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Dranas · Post by **Dranas** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:27 pm

What exactly is an OVA or OAV and what do those letters stand for

chabols · Post by **chabols** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:30 pm

i'm not 100% SURE BUT I BLEIVE ITS ORINGAL VERIONS ANIMES AND ORINDAL ANIMETED VERSION BUT I COULD BE WRONG

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:31 pm

oav is origanly animated video. and its usaly a shorter series of episodes that comes befor the anime. i think. i might be wrong

chabols · Post by **chabols** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 4:31 pm

chabols wrote:i'm not 100% SURE BUT I BLEIVE ITS ORINGAL VERIONS ANIMES AND ORINDAL ANIMETED VERSION BUT I COULD BE WRONG

stupid caps i think i should just rip it off the key board like the gay windows button

Org Profile · Post by **LantisEscudo** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:36 pm

OVA (Original Video Animation) and OAV (Original Animation Video) are interchangable terms for anime that is released directly to video or DVD without a broadcast or theatrical showing first. Either is acceptable; I personally prefer using OVA.

OVAs are frequently stand-alone sets. They can also be linked to existing TV series or movies to provide a continuation of the series (like Steel Angel Kurumi), a prequel to it (the first Rurouni Kenshin set), or an alternate telling of it (Rayearth or Kimagure Orange Road).

In the heyday of OVAs (mid-'90s), they often had better animation than TV series, since they had a higher budget per episode, though not as high as a theatrical movie. With the advent of computer-aided animation, that's changed somewhat, and it's harder to tell whether something is an OVA or TV series from the animation quality.

OVAs can have widely varying episode counts as well. Three is a very common number, though I've seen as few as one (Chrono Trigger) and as high as 13 (Original Record of Lodoss War). US releases of OVA sets are often of the entire set on one DVD (longer sets usually get released on two), while Japanese releases are usually one episode per DVD (more if it's an older one getting rereleased on DVD).

Shadowmage · Post by **Shadowmage** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:55 pm

JHU Battousai wrote:OVA (Original Video Animation) and OAV (Original Animation Video) are interchangable terms for anime that is released directly to video or DVD without a broadcast or theatrical showing first. Either is acceptable; I personally prefer using OVA.

OVAs are frequently stand-alone sets. They can also be linked to existing TV series or movies to provide a continuation of the series (like Steel Angel Kurumi), a prequel to it (the first Rurouni Kenshin set), or an alternate telling of it (Rayearth or Kimagure Orange Road).

In the heyday of OVAs (mid-'90s), they often had better animation than TV series, since they had a higher budget per episode, though not as high as a theatrical movie. With the advent of computer-aided animation, that's changed somewhat, and it's harder to tell whether something is an OVA or TV series from the animation quality.

OVAs can have widely varying episode counts as well. Three is a very common number, though I've seen as few as one (Chrono Trigger) and as high as 13 (Original Record of Lodoss War). US releases of OVA sets are often of the entire set on one DVD (longer sets usually get released on two), while Japanese releases are usually one episode per DVD (more if it's an older one getting rereleased on DVD).

Very nice sum up. Another thing about OVAs is that they often take a while to produce and release. There can be a timespand of months between each OVA episode release.

Dranas · Post by **Dranas** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:56 pm

Thank you ive wondered this for a long time...you have solved the mystery. ^_^

Lunar665 · Post by **Lunar665** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:03 am

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Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 1:55 am

I think I remember hearing that the 6 episodes of FLCL took 2 years to make. What are the ranges for how long it takes to make a regular (26 ep.) series?

I also want to know about shows that come out weekly. I'm talking about U.S. show new episodes that come out every week. Do they take only a week for one episode to be made or do they take a LOT longer, get finished, then get held for a while until it's aired on the scheduled week?

madmag9999 · Post by **madmag9999** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 2:05 am

im pretty almost positive that the us shows get made then held back and aired at later dates, then they show reruns of the shows till they are ready to luanch the second season. i remember reading this somewhere. as to the time it takes to make a us show or an anime i have no idea. but i know its a long time. if u consider what has to be done. first they have to write the story and disinge the characters and the settings. then they have to draw everything out. then they have to scan it and color it in then they add the audio and then its ready. but inbetween all that the editors directors and all the other ppl who run the thing have to agree on everything. i know akira took them 24/7 for one year to make.