Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) dive back into the world of otome for the week of Valentine’s Day and try to find a protagonist’s father while working on a movie.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) check out what Nintendo has in store for the rest of the year and beyond with their latest Nintendo Direct and why charging seventy dollars for the next Zelda game is a real crappy situation.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of Mythic Quest to see how they pulled off doing another season after we thought the series had wrapped up on a good note with season 2 and what we enjoyed from new character pairings.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of otome with a game AL started playing in 2021, but for reasons didn’t get around to finishing until just recently. We talk about the wild twists and turns, and why it turns out to be a high ranking otome game on AL’s list.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) finally get to talk about the latest part of JoJo after a year of Netflix’s weird release schedule. We talk about the story, the weird and wacky parts, and where exactly we think it fits compared to the other parts in the series.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of otome to find a game that even AL had a hard time finding a lot of positives in.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) see what happens when Rohan has to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, being in VR, a new character not being designed to his standards, and playing high stakes rock-paper-scissors.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) come together to celebrate the best games of 2022. We go through our various supplemental awards, induct a new game into the Seasonal Anime Checkup Hall of Fame, and go through both of our top ten lists to see which game we thought was number one. You can read our write ups of our lists with Jared’s here and AL’s here!

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) are here to spread the holiday cheer with their annual holiday episode and what better way to do that, than by talking about the horrors of war. We talk about the six-episode OVA series Gundam 0080 that showcases a different view of the One Year War and Jared also managed to get AL to watch more Gundam.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) begin to wind down the year by taking a look at what video games and anime are going to be coming out in 2023 and beyond.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the world of Resident Evil to finally talk about the latest installment in the series, Village. We discuss why we found this game to be an improvement over 7, our favorite aspects of the game and story, and what we thought of the DLC Shadows of Rose.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) see what happens when you take Sonic the Hedgehog and put him into the all new open zone genre and add in a mix of screamo into the soundtrack as well.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) see Mario get a gun again in the sequel to the surprising Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. We discuss the new improvements found in Sparks of Hope, how it does a lot of good with making the game more accessible for players of all kinds, and why the story left a lot to be desired.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at one of the few Resident Evil games neither had played up until this point in the game that made a stark change to the series formula. We discuss the story, why we were both left feeling disappointed with the game, and why one of the DLCs suddenly turned things around for both of us.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) discuss one of the most critically acclaimed games of the year in 2022 as Jared finally got a chance to play Elden Ring. He talks about the gameplay and what he found enjoyable, how it gave him very similar feelings to Breath of the Wild, and how he can’t tell you a thing about the story.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) finally get to talk about the first game in the Trails Crossbell series after it has finally been released in English officially for the very first time. We discuss the game’s more low-key storytelling, the ways these characters are built up through the course of the game, and how this will all build up into the next game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) finish off spooky month by finally getting around to discussing Netflix’s Resident Evil television series. We talk about the first and only season of the show, the few highlights that are to be found, and what on Earth went wrong here.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) get spooky this week as we take a look at the two Silent Hill and Resident Evil presentations that brought a lot of spooky news. After that, we dive into the third game in The Dark Pictures Anthology, House of Ashes and how they’re able to take the 2003 invasion of Iraq and make it also spooky. Mission Accomplished.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to an otome series that AL has ranked very highly in the past. We discuss how she found this sequel, why it was inferior to the original, and what exactly went wrong.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) dive into the sequel of Persona 5 and why it’s musou-ish and not a Warriors game, the story being basically more Persona 5, and some of the fun moments we found in this game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) go over the recent announcement of Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 and implications that has before AL dives into the latest entry into the Monkey Island series and why it’s left her feeling confused.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) celebrate their 300th episode by of course, going a bit weird for a milestone episode. We watched some pro wrestling which was somewhat of a first for AL as she got to experience the full gambit of a pro wrestling event with some familiar faces and a whole lot of ow.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) see all the new announcements that were dropped at once between the recent Nintendo Direct and the Sony State of Play that aired on the same day.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) take a look at the recently released Square JRPG that hadn’t been released outside of Japan until now. We discuss its short story narrative approach, the different fighting mechanics compared to other JRPGs of the time, and some of the more frustrating aspects of the ending.

Jared and Anne Ladyem ( anneladyem.com ) return to the cinematic universe of Sonic to see how the movie introduces new characters such as Tails and Knuckles, along with having Sonic make a LOT of references, and some interesting soundtrack choices.