Originally posted by Penguin
Heh, the best OVA I've seen is Macross Plus. But that's because its the only OVA I've ever seen so far.
This one just popped into my head: If they got money to do BGC 2040, then why didn't they just use that to continue BGC 2032?
Couple of reasons.
First is the issue of who owns it.
Second is that it was being financed by an entirely different source (incidentally, ADV was one of the groups financing the show's production).
Finally, Sonada apparently didn't like BGC, and was able to use its collapse as a way to get out of making more of it.
Bubblegum Crash and ADPolice were both attempts to capitalize on it. The latter focuses on Leon roughly ten years earlier, while the former purports to tell what happened in 2034. Unfortunately, no one know really knows how closely Crash adhered to the originally intended plots. In addition, there are a number of characterizations that apparently fly in the face of BGCrisis (haven't seen it myself, only heard about it). A couple of the biggest are that Priss is depicted as having an irrational hatred of Boomers despite the Sylvie and Anri episodes, and that Priss and Leon apparently carry on as if neither one was interested in the other.
Detailed Target - Cowboy Bebop OVA? I'm familiar with the TV Series, and I've heard about the movie (I don't think its out yet in Japan, though), but I have yet to hear of an OVA. Did I miss something?
Some good OVAs for those who are interested (individual mileage may vary...)
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki! - two series, 13 episodes total. Series 3 should be out shortly. No relation continuity-wise to the movies or TV series. CN shows this from time to time (I think its on Adult Swim right now, although still edited, unfortunately). "Six crazy girls, all under the same roof, all have the hots for Tenchi."
So sayeth the voice of Optimus Prime (the VA CN was using for its Tenchi Toonami ads).
Gunbuster - starts out not so great, but gets better and better.
Macross Plus - story's kind of weak, but looks great.
Gundam 0080 - the One Year War through a kid's eyes.
Record of Lodoss War - old classic series. Elves with big pointy ears (BIG pointy ears), classic D&D party, quests to save the world, and Ashram, one of the most popular villians to ever grace an animator's table.
STAY AWAY FROM THE TV SHOW!!!! It started off mediocre, and got worse. The only good thing about it was the SD omake at the end of each episode.