It refers to the works of special photography and animation released in cinemas, which are classified into Japanese special photography and animation according to the mode of communication, and are also called special photography and animation movies in China.

The film is usually 9 minutes long, and the production cost is generally higher than that of OVA and TV animation. No matter in the sense of fluency of characters' movements, the number of color separations used, or even the number of paintings per second, it is obviously improved compared with TV animation and original animation video.

therefore, the picture accuracy is the highest among the three. The difference between the original animation video and the theatrical animation is often confused on the relevant pages of the forum. In addition, the theatrical animation will temporarily add some non-TV plot characters as needed, which often play an important role in the development of the plot.

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The difference between the theatrical version and OVA

1. Different definitions

The theatrical version is a special photo and animation work released in the cinema, and OVA refers to a series mainly released by DVD, Blu-ray disc and other discs.

2. Different characteristics

The theatrical version is obviously better than the TV version of animation and original animation video in terms of the fluency of characters' movements, the number of color separations used and even the number of paintings per second.

While the general OVA is not widely known, the selection of materials is generally made at the request of the fans of a specific work, and the plot is usually completed to meet the needs of the fans' collection.

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