OVA: (Type) OVA = Original Video Animation. These are the direct-to-video anime titles done in Japan. Often, OVAs can start a franchise (Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki), start a TV series (Mahou Tsukai Tai!), be a sequel to a TV series (Love Hina Again), or be a stand-alone title (Aa! Megami-sama! OVA). Sometimes, the OAVs are named the same as the TV series and thus will sometimes have the term OVA listed after the title's name to separate it.
Action: (Genre) Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as "Gun-Action", "Martial Arts", and "Swordplay"; see also: "Fighting".
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| B | ||
| Birdy the Mighty | Buy | See Tetsuwan Birdy |
| D | ||
 Debutante Detective Corps |
Watch |
Meet Kimiko, Miyuki, Youko, Reika & Nina, the 5 richest girls in Japan. Follow they're exploits as they destroy property, mis-use the police force, solve crimes, and try not to be assassinated, all while attending high school. No one puts a hit on these misses. |
| H | ||
 Houma Hunter Lime |
Watch |
From a parallel world, a creature has entered our world. Lime follows it with the purpose of destroying it. However, when Lime's partner, Bass, drops a box of magic sphere's, those spheres occupy regular objects (like a candle, a coin purse) and become youkai -- magical monsters/demons. The spheres are also known as houma (or Jewel BEM in the official translation). Now Bass and Lime must gather all of the spheres before the gateway to their world opens again. |
| J | ||
| Jewel BEM Hunter Lime | Watch | See Houma Hunter Lime |
| Jewel Hunter Lime BEM | Watch | See Houma Hunter Lime |
| L | ||
| Lady Investigator Network | Watch | See Debutante Detective Corps |
| O | ||
| Ojasama Sosa Ami | Watch | See Debutante Detective Corps |
| R | ||
| Ranma 1/2 OAV | Buy | See Ranma Nibun no Ichi |
 Ranma Nibun no Ichi |
Buy |
Martial Arts students Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo have been arranged to be married against their will. To make matters worse, after Martial Arts training at the Magical Springs in China, his father is cursed to change into a Panda and he's cursed to change into a beautiful buxom female whenever doused in cold water. (Hot water reverses the effects.) Add to that a cast of characters looking to break up the couple (some of them similarly cursed) and you have one of Rumiko Takahashi's most popular creation as they continue their adventures in the OVA releases. |
| Ranma ½ OAV | Buy | See Ranma Nibun no Ichi |
| Ranma ½ OAV Series | Buy | See Ranma Nibun no Ichi |
| Ranma ½ OVA | Buy | See Ranma Nibun no Ichi |
| T | ||
 Tetsuwan Birdy |
Buy |
Tetsuwan Birdy is an unconventional but highly effective female agent of the Space Federation Police Force. She has come to Earth on the trail of an extremely dangerous criminal ringleader, and late at night has managed to track down one of the henchmen. He--or more accurately "it"-- refuses to surrender, and after a confused back-alley fight Birdy deals out a lethal energy-blast. To her horror, however, she realizes that the suspect has used an innocent bystander as a decoy, and Birdy has in fact killed Japanese teenager Senkawa Tsutomu! But all is not lost for "Stomu", because the Space Federation accepts responsibility for his fate, possesses miraculous technology, and consequently expects Birdy to henceforth share her body with him. She's not exactly enthusiastic, but accepts the outcome--a body which contains the minds of two persons and can transform into the shape of either one. |
| V | ||
 Variable Geo |
Rent | Variable Geo: the martial arts tournament fought to determine the toughest waitress in the world. It's a brutal battle between waitresses who serve up generous portions of energy blasts and vicious side orders of martial artistry. For buffed beauties who make below-minimum wage, VG is the perfect way to score some fast cash. The victor walks away with millions, and the vanquished loses everything (namely, all her clothes). Goddesses, descend on the field of battle! |
| 鉄腕バーディー (Japanese) | Buy | See Tetsuwan Birdy |
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