What is an OVA?
OVA stands for Original Video Animation: an episode or short series released straight to home video, with no television broadcast. This page lists the 24 OVAs our catalogue rates highest, starting with Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988, 8.8), Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Trust & Betrayal (Tsuioku-hen) (1999, 8.5), Zoku Owarimonogatari (2019, 8.4), Kamisama Kiss◎ OVA (2015, 8.3) and Attack on Titan: No Regrets (2015, 8.3). They range from 1988 to 2025. Recurring studios include TMS Entertainment (3 titles), MADHOUSE (2 titles) and Shaft (2 titles). The genre tags that appear most often across the set are drama, comedy, action and fantasy. The longest entry here is Legend of the Galactic Heroes at 110 episodes. Community scores on the page run from 8.80 down to 8.00. The tabs above switch to the other five formats, and the sort buttons re-order this one by release date or popularity.
