ONAs are often produced by fans or independent studios. They can be of a wide variety lengths and formats, due to the interactive nature of the internet. Specials are any sort of additional material made for an already existing, non-OVA, anime production. If the special was never broadcast, then it gets classified as an OVA. Find some best of, or top 10 lists and see what other have to recommend you, and then get watching!
A recent example would be the recap episode that was aired between episodes 5 and 6 in The Promised Neverland. There aren't really many restrictions as to what a Special or an OVA might entail; sometimes they are an extra episode that almost feels like part of the original series, or they can use the original premise and characters to tell a completely different story.
It's possible that an anime is both an OVA and a Special. Basically, an OVA can be a Special but a Special is only an OVA if it is originally intended for home-viewing and was never broadcast on TV or in the cinema before being distributed as such.
Unlike conventional anime episodes which are usually around minutes long, OVAs can have any length, with the aforementioned Hellsing Ultimate having episodes as long as 55 minutes. Some OVA episodes run only for a few minutes, while others may take hours to complete. Though there is no standard length of OVA episodes, still mostly episodes are around 30 minutes long. Other than this, the length of episodes in a particular OVA can also vary.
Besides, An OVA series can have a single episode or a dozen episodes with varying lengths. Among those episodes, were the main episodes, while the remaining 52 were Gaiden episodes. On the other hand, a standard anime episode is usually released on television and in theaters. Also, the OVA is somehow related to the standard anime series. It is sometimes the sequel or a prequel of the anime series.
The producers give a relevant narrative that connects OVA with the actual anime series. But OVA does not have to be pre-existing anime and is entirely original. Sometimes, you might also notice OVA having better quality than the standard anime episode.
It is because the allocated resources to an OVA are usually higher compared to the standard anime. So, studios get extra freedom to increase the quality of an OVA.
In most OVA episodes, you will find a better-told and beautifully animated story than a regular episode. Both the OVA and a standard anime episode are interchangeable.
An OVA episode can be special, but for a special episode to be an OVA, it should only be released for home viewing instead of broadcasting on TV or cinema. Other than this, the length of an average OVA episode is usually shorter than a special episode.
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