Hello newcomers and people that still continue to come back to my OWLS post for the second to last month of this annoying year of 2019. It looks like my plan of not talking about my usual fair of anime for OWLS post is almost over for this year. Then I will be free from … More [Nov. 2019 OWLS Tour] Haikyuu: Failure Means Growth
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Another month, another Owls post. This month we have a really interesting topic. Possibly my favourite topic in my OWLS experience: Failure! 11th Monthly Deadline: November 1, 2019…
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Hello again, people. I’ve fallen into a writing rut after having to produce mountains of words upon mountains of words for non-blog purposes (and being distracted by The…
Redefining Failure – “Failure” Blog Tour
Owls post it’s been a bit but this was a hard one to look at from a different angle. Failure has a standard definition to it but…
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[OWLS Blog Tour: “Mentor”] Competition and Teaching on the Court: Haikyuu!!
Long time no see! This month we OWLS are looking at the impact that teachers, whether it be academic or in skill, have on people. I was the…
OWLS: Legacy Blog Tour
For my first OWLS post (excited to be a part of the tour!) I wanted to take a quick look at someone who might not be a traditional…
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[OWLS Blog Tour] Losing Sight
Hi everyone, and welcome back to Archi-Anime’s stop on the March edition of the OWLS blog tour. Wow. It’s certainly been a hot minute since I’ve posted here.…
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December OWLS tour – Holidays and Natsumes
Here we are, last OWLS post of 2019. We made it guys! Time to celebrate! This month’s prompt is brought to us by the everlovely Litawho is just…
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"As I stated above, I have a pretty long history TCGs and their anime, most notably Yugioh and Cardfight Vanguard."
How Haikyuu Does Character Growth on the Court
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What it means to Fly — Haikyuu!! Finale Thoughts
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Sakuga Week in Review #6 (F/Go Takeover Edition): Nov. 18, 2019 – Nov. 24, 2019
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OWLS is a group of content creators who promote acceptance of all individuals regardless of race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and disability. We emphasize the importance of…
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Various magical girl series play with the concept of “magical girls passing on their duties”. This is Aria of the Spellbook, as you guys probably know by now…then…
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[Oct. 2019 Tour] Flying Witch: Magic and Normalcy
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[OWLS Blog Tour: “Pride”] Breaking the Boundaries of Society: Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
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[OWLS Blog Tour: “Movement”] Maybe There is an “I” in Team: Bungou Stray Dogs
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Ohana Means “Family”
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