GLORIO Winter 2014 Anime Guide Part 1

With another season and a new year of Glorio Blogging ahead of us, it’s time for a fresh batch of anime to help us through the cold Winter months. What’s looking good to you folks out there? Let us know after you after grab a round of trailers on us, and stay tuned for part 2 later this week!

Golden Time Episode 11

Despite having a rich girlfriend, Tada Banri decides he doesn’t want to be dead weight and starts looking for a job. After turning down some slightly less suspicious prospects, he accepts an offer from Nana.

Good Luck Girl! (Binbogami Ga!) Review

Mixing comedy and drama is a risky proposition. Lean too far into comedy and it’s impossible to take a story seriously, lean too far into drama and the funny bits just become a distraction. This is particularly tough with anime comedies, which are better known for colorful visuals and outlandish premises than for nuanced storytelling.…

First Impressions: Blazblue Alter Memory

Ragna the Bloodege is the world’s most wanted criminal. Wielding a power known as the Azure Grimoire, he travels from city to city on a path of destruction until he encounters a variety of powerful fighters with their own agendas… at least that’s what I got from playing story mode in the game, you’re not going to get anything out of this.

Monogatari Series 2nd Season Episode 14

Nadeko has a heart to heart with Tsukihi, which makes her think about why she really loves Araragi. Between her romantic frustration, the burden of helping Kuchinawa, and pressure at school, she finds herself reaching a breaking point.

First Impressions: Yu-Sibu

A hero in training is forced to take a job at an item shop after the demon lord is defeated and his skills become obsolete. It’s a pretty boring gig until the manager hires an unusual new employee.

First Impressions: Nagi no Asukara

In a world where humans live both underwater and on land, a group of underwater students transfer above ground when their school closes. Hikari has looked after Manaka since they were kids, but will he be able to keep protecting her in their new environment?