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20 Years of OVAs (1983~2003)

A list of every anime OVA released between October 1983 and October 2003 (Excluding educational specials, as well as series recaps and music video collections that don't include any new animation).
Forgot to add a bunch of hentai titles to this, but there's a few on here, might add more later. Probably only notable ones.
Please let me know if I missed anything else!

Listed in chronological order. Release dates can be found in the notes, in the format YYYY-MM-DD. For series, both the start and final dates will be listed.

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"Green Cat" was one of the first Japanese animations to be released directly to video in 1983, but starting with Dallos (released later that year) the term "Original…

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  • The Green Cat
  • Dallos
  • Rain Boy
  • Birth
  • Radio City Fantasy
  • Creamy Mami: Forever Once More
  • Nora
  • Greed
  • Area 88
  • Round Vernian Vifam: 12 Fade Away
  • Leda - The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko
  • Megazone 23
  • Memoru in the Pointed Hat: Marielle's Jewelbox
  • Lunn Flies into the Wind
  • Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye
  • Cosmo Police Justy
  • Magical Princess Minky Momo: La Ronde in My Dream
  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder
  • Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive
  • The Chocolate Panic Picture Show
  • Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora
  • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
  • Round Vernian Vifam: Memory of Ms. Kate
  • Fight!! Iczer-One
  • Twinkle Nora Rock Me!
  • Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special
  • What's Michael?
  • Bavi Stock I: Fated to Be A Target
  • Angel's Egg
  • Fire Tripper
  • Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia
  • Love Position: The Legend of Halley
  • The Adventures of Scamper the Penguin
  • Cool Cool Bye
  • The Humanoid
  • Prefectural Earth Defense Force
  • Karuizawa Syndrome
  • Charming Figures of the Magical Girl Trio
  • Transformers: Scramble City
  • Dancougar: Requiem for Victims
  • Megazone 23 II
  • Baribari Densetsu (OVA)
  • M.D. Geist
  • Violence Jack: Harem Bomber
  • The SuperGal
  • Pelican Road Club Culture
  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Big Battle
  • Wounded Man
  • Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99
  • Amon Saga
  • California Crisis: Gun Salvo
  • Cosmos Pink Shock
  • Call Me Tonight
  • Nayuta
  • Panzer World Galient: Crest of Iron
  • Yamataro Comes Back
  • My Steady Is a Witch
  • Bomber Bikers of Shonan
  • Roots Search
  • Mahō no Star Magical Emi: Semishigure
  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000
  • Open the Door
  • Bavi Stock II: The Revenge of Eyesma -Beyond The Throbbing Love-
  • Girl Detective Club
  • Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber
  • Twinkle Heart: Gingakei made Todokanai
  • Guyver: Out of Control
  • Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!
  • Wanna-Be's
  • Outlanders
  • Elf 17
  • Hell Target
  • Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
  • Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
  • Body Jack: Sublime Separation
  • Dream Dimension Gentleman
  • Bubblegum Crisis
  • Can't Stop Dreaming
  • Twilight Q
  • Maryuu Senki
  • Laughing Target
  • Digital Devil Story - Megami Tensei
  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim III - Full Metal Soldier
  • I'm All Yours
  • God Bless Dancougar
  • Holey Pants: Desire on a Stroll
  • Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
  • Circuit Angel: Resolving Starting Grid
  • Hana no Asuka-gumi! Shin Kabukichō Story
  • Cream Lemon: Ami's Journey
  • Space Fantasia 2001 Nights
  • Black Magic M-66
  • High School Agent
  • Maps: Legendary Space Wanderer
  • Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker
  • Robot Carnival
  • Phoenix: Yamato Chapter
  • Dead Heat
  • Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh
  • TO-Y