Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to their annual March tradition of putting things into a tournament bracket to see what is the best. This year, we’re finding out what’s the best song from Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. Will one of the group songs come out on top or will it be one of the many solo songs? You’ll have to listen to find out! If you would like to fill out...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) look to tackle a game they both sort of dogged on over the course of 2020 in Final Fantasy VII Remake. We discuss the changes, new additions, how the game makes good on expanding upon parts of the opening of the original game (and how it isn’t as good), where we think the next games will go, and whether or not we’ve had a change of heart about the game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) breakdown the little bit they want to talk about from the latest Sony State of Play, before diving into AL’s experience with Yakuza Kiwami 2. That, of course, involves talking about Yakuza 0, pro wrestling, and shocking twists and turns!

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) have a wide swath of topics to breakdown this week. First we briefly talk about the latest Nintendo Direct and how it was not the best showing from Nintendo. Then, we give a definitive and objective ranking of characters from all the Love Live! series thus far. Finally, we dive into AL’s first experience with Yakuza Kiwami, aka the remake of Yakuza 1.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) kick off the first installment of a new series where AL is going to be led through all of the Yakuza games as Jared plays through them. We start with Yakuza 0 since that’s the chronological starting point of the series and discuss all of the wild side stuff, watching sexy videos, and of course the story.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) witness a game be brought back from the dead with the complete edition of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game. We discuss the legacy of the game with its delisting and eventual return, how it compares to both the graphic novel and movie, and whether or not it’s aged particularly well.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) come together to try and determine what were the ten best songs that Aqours and Saint Snow put out in 2020. Of course, that’s only out of fifteen songs, but that doesn’t mean we won’t get into any hotly contested debates about what’s the best of the best!

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) continue catching up on various games they played recently. We talk about two games we played cooperatively with Streets of Rage 4 and Overcooked 2 and how we were able to work together to beat up folks and cook food. After that, Jared talks about one of the first big 2021 games in Hitman 3 and how he thinks the game wraps up the World of Assassination tril...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) work together to bring spirits to the afterlife, while also dealing with the management aspects of building a boat to accommodate the various folks you have to ferry. We discuss the overall story and our various escapades when it came to navigating the very heavy themes of the game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) attempt to figure out what’s the best game in the Legend of Zelda series, out of the games we’ve played. We cover most of the mainline titles here on both console and handheld as we determine what’s the best of the best and what’s the worst of the worst.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) begin to catch up on games they’ve played recently with two very different games. First, we talk about Donkey Kong Country 3 and how it stacks up to the other games in the trilogy, while also offering the most variety the series has seen. After that, we talk about Jared’s 2020 Game of the Year in Kentucky Route Zero and how the game manages to be a wide cri...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) kickstart 2021 by revisiting some games they played near the end of 2020. Jared discusses what it means to be family with Fast and Furious: Crossroads. After that, he talks about the latest game in Sony’s Spider-Man game franchise. Finally, AL breaks down the latest Hyrule Warriors game which ended up being more of a disappointment for someone who’s a big Z...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) are ready to end the year on a more positive note by discussing the best games of 2020. We give out seven supplemental awards each, present the first inductee into the Seasonal Anime Checkup Hall of Fame, and then breakdown our best games of the year.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) celebrate the holidays by watching a film that neither of us have ever watched. We breakdown the wild Ace Attorney live action film adaptation that is able to capture the spirit of the games in a surprising way, but unfortunately won’t be replicated if they were ever able to make a sequel.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at a variety of media presumably coming out next year and see which one’s we’re interested in and which still might not make it next year.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) look back at the first season of story in Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars that sees the girls of Nijigasaki go through a lot of drama, try and run a festival, and we see how much character development of Shioriko.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) see what happens when a brawler series decides to change its course and become a Japanese RPG. We talk about the wild and wacky story of the latest iteration in the Yakuza series, the new protagonist, and whether or not the switch in gameplay manages to work.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of otome as AL tells about the latest big otome release that sees you hanging out with dudes from other worlds while drinking coffee and getting up to some shenanigans.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) spend a few hours breaking down the final iteration of the Trails of Cold Steel series. We discuss the intricate story, our favorite moments, what we predicted correctly from the previous game, and where we see this whole series going forward.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) played some Legend of Zelda games that were only available for a very limited time in Japan, including one that’s an Isekai Legend of Zelda game that’s also a direct sequel to A Link to the Past. After that, AL breaksdown the latest big otome release which takes you to Italy and has some very wild things happen.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) recount their year long journey watching the latest iteration of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. We discuss the entirety of Golden Wind, what we liked and disliked about part 5, and where it ranks amongst the rest of the series.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) celebrate reaching 200 episodes of the Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA podcast by discussing one of the most prominent documentaries of the year thus far, a story about the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, The Last Dance.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) break down some games they’ve played recently that range from good to questionable. Jared talks about Hades and how much he’s enjoyed the run-based game that’s full of story, before talking about Super Mario Bros. 35 which he’s a little less sure about. After that AL talks about Joestar Struck, which is a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure otome game that is a wild r...

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the wild world of Mr. Love: Queen’s Choice to discuss the anime adaptation that’s just recently wrapped up. We talk about the similarities to the game, how the anime wraps things up in an original fashion, and how the anime adaptation wears it’s influences on its sleeve.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) go back to the Donkey Kong Country series to discuss the sequel that came out a year later. We talk about how it’s a much better sequel, the improvements to gameplay, and then we decide to fall into talking about the Donkey Konga song lists.