Whatisthemeaningof"OVA"inanime?

"OVA"standsfor"OriginalVideoAnimation."Itreferstoanimeepisodesorfilmsreleaseddirectlytohomevideoformats(likeDVDorBlu-ray)withoutpriorbroadcastonTVorintheaters.OVAsoftenexploresidestories,experimentalcontent,oradaptationsthatmaynotfitstandardTVseriesformats.