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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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Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #104 - The 2019...

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2018/12/08

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) look ahead to the future (zura) and see what video games and anime that are coming out in 2019 they are excited about. We go through a lot of different games that have at least some form of release date or are rumored to come out in 2019 and also some anime that will come out next year as well. Like last year, we recorded this before the awards shows that happened this week so those announcements are not represented here.

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00:55:05

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #103 - JoJo's...

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2018/12/01

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the bizarre adventures as we recently played through JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven. We talk about the wild story that unites all the Joestars, our favorite characters and teams to play as, and everyone getting burritos.

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00:44:36

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #102 - The Quiet Man

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2018/11/24

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take things down an octave as we discuss one of the most interesting games to come out this year, The Quiet Man. We discuss our own original story we came up with during the first playthrough, how the second playthrough isn’t great when you learn the actual story, and just what the heck is The Quiet Man. We also talk about some good things we’ve played recently to offset the bad of the shush shush man.

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01:08:59

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #101 - Luigi's...

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2018/11/17

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return with two recent releases (well, one a re-release) to discuss. AL talks about the 3DS re-release of Luigi’s Mansion and how it holds up to its original release in 2001. Jared dives into the cowboy world of Red Dead Redemption 2 to see if all the hype was worth it.

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01:25:55

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #100 - Ranking The...

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2018/11/10

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) have reached 100 episodes of the Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA and decided that the only way to celebrate was to figure out what was the best out of all the anime, video games, and conceptual ideas we’ve had. So we did just that. It’s time to figure out what’s the best of the best and have some controversy along the way.

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01:10:18

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #99 - Life is...

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2018/11/03

Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared return to the world of Life is Strange with AL having just finished Before the Storm. We take a deeper dive than previous episodes where we have talked about this game into the entirety of the game and whether or not if the game works as a whole or if there are parts that were completely unnecessary.

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00:54:04

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #98 - The MISSING:...

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2018/10/27

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue with their spooky October theme by talking about two games that fit in that space. First, Jared talks about the latest Swery game in The MISSING and its incredibly surprising themes and story. After that, we go into Symphony of the Night after AL got Jared to play it for the first time and some of the goofiness of Alucard.

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01:25:58

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #97 - Video Game...

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2018/10/20

Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared get into the Halloween spirit by talking about some of the more famous urban legends in video games. We talk about stories like Ben Drowned, was Pokemon causing kids to die?, Polybius, Shin Megami Tensei’s spooky boot message, the Madden curse, and the Atari landfill. It’s time to get spooky.

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01:24:45

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #96 - What Is A...

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2018/10/13

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) get a bit philosophical and theoretical as they attempt to answer the question of what is a masterpiece in terms of video games. We talk about our criteria, how we differentiate masterpieces from our favorite games, the difficulties with answering a question such as this, and look at a list of “best games” and give our opinions on if those games are masterpieces or not.

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01:28:22

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #95 - Love Live!...

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2018/10/06

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) talk about idols and yakuza in this action packed episode. We begin the episode by talking about the great Love Live! School Idol Festival mobile game and why we enjoy it so much for a gacha style game. Afterward, Jared dives deep into Yakuza Kiwami 2 and its wacky and serious nature.

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01:25:59

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #94 - Nintendo...

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2018/09/29

Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared breakdown a couple of items including the launch of Nintendo Switch Online and its new NES library with online play. AL gives a detailed breakdown of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC expansion pack, its story, and how much time she put it into it.

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01:07:24

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #93 - Grab Bag...

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2018/09/22

Jared’s a bit under the weather so it’s time for him and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) to do reach deep into the grab bag and talk about multiple topics. We discuss the latest Nintendo Direct and the announcements associated with that. Jared and AL went through Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD because Jared thought it might be a good way to play that game. It wasn’t. Finally, Jared played through Marvel’s Spider-Man and wanted to talk heavily about swinging, the story, and the strange relationship

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01:28:15

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #92 - A Place...

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2018/09/15

Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared discuss an anime from earlier this year with A Place Further Than The Universe. AL recently decided to watch it so we break down the show episode-by-episode and talk about what makes the series so good and especially episode 11.

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01:46:44

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #91 - Life is Strange

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2018/09/08

CONTENT WARNING: Talks of suicide and parental death in this episode.Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared discuss this very website's 2015 second best game of the year since AL has just now played it. We discuss each individual episode, the story as a whole, AL's initial thoughts having just completed it, and how this game can make you feel emotions you don't expect.

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01:26:57

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #90 - Beyond the...

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2018/09/01

Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared talk about the 2013 hit in Beyond the Boundary/Kyoukai no Kanata! AL somehow forgot to mention that she was watching this to Jared until the very end, which led for a humorous exchange, but we discuss the happenings of the series and the sequel movie as well to see how good the action/romance series from Kyoto Animation is.

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01:04:49

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #89 - Dead Rising...

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2018/08/25

Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared return to the land of co-op as we discuss a few more games we recently played through together. First up we have to talk about being good dads and fighting zombies in Dead Rising 2 and then it's time to follow that up by remembering our times in a simulation and as the President of the United States in Saints Row IV.

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01:47:44

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #88 - JoJo's...

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2018/08/18

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return after a year to discuss part 3 of JoJo in Stardust Crusaders. We give a breakdown of what happens throughout the entirety of this portion of the series, our favorite and most hyped moments, the best new characters, and how good the Viz English dub is.

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02:02:04

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #87 - The Legend...

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2018/08/11

Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared finally discuss one of AL's favorite games in The Legend of Zelda series in Skyward Sword. We talk about breaking Wii Nunchuks, the wild anime-esque story, the betrayal of making people swol, potential changes that could be made to the game, and this game being the tipping point for the way the series uses Zelda for Jared.

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01:45:31

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #86 - Resident Evil 6

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2018/08/04

Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared get cooperative as we talk about our experience playing through Resident Evil 6 in co-op. We discuss all the campaigns, the very ridiculous and wacky campaign, rookie cop Leon S. Kennedy being dumb, and the best Resident Evil character, Agent.

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1:56:54

Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Episode #85 - Orange

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2018/07/28

CONTENT WARNING: Lots of talk about suicide in this episode.Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) and Jared discuss a series from 2016 since AL has just recently watched. We discuss each episode and the ways those were constantly full of angst and sadness, the unfortunate animation issues that hurt the show, and if things have changed for Jared since he reviewed the series two years ago.

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