All Your Monies: July 8th

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 preorders, turning a loving or scathing eye over what’s been put out for you to spend your hard earned cash on. This week there’s a worrying amount of stuff by Griffon.

First Impressions: Free!

Haruka loves the water but has given up competitive swimming and resigned himself to a normal life. But when some old friends who used to be in his swim club show up at school, his spirit is renewed.

First Impressions: Tamayura ~ More Aggressive ~

Alternate titles: Tamayura ~ More Assertive ~ Anime Original by TYO Animations Currently unlicensed Premise: It has been one year since Fuu “Potte” Sawatari (Ayana Taketatsu) has moved back to her late father’s hometown. While reminiscing about their adventures, her friends Kaoru (Kana Asumi), Norie (Yuka Iguchi) and Maon (Yuko Gibu) conclude that Fuu seems…

Exploring Visual Novels 6: A Profile

A Profile is a visual novel developed by Akabei Soft. It was first released in Japan on 2005 before it received a second release a year later with improved art. It has no official western release, but it received a fan translation in the later part of 2011 from translation group Amaterasu Translations.

Oreimo 2 Episode 13

Kirino remembers her childhood and how she used to get along with her brother. She recalls how their relationship deteriorated and how she got into her otaku hobbies.

OP/ED Op-Eds: Attack on Titan GLORIO Special

Pretty much all of us at the GLORIO crew agree that Attack on Titan’s spectacular OP is one of the best of the season. Or if not the best, it certainly made the greatest impression. And of course something so ridiculous would lead to parodies. So we decided to compile a list of our favorite…