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Original video animation (Japanese: オリジナル・ビデオ・アニメーション, Hepburn: orijinaru bideo animēshon), abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA series ...
The 1980s brought anime to the home video market in the form of original video animation (OVA), as shows were shifting from a focus on superheroes to robots and space operas, [25] with original video animation (OVA or OAV) coming onto the market in 1984, with a range in length. [13]
Prior to the widespread use of anime, the term Japanimation, a portmanteau of Japan and animation, was prevalent throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In the mid-1980s, the term anime began to supplant Japanimation; [17] in general, the latter term now only appears in period works where it is used to distinguish and identify Japanese animation. [18]
An original net animation (ONA), known in Japan as web anime (ウェブアニメ, webu anime), is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ONAs may also have been aired on television if they were first directly released on the Internet.
Joe vs. Joe (ふたりのジョーFutari no Joe) is a Japanese animated OVA (original video animation) consisting of six episodes. The show was produced by the studio Museum. [citation needed] Joe vs. Joe tells the story of two youths from totally opposite lifestyles. The only way they can overcome their own personal troubles in the story is to ...
The first set of OVAs was given three out of five stars by Eric Gaede of THEM Anime Reviews. He praised the fight scenes as more believable than those from other series such as Dragon Ball and the characters' personalities, although felt the villains resorted to clichés when they are about to be defeated. However, he called the story ...
Anime OVA stubs (55 P) Pages in category "Anime OVAs" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The list does not contain strictly idol anime, OVAs and ONAs but may contain anime that use idol setting or themes as part of a bigger plot. The list also only includes multi-episode and single-episode anime/OVAs/ONAs with a minimum total running time of 15 minutes (because there are numerous anime music videos).