Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA
384 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 13 hours ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsA podcast where Jared Clemons and Dr. Anne Ladyem McDivitt discuss their thoughts on video games, anime, and manga.
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Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #383 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Trace of Two Pasts
April 27, 2024 16:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #382 - Yohane the Parhelion: NUMAZU in the MIRAGE
April 20, 2024 16:00 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #381 - Sympathy Kiss
April 13, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #380 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
April 06, 2024 16:00 - 34 minutes - 27.5 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #379 - Love Live! Character Madness
March 30, 2024 16:00 - 57 minutes - 43.7 MBJared 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!
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #378 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
March 23, 2024 16:00 - 58 minutes - 43.5 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #377 - Norn9: Var Commons
March 16, 2024 16:00 - 41 minutes - 29.5 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #376 - Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis
March 09, 2024 17:00 - 28 minutes - 22.4 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #375 - Persona 3 Reload
March 02, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutes - 37.6 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #374 - Nintendo Direct (February 2024)
February 24, 2024 17:00 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #373 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
February 17, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #372 - My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! ~Pirates of the Disturbance~
February 10, 2024 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBJared 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.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #371 - Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Debacle & Sony State of Play
February 03, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 36.6 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the absurdity of Love Live! School Idol Festival 2’s global release and end of service of announcement in the same breath while providing context on how all of this happened. We also talk about the January Sony State of Play to see what’s coming soon to the PlayStation.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #370 - Anonymous;Code
January 27, 2024 17:00 - 35 minutes - 27.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Science Adventure games to see what it means to be a hacker and how saving and loading can become an interesting gameplay mechanic.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #369 - Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
January 20, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) do their best to be detectives in the latest game from the team behind Danganronpa. We talk about the wild and intriguing story, how it compares to Danganronpa, and why this being on the Switch lets this game down.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #368 - Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation-
January 13, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue to clean up games they played in 2023 as AL lets us return to the world of otome in a game that made her absolutely suffer.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #367 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
January 06, 2024 17:00 - 43 minutes - 34.4 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see what’s going on with the two Spider-Mans with Peter and Miles now teaming up together in third game in the PlayStation series. We discuss the story, whether the gameplay is still good, and of course, Sasuke.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #366 - 2023 Game of the Year
December 30, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) end 2023 by looking at what they thought were the best video games of the year. We give out some supplemental awards first, induct a new game into the Seasonal Anime Checkup Hall of Fame, and then dive straight into our top ten games of the year. You can read both our thoughts on our lists with mine here and AL’s here.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #365 - KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR -The First Kiss That Never Ends
December 23, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 24.7 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive into our annual holiday episode by taking a look at the Kaguya-sama film, The First Kiss That Never Ends. We talk about the weird and goofy Christmas aspects of the film, how the romantic aspects work incredibly well, and why taking a deep dive into the characters is one of the best things they were able to do.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #364 - 2024 Preview
December 16, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) look ahead to next year to see what all is coming out with regards to the world of video games and anime.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #363 - Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
December 09, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutes - 35.4 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) hope the third time’s the charm with Scott Pilgrim as they dive into the anime “adaptation” of the graphic novel. We discuss our previous feelings on the franchise and what this version does differently and if it finally is the version we’ve been hoping for.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #362 - YOHANE THE PARHELION: BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE
December 02, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 27.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) put their expert caps on to discuss the latest Love Live video game in the metroidvania based off of YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-. We discuss the game itself, how its rooted in the series’ history of April Fools jokes, and why the price point is not great.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #361 - Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
November 25, 2023 17:00 - 51 minutes - 41.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) hang out with this new fellow named Joryu and see what his mission was during the events of Yakuza 7. We also get to talk about the Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth demo that’s included with the game and see what’s going to be new with that game.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #360 - AL Experiences Metal Gear Solid 2
November 18, 2023 17:00 - 57 minutes - 43.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see AL experience yet another Hideo Kojima game with Metal Gear Solid 2 and Jared playing through the game for her. We discuss the historical implications of the game, how the ending was changed, and what AL ended up thinking about the game.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #359 - Alan Wake 2
November 11, 2023 17:00 - 59 minutes - 47.7 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) finally return to the world of Alan Wake to see what’s been going on with this writer. We discuss new protagonist Saga, that musical sequence, if this sequel is able to live up to 13 years of anticipation, and why for now the ending falls a little flat.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #358 - Charade Maniacs
November 04, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the land of otome where AL has to otome her way through more characters than normal and a less than stellar story.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #357 - Super Mario Wonder
October 28, 2023 16:00 - 45 minutes - 36.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) jump into the latest 2D Mario game with Super Mario Wonder. We talk about how this is quite possibly the best 2D Mario game since Super Mario World, why everything works so well, and drugs.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #356 - Starfield & Goodbye Volcano High
October 21, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes - 29.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) chat about two games Jared recently played. We begin with Starfield and if Bethesda was able to recapture the magic of their previous games. After that we dive into Goodbye Volcano High to see how dinosaurs would handle the end of the world in an age of social media.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #355 - The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
October 14, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutes - 33.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue discussing scary games this month as we dive into the season 1 finale of The Dark Pictures Anthology with The Devil in Me. We discuss the historical connections with this game, how it was kind of buggy for us, and how we managed to keep our survivor average basically the same.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #354 - Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways (2023)
October 07, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 25.9 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of the Resident Evil 4 remake to see what Ada was up to during the story with the Separate Ways DLC.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #353 - Rohan at the Louvre (Live Action)
September 30, 2023 16:00 - 56 minutes - 46.4 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the live action adaptation of Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe as we check out the film Rohan at the Louvre. We talk about the movie itself, how it differs from the original manga, and why this adaptation continues to be great.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #352 - Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play (September 2023)
September 23, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutes - 41.3 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) talk about both the recent Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play that happened this month. We run down all the video games announced and also get a live reaction to the date for Like A Dragon 8.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #351 - Jack Jeanne
September 16, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of otome where it also is a rhythm game. AL describes why this has become one of her favorite otome games of the year and what could be a top pick overall.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #350 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
September 09, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes - 30.7 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) head to the world of big mechs to see what Jared thought of his first Armored Core game and why he decided to play through it three times in quick succession.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #349 - AL's First Year of Streaming
September 02, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutes - 35.9 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) have a conversation about AL’s first full year of being a fishing minigame streamer discussing what’s evolved with the streams, how she feels about the past year, and what’s been most surprising.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #348 - Radiant Tale
August 26, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go to the CIRCUS to see how AL is gonna date some circus boys where one of them is actually a dragon, because that’s just otome things.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #347 - Grab Bag (Trek to Yomi, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, A Space for the Unbound)
August 19, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes - 24.3 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see Jared give AL a break for this week as he dives into three very different games that he’s played through recently in Trek to Yomi, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and A Space for the Unbound.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #346 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie
August 12, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 35.8 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at how Illumination adapted the Mario series into a feature film and whether or not it was a successful venture or not.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #345 - Resident Evil Death Island
August 05, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 26.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) check out the newest Resident Evil CG film that continues from the story of Vendetta and sees Chris in a Hawaiian shirt.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #344 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
July 29, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) check out the tenth trails game to see how many characters they can fit into one game and how Reverie wraps up both the Crossbell and Erebonia storylines.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #343 - Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club NEXT SKY
July 22, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes - 22.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) reconvene with the gals from Nijigasaki to see how they show a girl from London around and Shioriko struggles with confidence issues in the first OVA from the series.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #342 - Final Fantasy XVI
July 15, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of mainline Final Fantasy with the sixteenth entry. We talk about the characters, the new action gameplay, and why the story feels like it falls off a cliff in the final third of the game.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #341 - Rest of 2023 Preview
July 08, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 42.2 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look and refresh themselves about what all is coming out in the world of video games and anime for the rest of 2023.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #340 - Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo
July 01, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) break down another otome game that features dudes that are also inanimate objects, somehow skirts the lines of a teen rating, and the dangers of syphilis.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #339 - Nintendo Direct (6/21/23)
June 24, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 27.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) chit chat about the latest Nintendo Direct which featured a surprising SNES remake and a new weird 2D Mario game.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #338 - Summer Game Fest 2023
June 17, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss a bunch of games that got unveiled in the last week by talking about the Summer Game Fest, Xbox/Bethesda Showcase, Ubisoft, and Capcom’s presentations.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #337 - Final Fantasy XV DLC
June 10, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes - 28.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the DLC’s from Final Fantasy XV after Jared decided to play through the actual game for the first time. We talk about what’s up with the DLCs they released and also the ones they eventually cancelled.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #336 - PlayStation Showcase 2023
June 03, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes - 33.7 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss what Sony had to discuss with an hour’s worth of game trailers and why it felt like a weirdly paced presentation.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #335 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
May 27, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) are finally able to talk about the sequel to Breath of the Wild. We discuss what’s different, what we enjoyed from Tears of the Kingdom, and where we see the Zelda franchise going next.
Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #334 - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
May 20, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes - 30.1 MBJared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) get together to talk about a Zelda game. No, not that one. We chat about The Minish Cap and how Capcom finally made a good handheld Zelda game and the shocking revelation that this came out after the release of the Nintendo DS in North America.