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Original Video Animations (OVA) are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats (e.g. VHS, DVD, BluRay). | Original Video Animations (OVA) are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats (e.g. VHS, DVD, BluRay). | ||
Original Animation Discs (OAD) are animated films and series made specially for release as an item bundled with something else, such as a manga, light novel, visual novel, etc. | Original Animation Discs (OAD) are animated films and series made specially for release as an item bundled with something else, such as a manga, light novel, visual novel, etc. | ||
Revision as of 04:53, 30 December 2020
Anime types represent the medium for which an anime was first released.
unknown
Anime that has no type set yet. Generally for anime that hasn't been released yet.
TV Series
Anime that is first released as a series on TV.
OVA
Original Video Animations (OVA) are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats (e.g. VHS, DVD, BluRay).
Original Animation Discs (OAD) are animated films and series made specially for release as an item bundled with something else, such as a manga, light novel, visual novel, etc.
Movie
Anime that is first released as a movie in theatres.
Other
Anime that doesn't fall into any other category.
Web
Anime that is first released as streaming media.
TV Special
Anime that is first released as a one-off, (generally) non-recurring episode/movie on TV. A TV special can have multiple episodes.
A notable differentiation from a normal TV series is that TV specials generally are not serialized. Further, if Japan/China/Korea specifies that it is a TV special, it is probably a TV special.
Music Video
Anime that is a music video.