The GLORIO Chat Episode 180: Listener Feedback
We shake things up with a few new shows, including some listener recommendations.
We shake things up with a few new shows, including some listener recommendations.
Is this the worst season of anime in GLORIO history?
Minami’s favorite gacha game has reached end of service and she needs a new hobby. After failing at every possible after school activity, she has a chance encounter at a driving range that sparks her interest in golf.
Despite her eccentric personality and youthful appearance, Dr. Takao Ameku is a brilliant doctor and current Director of Investigative Pathology at Tenikai General Hospital. She solves cases that others can’t, whether she’s asked to or not.
It’s the podcast version of our top 10 anime, plus one more shout out to Look Back.
The best anime according to the GLORIO crew, 2024 edition
It is time once again for our annual look back at the past year, and my favorite anime moments from 2024.
I’m not exactly sure where Beastars Final Season and the new Gundam GQuuuuuuX fit in the anime season schedule, but we talk about those and other shows airing in Winter 2025.
Another episode where we talk about the Fall 2024 shows, perhaps for the last time?
Our excitement for shows like Dan Da Dan, Thunderbolt Fantasy, and Bananya is pitted against the disappointment of GUNDAM: Requiem for Vengeance.
We talk about Metaphor ReFantazio, Look Back, and the greatest work of fiction ever made: Thunderbolt Fantasy.
It’s a new season of anime and we talk about big time old shows like Dragon Ball DAIMA, big time new shows like Dan Da Dan, and, most importantly, the new GLORIO DLC for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO.
Akane learns she is betrothed to a boy named Ranma, the son of her father’s friend. While waiting for Ranma and his father to arrive, a girl and giant panda appear instead. Turns out Ranma and his dad can transform when splashed with water, and hilarity ensues.
We give our final thoughts on the shows we watched in Summer 2024, including a few surprise backlog items. This episode is better than 3 out of 5 stars, I promise.
Haru and Gaku are two school friends who start a business, with the goal of making a trillion dollars. What their business does is not important: making money is easy when you have Haru’s charm and Gaku’s brain.
A travel agency in Japan is looking to open a branch in Alaska but can’t find any volunteers to move there. They announce mandatory transfers with priority on single employees, leaving two co-workers with no choice but to pretend they are getting married if they want to stay in Japan.
Tsunehiro’s life has fallen apart, culminating in news from his doctor that he only has two years left to live. After accidentally falling off a bridge, he is rescued by a group of rogue fishermen (gender neutral) who force him to chill and try some fishing.
We get nostalgic in both good and bad ways as we preview some of the big name anime airing in Fall 2024.
Another shout out to Megan thee Stallion, a new Kamen Rider, and our final predictions for the Summer 2024 anime season.
Before diving into our usual anime coverage, we say a few words on the passing of voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, laugh at the absurd English language release of Girls Band Cry, and share final thoughts on the disappointing Kamen Rider Gotchard.