Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at nearly 40 years of video game console launch lineups and see which console started off on the best foot.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the latest Nintendo Direct that featured some true surprises and a familiar franchise coming to the Switch.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) celebrate 400 episodes of the SAC OVA by watching eight pro wrestling matches curated by Jared. We discuss their historical significance, how they differ from one another, and why they’re all fun to watch.

Matches watched:

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart WWF WrestleMania 13 3/23/1997

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero © WCW Halloween Havoc 10/26/1997 WCW Crusierweight Championship vs. Mask

Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka ECW One Night Stand 6/12/2005

Hiromu Takahashi © vs Dragon Lee NJPW New Beginning in Osaka 2/9/2020 IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship

Daisuke Sekimoto © vs Kota Ibushi DDT Max Bump 2010 5/4/2010 KO-D Openweight Championship

Bryan Danielson vs Zack Sabre Jr. AEW Wrestledream 2023 10/1/2023

Aja Kong © vs KAORU GAEA Big Destruction Tag 2 AAAW Championship 2/13/2000

Bayley vs Sasha Banks © NXT Takeover Brooklyn NXT Women’s Championship 8/22/2015

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) after many years finally talk about the final Shadow Hearts game and how its fresh start doesn’t let it live up to its predecessors.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the fan disc for Radiant Tale and how out of all the otome games, it sure is one of them.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) play a Zelda game that AL had yet to play yet in the first try at making a multiplayer Zelda game. We discuss how it came to be, why it worked as somewhat of a test, and where we would re-rank it.

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.