Product Details

• Actors: David Arnsburger, Sascha Biesi, Charles Campbell, Michael Dalmon, Travis Dean
• Directors: Osamu Mikasa, Yûji Moriyama
• Writers: Yuji Kawahara
• Format: Animated, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Section 23
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305121605
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #617,881 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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The 801st Tactical Training Squadron, a stunt-show unit with female pilots, is the dumping ground of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, although that status doesn't figure into the stories the way it does in Patlabor. The rivalry between ace pilots Miyuki Haneda and Arisa Mitake intensifies with the arrival of maintenance officer Sgt. Takuya Isurugi. A good-natured boob in the tradition of Keitaro in Love Hina, Isurugi quickly becomes the focus of the jealous battles between Miyuki and Arisa. The plots of these seven episodes (the complete series) are slight at best, with a maximum of "fan service" bath scenes, cleavage shots, etc. In episode 4, which originally aired as a holiday special, the unit visits a remote, icy mountain resort that may be haunted. What appears to be the ghost of a World War II kamikaze pilot panics the girls while they're in the bath, but the supposedly comic ending simply doesn't play. Episode 5 involves unflattering American stereotypes, as pilots from the USAF Thunderbirds meet the Airbats. Based on a manga by Toshimitsu Shimizu, Airbats grew out of the popularity of Top Gun in Japan. As the opening titles proclaim, the show was made with the cooperation of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, although why the national military assisted a series that depicts its pilots as childish dolts who deliberately damage each other's planes in midair is anyone's guess. Rated 15 Up: Nudity, risqué humor, toilet humor, alcohol use, profanity, violence. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just great, February 10, 2000

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Lee Barnes - See all my reviews

This review is from: 801 Tts Airbats: 1st Strike [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As 'the man' said, this is a lot of fun. Do check your brain at the door, some of the things they do with those airplanes just can't happen, but it sure does make a great story. If you want a good laugh, buy this video! I laughed so hard, I was nearly rolling on the floor! lol! Like this one scene... roflmao! What are you waiting for? Buy it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what a enjoyable anime, October 23, 2005

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Ronnie Clay "R.C." (Winnsboro, Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 801 T.T.S. Airbats (DVD)

Now this is something new. A romantic/comedy set on a Japanese air base. "Airbats" does a great job of combining romance with some very funny humor. The characters are all very real and you can't help but root for the couples to get together. The flight scenes kick butt. You can watch this with your girlfriend.

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lots of fun ,screaming ,silly female sqeeky vices, July 10, 2002

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Robert L. Christlieb (fort wayne ,indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 801 T.T.S. Airbats (DVD)

this air base is silly, they scream at each other ,watch this if your looking for japan screaming funny humor....umm the extra clip of the actress at the base is wonderful , a girl who did the voice has green stained teeth , did she ever brush them ?