Metal Gear Solid (audio drama)

The Metal Gear Solid audio drama was a spin-off of the Metal Gear Solid video game released only in Japan that was shown in weekly segments on a syndicate radio program called Club db, which aired on the radio station Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (JOQR) and its affiliates. The drama lasted twelve installments, which aired between October 24, 1998 and January 9, 1999. The drama was then collected in two albums, Drama CD Metal Gear Solid Vol. 1, released on December 4, 1998; and Drama CD Metal Gear Solid Vol. 2, released on January 8, 1999.

The drama focuses Solid Snake, Roy Campbell, Meryl Silverburgh and Mei Ling as they participate in various missions following the events of the Shadow Moses Island incident. The stories are not considered part of the Metal Gear Solid video game canon, but are instead side-stories depicting hypothetical situations. The drama was directed by Shuyo Murata and written by the series' military adviser Motosada Mori. Yoji Shinkawa also provided the artwork for the liner notes.

Cast and characters

 * Akio Ōtsuka - Solid Snake
 * Kyōko Terase - Meryl Silverburgh
 * Takeshi Aono - Roy Campbell
 * Hōkō Kuwashima - Mei Ling
 * Toshio Furukawa - Allen Iishiba
 * Osamu Saka - Mark Cortez
 * Kazuhiro Nakata - Sergei Ivanovich
 * Shinji Nakae - Schultz
 * Kazunari Tanaka - Riley Martinez
 * Tomohisa Aso - Captain (Mission 1)
 * Sanshiro Niita - Co-Pilot (Mission 1)
 * Toru Inada - Controller
 * Nobuhiko Kazama - Captain (Mission 3)
 * Nobuo Satouchi - Co-Pilot (Mission 3)
 * Takayuki Inoue - Army Intelligence Officer
 * Naoki Imamura - IFV Commander

Episode 1
After Meryl Silverburgh and a crew of U.N. Peacekeepers are forced to crash land on the hostile land of the Basra Republic, Solid Snake is sent Colonel Campbell to rendezvous with her. Joined by Sgt. Allen Iishiba of Delta Force, the two men must survive the harsh desert to accomplish their mission.

Episode 2
In order to help Mei-Ling expose a chemical plant secretly under the construction, Snake must help her infiltrate the neo-communist island of San Chago in order to gather the required evidence.

Episode 3
When Roy Campbell is captured while conducting a top-secret mission in the Republic of Estaria, Solid Snake decides to conduct an unofficial rescue mission with the help of Meryl and Mei-Ling.

Albums

 * Drama CD Metal Gear Solid Vol. 1 (KICA-7923, 1998/12/04)
 * Drama CD Metal Gear Solid Vol. 2 (KICA-7924, 1999/01/08)