OVA

OVA代表作

Original Video Animation [ə'rɪdʒənļ 'vɪdɪo ænə'meʃən] 縮寫 OVA

OVA，全稱Original Video Animation或Original Visual Animation，日式英文，直譯為「原創動畫錄影帶」。起初是OAV（Original Animation Video），在月刊Newtype強力宣導下OVA成為主流，現僅剩學研系動畫雜誌等仍用OAV。 OVA本指直接發行錄影帶而非在電視、電影等媒體上播放的動畫作品，但後來LD、VCD、DV等媒體逐漸普及，所以現時OVA中的「V」已不單純指錄影帶（Video Tape），而是泛指單獨發行的動畫作品，包括後來出現的OAD（Original Anime DVD/Disc）亦屬此類。

OVA, full title Original Video Animation or Original Visual Animation, the Japanese-style English, the literal translation is “the original animation videotape”. At first is OAV (Original Animation Video), OVA becomes the mainstream under the monthly publication Newtype force guidance, presently only remains study grinds is the animation magazine and so on still used OAV.

OVA originally points to directly publish a videotape rather than on TV, movie etc. the media up broadcast of animation work, but afterwards LD, VCD and DVD etc. the media are gradually universal, so"V" in nonce OVA already not pure point a videotape(Video Tape), but the animation work that indicates generally to publish alone, OAD(Original Anime DVD/Disc) that includes to afterwards appear also belongs to this kind.