Tamako already leads a busy life attending high school, spending time with her friends in the baton club, and helping out at her family’s mochi shop, but her life may get even more hectic after finding an incredibly peculiar talking bird.
Pachinko Game (?) Adaptation by TMS Entertainment Currently Unlicensed Premise: Manjiro makes a living (sort of) by performing odd jobs and helping out the people of his city, but in secret, takes back the possessions stolen from the people by corrupt political powers. The people call him “Get-backer Roman.”
Deep within Hanzo National Academy there is a small group of female students enrolled in a secret course that only a select few even know exists. They also for some reason all happen to be rather well endowed.
Things are heating up at Sakurasou. Mashiro is beginning to realize her feelings for Sorata. Meanwhile Rita is hot on Ryuunosuke despite returning to England, and Misaki is sending Jin love letters with 8bit marriage music and wedding registrations.
Generic Otome protagonist has woken up with no memories of the past and fawned over by unknown bishounen, making her a perfect self-insert to any interested parties. This is apparently due to some fairy bumping into her soul and trapping him in it… yeah I don’t understand that part either.
Alternate Titles: Hakkenden, Hakkenden Touhou Hakken Ibun Novel Adaptation by Studio DEEN Simulcast on Crunchyroll Premise: The Catholic Church wants to gain the power of several demon tribes around Japan… I think?
Alright everyone, once again for the sake of JOURNALISM, we’re back for another round of this season’s anime shorts. Our coverage (and my suffering) continues with Line Offline Salaryman, Ishida & Asakura, gdgd Fairies and Senyu. Are any of these quick hits of anime worth your troubles or is your handful of minutes better spent elsewhere? HMM I WONDER HOW THIS IS GOING TO GO?
Determined to get into the palace to see Abhmad, Alibaba is forced to confront the Kou Empire’s elite guards.
After learning their school is closing due to low enrollment, three girls decide to form an idol group to bring in new students.
A boy who is resentful of love gets coerced into playing boyfriend with a popular girl who shares his opinion.
Recap: Jojo battles Santana in the depths of the Nazi base.
The hero and the Demon King meet and become partners in looking for a way to find the horizon beyond the war between their peoples.
Manga Adaptation by ZEXCS Simulcast on Crunchyroll Premise: Hiroshi Inaba, a werewolf with a hair fetish, runs a private detective agency with a bunch of other weirdos. His current assignment: catch the mysterious counterfeiter who also happens to be an anthropomorphic goat, Don Valentino.
Love or hate the series, one cool thing Oreimo had going for it was a new ending song for every episode. Each of the female cast members gets their chance to step up to the mic, but even with more popular actresses like Ayana Taketatsu and Kana Hanazawa in the mix it’s Saori Hayami’s “Shiroi Kokoro” that stands out as the best.
Mio is disappearing from everyone’s memories, and Rikki seems to be powerless to stop it. What can he do to stop himself from forgetting about her?
To no one’s surprise, Kon and Ecarlate are still alive and regroup with Sainglain and Mariandale. In the nearest city, they encounter a strange girl who may be Kon’s most dangerous adversary yet.
Caught In The Carnage Between My Girlfriend and My Childhood Friend. Despite my Adolescent Delusions of Grandeur, I Still Want a Date! I Have Very Few Friends. Girls, Listen To Your Father! As Long As There Is Love, It Doesn’t Matter If We’re Siblings! Don’t Problem Children Come From Another World? My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong, As…
Nekomonogatari Black tells the story of the fated Golden Week shortly before the events of Bakemonogatari. Araragi tries to sort out his feelings for Hanekawa, the girl who helped him survive his own bizarre and dangerous Spring Break. But Hanekawa has troubles of her own, even before her body is possessed by a mischievous cat spirit.
When we learned that the final arc of Kokoro Connect was going to be cordoned off to be released at a later time, it left a sour taste in the mouths of us loyal fans here at the Glorio Blog. Poised to be one of our favorite shows of the year, the lack of conclusion made us have to reevaluate it at the breaking point, and ultimately label it incomplete and unsatisfying. Now that this last arc has been released, will it be everything we hoped for? Read on as we look at Kokoro Connect Episodes 14, 15, 16, and 17, the Michi Random arc.
Seems like a growing trend the past couple of seasons for studios to crank out quick, cheap, 5 minute or less anime shorts in an effort to… uhhhh well…. honestly I’m not sure what these things are for, but there’s quite a few of them this season and they often get the same big announcement (and streaming license) as any other full length title. So in the name of JOURNALISM, let us venture forth and see if any of the Winter season’s shorts are worth even the minuscule amounts of time they demand.
