First Impressions: Il Sole Penetra Le Illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion

Alternate titles: Day Break Illusion, Gen’ei wo Kakeru Taiyou, The Sun Penetrates the Illusions, The Phantom Piercing Sun; how many titles can one show have? Anime Original by AIC Simulcast on Crunchyroll Premise: Akari Taiyou (Mai Kadowaki) is a perky middle schooler with a silly, colourful hairstyle who goes around her daily live telling fortunes and helping other…

First Impressions: Love Lab

A popular tomboy discovers the also popular student council president has been secretly conducting experiments to learn more about love. She promises to keep her secret and so the Love Lab is born.

First Impressions: Rozen Maiden (2013)

Manga Adaptation by Studio DEEN Available on Crunchyroll Premise: One day lonely shut-in Jun Sakurada receives a mysterious box. Inside is a fabulous living doll who identifies herself as Shinku, fifth doll of the Rozen Maiden.

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.