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Area 88: The Blue Skies of Betrayal (1985)
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Area 88: The Blue Skies of Betrayal (1985)
Original name: エリア8 8
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story: Compilation of Area 88 Acts I-III. A pilot struggles to retain his humanity when he is shanghaied into a mercenary jet fighter force.
Style: anime, shounen, vintage
Plot: fighter plane, mercenary, air force, aerial combat, airplane, aviation, pilot, jet plane, fighter pilot

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