Is it necessary to watch all the AOT movies and OVA (2024)

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Is it necessary to watch all the AOT movies and OVA (1)

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Just wondering if I have to watch the AOT movies and OVAs or are they optional.

Oct 13, 2020 2:10 PM

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The movies are recaps and the OVAs are optional side content. They were pretty good though.

Oct 13, 2020 2:12 PM

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Ilse's notebook OVA is a must watch, the movies are recaps but they have nice action scenes overall, the other OVAs are fun to watch if you're a fan

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Oct 13, 2020 2:28 PM

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Movies are recaps so nothing to really see there.

OVAs are optional too, they are not THAT important to the main plot but they still have their purpose, even though most of them were just okay, No Regrets was great, I recommend that OVA just because of the story alone and it was not even written by Isayama, yet it still goes very well with the main story

Oct 13, 2020 4:48 PM

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Nah.. Only watch if you have time. Other than that, I personally don't find it necessary.

Oct 13, 2020 4:49 PM

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I think the OVA with levi's backstory is necessary
other than that, no

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They are not necessary at all. The ovas are a really fun watch though. Watch them if you have time.

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Don't listen to what others say. The ova with Levi's backstory is really dope. You'll get to know more about Levi as a person and as to why he joined the Survey Corps.
And the the other ova "Ilse's notebook" is important too. When you get to watch one specific episode about Historia and Ymir, you will catch the reference in OVA. I think you should watch this ova after a certain episode in S2. Not giving you spoilers.

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Is it necessary to watch all the AOT movies and OVA? ›

In the case of Attack on Titan, the OVAs essentially act as side stories that you don't have to watch to understand the main story.

Is watching aot OVA necessary? ›

The OVA's aren't technically canon and don't add much to the series, but are fun and interesting and I'd definitely recommend them. I don't know which movie you're talking about, so I'll address them all.

Are the AOT movies important? ›

Attack on Titan Movies:

The anime movies released between seasons are just recaps and not necessary to the main story.

Can we skip AOT movies? ›

Watching the movies is unnecessary since they're just recaps of the anime. These movies recap the first three seasons.

Can I skip OVA episodes? ›

Is it okay to skip OVA episodes? Generally, it's okay to skip OVA episodes. However, if an anime series that you really like has OVA episodes, then it might be worth watching them anyway.

Is it OK to skip OVA in AOT? ›

OVA stands for Original Video Animation, but also has been referred to as OADs. In the case of Attack on Titan, the OVAs essentially act as side stories that you don't have to watch to understand the main story. But it does help flesh out the characters more and are definitely recommended viewing.

What is the point of OVA episodes? ›

Typically, such an OVA provides a side-story to a popular TV series (such as Detective Conan OVAs). At an early stage in the history of the OVA (1980s) many one-episode OVAs appeared. Hundreds of manga that were popular but not enough to gain TV series were granted one-shot (or otherwise extremely short) OVA episodes.

Is aot OVA canon? ›

The Attack on Titan OVAs may not all be canon, but they're certainly worth a watch. Updated on March 21, 2023 by Ajay Aravind: Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan is arguably one of the greatest shonen series created in the last two decades.

Is there any bad scene in AOT? ›

In Season 4 the main character Eren Jaeger ends up becoming the main villain of the series and there are multiple scenes of him killing countless innocent people with his Titan powers. He eventually starts The Rumbling where hundreds of thousands of Colossal Titans awaken and trample eighty percent of humanity.

Is the AOT movie just a recap? ›

Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. This movie is a summary of the series Attack on Titan, which cuts most of the series and left only the important pieces .

How many OVAs are there in aot? ›

While the episodes have been enjoyed widely by fans across the world over the past nine years, there's been other Titan content which hasn't reached as far, including but by no means limited to the eight OVA episodes (or OADs as they're technically called in the credits).

Is AOT fully completed? ›

'The Advancing Giant') is a Japanese dark fantasy anime television series, adapted from the manga series of the same name by Hajime Isayama. The series premiered on April 7, 2013, and concluded on November 5, 2023.

Is OVA a filler? ›

Today many OVA are just extra episodes for a TV series, often filler episodes like a beach episode which contribute little to the story, and many fans think this is what all OVAs are like.

What does OVA stand for? ›

OVA stands for Original Video Animation. It's something that's straight released to disc, doesn't air on TV. An OVA can be an adaption, original series, movie, etc. as well as bonus and special eps for existing TV anime on their disc release.

Is aot worth watching? ›

This anime is simply amazing! The way it is animated, the soundtrack, the characters, the story, the thrill and the suspense. All in one action-packed anime. One of the best so far.

Are any of the aot OVAs canon? ›

Ilse's Notebook is canon. The second OVA is a "just for fun" thing, it's not really canon. The third OVA doesn't really impact the story or change anything, so you can consider it to be canon. The canonity of the No Regrets OVA is debatable.

What's the difference between OVA and regular anime? ›

Typically, anime OVAs were far shorter than a full televised series -- sometimes only a single 30-minute episode or a short film -- and producers didn't have the same limited budgets or harsh time constraints as those placed on TV shows, so these titles tended to feature detailed artwork and high-quality animation.

Is it necessary to watch AOT Chronicles? ›

This movie is a summary of the series Attack on Titan, which cuts most of the series and left only the important pieces . Do not even bother to be from the first season to the last season or make each season a movie. But in general, if you want to see the attack on Titan short, this is the best case.

Is OVA necessary to watch in my hero academia? ›

Because the OVAs are generally self-contained, they are often slotted between episodes that aired earlier in the year. You can skip them without missing out on the plot but they're perfect for fans who need an extra episode or two to tide them over between seasons.

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