OVA
Noah’s Barks pages relating to original video animations (OVA), a distribution format for Japanese anime.
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FLCL
‘FLCL’ is a post-modern coming-of-age OVA that is as much a celebration of studio Gainax’s legacy as it is a metaphorical exploration of prepubescent angst. (read more)
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
‘Legend of the Galactic Heroes’ is a 110-episode dramatic space epic with some of the greatest moments you’ll ever see in anime—and a lot of lesser material. (read more)
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Kuroko’s Basketball
Basketball is taken to the extreme in this action-packed series full of (basically) superpowered teenagers. (Includes seasons 1-3, NG Collection, Idiots Can’t Win!, Let’s Chat, Tip Off, and Would You Mind Doing That Once More) (read more)
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Blazing Transfer Student
‘Blazing Transfer Student’ is a two-episode OVA by studio Gainax that humorously parodies classic shonen clichés. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
‘Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory’ features beautiful animation, a likable cast until half of them are discarded, and media’s least-believable love triangle ever. (read more)
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Yu Yu Hakusho
Yu Yu Hakusho is the ideal blueprint for all classic shonen series, with occasional hints at where its successors would innovate. (Includes Nightmare Hakusho) (read more)
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Macross Dynamite 7
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION! Fire Bomber return in this sequel OVA to Macross 7. Is it more fun than ever before? No, not really. (read more)
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Macross 7: Encore
‘Macross 7: Encore’ is three unaired episodes of the series that are unrelated to the main plot, and they’re just as boring as ever. (read more)
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Dancouga: God Bless Dancouga
Despite just barely being able to finish its original storyline, Dancouga receives a sequel movie. The creators even experiment with something new: production values. (read more)
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Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
Hideaki Anno of ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ fame directs studio Gainax’s gorgeous, intense mecha anime that would inspire hits like ‘Gurren Lagann.’ Heavily alludes to tennis anime ‘Aim for the Ace!’ (Includes ‘Science Lesson’) (read more)