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Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

A podcast where Jared Clemons and Dr. Anne Ladyem McDivitt discuss their thoughts on video games, anime, and manga.

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01:40:17

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #172 - Animal...

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2020/03/28

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) get cozy before diving into some very story driven games. First, Jared talks about his initial experiences with the latest entry in the Animal Crossing series. After that, AL breaks down the rest of the Trails in the Sky series and how the last two entries set up what’s to come later on.

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01:28:37

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #171 - Aqours Madness

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2020/03/21

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) bring forth the only March Madness to occur now as we attempt to figure out what is the best Love Live! Sunshine!! song out of the best 64 options. We go through each individual matchup and give our thoughts, opinions, and get into a few arguments.If you want to figure out what is the best Love Live! Sunshine! song in your opinion, fill out a bracket right here!

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00:54:59

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #170 - COVID-19's...

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2020/03/14

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the recent cancellation of E3 due to the Coronavirus global pandemic and how that will have a ripple effect on other aspects of the industry. After that, we dive into something a little more light hearted and discuss the singular King of the Hill video game.

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01:33:41

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #169 - Final...

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2020/03/07

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) played through the demo of Final Fantasy 7 Remake and don’t have the best impressions about what the game seems to be. After that, AL watched and read Erased recently and goes through the story of the series.

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01:39:16

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #168 - Love Live!...

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2020/02/29

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) talk more about Love Live! this week. First, AL went to a delayed screening of Love Live! Fest and discusses her experience. After that, we dive into the global release of Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars and talk about some of the more confusing aspects of the game and try to explain them better than the game does while also getting into the story of Nijigasaki.

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01:13:54

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #167 - Dreamin'...

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2020/02/22

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go through two completely different types of stories. First, AL discusses the manga, Dreamin’ Sun and how she had an up and down relationship with the story after reading the whole thing. After that, we played some of The Division 2 after it was very cheap and we talk about the most intriguing aspect of the game we’ve found thus far: the accuracy of their versions of actual museums.

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01:07:26

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #166 - Persona 5...

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2020/02/15

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) play catch up on some games they played recently. First, Jared discusses the Persona 5 Scramble demo that hit Japan and how it is compared to other licensed musou games Omega Force has made lately. AL finally got through Trails in the Sky and gives us a breakdown of the first game in that series. Finally, Jared and AL played the Stranger Things 3 game and it’s not a good sign for licensed games.

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00:47:06

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #165 - Building An...

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2020/02/08

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) become fantasy bookers this week as we look to build a setlist for an Aqours live show that we’d both want to see. Of course, the key is that we’d go see anything, so we tried to stay in line with their format they’ve used in the past and come up with something that had a flow and energy that was consistent throughout.Spotify link to playlist (not everything is on there unfortunately and this is the easiest way for it to be preserved)

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00:57:14

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #164 - Are Video...

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2020/02/01

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a trip down memory lane to reminisce about the weird and unusual video game accessories they had growing up, why we think there are less strange accessories currently, and talk about some of the most bizarre pieces to come out and how they worked or didn’t work.

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01:02:30

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #163 - I Want To...

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2020/01/25

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to a story we talked about via two different forms of media last year in I Want To Eat Your Pancreas. This time, we checked out the anime adaptation to see how it differs from the novel and manga, how this might be the best version for people coming to the story fresh, and how we ended up laughing a lot at one particular scene.

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01:16:13

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #162 - Grab Bag (A...

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2020/01/18

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) pull out the grab bag again and talk about a bunch of stuff they’ve played, watched, and read over the past month and a half. There’s so much stuff that if I tried to list it all, I’d probably forget some things! So, here’s a bunch of thoughts on various games, anime, manga, and books.

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01:20:56

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #161 - The Outer...

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2020/01/11

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue with their catch up from last year as we discuss two games they finished in December. First, we go to space and talk about our experiences with The Outer Worlds and trying to take down capitalism. We follow that up by discussing the series finale of Life Is Strange 2 and the wild way it wraps up.

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03:04:45

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #160 - The Legend...

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2020/01/04

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kick off 2020 by talking about one of the best games of 2019 in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. We breakdown the very long story, as you’ll see by the runtime, talk about our favorite moments and characters, new additions, and where we see the series going next.

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01:31:52

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #159 - 2019 Game...

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2019/12/28

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) break down the best of the best when it comes to video games in 2019. We start off with our supplemental awards that we give out for various aspects such as Best Character, Best Opening, and Best Moment. Finally we break down our top 10 video games of the year and give our reasonings behind these choices.For more on these lists, check out the written portion of our lists here and AL’s over here.

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01:08:17

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #158 - Snatcher

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2019/12/21

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) gather around for the holidays and play a game that’s based around Christmas. We dive into Snatcher, one of Hideo Kojima’s more prolific non-Metal Gear games. We talk about the minimal story, how much it basically copy and pastes from Blade Runner, the problematic and gross portions of the game, how much AL suffered through the game, and why the soundtrack is great.

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01:09:28

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #157 - The 2020...

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2019/12/14

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at pieces of media that are going to come out in the next year. We talk about various games with and without release dates and some anime that will be hitting next year. Of course, like last year, we recorded this before The Game Awards, so none of those announcements are in this episode. Sorry, Xbox Sex.

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01:30:51

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #156 - The Best...

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2019/12/07

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) look back at the previous decade with regards to games and try to determine what were the best games from the 2010s. We have a lot of honorable mentions to discuss before we get into our own top ten best games of the decade. Then, we rank any overlap that we had.

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01:12:54

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #155 - JoJo's...

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2019/11/30

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) turn back the clock and see what it would have been like to be a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fan before 2012. We watched and discussed the 1993 and 2000 JoJo OVAs that were released as an adaptation of Stardust Crusaders. With that, comes a very interesting dub, how it came to adapting Stardust Crusaders despite its much shorter episode length, and how much more violent it is.

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00:57:35

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #154 - Old Man's...

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2019/11/23

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go in two different directions this week. First, we take an old man on a journey involving manipulating terrain and falling down multiple waterfalls. After that, we discuss the live action adaptation of Hyouka and how it’s decent at adapting the source material, but is very bizarre with some of its direction and shot choices.

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01:28:05

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #153 - Final...

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2019/11/16

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at some of the times Square went weird with Final Fantasy. We begin with one of the more controversial Final Fantasy games with Mystic Quest. We discuss how this game isn’t as bad as most people like to say it is, how it can work in some respects with being a beginner’s RPG, and how the soundtrack is one of the best in the series. Following that, Jared attempts to tell the story of Final Fantasy XIV in about fifty minutes or so, which for a game

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