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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| F | ||
 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 |
| K | ||
 Kido Keisatsu Patoreba |
Buy | In the future, (I guess now the past because it is set in 1998) great advancements are made with the creation of Labors, giant robots designed for construction. With the increased use of Labors, Labors crimes also skyrocketed. To combate this threat, Tokyo formed the Special Vehicals Section 2 and gave them Patrol Labors or Patlabors. |
 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". |
| P | ||
| Patlabor New OVA Series | Rent | See Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (1990) |
| Patlabor OAV | Buy | See Kido Keisatsu Patoreba |
| Patlabor: The New Files | Rent | See Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (1990) |
| Patlabor: The Original Series | Buy | See Kido Keisatsu Patoreba |
| Y | ||
 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou |
Watch |
In a near future world, global warming has brought many changes and the once bustling big city life has found a quiet peace in the abandoned and submerged harbors of a new land. The change has brought about a small town stillness and peace to Japan that was never present in the old times. A very charming A7M2 robot named Alpha has been left to tend a cafe in a quiet eddy of this new world. And along with her friends, Alpha enjoys the little things in life and watches the passage of the seasons until her owner returns. |
 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - Quiet Country Café |
Watch | In a near future world, global warming has brought many changes and the once bustling big city life has found a quiet peace in the abandoned and submerged harbors of a new land. The change has brought about a small town stillness and peace to Japan that was never present in the old times. A very charming A7M2 robot named Alpha has been left to tend a café in a quiet eddy of this new world. And along with her friends, Alpha enjoys the little things in life and watches the passage of the seasons until her owner returns. |
| Yokohama Shopping Trip | Watch | See Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou |
| ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 | Watch | See Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou |
| ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 Quiet Country Cafe | Watch | See Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou - Quiet Country Café |
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