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80`s VHS OVA

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byCorvaX
Apr 22 2022, 10:03 AM | Updated Apr 24, 2022 1:57 AM
The new anime release format that appeared in the mid-80s brought new opportunities for studios and various works began to be released on videotapes. Some of them were frankly terrible, but some became classics with a recognizable style and aesthetics. I bring to your attention works worth viewing.
Dallos
OVA, 1983, 4 eps Me:- Author:6
Considered the first OVA, the series has a pretty cool drawing and action scenes, although the plot could have been better.
Megazone 23
OVA, 1985, 4 eps Me:- Author:7
These are actually few different stories, however Megazone 23 is an excellent and stunningly stylish cyberpunk anime that everyone should watch.
Area 88
OVA, 1985, 3 eps Me:- Author:8
Good action anime about a combat pilot with an interesting plot and a share of romance.
Tenshi no Tamago
OVA, 1985, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
Stylish, dark, with a touch of madness.
Fire Tripper
OVA, 1985, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
Part of the Rumic World, 'isekai before isekai'.
Dream Hunter Rem
OVA, 1985, 4 eps Me:- Author:7
An interesting OVA about an esper girl who battles nightmares by entering the subconscious of other people. Attention: the original first "pilot" episode, found in some releases, contains a straight up hentai scene.
Twinkle Nora Rock Me!
OVA, 1985, 1 ep Me:- Author:2
This is really a very bad anime, but you may watch it for the sake of lulz over scenes with animation in 15 FPS.

Kenritsu Chikyuu Boueigun

Prefectural Earth Defense Force

Kenritsu Chikyuu Boueigun
OVA, 1986, 1 ep Me:- Author:7
A parody of super sentai with a bits of gag comedy and romance, very nice OVA for one evening.
Soukihei MD Geist
OVA, 1986, 1 ep Me:- Author:5
Dark and bloody post-apocalypse action.
Violence Jack: Harem Bomber-hen
OVA, 1986, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
Three part series. Dystopia again, this time with more blood and gore.
Shounan Bakusouzoku
OVA, 1986, 12 eps Me:- Author:8
If you like anime about delinquents, here`s another one. This OVA did not have a translation before, but now the subbers team has almost finished the work.
Amon Saga
Movie, 1986, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
A good short dark fantasy OVA.
Urban Square: Kohaku no Tsuigeki
OVA, 1986, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
Like those mid-budget police action movies from the 80s, only anime.
Wanna-Be's
OVA, 1986, 1 ep Me:- Author:7
In the future, corporations run women wrestling promotions and two girls wanna find out the whole truth about it. Oh, yes, it's also a comedy.
Bubblegum Crisis
OVA, 1987, 8 eps Me:- Author:8
Another must-see. You think about the 80s OVA and the Bubblegum Crisis immediately comes to mind. Style, music, story - despite the production hell and the fact that each episode has a different director, they were able to do everything tip-top.
Twilight Q
OVA, 1987, 2 eps Me:- Author:6
As the name suggests, the series was made under the impression of the Twilight Zone. Two different stories, each with its own visual and suspense.
Warau Hyouteki
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
Another work from Rumic World. A new transfer student with long black hair is and she is clearly not who she seems.
Salamander
OVA, 1987, 3 eps Me:- Author:5
Do you know Gradius? This old game supposed to have a plot and this OVA shows it to us. Of course, this is not 40 minutes of a spaceship doing a pew-pew, but nevertheless. something quite interesting.

Gakuen Tokusou Hikaruon

Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon

Gakuen Tokusou Hikaruon
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
A schoolgirl becomes the target of a cult of villains, fortunately her classmate is a superhero ranger. Pretty good, I'd watch a TV series about it.
Macross Flash Back 2012
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:7
Recap of the original series in the form of a concert. But the visual is just godlike, I can't find anything in the 80s closer to the that "retro-VHS aesthetics" that young lads like today.
Robot Carnival
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:-
It's kind of like "Love, Death and Robots", only from Japanese anime directors.
Lily C.A.T.
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:-
Alien rip-off, your action anime of the evening.
Devilman: Tanjou-hen
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:7
The closest to the original manga origin story of Devilman
Junk Boy
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:5
A romcom about how a horny high school student gets a dream job in an adult magazine.
X Densha de Ikou
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:5
A dark story about an urban legend about a mysterious train that brings destruction.
Good Morning Althea
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
A good cyberpunk mecha about how a group of agents must infiltrate a spaceship captured by a rogue AI.
Scoopers
OVA, 1987, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
A reporter girl and her android partner work as sсoop reporters. One time they get into an amusement park, which turns out to be a disguised base of a mad scientist.

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
OVA, 1988, 110 eps Me:- Author:10
The greatest OVA.

Crusher Joe OVA

Crusher Joe: The OVAs

Crusher Joe OVA
OVA, 1989, 2 eps Me:- Author:6
The continuation of the movie about a team of mercenaries that the government sends on desperate missions.

Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou
OVA, 1989, 6 eps Me:- Author:6
The story takes place during original Gundam, when a little boy from the colony meets Zeon`s pilot.
Madonna
OVA, 1988, 2 eps Me:- Author:7
Good and funny comedy about how a young female teacher handles a class of hooligans by luring them into rugby.
Dragon's Heaven
OVA, 1988, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
A visually unique OVA about a robot found in the desert.
Dominion
OVA, 1988, 4 eps Me:- Author:7
The beginning of the Tank Police series, another legendary OVA that almost everyone likes.

Project Zeorymer

Hades Project Zeorymer

Project Zeorymer
OVA, 1988, 4 eps Me:- Author:5
A young scientist took part in a government experiment becoming a mech pilot and now has to stop the villains. Another OVA that could be a cool TV series.
Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster
OVA, 1988, 6 eps Me:- Author:8
The story is about how a girl gets into a training camp for pilots of giant robots, and becomes a golden Gainax classic.
Crying Freeman
OVA, 1988, 6 eps Me:- Author:6
Escaped from the Chinese mafia, the main character now works as a top contract killer. Blood, sex & action.
1 Pound no Fukuin
OVA, 1988, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
A funny and sweet story about how a punky boxer meets a young nun while preparing for a match.

Uchuu no Senshi

Starship Troopers

Uchuu no Senshi
OVA, 1988, 6 eps Me:- Author:7
Starship Troopes: The Anime.
Makai Toshi Shinjuku
OVA, 1988, 1 ep Me:- Author:7
In the future, demons have occupied the Tokyo area and the hero decides to go there and defeat the evil lord. Cool and stylish anime.
Riding Bean
OVA, 1989, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
A spin-off of Gunsmith Cats, about a cool dude in a leather jacket with a red sportcar.

Kasei Yakyoku

Nightsong of Splendor

Kasei Yakyoku
OVA, 1989, 4 eps Me:- Author:6
A romantic drama about a love triangle between a rich lady, her maid and a young Yakuza in the 20s. Very beautiful visual style.
Midnight Eye: Gokuu
OVA, 1989, 1 ep Me:- Author:8
Cool AF cyberpunk detective from the author of Cobra, it's a pity there are only a couple of episodes.

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

Long Life To The Ancestors

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
OVA, 1989, 6 eps Me:- Author:6
Perhaps it can even be called an art house. About a Japanese family and their strange guests.

Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver (1989)

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor

Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver (1989)
OVA, 1989, 6 eps Me:- Author:8
Another classic, about how a guy became the owner of a bio-suit developed by a certain evil corporation and they want it back.

Baoh Raihousha

Baoh the Visitor

Baoh Raihousha
OVA, 1989, 1 ep Me:- Author:7
Sci-fi action from the JoJo creator.
Angel Cop
OVA, 1989, 6 eps Me:- Author:7
Bloody and brutal police cyberpunk action about a special female agent who fights terrorists.
Cinderella Express
OVA, 1989, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
The guy is preparing for the wedding, but the meeting on the train turns his plans upside down.

Shuten Douji

Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid

Shuten Douji
OVA, 1989, 4 eps Me:- Author:6
The story is about the son of demons, who grew up in the world of people and who will take part in the clash of worlds.
Makaryuudo Demon Hunter
OVA, 1989, 1 ep Me:- Author:6
Another demon fighter, pretty good action and visual.
Bouken Shite mo Ii Koro
OVA, 1989, 3 eps Me:- Author:8
Dude gets into adult movie industry. Very good comedy.

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