diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/AbsoluteEpisodeNumberParserFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/AbsoluteEpisodeNumberParserFixture.cs
index 2ac491e23..f573270c2 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/AbsoluteEpisodeNumberParserFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ParserTests/AbsoluteEpisodeNumberParserFixture.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ public void should_parse_absolute_specials(string postTitle, string title, int a
             result.Special.Should().BeTrue();
         }
 
+        [TestCase("[Underwater] Another OVA - The Other -Karma- (BD 1080p) [3A561D0E].mkv", "Another", 0)]
+        public void should_parse_absolute_specials_without_absolute_number(string postTitle, string title, int absoluteEpisodeNumber)
+        {
+            var result = Parser.Parser.ParseTitle(postTitle);
+            result.Should().NotBeNull();
+            result.AbsoluteEpisodeNumbers.Should().BeEmpty();
+            result.SeasonNumber.Should().Be(0);
+            result.EpisodeNumbers.Should().BeEmpty();
+            result.SeriesTitle.Should().Be(title);
+            result.FullSeason.Should().BeFalse();
+            result.Special.Should().BeTrue();
+        }
+
         [TestCase("[ANBU-AonE]_SeriesTitle_26-27_[F224EF26].avi", "SeriesTitle", 26, 27)]
         [TestCase("[Doutei] Some Good, Anime Show - 01-12 [BD][720p-AAC]", "Some Good, Anime Show", 1, 12)]
         [TestCase("Series Title (2010) - 01-02-03 - Episode Title (1) HDTV-720p", "Series Title (2010)", 1, 3)]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
index db3330946..1aaab6762 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Parser/Parser.cs
@@ -440,6 +440,10 @@ public static class Parser
 
                 // Episodes without a title, Single episode numbers (S1E1, 1x1)
                 new Regex(@"^(?:S?(?<season>(?<!\d+)(?:\d{1,2}|\d{4})(?!\d+))(?:(?:[-_ ]?[ex])(?<episode>\d{1}(?!\d+))))",
+                    RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Compiled),
+
+                // Anime OVA special
+                new Regex(@"^\[(?<subgroup>.+?)\][-_. ]?(?<title>.+?)(?:[-_. ]+(?<special>special|ova|ovd)).*?(?<hash>[(\[]\w{8}[)\]])?(?:$|\.mkv)",
                     RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Compiled)
             };
 
@@ -614,6 +618,8 @@ public static ParsedEpisodeInfo ParsePath(string path)
                 }
             }
 
+            // TODO: Skip for anime specials
+
             if (result == null)
             {
                 Logger.Debug("Attempting to parse episode info using combined directory and file names. {0}", fileInfo.Directory.Name);
@@ -1015,6 +1021,10 @@ private static ParsedEpisodeInfo ParseMatchCollection(MatchCollection matchColle
                             result.SeasonPart = Convert.ToInt32(seasonPart);
                             result.IsPartialSeason = true;
                         }
+                        else if (matchCollection[0].Groups["special"].Success)
+                        {
+                            result.Special = true;
+                        }
                         else
                         {
                             result.FullSeason = true;