First Look: Nanana’s Buried Treasure

Juugo is excited about transferring to Nanaejima – a high tech artificial island designated as a “Special Student Zone” full of schools. He gets more excitement than he bargained for when he discovers a ghost girl living in his new apartment, the secrets of her past holding out the promise of treasure and adventure.

First Look: Chaika – The Coffin Princess

After a war that tore apart the content of Verbist for three generations, lazy retired soldier Toru Acura wanders the world with no place to go. When he meets Chaika, a mysterious teen sorceress carrying a large coffin, Toru and his bossy adopted sister Akari, decide to tag along when Chaika ‘hires’ them for an infiltration job.

Random Manga Theatre 89: Mazinger Angels

Hit the “Random” button and see what comes up! In this feature, we take a look at whatever manga the Random Number God decides to throw at us and find out if it’s worth your time.

This time: Mazinger Angels, with art by Akihiko Niina and scenario by Go Nagai (!!)

First Look: Black Bullet

In the future, a parasitic virus that turns humans into monsters has wiped out the bulk of humanity. The survivors live in cities walled off by a metal effective against the monsters, also used to create bullets. Some girls are born with the virus and can utilize it for superpowers, making them humanity’s last hope to fight against their enemy.

First Look: Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!!

Matsutaro Sakaguchi is a giant of a man, towering over all of his peers. Rude, rough, brash, lazy, lecherous, and a whole other slew of bad habits make him a pretty unpopular guy. Despite all that, he’s hands down one of the strongest guys in town and soon learns to use his strength in the Sumo ring, if his bad habits don’t stop him first.

First Look: Brynhildr In the Darkness

10 years after losing his childhood friend in an accident, a young man is shocked when a girl that looks just like her transfers to his school. Is her appearance just a coincidence or is she harboring some deeper secrets?

First Look: Captain Earth

Daichi’s father was an astronaut who died when he was young. Now in high school, he returns to the island where the launch took place and where he encountered a mysterious boy many years before.

First Look: One Week Friends

Honest Yuki Hase would love to befriend the lonely Kaori Fujimiya, but she keeps pushing him away, saying she can’t make any friends. When he finally gets her to warm up to him, Kaori reveals a most inconvenient truth…

First Look: Selector Infected WIXOSS

A young girl who lives with her grandmother receives a card game with the promise that it will help her make friends. She doesn’t wish to worry her grandmother so she decides to take the gift. The twist is that the cards are alive and will grant a wish to the ultimate winner of the game.

First Look: Dragonar Academy

Ash Blake (really?) is a student at a magical academy which focuses on dragon riding. He doesn’t have a dragon of his own yet, but bums rides off his best friend, like that dude who keeps asking you to take him to the pub with you.

First Look: The Devil’s Riddle

A young assassin is sent to take part in an assassination game. There are 12 contestants and one target who is to be assassinated. Winning is simple, be the one to kill the target. Or at least it would be simple if our assassin had the sense not to fall in love with her target and decide to protect her instead.

All Your Monies: April 8th 2014

Hello, and welcome to All Your Monies, where The Glorio Blog’s resident toy and figure collecting crew (and Aquagaze) will run down the last week’s new pre-orders, turning a loving or scathing eye over what’s been put out for you to spend your hard earned cash on. This week, Timmy’s running the show again, which…