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original video animation

Japanese anime designed for release in home-video formats
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original video animation

Summary

original video animation is a product distribution method[1]. It draws 15,297 Wikipedia views per month (product_distribution_method category, ranking #3 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • original video animation's instance of is recorded as product distribution method[3].
  • original video animation is a type of anime film[4].
  • original video animation's Commons category is recorded as Anime OVAs[5].
  • original video animation was distributed by direct-to-video[6].
  • original video animation's country of origin is recorded as Japan[7].
  • original video animation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 1983[8].
  • original video animation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anime OVAs[9].
  • original video animation's short name is recorded as OVA[10].
  • original video animation's name in kana is recorded as オリジナル・ビデオ・アニメーション[11].
  • original video animation's different from is recorded as anime film[12].
  • original video animation's properties for this type is recorded as P12489[13].

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Definition and Type

original video animation's instance of is recorded as product distribution method[3]. It is a type of anime film[4].

Why It Matters

original video animation draws 15,297 Wikipedia views per month (product_distribution_method category, ranking #3 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → anime film
    Instance of → product distribution method
    Country of origin → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Anime OVAs
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Main/OriginalVideoAnimation"
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