Seasonal Anime Checkup OVA Jared Clemons

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) breakdown the announcements from Sony’s recent State of Play before we dive into Dragon Ball Z Kakarot and learn how AL feels about the series now that she’s finally experienced it in full.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) finally get to talk about one of the weirdest and controversial game releases of 2024 in the sequel to School idol festival now that it’s officially shut down. We talk about how the game is compared to its predecessors, how the shutdown caused the game to come out earlier than expected globally, and why it was a failure in many different aspects.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of the live-action adaptation of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan where it is adapting some stories featuring our favorite Italian chef. We talk about how this episode did adapting an episode from Diamond is Unbreakable and a story from the manga, the excellent cinematography, and why this series continues to be fun.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) discuss Peach’s return to the role as a main protagonist for the first time in nearly 20 years. We talk about if this return is able to live up to its predecessor and other recent Mario platformers or if this unfortunately falls flat.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) dive into a GBA JRPG that AL has been wanting Jared to play for a very long time. We discuss its historical significance, how it holds up today, and how it splits its story into two games.

Jared and Anne Ladyem (anneladyem.com) return to the world of otome and this time we got some boys from Hell to deal with. Will 2024 continue to be decent for otome or will we see our first dud of the year?