Editing Original video animation (section)

{{Redirect|OVA|other uses|Ova (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|Anime designed for release to home video}}
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{{Anime and manga}}
{{Nihongo|'''Original video animation''' |オリジナル・ビデオ・アニメーション|orijinaru bideo animēshon |lead=yes}}, abbreviated as '''OVA''' and sometimes as '''OAV''' ('''original animation video'''), are [[Anime|Japanese animated]] films and [[Television special|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 may be broadcast for promotional purposes. OVA titles were originally made available on [[Video Home System |VHS]], later becoming more popular on [[LaserDisc]] and eventually [[DVD]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.g4tv.com/animeunleashed/features/50642/Anime_Glossary.html|title=Anime Glossary|last=Nakayama|first=Whitney|publisher= [[G4 (U.S. TV channel) |G4]]|date=2004-12-21 |access-date=2008-09-14|archive-date= 2007-05-19|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070519074010/http://www.g4tv.com/animeunleashed/features/50642/Anime_Glossary.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>  Starting in 2008, the term '''OAD''' ('''original animation DVD''')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://negima.kc.kodansha.co.jp/ |title= 魔法先生ネギま!～もうひとつの世界～公式HP|trans-title= Negima! Magister Negi Magi!: Another World Official HP|publisher= [[Kodansha]] |access-date=April 8, 2011 |language= ja |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110430130252/http://negima.kc.kodansha.co.jp/ |archive-date= April 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/gononi/ |script-title= ja:今日の5の2 初回限定版コミック ～公式サイト～ |trans-title= Kyō no Go no Ni Limited Edition Comic Official Site |publisher= [[Kodansha]]|access-date=April 8, 2011|language= ja}}</ref> began to refer to DVD releases published bundled with their source-material [[manga]].