First Impressions: Gatchaman Crowds

Anime original by Tatsunoko Available on Crunchyroll Premise: Tokyo is under attack by mysterious being known only as Rubiks Cubes MESS. To defend earth a team of uniquely powered individuals has been bought together and equipped with NOTE armour to battle evil as Gatchaman.

All Your Monies: July 15th

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 an old friend returns.

First Impressions: Silver Spoon

Alternate titles: Gin no Saji Manga Adaptation by A-1 Pictures Simulcast on Crunchyroll Premise: Yugo Hachiken is an unambitious student from the city who decides to enroll in an agricultural academy in hopes of an easy academic experience. The rigors of farm life quickly prove to be more than he can handle.

Random Manga Theatre 54: Luno

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: Luno, by Kei Toume

First Impressions: The World God Only Knows: Goddesses

Alternate titles:Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai, Kaminomi Manga adaptation by Manglobe Simulcast on Crunchyroll Premise: Keima conveniently gets to skip over some content as we start a full-lengthed arc. Goddesses like the one in Tenri are actually in some of the girls Keima has conquered. Can he help them before the mysterious Vintage gets to…

First Impressions: Blood Lad

Staz is a vampire, a district boss of the underworld, and huge otaku obsessed with the human world. When a human girl is killed after wandering into his territory, he vows to bring her back to life with her ghost in tow.

First Impressions: Fantasista Doll

Alternate titles: Fantajisuta Dōru Manga adaptation by Hoods Entertainment Simulcast on Crunchyroll Premise: A young girl with a love for card battles become a part of some dangerous card game. The game involves summoning human like dolls and equipping them for combat.

First Impressions: A Sunday Without God

A young girl living in a world abandoned by god and raised as a graver keeper discovers that everything she knows may be a lie. When a man comes to town and kills everyone she knows she is forced to bury their brutalized corpses and left without a home.

First Impressions: Kiniro Mosaic

Alternate Titles: Kinmoza!, Yellow Mosaic Manga adaptation by Studio Gokumi Streaming on Crunchyroll Premise: Japanese girl Shinobu Oomiya takes part in a homestay exchange where she goes to England and becomes friends with British girl Alice Cartlet. A few years later Shinobu and friends, now in high school, are shocked when Alice shows up as a…

First Impressions: Monogatari Second Season

Hanekawa encounters a massive, supernatural tiger on her way to school and later on sees her house burning down. With Araragi away, she teams up with Senjougahara to find out what happened, and thus a new batch of Monogatari stories begins.