08-19-2004, 11:49 AM
Many series have OVA's or movies that have nothing to do or are different than the television series. Vicious gave some good examples. Others would be Dragonball and Silent Mobius. If you look at the Dragonball movies, they are filled with many plot holes and conflicting events, but they're just standalone stories. That's what the Escaflowne movie is.
Of course, some series also compile the series into one OVA like Blue Gender did with it's recent release and I think Crest of the Stars did one as well (mostly to help viewers find the transition between Crest and Banner).
It's all on how they want to release it. Yeah, Cowboy Bebop's movie could be placed in the continuity with no real problems and so could the Mahoromatic Special, but that's how the studio's wished to release them.
Of course, some series also compile the series into one OVA like Blue Gender did with it's recent release and I think Crest of the Stars did one as well (mostly to help viewers find the transition between Crest and Banner).
It's all on how they want to release it. Yeah, Cowboy Bebop's movie could be placed in the continuity with no real problems and so could the Mahoromatic Special, but that's how the studio's wished to release them.