Deep in the sandy plains of the Middle Eastern kingdom of Asran, Japanese photojournalist Makoto Shinjou travels to the remote airbase Area 88 to document the activities of the mercenaries who destroy the country's enemies for a living. Among their ranks is Shin Kazama, a Japanese ace pilot who was tricked by his former best friend into signing a contract with the Asran's fighter squad. Because of this, he lost his career as an airline pilot and the chance to marry his fiancee Ryoko Tsugumo. Now, Shin has three choices in order to leave Area 88 and return to Japan: serve the mercenary group for three years, earn US$1.5 million, or desert the base, risking imminent death.
Area 88 (TV) has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: エリア８８, Area 88 (2004)
Genres: Earth , Air Force , Action , Asia , Present , Military , Romance
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Top 5 Anime Like Area 88 (TV) [2026 List]
5. Gunparade March: Arata Naru Kougunka
It began in 1945, at the end of the Pacific War. Alien invaders filled the earth's Skies, and mankind was forced to confront an unprecedented threat. For the first time in human history, people of all cultures came together under one banner.
This war has now been raging for over fifty years. Countless lives have been lost, and the Japanese military is now forced to rely on young people such as Atsushi Hayami and his high school class, also known as Unit 5121. This new generation fearlessly struggles on with the aid of the HWT humanoid combat machines and the devastating PBE bomb.
Gunparade March: A New Song for the March has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガンパレード・マーチ -新たなる行軍歌-, Gunparade March: Arata Naru Kougunka
4. Toshokan Sensou: Kakumei no Tsubasa
Kasahara Iku and Dojo Atsushi receive an emergency recall in the middle of their date as Japan is rocked by a terror attack. Their new duty is a protection detail assigned to Touma Kurato, an author. Meanwhile, the relationship between Librarians and the Media Purity Committee is also worsening.
Toshokan Sensou: Kakumei no Tsubasa has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 図書館戦争 革命のつばさ, Library War the Movie, Gekijouban Toshokan Sensou, Library War: The Wings of Revolution
3. Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden
Vesper is a secret agency fighting an army of alien invaders by using super-powerful battle androids. Mahoro is Vesper's most powerful battle android and has won many battles, but she has little operating time left and soon will cease to function. However, if she lays down her arms and conserves her remaining power, the time she has left can be prolonged to just over a year. Mahoro is given an opportunity to live the remaining time she has as a normal human. She chooses to live as a maid for Suguru, a phenomenally messy middle school student who lives by himself after his family passed away.
Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: まほろまてぃっく, Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden
2. Toshokan Sensou
Toshokan Sensou tells the story of Kasahara Iku, the first woman to join the Library Task Force. In the near future in Japan, the Media Enhancement Law has been forced upon the population censoring all books and media. To counter this, the Library Defense Force was created. To protect themselves against the Media Enhancement Law Commission, all major libraries are fully equipped with a military Task Force, who take it upon themselves to protect the books and freedom of media of the people.
This anime follows Iku and her fellow soldiers as they protect various special books and artifacts from the oppression of the Media Enhancement Law Commission. A love story, war story, and comedy all rolled into one.
Library Wars has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 図書館戦争, Library War, Toshokan Kakumei, Library Revolution, Library Rebellion, Library Crisis
1. Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho
In an alternate-reality 1974 Japan, the country is split, with the southern islands controlled by America and the northern lands claimed by the Soviet Union. Hokkaido, referred to as Ezo in Kumo no Mukou Yakusoku no Basho, decides to construct a tower into the sky designed by Ekusun Tsukinoe.
By 1996, Hokkaido Tower's construction is complete and three students of Aomori have big dreams concerning this tower. Hiroki Fujisawa and Takuya Shirakawa are considered child prodigies, and both harbor romantic feelings for Sayuri Sawatari, though neither of them would dare admit it.
When a drone crashes down, the two boys resolve to repair it and fly to the top of Hokkaido Tower. Assisting them is their boss at the military plant, Mr. Okabe. They name the drone Bella Ciela, but before their dreams of flying it are realized, Sayuri vanishes. Unbeknownst to them, her disappearance is related closely to the tower that the two dream of reaching.
The Place Promised in Our Early Days has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 雲のむこう、約束の場所, Beyond the Clouds, The Promised Place
