Lion Books ( Japanese : ライオンブックス , Hepburn : Raion Bukkusu ) is a 1950s Japanese manga series by Osamu Tezuka . It was published by Shueisha in the Omoshiro Book as a supplement. The same company published Lion Books II in Weekly Shōnen Jump in the 1970s, which would commonly be referred to as The New Lion Books . The series was partially adapted into an experimental anime series in the 1980s and 1990s.
16-476: There are no continuations or relations between any of the stories. There are no continuations or relations between any of the stories. Two of the stories in the manga were adapted into an experimental anime series titled the Lion Books collection . The original concept was to make 26 new anime episodes and canvass them for sale without any broadcast contract with TV stations. The first adaptation came in 1983 using
32-570: A 2004 news release (for their new OVAs aimed at women) that about 50% of the customers who had bought their anime DVDs in the past fell into the category of 25 to 40-year-old men, with only 13% of purchasers women, even with all ages included. (However, these statistics cover Bandai Visual anime DVDs in general.) Nikkei Business Publications also said in a news-release that mainly 25 to 40-year-old adults bought anime DVDs. Few OVAs target female audiences. Some OVAs based on television series (and especially those based on manga ) may provide closure to
48-553: A few minutes to two hours or more. An episode length of 30 minutes is common, but no standard length exists. An OVA series can run anywhere from a single episode to dozens of episodes in length. Many anime series first appeared as OVAs, and later grow to become television series or movies. Producers sometimes make other OVA releases as sequels, side stories, music-video collections, or bonus episodes that continue existing as television series or films. Much OVA-production aims at an audience of male anime enthusiasts. Bandai Visual said in
64-447: A necessity. The earliest known attempt to release an OVA was The Green Cat in 1983, although it cannot count as the first OVA: there is no evidence that the VHS tape became available immediately and the series remained incomplete. The first OVA to be billed as such was 1983's Dallos , released by Bandai . Other companies were quick to pick up on the idea, and the mid-to-late 1980s saw
80-568: The DVD release of the series. The Green Cat Lion Books ( Japanese : ライオンブックス , Hepburn : Raion Bukkusu ) is a 1950s Japanese manga series by Osamu Tezuka . It was published by Shueisha in the Omoshiro Book as a supplement. The same company published Lion Books II in Weekly Shōnen Jump in the 1970s, which would commonly be referred to as The New Lion Books . The series
96-564: The first part of an OVA series may be broadcast for promotional purposes. OVA titles were originally made available on VHS , later becoming more popular on LaserDisc and eventually DVD . Starting in 2008, the term OAD ( original animation DVD ) began to refer to DVD releases published bundled with their source-material manga . Like anime made for television broadcast, OVAs are divided into episodes. OVA media (tapes, laserdiscs or DVDs) usually contain just one episode each. Episode length varies from title to title: each episode may run from
112-493: The industry. The Green Cat is known to be screened in the "4th Tezuka Osamu Fan Club Meeting" on October 10 of the same year. The second story "Adachi-ga Hara" was adapted in 1991, and became the only film in the series to be released to theaters. Four other stories were filled in from non-manga sources. The series was re-released as a DVD on March 21, 2003. It is also available on the streaming service Viki . The five first episodes were directed by Osamu Tezuka himself, while
128-488: The industry. The Green Cat is known to be screened in the "4th Tezuka Osamu Fan Club Meeting" on October 10 of the same year. The second story "Adachi-ga Hara" was adapted in 1991, and became the only film in the series to be released to theaters. Four other stories were filled in from non-manga sources. The series was re-released as a DVD on March 21, 2003. It is also available on the streaming service Viki . The five first episodes were directed by Osamu Tezuka himself, while
144-495: The last, shown at a Hong Kong Film Festival, was the first anime directed by his son Makoto Tezuka . Original video animation Original video animation ( Japanese : オリジナル・ビデオ・アニメーション , Hepburn : orijinaru bideo animēshon ) , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV ( original animation video ), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though
160-438: The market flooded with OVAs. During this time, most OVA series were new, stand-alone titles. During Japan's economic bubble , production companies were more than willing to spontaneously decide to make a one- or two-part OVA in the 1980s. They paid money to anime studios, who then haphazardly created an OVA to be released to rental shops. Judging from sales, should a longer series be deemed feasible, TV networks paid for most of
176-671: The plot – closure not present in the original series. OVAs originated during the early 1980s. As the VCR became a fixture in Japanese homes, the anime industry grew. Demand for anime became massive, so much so that consumers would go to video stores to buy new animation outright. While people in the United States used the phrase " direct-to-video " as a pejorative for works that could not make it onto television or movie screens, in Japan direct-to-video became
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#1732898251667192-553: The production costs of the entire series. As the Japanese economy worsened in the 1990s , the flood of new OVA titles diminished to a trickle. Production of OVAs continued, but in smaller numbers. Many anime TV series ran 13 episodes rather than the traditional 26-episodes per season. Studios often designed new titles to be released to TV if they approached these lengths. In addition, the rising popularity of cable and satellite TV networks (with their typically less strict censorship) allowed
208-431: The public to see direct broadcasts of many new titles. Therefore, many violent and risque series became regular TV series, when previously those titles would have been OVAs. During this time, most OVA content was limited to that related to existing and established titles. In 2000 and later, a new OVA trend began. Producers released many TV series without normal broadcasts of all of the episodes—but releasing some episodes on
224-418: The story "The Green Cat". It is regarded as the first attempt to produce an original video animation release on October 10. With no other episodes to follow in production, it very well could have been qualified as the first anime OVA, but because there is uncertainty as to whether the VHS was actually available for sale at the production end date, Dallos is credited to be the first official OVA released by
240-418: The story "The Green Cat". It is regarded as the first attempt to produce an original video animation release on October 10. With no other episodes to follow in production, it very well could have been qualified as the first anime OVA, but because there is uncertainty as to whether the VHS was actually available for sale at the production end date, Dallos is credited to be the first official OVA released by
256-507: Was partially adapted into an experimental anime series in the 1980s and 1990s. There are no continuations or relations between any of the stories. There are no continuations or relations between any of the stories. Two of the stories in the manga were adapted into an experimental anime series titled the Lion Books collection . The original concept was to make 26 new anime episodes and canvass them for sale without any broadcast contract with TV stations. The first adaptation came in 1983 using
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