What does OVA mean in animation?

The whole meaning of OVA (original video animation) is: original animation video tape.

It has been 16 years since the first OVA was launched in 1983. It occupies a very important position in the history of Japanese animation, and we will see information about it in various animation news.

Generally, it can be used as an OVA work. When it was first released, it was definitely not shown on TV or theater. If a work that has been shown on TV or theater is reissued, videos (or LD/VCD) and the like cannot be called OVA.

The "V" in OVA also refers to all video/LD/VCD/DVD media, not just video.

About OVA

We all know that OVA is the abbreviation of original video animation, that is, "original animation video".

If the TV version and the theatrical version of animation are divided according to the broadcast channel, then OVA is divided according to the distribution channel.

It is understood that people who want to see the beauty of OVA usually rent it or buy it from the window.

However, the selection of OVA is often made at the request of fans of a certain work, and the plot is usually completed to meet the collection needs of fans;

Or do an experimental production, if the response is good, it is likely to be made into a TV version of the animation, but also mass production.

Compared with the first two, the number of OVA is obviously much less (for example, Rogue Mark has only four OVAs).

The general OVA is not widely known, only fans will say it, which is quite a bit of a "professional counterpart".

The length of the egg is unlimited, and it is relatively free. An animation is 40 to 50 minutes long and 20 to 30 minutes short.

If it is longer, it will be split into TV versions, and some will add OP and ED. The length of an episode is 2 1m to 25m. The reason for this may be that it can be broadcast on TV in the future (it will naturally become a TV version of animation); Even if it is TV animation now, it may be sold in the form of OVA in the future.

This makes it difficult to distinguish between OVA and TV version, which is of course not very important. For example, the 55CD "Yin Ying" is actually OVA, which we used to call the TV version.

Although some animations have been broadcast on TV, we call them TV versions. In fact, the CD we bought was transferred from its OVA version.

The above situation makes the animation products emerge in an endless stream in the OVA field, with diverse contents, colorful wonders and uneven levels.

On the one hand, OVA has a relatively narrow audience, less pressure and more time for production, so that producers can give full play to their fists and feet.

Adopt new shooting techniques and new script composition to seek a breakthrough. At the same time, OVA has also become a good place to hone and tap new people. Many excellent executives started their careers from OVA.

A wonderful egg is often made with the great enthusiasm and creative desire of the producer, and it can even be said that it is painstaking.

Therefore, for those who specialize in animation, watching OVA is a compulsory course; On the other hand, the commercial purpose of OVA is not obvious.

Problems with production funds, equipment and personnel are inevitable (generally they will not appear in popular animation series, please rest assured).

Therefore, among many eggs, anticlimactic is common, and headless and tailless is nothing unusual; Excellent OVA can compete with the theatrical version above the standard.

Poor OVA can be compared with the finished products of amateurs.