Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at what’s coming out in the second half of 2026 and beyond with regards to video games and anime.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the final season of The Bear and how it’s single day approach to the season works tremendously well and is a return to form for the series.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) breakdown the infamous Donkey Kong 64 and how it went from critical acclaim to a controversial title.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the latest Nintendo Direct which featured the return of Xenoblade, Kingdom Hearts, and that Ocarina of Time remake.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss all the announcements that came out of the Summer Game Fest as the video games continue to come out.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kick off the June video game announcement train with Sony’s offering of games. We talk about what showed up and what we thought was fun and what wasn’t.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) play two different games this week as AL tells us about the latest Yoshi game that focuses more on puzzles than platforming, while Jared runs a Japanese convenience store in 1993.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the final mainline console Zelda game they’ve yet to talk about on the pod. Jared played the game for the first time in nearly 20 years and has some new thoughts about the game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the 90s and try to build their best mixtape with Mixtape and come away with mixed results.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of live-action Yakuza adaptations with a new take on Yakuza 1 that is handled much better than the previous live-action adaptation.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) continue the otome gauntlet with a game that AL describes as a more beginner friendly otome game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) prepare for AL’s otome gauntlet as we take a look at Temirana and learn about fellows like Josephy and Eric.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) check out the second of three movies for the finale of Nijigasaki as we see what the other half of the gals are up to and how the movie is not at all subtle at some points.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) reach the end of Max’s journey in Life Is Strange with the latest game in the series that also reintroduces Chloe and a plot that’s kind of just there.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) finally discuss a game that AL has been championing for years and look at why this game is an underrated Mario game and a possibly a sequel to Super Mario World.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) have our annual March Madness episode as we pit 64 characters from the Resident Evil series together and see which one is the best of the best.You can fill out your own bracket right here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17_RjlF7s4se2hPv0vMzSledVb17MHyGCs9QtNxktkTE/edit?usp=sharing

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the Mine story expansion for Yakuza Kiwami 3 and how it felt completely unnecessary.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Resident Evil with the latest entry in the series. We see what’s up with Grace, how trauma has affected Leon, and ponder who Leon’s married to.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the remake of Yakuza 3 and ponder whether it was truly necessary with its many controversial changes.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) head to space and see if the Trails series has righted the ship after Daybreak 2 and what it feels like to be finally caught up with the series.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see what Sony had to talk about for an hour with a lot of video game announcements.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at all the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct partner showcase.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) have finally seen all of the Resident Evil CG films as we watched the first movie that was made. We discuss the story, the dated art, and Leon being stanced up for the whole movie.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss another game with fishing included in it that also has a ton of Sanrio characters hanging out on an island. Of course, we also have to talk about the myth, the legend, Big Challenges.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at a variety of video game related movies we’ve seen over the course of the podcast’s lifetime and decide to see which films are the best of the best.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss making choices, being a hero, and how good of a boy Beef is.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the first new console entry in the Katamari series since 2011. AL discusses why the game resonated with her so much and why it was a much-needed bit of respite last year.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) kick off the new year by taking a look back at an otome game from last year that features spirits, faes, and some very strange alternate endings.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) have reached the final episode of the year which means it’s time to take a look back at our favorite games of 2025. We give out our supplemental awards, induct a new game into the SAC HOF, and finally countdown our top ten games of the year.You can read the text version of this list here and AL’s list here.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the latest entry in the Rascal Does Not Dream series for the holidays. We discuss this second TV season and where we think things potentially could go with the next movie that will air in 2026.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at various video games and anime that will be coming out in 2026 and beyond and give our thoughts on them.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) go back to 1960s Japan to see what’s up with the latest entry in the Silent Hill series and AL says “LADY” a lot.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the Trails in the Sky remake to see what’s different with this new version of the game and how Jared thought of his first experience with the game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the announcements and new from Sony’s latest State of Play that was focused more on Japanese and Asian games.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss one of their most anticipated games of the year with the sequel to PowerWash Simulator and one of their favorite recent co-op games. We discuss the new features, new jobs, new kitties, and what possibly could be in the licensed DLC coming later.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the wild world of season 2 of DanDaDan and some of our favorite moments, the new characters introduced, and teases of what’s to come next.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at Jared’s different forays into various racing games. Some that are a little bit more on the simulation side of things with a lot of mod support and one that is a gacha game about horse girls.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) get a little cooperative and reminisce this week as we played through the co-op puzzle platformer Lego Voyager and AL played a bit of Banjo-Tooie and had some new thoughts on the game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the various pieces of Resident Evil media they’ve both experienced from games to movies to television shows. With a list of 18 entries, we rank them to see which is the best of the best.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the latest entry in the live-action adaptation of the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan series, this time adapting the At a Confessional chapter into a full-length movie. We discuss the new additions to the story and get very mad at the soundtrack that was made entirely with AI.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami 3 and everything that Sony announced at their latest State of Play.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) see Nintendo weirdly celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. and also announce some other new games.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at Dont Nod’s latest narrative adventure game that lets you go back and forth between 1995 and 2022 with some supernatural elements and being able to record on a camcorder whenever.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the latest game in the Donkey Kong franchise where you can destroy everything and dress up DK like a gremlin.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss a strange direction for the Dynasty Warriors franchise as it shifted to an open world that really didn’t work, but did have the weirdest horse AI ever seen in a video game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the 2nd and 3rd Rascal Does Not Dream films and talk about the new story development in both films, which film is the better of the two, and the positive traits this series continues to push forward.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive into some somniums again as we check out the first spin-off game from AI: The Somnium Files. We talk about the shorter story, how it compares to the two main games, and how this is secretly a Zero Escape game.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the latest Nintendo Direct that looked more at 3rd party games coming to both Switch and Switch 2 rather than 1st party games.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of Bustafellows to see if one of AL’s top otome games continues to be a good series or if it will tumble like most otome sequels/fan discs have done on her list.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) take a look at the mystery series Shoshimin, written by the author of Hyouka. We mostly dive into the second season given how recently it came out and discuss the two story arcs that the season encompasses.