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Aki Sora

There are two OVA adaptations of Aki Sora, both produced by Hoods Entertainment, with Takeo Takahashi as director, Jukki Hanada as scriptwriter and Kazuya Kuroda as character designer and chief animation director.

Angel Blade

She shares a name with a character from the video game/OVA series Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer, which Masami Ōbari previously did work on.

Her name may be a reference to the video game/OVA series Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer, which Masami Ōbari previously did work on.

She is more or less based on the character of the same name from the video game/OVA series Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer, which Masami Ōbari previously did work on.

Her name may be a reference to the similarly-styled policewoman character named Erika Chinen from the videogame/OVA series Virus Buster Serge, which Masami Ōbari previously did work on.

Battle Programmer Shirase


Misao Amano has made a cameo appearance in the final OVA of (Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure) and is a main character in the series (Magical Girl Pretty Sammy) in which her alter ego is Pixy Misa.

Blue Submarine No. 6

The OVA had also received two video games for the PlayStation and Dreamcast.

Broken Mirror

It serves as the theme song for the fifth episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn OVA series.

BS6

Blue Submarine No. 6, manga series by Satoru Ozawa, which was subsequently developed into a four episode OVA series by Gonzo.

Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon

The OVA is a one-shot tribute to the Metal Hero genre of live-action superhero shoes that were prevailent in the 80's and 90's.

Chercher

The title track was used as an ending theme for OVA of Maria-sama ga Miteru.

Diebuster

Unlike the mechs seen in Gunbuster, the Buster Machines in Diebuster appear to be sentient biomechanical mecha built by some unspecified Buster Machine corporation, which are actually later generations of the first two Buster Machines from the first OVA.

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2

The game comes with a remake of the OVA Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, now retitled Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans.

Fūma no Kojirō

On June 1, 1989, an OVA was released featuring animation character designs by Michi Himeno and Shingo Araki (both of whom also worked on the respective anime adaptations of Kurumada's other manga works; Ring ni Kakero, Saint Seiya and B't X).

Guyver: Out of Control

Guyver: Out of Control is a short original video animation based on the manga, Bio Booster Armor Guyver but is different both in length and story from both the manga and the 12 episode OVA series, Bio-Booster Armor Guyver.

I'll CKBC

I'll / Crazy Kouzu Basketball Club is an anime OVA based on the manga, I'll, by Hiroyuki Asada.

Iria: Zeiram the Animation

IRIA was adapted into a Japan-only video game for the Super Famicom called Hyper Iria, although it does not seem to follow the storyline of the OVA very closely.

Kaleido Star

The first OVA looks at a new production in the works that follows the Kaleido Stage's success with Swan Lake, about a female princess that is unable to smile and a jester of hers that is hoping to bring her smile back.

Kazé

Recently, the French company has received criticism from Italy regarding the publication of Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail (series OVA), Mardock Scramble: the First Compression, and Children Who Chase Lost Voices.

Kid Amazo

As Amazo, merely an advanced robot, failed, the next approach would be to cross bio-mechanical material from Amazo's body with human ova and DNA, in order to obtain a cyborg being who would exhibit the best traits of both human and artificial life.

Kirei na Senritsu

The title track was used as the final ending theme for the OVA of Maria-sama ga Miteru.

Memories Off 3.5

Memories Off 3.5 is a double OVA series based on the third and fourth games of the Memories Off series: Omoide ni Kanata Kimi: Memories Off and Memories Off: Sorekara.

The OVA takes time shortly before the Story of Memories Off: Sorekara, where Inori has flashbacks on how she met Isshu.

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE

A compilation OVA titled Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden was released on July 26, 2013, focusing on the second protagonist of the series, Asemu Asuno.

Moldiver

The OVA was later followed by a Moldiver manga by Shinpei Itou (the writer of Hyper Doll), which ran in "Shōnen Captain".

Ninja Gaiden

Ryu, voiced by Keiichi Nanba, is the main character in the 1991 OVA film Ninja Ryūkenden, released in Japan only.

Revolting Rhymes

An audio book of Dahl's Revolting Rhymes was released, read by Timothy West and Prunella Scales; this version was also turned into an OVA by Abbey Home Entertainment in the 1990s as part of their Tempo Video range.

Saikano

At the beginning of the OVA, Japan is attacked by Tornado jets, as used by European Air forces, and the attacking army is described as 'The Combined Forces'.

Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi!

Although no anime series of Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! exists, a pilot original video animation (OVA) was shown as part of the "Jump Super Anime Tour" of 1998 with pilots for One Piece and Hunter × Hunter.

Sena Kobayakawa

In the 2003 anime OVA which preceded the anime series, he is voiced by Romi Park; however, she was replaced by Miyu Irino in the 2005 Japanese anime television series.

Shōjo Sect

A three-part OVA series titled Shōjo Sect: Innocent Lovers animated by Amarcord was announced in April 2008 with the first episode released in July.

Sonic Anime

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, a two-episode OVA animated in 1996 based loosely on Sonic CD

Tekkaman

Tekkaman Blade II, a 6-episode OVA based on the 1992 anime series, released in 1994.

Tokyo Babylon

The original video animations (OVA) series are two episodes with original stories animated by Madhouse.

Utawarerumono

The OVA's opening theme is "Adamant Faith" by Suara and its ending theme is "Yume no Tsuzuki" by Rena Uehara.

VF-22 Sturmvogel II

A third one was piloted by the Diamond Force leader, Lieutenant Gamlin Kizaki, in the OVA Macross Dynamite 7.

Voices of a Distant Star

The OVA is also licensed in France by Kazé, in Italy by D/visual, in Russia by XLM Media and in Taiwan by Proware Multimedia International.

Zeiram

The film Zeiram was followed by a live-action sequel, Zeiram 2, as well as an OVA prequel miniseries called Iria: Zeiram the Animation and two videogames, Hyper Iria and Zeiram Zone.


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