Original video animation

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 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 may be broadcast for promotional purposes. OVA titles were originally made available on VHS, later becoming more popular on LaserDisc and eventually DVD.[1] Starting in 2008, the term OAD (original animation DVD)[2][3] began to refer to DVD releases published bundled with their source-material manga.

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  2. ^ "魔法先生ネギま!~もうひとつの世界~公式HP" [Negima! Magister Negi Magi!: Another World Official HP] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  3. ^ 今日の5の2 初回限定版コミック ~公式サイト~ [Kyō no Go no Ni Limited Edition Comic Official Site] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 8, 2011.