Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the 3DS for potentially its last big release with Persona Q2. Does combining the casts of P3, P4, P5, and P3P’s heroine make for a good game or are there too many cooks in this kitchen? Who is the true protagonist of this game? What surprised us the most? These questions and more found within this here podcast.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to their yearly look at JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure as we now are in 1999 and the town of Morioh. We breakdown the whole season, the great aesthetics, how it blends slice of life and action together, and where this part ranks amongst the rest of JoJo.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive deep into the weirdness of 2019’s edition of E3. We breakdown each press conference, discuss what we got excited for and what was rough, and then get very excited about that Breath of the Wild sequel announcement.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Erebonia to see what’s happened in Trails of Cold Steel II. We discuss the game as a whole, what’s new in the sequel and PS4 release, what we enjoyed and the problems with the ending, and what we think will happen in Trails of Cold Steel III. Before that, we dive into our predictions for E3 2019.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) prepare themselves for their episode on Diamond Is Unbreakable as a whole by watching the live action film that covers the beginning. We discuss the differences, how JoJo is brought to life and how they utilize stands, our ideas if they ever do decide to make more movies in this series, and jojokes.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Orange to discuss the live action adaptation that predated the anime. We discuss the differences between this and the other forms the series has taken and how it is as an adaptation. [For more on the anime, check out Episode 85]

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go back in time to the 90s and see what was happening with the Japanese arcade scene while discussing Hi Score Girl! We discuss the first season and the three bonus episodes that have aired already, all the different games that are featured in the show, and discuss what will happen in the second season later this year.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the finale of the Love Live Sunshine story as we talk about the film as a whole, what it means to the overall series, and how the film contrasts with the series. We also talk about the new song performances with how good they are and the growth of certain characters. Also there are of course spoilers.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) finally have a discussion that’s been years in the making. We finally talk about Final Fantasy X. After having an episode about its sequel two years ago, we come back to its predecessor since it has been released on new hardware. Plus, Jared has finally finished the game for the first time. We discuss specific characters, our thoughts on Tidus, that laughing scene, and whether Jared’s opinion has changed on the game since the X-2 episode.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take things a little easier this week as we discuss the ins and outs of adaptations regarding video games. Whether it’s games becoming something else or other media becoming games, we talk about what makes them work, what doesn’t, and some of our favorites.