OAV

meeting a week ago, I caught a two-part DVD special Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, which in better times would've been called "OAV".

Anime Nano! 2009

I dug up the manga after the OAV came Stateside, wound up buying the whole thing, and the plot arcs that unfold later in the series go straight through the roof.

License request day: Delinquent Girl Detective 2009

Sukeban Deka began life as a manga, which was then made into an anime OAV and, in the 80′s, a popular three-season live-action TV show, all of which I have reviewed previously.

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If the "film" guideline was in fact put forward, then that would be deeply troublesome as it would imply that the editor-in-chief of the anime academic journal Mechademia doesn't even know the difference between a movie and an OAV despite all their stated credentials.

MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010

Sukeban Deka began life as a manga, which was then made into an anime OAV and, in the 80′s, a popular three-season live-action TV show, all of which I have reviewed previously.

August « 2009 « The Manga Curmudgeon 2009

This lead to a several-episode gap between the final two episodes that was partially filled by an OAV followup.

Crown Jewels of Anime: Blue Meteor SPT Layzner » Fanboy.com 2008

The Professional: Golgo 13 (anime OAV) – assassin, but anime.

Underserved Gaming Genres 2: Crime Fiction « Geek Related 2008

AD Police Files (OAV) – cop spinoff of Bubblegun Crisis anime series

Underserved Gaming Genres 1: Cop Fiction « Geek Related 2008

With the latest OAV series currently in Japanese release, the train shows no sign of stopping.

Crown Jewels of Anime: Armored Trooper Votoms » Fanboy.com 2008

There was also a self-contained elseworlds type OAV for Galient called Iron Emblem, which is like dessert after a multi-course meal.

Crown Jewels of Anime: Panzer World Galient » Fanboy.com 2008