The two 1-hour long Fate/stay night TV Reproduction OVAs have been released and subbed.

The first noticeable difference is the newly redone OP and ED. You can view them here at one of my previous posts.

Each OVA summarizes 12 episodes of the 24-episode TV series that aired back in 2006. It has been awhile since I’ve last seen the anime, which made it somewhat difficult to pick out the limited new scenes that are included in the OVAs.

For the most part, the OVAs are the major scenes and battles from the TV series all cropped out and linked together. Considering that they’re trying to stuff 8 hours of content into only 2 hours, many things had to be left out.

It felt like it was constantly jumping from battle to battle nonstop. If you’re new to Fate/stay night, you’re better off playing the visual novel or watching the TV series. Without prior knowledge, it’ll be hard to keep up with what’s going on in these OVAs. Otherwise, it’s a good refresher to put you in the mood for the Unlimited Blade Works movie.

On an ending note, I thought these OVAs were well done and served their purpose as a summary of the TV series. The animations, plot, characters, and setting are all the same as before. I liked Fate/stay night back then, and I still do now.

The first of four Darker than Black OVAs is out and subbed.

These OVAs take place between the first season of Darker than Black and the second season, Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini. The focus of course is on Hei and Yin, and it will hopefully provide some much desired details on what happened to Yin before the start of Ryuusei no Gemini.

As always, Bones is continuing to achieve excellent animation work on their projects with this not being an exception. The first episode focuses on the relationship between Hei and Yin while placing fast-paced action scenes at the beginning and the end. Be ready for the first few minutes, it’s epic.

There’s a new K-ON! OVA out! It is an actual full episode and not one of those 3 minute specials.

Their antics are entertaining and fun to watch as usual. This time they’re planning to do a live performance at a club. Now we just have to wait for the second season to air…

As I was looking around on AniDB while writing my Winter season preview post, I saw that there will be a Fate/stay night TV remake consisting of 2 OVAs being released around the same time that the movie airs (1/23/2010).

There will be some new animation that includes a newly animated opening and also new ending theme songs.

I personally have not seen the Fate/stay night TV series in ages, so this will be a nice refresher.

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A new Minami-ke OVA! For those unfamiliar with this series, it’s a slice of life anime about three sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki Minami. It tells of the everyday events that transpire during their lives injected with plenty of comedy.

This OVA was bundled with a limited edition of the sixth volume of the manga and released quite recently on June 23, 2009. “Betsubara” refers to an imaginary second stomach that is reserved for desserts. (Source: Wikipedia)

Here are some snapshots from the OVA:

We see Chiaki making an effort to eat carrots and Kana/Friends up to their usual antics. The OVA has me hoping for another season of Minami-ke; something I’ll definitely watch just to relax and get a few laughs.