An absolutely legendary peak-OVA era date in anime history, packed with definitive dark supernatural masterpieces, iconic fantasy comedies, and jaw-dropping 90s action animation:

• Ace wo Nerae! 2 (1988) • Touyama Sakura Uchuu Chou: Yatsu no Na wa Gold (1988) • Legend of Lemnear: Kyokuguro no Tsubasa Valkisas (1989) • 3x3 Eyes (1991) • 3x3 Eyes: Seima Densetsu (1995) • Slayers Specials (1996) • Tetsuwan Birdy (1996) • Rayearth (1997) • Ryuuki Denshou (1997)

From Osamu Dezaki's beautifully intense tennis drama return in Aim for the Ace! 2 and the dark, mesmerizing occult mysticism of the iconic 3x3 Eyes OVA series, to the explosive high-fantasy comedic antics of Lina Inverse in Slayers Specials, Yoshiaki Kawajiri's high-octane sci-fi body-swapping action in Birdy the Mighty, and CLAMP's breathtakingly reimagined, darker alternative fantasy world in the Magic Knight Rayearth OVA... July 25 stands as an absolute goldmine for premium hand-drawn retro masterpieces.