about it. The tiger camo for the F-104 probably was based on the F-105 camouflage in this scene.

@michaela3441

Жыл бұрын

It also reminds me of Ace Combat 6 mission 10, Ragno Fortress. The Harriet's just appear out of nowhere

@MEGATRYANT

5 ай бұрын

@@TheOfficial007 The F-104 camo is based on the paint scheme used by planes during "Tiger Meet" exercises. Tho AC does have a scheme based on Shin's plane in Zero and I'm pretty sure Infinity had a crossover event with Area 88 planes.

"No wonder my ass itches. I've got a bunch of Harrier AV-8As all over it!" Ever since I first heard that line, I've been using it whenever I encounter Harriers in Ace Combat

@cjmanson5692

2 жыл бұрын

@ThyPeasantSlayer They appear in numerous Ace Combat games, mainly as enemy-only units.

@johnsoncheung4576

2 жыл бұрын

That’s Yak-38

@guts-141

Жыл бұрын

Yep they are always being enemy bots and unplayable except in Assault Horizon, Infinity and Project Wingman

@rouymalic4463

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsoncheung4576 its harrier dude based on the design

@jldldr3933

Жыл бұрын

@@thypeasantslayer3621 In Zero you face a unit of harriers in the Garden sector of Glatisant.

Greg throwing off twoAIM-9P missiles without a flare, in an A-10A no less. Badass

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling they may be some sort of Soviet Missiles, though I could still kind of see the rebels using AIM-9s. Still, from their profile, they look more like AIM-9Bs or Es

@dariusti974

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tigershark_3082 Not sure if you could Mount R-60s on a Harrier though 🤔

@Tigershark_3082

2 жыл бұрын

@@dariusti974 Good point. However, I'm not sure Harriers could mount Air Force missiles such as the J or P, either. They were designed to carry Navy missiles, such as the D, G, and H

@darkdill

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention he had so many bombs and rockets weighing his plane down.

It's cool to see that they included a lot of details for Shin's Tigershark, such as the part where he switches to guns, and programs the HUD.

damn this is my Ace Combat anime.

@Soldier-Gamez99

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@irongeneral7861

Жыл бұрын

It even has that stupid rule that you have to shoot two missiles at s time whenever possible yo kills someone with them.

@MEGATRYANT

5 ай бұрын

@@irongeneral7861 In case of the anime, it's not a stupid rule, it was common practice at the time to ripple fire missiles to increase kill probability, especially since they're using older planes with very likely questionably sourced ordnance.

@irongeneral7861

5 ай бұрын

@@MEGATRYANT in case of the ANIME, yes

just came back from Top Gun Maverick. Remind me of this scene. Just amazing.

@charleshill3468

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

I wish this series was longer. The animation, music (especially those 80’s guitars), and writing are amazing.

i like how the clip ends on a war crime XD

The reason why the F-20 is in there is because at the time its production was not so uncertain as we see it. Also, it was one of the most maneuverable fighters that was in existence at the time, much better than the f-16 or 15.

Gotta love the dogfights in this anime. Especially the music. It fits with the action SO well.

That’s a reference for the scene in 《Top Gun: Maverick 》

3:27 - uh Shin, you just got that guy killed by telling him essentially to go up straight into a rock. Nice going.

@johnoaker1232

2 жыл бұрын

Eh, don't worry, Landhart pulled up too high, he was asking for it.

@kejiri3593

2 жыл бұрын

Oof

@guts-141

Жыл бұрын

He's too low and then he's too high

@joaomonteiro5538

Жыл бұрын

It's not a military anime without at least 6 guys kicking the bucket before even arriving at the objective.

3:28 I can't believe Quagmire died

First time I've ever seen Harriers acting that ominously.

I think top gun 2 got some inspiration from this scene

7:01 pilot: your mine Harrier: disappears pilot: where the hell did he go? Me: I think you made him mad.

5:07 Shin: I’m going in! Cover me Porkins!

So this is where Ace Combat Got their idea for that goddamn ravine raid.....

On a fansite, I saw a scene from the manga, and it was Roundell who led them all the way flying a Blackburn Buccaneer. And the rebels never did use harriers, but used Mig-23BN Floggers on the scene.

Ever noticed how the F-4,F-18,Mirage are mostly the ones that crash or shot down?

@Tigershark_3082

4 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly enough, those Dassault Mirages are actually IAI Kfirs. Kfirs are a heavily augmented Dassault Mirage 5, with a J79 engine (License-built) and canard foreplanes. It also has dog-toothed leading edges. Due to their canards, they have a habit of losing a lot of speed during hard turns.

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

@Stargeneral410 Let me fix my mistake really quickly

Top Gun: Maverick Canyon Mission (colorized), circa 2022.

One of the iconic mission of all time.

This is the closest thing to an Ace Combat anime. -3

@jldldr3933

4 жыл бұрын

This is the anime that made Ace Combat a thing in the first place.

@guts-141

Жыл бұрын

@@jldldr3933 you forgot that Top Gun, Star Wars and Afterburner also inspired them to create Ace Combat

Stumbled apon this anime today. The art style is awesome!

LOL. That F-14 Tomcat with the bunny logo that you see at 05:00 was flown by my squadron, VX-9 Vampires. LMAO.

@Tigershark_3082

Жыл бұрын

Oh damn, you were in VX-9 I believe VX-4 also used the logo

I believe that is an A-4, also, Area 88 has no Mirages if I recall correctly, just Kfirs.

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

Yep.

War Thunder Tier 7 Air RB looks hype

@kanchaiviessakul9300

3 жыл бұрын

Cancer now

@Tigershark_3082

2 жыл бұрын

Soon, the F-20 will be in-game, I can feel it

@ryosuketakahashi3232

Күн бұрын

​@@Tigershark_3082damn. right on the money

I was introduced to this series through the Viz Comics adaptation. I saw the three OVAs a few years later. At the time, there was no one producing “realistic” aviation anime.

5:28 so true

I did not realised that the F-105 thunderchief was also featured.

The rebels are well-armed and well-financed

One of the most intense scenes in animation history

Dubbing's pretty good. Probably a lot more recent than 1986, to be honest. I swear some of these guys did Ace Combat dubbing as well.

@MaximilianoAedo

Жыл бұрын

Only Chris Patton (Shin) probably. He's doing work for Bang Zoom since 2016, though he still does voice work at Sentai Filmworks too.

@nathangitz2674

Жыл бұрын

This anime was dubbed in 2005.

This show is just classic. Love it :)!!!!

jesus the last scene

came here after watching new Top Gun

Well, I had been writing a live action film script for the past few years for Area 88 with this scene intended as the final aerial combat scene....but now thanks to Top Gun: Maverick, anything that is done in any similar fashion will just be considered a copy of it. :(

9:00 Gimli: that's still only counts as 1

@HunterR909 You're right. It gives a new meaning to "badass".

Mission of Top Gun Maverick

@AstroChickenII I think it's called "Forcing Breakthrough" in the OST.

Bien dessiné!! bonne anim, bonne ambiance!

Kinda cool to see that some pilots actually manage to get out, you know. Till some people commit war crimes. 🤣

Starfox needs that kind of stage.

@FighterGuDude3214 The plane they call first an F-5 its his previous plane, an F-5E decorated just the same livery wich is shot down in OAV2 , there is definitily an F-15 in the manga (its from the commander)

They just don't make them like this anymore, the animation, detail and plot is unmatched

F-20 = F-5 with one big engine. Just to clear any shit up. P.S: the main dude flies an F-20.

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

Well, there are some other differences: The F-20 was mach-2 capable, and was able to use BVR weapons (such as the AIM-7 Sparrow). It also was one of the first planes (other than the F-15 and F-16) to use HOTAS controls.

@chiefturion7134

Жыл бұрын

Ik I'm crazy late, but in the re-release of Area 88 Shin does fly an F-5 so many people probably get confused despite obvious art style, animation, and music differences

God the plane gore is so juicy

the best dogfight cartoon in the universe

Man, and I thought the Death Star trench was tight!

Love this anime so much! My first non-mecha anime. I just wish the dub would get a better editor, the fist line in this clip, "we leave tonight at oh-900 (0900)." Oh-900 (or 0900 hours) would be 9 AM, in the morning. 9 PM would be 2100 hours.

Jeez dude Now that's what some may call Against the Genova convention

I didn't mind it but the way they would have most planes exploding rather than just trailing and smoking down used to annoy me as not every jet always explodes before it hits the ground.

i wish my greek dub vids had your video quality, that would be epic :(

@coolleect Also faster then the F-16, those are the two of the reasons General Dynamics pressured the US goverment to stop funding it as their aircraft was available. The otherone was it was half the price and could do all or more then the F-16.

@armymen135 sometimes a missile explosion can destroy the ejection mechanism.

Yeah I saw them. I heard a rumor though that the series has not been fully translated and the part I stopped at was the same part in the books. I can't confirm that though

A4s v harriers ? Thought it would go the other way (Falklands)

on the arcade version above the canyon, you fight a V-22 Osprey and on the SNES version, you fight an SR-71 Blackbird.

@novemberdelta1282

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't the sr71 a spy plane with no weapons?

@TheJasonsvideos

4 жыл бұрын

@@novemberdelta1282 yes it is, never been upgraded with missiles.

@novemberdelta1282

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheJasonsvideos ah.

@joshuanishanthchristian5217

4 жыл бұрын

@@novemberdelta1282 There was an armed variant called the A12 Archangel

@novemberdelta1282

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshuanishanthchristian5217 oh? I mean i've heard of it but never knew it actually carried weapons.

2:38 the reason why the a 10 can't get speed is because is not designed to go to mach 1.6 or mach 2

hopeless misunderstanding of how Harriers fly...

@missilpeludo8813

4 жыл бұрын

Viffing, the move demonstrated here, in the first episode of James May's Big Ideas, was put to devastating use in the Falklands War fought between Argentina and the UK in the Austral winter of 1982. Using this technique, Harrier pilots chased by Argentine Mirages could slow their jets very rapidly in flight and get behind their attackers in an instant, a decidedly handy maneuver in air-to-air combat. Handy it was for the British: no Harriers were lost in dogfighting during the war. jalopnik.com/the-eeriness-of-viffing-a-harrier-5715656

They do be rocking the Harrier like that Hydra in GTASA

I like this soundtrack theme! What's the name of it?

And I thought TIE fighter pilots were drunk.

Hey, this is like an ace combat mission

@ciausufilip6889

4 жыл бұрын

Cape Rainy assault except its dogfight, not base assault.

@astracrits4633

2 жыл бұрын

Since the series predates AC, it'd be more accurate to say that several ace combat missions are like *this.*

Owned.

best dub is the greek one.... The characters match up to the voices perfectly..!

Do you know where I can buy the manga? I tried reading it online and it's so good but hasn't been completely translated. Nobody has finished it since 2007. and my local library doesn't have it so I think I'll buy it. It's worth owning anyway. Good series.

u.n. squadron is the video game of this.

0900 at night? Does he not mean 2100?

This anime should be called, "Honey! I forgot to order the SAM's!"

yeah this reminds me of the new top gun lol

Also the Tigershark, Tiger II, F-16 Falcon & F-14 Tomcat

From 9:35 to 10:00...that was just fucking cold. Just as he ejected. I mean, I know they're mercs, but hell even mercenaries have some kind of honor.

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@nickfury1279

Жыл бұрын

Damn. He should’ve waited till he got a bit lower to open his chute

I love the F-5

They did the A 4 Skyhawk dirty

At 7:00 and 7:24 , isn't that the maneuver that the British pilot use on the falklands war? I forgot the name...

@Spey_Phantom

2 жыл бұрын

its called VIFFing (Vectoring in Forward Flight).

@Tigershark_3082

2 жыл бұрын

From what I know, it was the USMC who first discovered VIFFing in 1983, which is where they practiced it. The British might've used it, but I'm pretty sure they scored most of their kills with AIM-9Ls, which were supplied to them by the US right before being deployed.

Just a nice little warcrime at the end😃

they would have had more luck risking SA-5s and taking anti-radiation missiles than that ravine

@Tigershark_3082

Жыл бұрын

They're mercenaries. They can't even affored AGM-65 Mavericks

@breezygamer1179

Жыл бұрын

somehow they have the budget to get that many aircraft with aim-9s and a lot of pilots. Just lay off like half of them or smth. The series is cool but seems to have plot gaps

@Tigershark_3082

Жыл бұрын

@@breezygamer1179 Simple: The Aslanian Air Force bought a shit-ton of surplus US military aircraft. The Manga goes into better detail, with them originally only having F-5As, A-4Es and Fs, early F-4s (Cs and Ds), F-100s, and F-8s. Later on, the majority of the aircraft are destroyed, and Saki is forced to rent out 10x Kfir C.2s. Later on, McCoy starts buying back new aircraft (it isn't shown in the OVAs, but McCoy usually blackmails other militaries or suppliers to get newer aircraft in). I just assume Area 88 takes place in an Alternate universe where, after Vietnam, most older aircraft used by the US military get sold for cheap, possibly scrap. McCoy is then able to buy it all via changing serial numbers, or buying said scrap airframes. In the Manga, Shin used a Draken at one point. In order to get it for Shin, McCoy had to buy two scrap J 35OE as and fuse them together. He then has to get the engine from another country, and has to go to yet ANOTHER country just for the afterburner. Mickey's Tomcat was originally intended for Iran, but wasn't able to get there in time before the revolution. The F-14 was mostly just sitting in a shipping container in Italy for awhile. Eventually, McCoy was able to change the serial number for it, so it had the number of a scrapped a. Then, he was able to buy the F-14 for as cheap as scrap. In order to get Greg's A-10, McCoy had to bribe some NATO members (guess NATO itself operated A-10s in this universe...)

And in the future, Ace Combat fans would consider this sort of mission to be...normal.

@FighterGuDude3214 IT IS an F-20 ... just look at it goddamnit!! IT has a single fraking engine!!

Nguyen gets same treatment in final episode

What time period is Area 88 set in? Also 8:12: Top Tier Air RB in War Thunder be like

@Tigershark_3082

Жыл бұрын

This part is set in 1982. The first OVA was set in 1979

@1bearcatf8f Yeah in my opinion they should have replaced the F-20 with the F-5E Tiger II. Or heck, Shin flew the Saab 35 Draken in the Manga, so why not that one.

@TheJasonsvideos

4 жыл бұрын

And later in the manga he flies a Grumman X-29A.

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheJasonsvideos Yeah, but it didn't make a whole lot of sense

First driver's license test

4:30 harriers doing harrier shit, you dont turn around and engage them lol

@Tigershark_3082

2 жыл бұрын

War thunder moment

Did i just see an a10 keeping up with a f5

If you have the dvd, why won't you release more in english

No problem it's like playing video game,.....Ace Combat

You can see this in Ace Combat 7 cape rainy lol

@HunterR909 His name is Nguyen. Divine justice is coming for him, don't you worry.

it is like a viedo game.........ACE COMBAT

@pootisspencer2579

7 жыл бұрын

Phantasm BANDAI NAMCO SAVE AREA 88 MAKE ACE COMBAT 8 WITH IT get it 88 And 8 Heheh

@ykm205

5 жыл бұрын

Ace Combat 7, Mission 14

@chiefturion7134

Жыл бұрын

@@pootisspencer2579 there was an area 88 collab event in AC Infinity years back. They had F-20A Shin Kazama, A-10A Greg Gates, AV-8B Kim Aba, and F-14A Mickie Simon on offer.

If only in war thunder it was that easy to kill one of those

They should’ve taken A-1 Skyraiders for this mission.

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

Would be been too slow, and they would easily get downed by those Harriers

@user-mm2ey6lz9h

3 жыл бұрын

Phantom-051-plane guy yet still considering that in this universe the skyraiders can carry AIM-9s it wouldn’t been so bad for them

Do A-4's ever get any wins or love in this Looks like Kfir don't either

oohh so that's the difference....Man, they look exactly the same

War thunder new power be like

TOMCAT are Great