Haganai NEXT Episode 9

The Neighbor’s Club begins filming their movie for the Cultural Festival. Kodaka begins to notice other people making strange comments about his relationship with Sena, including one of her jealous classmates.

Blast of Tempest Episode 21

Yes, Aika is the Mage of Exodus. With this information out in the open Hakaze tells all. Despite the brandished swords of the end of last episode, Aika takes it all a little too well, deciding the only way to make things work is to create her death herself. Unable to let such a tragedy occur, Hakaze attempts to kill Aika herself in a mix of rage and sorrow.

Kotoura-san Episode 9

After recovering from her shocking vision, Haruka and the ESP club learn someone is attacking High School girls around the area. Despite her apprehension, the group considers taking further action.

Tamako Market Episode 9

It’s Mochi Day at the market and romance is all around the Kitashirakawa clan. Mamedai recalls falling in love with his wife, Anko is frustrated by her feelings for Yuzuki-kun, and Mochizou wonders if Tamako will remember his birthday.

Jukebox: Matryoshka

Believe it or not, Japan can make other music aside from peppy pop! It has a vibrant underground music scene, which over the years has developed into an influential force to be reckoned with. In Jukebox, we take a look at the versatility of the Japanese music industry — beyond the realm of anime and other geekery.…

Ixion Saga DT Episode 21

On the run after offending Jugglabark, both Ecarlate’s group and Icognito are magically whisked away by the Mysterious Woman. Once they are safe, she prepares them for the real battle that lies ahead.

Robotics;Notes Episode 19

Misa escapes and goes on a rampage in the Expo, destroying every robot and incapacitating her own for ostensibly no reason. Thing is, that was apparently an EM generated hallucination…. yeah this show is really startin’ to go away from any sense of suspension of disbelief.

Maoyu Episode 9

Recap: The Older Sister Maid takes her place as the Crimson Scholar’s double. She is charged with with being a heretic and beaten in front of a crowd of horrified onlookers.

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Episode 3

Wait, what? Even more 3D people on my animu blog? Welcome to the beginning of The Glorio Blog’s Super Sentai coverage! As with Kamen Rider before it, tokusatsu veteran Dragonzigg and (now relative) newcomer Aquagaze will be teaming up to cover every episode of the show where simply posing is enough to set off colour…

OP/ED Op-eds: Hikari no Rasenritsu [Rozen Maiden Träumend]

Rozen Maiden is an odd franchise, one that veers somewhat uncomfortably between silliness, surreality and deadly seriousness. Despite being about (literal) living dolls, it generally managed to avoid overt creepiness, instead weaving an intriguing story of identity, loss and companionship. Also talking dog detectives and rampaging hoovers.  The two shows (the original Rozen Maiden and its somewhat…

Chihayafuru 2 Episode 8

Recap: Tsukuba gets put into the first match as Komano goes to scout out the best teams. In an interesting twist, Mizusawa’s first opponent is a team of players with non-japanese heritage. Can the team put aside the usual Japanese xenophobia and play?

All Your Monies: March 4th

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, Bandai takes over the feature and it’s AWESOME.

Haganai NEXT Episode 8

The Neighbor’s Club decides to make a movie for the cultural festival, so Yozora asks Kodaka to go see a real movie for “research”. She later pens the script for their film but the rest of the club is unhappy with their roles.