OVA/Action Comedy/Sci-Fi/Acquired Taste Titles

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 Comedy: (Genre) Much like "Action" (lots of shooting, explosions, and the like) except it has "Comedy" thrown in as well.

Sci-Fi: (Setting) Self-explanatory. Anime of this category should contain Science-Fiction elements.

Acquired Taste: (Style) These are titles which may take a while to get used to. As such, you should watch several episodes before making up your mind.

Title	Rating	Synopsis
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FLCL	Buy	Twelve-year-old Nandaba Naota's older brother has departed for America to play baseball, leaving the confused Naota alone with his brother's 17-year-old girlfriend, Samejima Mamimi. It doesn't help that she flirts with him constantly, or that his brother has sent him a rather disturbing letter from America. When the tomboyish Haruhara Haruko enters the scene, running down Naota with her motorscooter before smashing him over the head with her guitar, things will never be the same again.
Fooly Cooly	Buy	See FLCL
Furi Kuri	Buy	See FLCL
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Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (1990)	Rent	In the late 20th century, tremendous advances in robotics led to the development of the "Labor". Replacing slower, less versatile industrial equipment, the Labor was also capable of inflicting mass destruction. Virtually unstoppable by conventional police units, the labor quickly became the weapon of choice for terrorists, criminals, and seriously disturbed sociopaths. To fight these criminals, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department established the "Special Vehicles, Section 2," comprised of specially designed Patrol Labors--"Patlabors".
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Patlabor New OVA Series	Rent	See Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (1990)
Patlabor: The New Files	Rent	See Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (1990)

Genre Action(1) Cyberpunk(1) Parody(1) Setting Modern(1) Demographic Style Weird(1) Keywords Ecchi(1) Mecha(2) Sequel(1) Type TV(1) Release Year 1992(1)