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From: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions,rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: what does OVA stand for?
Message-ID: <166@ntmtv.UUCP>
Date: 8 Sep 89 01:16:14 GMT
References: <59654@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: takahash@volans.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Followup-To: rec.arts.anime
Organization: Northern Telecom (Mountain View, CA)
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In article <59654@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> thurn@cis.ohio-state.edu (Martin 'Sulu' Thurn) writes:
>I'm not _really_ a new user, but...
>What does OVA in rec.arts.anime stand for?  I also see it as OAV sometimes.
>Thank you.
>
>---Martin Thurn   thurn@cis.ohio-state.edu    73747@224.compuserve.com

It actually stands for "Original Animation Video" (OAV) or "Original
Video Animation" (OVA).  Both are used, and there really is no difference.
Personally, I prefer OAV...

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