Fairy Tail OVA

A pretty unexpected amount of fanservice, but then again I don't know what I was expecting. Usually anime OVA are bonuses for buying the home media release, so it's not uncommon to see just a bunch of beach episodes, hot springs, or any excuse to get the female cast showing as much skin as possible. It was just a little surprising to see it from something that's easy to just view as a kid's show.

A couple episodes seem like they could canon material and have some interesting lore about the world or some of the characters, but the high school slice of life parody is ... obviously not one of them. It just plays on a lot of Fairy Tail story beats while shifting the genre. When it's not doing that or any interesting lore it's your standard OVA stuff where characters get undressed with flimsy reasoning or dressed in cosplay or what have you.

If you really like Fairy Tail for some reason I guess you'll get about as much enjoyment from this as the main show. I give it an average 7/10

WELL, it is again OVAs from one the best Shonen Anime series. Before we start, i want to mention, what is the best time to watch which episode, so that you may enjoy the whole Fairy Tail series to the fullest.
Short Story, After the Oracion Seis Arc which is episode 68 you must watch the first 3 Episodes of this OVA, then continue with the Daphne Arc until the start of Grand Magic Games Arc, watch episodes 151 and 152 after them it is perfect time for OVA 4 the Beach Training, after this episode continue with the Touranment Arc up to midpoint Episode 170 ... is the last, after it you must watch the Fifth and Last Episode of this OVA. after you completed this OVA continue watching the series till the End of Magic Tournament Arc episode 201 after it, start watching the Fairy Tail OVA (2016) episodes, about them in their review.
Now stories in thise OVA are good, the just go to the other side, and show you how our beloved characters could look like in completely other situations which are not typical for the series.
Like expected from Fairy Tail the Art, is really good.
This OVA are an amazing choice, to just watch and relax.
It's a true must watch.

This OVA for fairy tail consists of five separate episodes that accompany the first season of fairy tail.

The first and third episodes have surprisingly reasonable stories that add to the characters and are about the fairy tail dormitory and childhood of fairy tail members respectively. The second episode is a fairy tail school parody where Lucy's celestial spirits and the exceeds are the staff and fairy tail members are the students. The fourth and fifth episodes are mostly fanservice in the context of a training camp and a water park.

I used a guide posted on reddit by 'AstonishingSpiderMan' to determine the watch order ... and it seemed accurate so I'll list the best times to watch the OVA episodes below:
OVA episode 1 - After episode 68
OVA episode 2 - This is an alternate universe and doesn't fit in the story but you probably know all relevant characters after episode 122
OVA episode 3 - After episode 51
OVA episode 4 - After episode 152
OVA episode 5 - After episode 170
You can of course watch them later after finishing the season but I would not recommend watching them before the episode listed.

The characters, animation, sound and voice acting are similar or the same as the main anime.

Overall I would recommend watching episode 1 and 3 since they provide extra information about the characters. Episode 2 might appeal to you if a school parody sounds fun to you and episode 4 and 5 are good if you like fanservice.