Gigi, a 13–year-old girl just happens to have been raised by mountain goats. But now that she's a teenager, her Nanny and Billy think it's time that Gigi spread her wings (her… horns?), so this year she will attend a boarding school and, for the first time in her life, spend time around actual people.
Samurai Spirits 2: Asura-Zanmaden (サムライスピリッツ2 アスラ斬魔伝) is a straight-to-laserdisc two episode OVA series first released on December 24, 1999.
The story revolves around Nakoruru's humanistic beliefs that anyone with a heart has the right to live peacefully. Shiki, though apparently free from Yuga's influence, is recognized as a threat for the sorceress' return. Nakoruru struggles to peacefully defend her from her pursuers, which include the like of legendary swordsmen Haohmaru, Galford, and Asura.
Dr. Myra Johnson is transferred to the research station Antarctica III. Shortly after her arrival, she realizes that the rest of the crew – almost all of them men – has probably been living at the South Pole for a little too long and has become somewhat out of touch with the world. And there is no sign of the station chief, whom she urgently needs to find. Myra would have every reason to leave this strange place again. But she decides to stay and leaves with the ship “Northern Star” the last chance to come home again.
Due to a mysterious accident, all contact with the outside world is suddenly lost. The Antarctica III research station is completely isolated as the Arctic winter sets in. While the researchers each try to make an impression on Myra in their own individual way, no one realizes that something has been awakened by the scientific drilling in the ice that could result in the destruction of the world.
When he was young, Arimasa Tsuchimikado rescued an injured cat and wished for it to become human. The cat, Kagetsu, is actually a member of the shape-shifting Kouga tribe and comes to live with Arimasa.
Years later, Arimasa is an uneasy presence in his village. The villagers despise him for being half-fox, but he is also the only one able to protect the village against supernatural invasion. Meanwhile, Kagetsu is going through a difficult period where he must choose which sex he will live the rest of his life as, a process he can only complete through sexual intercourse.
As pressure from other members of the Kouga clan opposes the wishes in Kagetsu’s heart, Arimasa's village is struck by a large-scale supernatural attack. With his peaceful life threatened, Arimasa will be forced to make undesirable decisions.
15-year-old Chitose Hitotose moves out of the orphanage back to his vacant parents' house and finds himself very alone and unhappy. But when five of his female high school teachers decide to move in with him to become his new mothers, he learns that the chaos of their constant attention and concern change his life for the better, if only to teach him about the very special meaning of being part of a family and enjoying a quiet moment.
The series portrays the historical events that surrounded the explorer Ibn Battuta, whose heroism and humane efforts lead to his recognition as one of the most quintessential explorers throughout documented history.
"Li Fuyao, a young and mysterious storyteller, wins the villagers with their fantastic and original stories in a quiet and remote village. Actually, born in the city of Luoyang, he used to be a prestigious selected child, who should have been cultivated in the sacred palace. However, life treated him differently. He was expelled to this remote town without attention. However, as a hidden leopard, he is always on the stalker to return to the path of cultivation and seek revenge when he is strong enough. One day, a master farmer and a wounded demon snake made him an unexpected visit, breaking the peace of his life ever since. To his surprise, the demon snake offered him a demonic nucleus for cultivation, which granted him the opportunity he has been craving. Will it really be a turning point in your life or will it only put you in an inconceivable danger? [Source: Novel Updates]
Nell is a young girl living with her grandfather, Mr Trent, the owner of a shop in London. As he couldn't payback a loan he made, he has to flee with Nell. They decide to search for Nell's mother, who is living somewhere in Great Britain...
Yamato 2520 was Yoshinobu Nishizaki's attempt at a sequel to Space Battleship Yamato, set several hundred years after the original series. However, Nishizaki was sued by Leiji Matsumoto for breach of copyright. Ultimately, Yamato 2520 was left unfinished after only three episodes were released.
The OVA series features mechanical designs by Syd Mead and a soundtrack by jazz musician David Matthews.