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To their shock, there is no crew to be found-and the only passengers left aboard are an Orangutan and enemy Stand user Jean Pierre Polnareff.įor the corresponding chapters see Chapter 124 through Chapter 127 Chapter 130 through Chapter 133. As the party drifts in a lifeboat, a large freighter pulls alongside and they climb aboard.
When the private jet carrying Jotaro and his companions to Egypt suddenly bursts into flames, the plane is forced to land in the ocean. ( ADVENTURE3 銀の戦車&力 Adventure 3 Shirubā Chariottsu ando Sutorengusu) When Holy falls into a Stand-induced coma, Joseph, Jotaro and the others embark on a dangerous journey to Egypt to save her life and end the 100-year battle between DIO and the Joestar family!įor the corresponding chapters see Chapter 117 through Chapter 122. Later, Jotaro is attacked by “ Hierophant Green,” an enemy Stand controlled by DIO's assassin, Noriaki Kakyoin, who is under DIO's control. Jotaro learns the secret of his Stand power and about his family's enemy, the vampire DIO.
( ADVENTURE2 法皇の緑 Adventure 2 Haierofanto Gurīn) When Jotaro's mother, Holy, his grandfather Joseph Joestar and the mysterious Muhammad Avdol come to try to coax him out, a battle erupts between two Stands-Jotaro's " Star Platinum" and Avdol's " Magician's Red."įor the corresponding chapters see Chapter 114 through Chapter 117 Chapter 121. Of course, this is not completely conclusive, so alternative viewpoints are welcome.Jotaro Kujo refuses to leave his jail cell, believing that he is possessed by an evil spirit (later revealed to be a " Stand"). If anyone starts to correct you when you use "OAV", now you know what to tell them. Personally, I always liked the sound of "OAV" more than "OVA". It makes sense, appears to be credible, and it also explains why some people mistakenly think OAV = original adult video. In response, anime companies adopted OVA as the industry standard acronym instead of OAV (though some places still use OAV, I think). OAV was the original term used by the anime industry, but since it was so similar to "AV", some people in Japan got confused and linked OAVs with adult videos. The explanation that seemed most plausible to me was the following: So what's going on?įinally, I searched on usenet to see what people were saying about this. Various Japanese anime goods and magazines use "OAV". I have seen, however, evidence that OAV is used in the anime world, not just amongst fans, but in the industry as well.
I have not seen any significant evidence that OAV commonly refers to "original adult video". A little google search on "oav" and "original adult video" did not yield much in the way of adult video, Japanese or American. In Japan, adult video is most commonly abbreviated as "AV". Looking into this further, however, the argument seems shaky to me. Apparently, this claim was made by a native Japanese person, giving it extra credibility. In Japan, OVA is the correct term for anime because OAV refers to "original adult video". Perplexed by this perspective, I did some research to figure out what was going on. Fairly recently, however, I've been hearing people say that OVA is the legitimate term and OAV is completely wrong and has nothing to do with anime. Previously, I had always thought that OAV (original animation video) and OVA (original video animation) were interchangable, both referring to direct-to-video anime releases in Japan. This last year, I stumbled upon an interesting debate. OAV versus OVA: what's the difference? (12/16/03) OAV versus OVA: what's the difference? Anime |