Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) look at a variety of things they’ve been poking at recently. We discuss American Truck Simulator, Jared getting a new PC, PS2 emulation, and strange fishing games.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the second season of Nijiyon and how it continues the trend of being very silly and including some fun pairings that you don’t often see in the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club story.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss the latest expansion from Final Fantasy XIV and see how things come together with a brand-new story that takes inspiration from a popular anime/manga genre.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the second half of the year to see what will be awaiting us and what we’re exciting about.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of Cupid Parasite to see what’s up with these boys now and learn about the impact of lobsterification.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) breakdown the latest Nintendo Direct that saw a new Mario & Luigi, Legend of Zelda, and the return of Metroid Prime 4.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) talk about a good chunk of games that were talked about during the Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, and Ubisoft as it’s summer and it’s time to announce games.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) breakdown the announcements from Sony’s recent State of Play before we dive into Dragon Ball Z Kakarot and learn how AL feels about the series now that she’s finally experienced it in full.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) finally get to talk about one of the weirdest and controversial game releases of 2024 in the sequel to School idol festival now that it’s officially shut down. We talk about how the game is compared to its predecessors, how the shutdown caused the game to come out earlier than expected globally, and why it was a failure in many different aspects.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of the live-action adaptation of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan where it is adapting some stories featuring our favorite Italian chef. We talk about how this episode did adapting an episode from Diamond is Unbreakable and a story from the manga, the excellent cinematography, and why this series continues to be fun.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss Peach’s return to the role as a main protagonist for the first time in nearly 20 years. We talk about if this return is able to live up to its predecessor and other recent Mario platformers or if this unfortunately falls flat.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) dive into a GBA JRPG that AL has been wanting Jared to play for a very long time. We discuss its historical significance, how it holds up today, and how it splits its story into two games.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of otome and this time we got some boys from Hell to deal with. Will 2024 continue to be decent for otome or will we see our first dud of the year?

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at a novel that came out a little bit after Final Fantasy VII Remake that provides some backstory for Tifa and Aerith that has some stuff that is brought up again in Rebirth and also has info that is contradicted in Rebirth.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) attempt to believe in the heart of the cards as we take a look at the second Yohane the Parhelion game, but this time, it’s a deck builder. We talk about the game’s story, how the gameplay manages to change through each run, and whether this ends up being better than BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) kick off 2024 otome with a game about making an app. AL walks us through all the boys and whether or not this continues the less than stellar quality of 2023 otome or if things seems to be improving.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss the last new original 2D style Zelda game that was released that’s also a quasi-sequel to A Link to the Past. With Jared having finally played it, we dive into the game and what makes it good as a nostalgia piece, but also its own game, how ALTTP randomizer made Jared better at this game, and why we both want a new 2D style Zelda game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) present our annual March Madness episode as this year we put 64 characters from the Love Live! franchise into a bracket and see who comes out on top. If you’d like to fill out your own bracket to see who you’d pick as the best of the best, you can do so by clicking here!

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) are now ready to talk about the latest entry in the remake of Final Fantasy VII. We discuss all those new mini-games, the new ways they imagine this story, and that ending.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss a decade old otome game where AL learned about ships, time travelling to World War I, and a dude named Ron.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to talk about more Final Fantasy 7, but not that new release quite yet. We discuss the mobile game Ever Crisis that will eventually cover all of Final Fantasy 7 and whether or not we will actually see all of that, the immense grind the game has, and how it is as a gacha game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of Persona 3 with the recent remake of the game. While we don’t go over the story again, we discuss how the remake enhanced the game, the new changes added to Reload, and why we hope The Answer gets this treatment as well.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) talk about the latest Nintendo Direct that focused on third party games such as some Xbox games coming to the Switch.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) dive into the lengthy next entry in the Like a Dragon series to see what’s up with Ichiban and all his pals. We talk about the many side activities, the story, and the surprising deuteragonist situation the game takes.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of otome with a side story from the My Next Life as a Villainess series to see if there was a second good otome game to come out in 2023 or if it continues the trend of bad otome from last year.