Assertion: original video animation | /r/HasProperty | japanese animated films
Facets:
value: as oav
type: MANNER
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: 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 (オーブイエー / オーヴィーエー / オヴァ, ōbuiē, ōvīē or ova) and sometimes as OAV (original animated video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theatres, though the first part of an OVA series may be broadcast for promotional purposes.