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[June 2020 OWLS] Sonic X – Being Mindful in a Whole New World

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6th Monthly Topic: Mindfulness

If we don’t take care of our minds and souls, we will always be in pain.

For the past few months, things have been pretty hectic. Everyone’s lives have changed to some degree, and we can’t help but feel anxious, nervous, and overwhelmed. This month we will be focusing on ourselves and keeping a strong peace of mind with our theme, “Mindfulness.” We will be analyzing characters that have crafted and practiced their own philosophy on life and have spread their beliefs to others. We will also be talking about habits, hobbies, and things that are keeping us sane, positive, and peace within our souls.

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[March 2020 OWLS Blog Tour] Crisis Core – Devote the honor in the sword

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Topic: Devotion

When we talked about fandoms, we show our appreciation and support by buying merchandise, cosplaying, writing fanfiction and etc. In fact, our appreciation can end up looking like a sign of religious worship. For this month, we will be talking about how certain characters express devotion to others, objects, and values. We will also be discussing how devotion can turn into an unhealthy form of passion and obsession and the implications of that.

*Spoilers for anyone new to Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, but I will try to spoil the entire story.

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[Jan 2020 OWLS Blog Tour] Spider-Verse: A clear vision requires a leap of faith

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January 2020

Vision

Happy New Year! Since it is a new year, it’s a new you! This month we will be talking about various pop culture mediums that focus on envisioning “the future.” What type of future do we want for ourselves, our communities, and the world? Also, we will be sharing our goals and plans for the new year. Once again, happy new year!

*minor spoilers if you haven’t seen Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Also go check out Megan’s post about A Silent Voice for this month’s tour.

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[Sept 2019 OWLS Blog Tour] Naruto – Naruto’s secret fan and lover

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Lover

When it comes to romantic relationships, what do we look for in a partner? What core values do we seek when it comes to building a healthy and loving relationship? For this topic, we will be discussing some of our favorite couples in pop culture and what they have taught us about love and relationships, the good and the bad.

Please be sure to read Scott’s OWLS post from yesterday titled A Duck and a Knight.

*May contain spoilers for Naruto

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[April 2019 OWLS Blog Tour] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures: Masculinity within the Joestars

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Masculinity

Last month, we explored the meanings behind the terms, “feminine” and “feminism.” This month the OWLS bloggers will explore the concept of masculinity. We each have our own definition of what it means to be masculine and we will explore our definitions using “masculine” characters from various pop culture fandoms. We will discuss how these characters are “masculine” or show signs of a masculine persona. We will also share our personal stories about the amazing men that supported us in our lives as well as sharing some of our experiences growing up as a man or knowing men who struggled with the masculine identity.

*Spoilers ahead!

Please check out OWLS blogger Crimson from Read at Night for her post on April 15th.

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[March 2019 OWLS Blog Tour] Violet Evergarden – Free Feminine vs Forced Feminine

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Feminine

In honor of Women’s History Month, the OWLS bloggers will explore the concepts of femininity and feminism. We each have our own definition of these two terms and we will explore our definitions using “feminine” characters from various pop culture fandoms. We will discuss how these characters are “feminine” or show signs of a feminist agenda. We will also share our personal stories about the amazing women that supported us in our lives as well as sharing experiences involving women’s rights, oppression within the patriarchy, and/or issues of growing up as a woman or having a feminine persona.

Please be sure to read LitaKino’s post about feminism and her example from Pride and Prejudice.

*May contain spoilers for the anime Violet Evergarden. Check out my spoiler-free review.

**Warning: I might be sharing you my opinions towards feminism. You will most likely disagree with me.

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[January 2019 OWLS Blog Tour] One Piece – Luffy’s Painful Metaphosis Journey

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Metamorphosis

A brand new year means new beginnings and opportunities. We have a tendency to embrace the new year because it’s a time when we can start fresh. For this month’s topic, we will be exploring our favorite dynamic characters who undergo changes for better or for worse. We will analyze these characters’ transformations and how these transformations benefited or minimized these characters’ potential in becoming “great people/beings.” We will also use these characters as a way for us to reflect on our own lives and who we want to become. Lastly, we would like to say “Happy New Year, everyone!”

Check out Aria’s blog here.

*Will contain spoilers for One Piece!

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[OWLS December Blog Tour] Final Fantasy XV – Noctis, the Miracle King sacrifice in the dark world

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Miracle

Tis the season where miracles happen. For December’s theme, we will be exploring faith in anime and pop culture. We will discuss some of the miracles that enter a character’s life during their darkest moments. Some of their questions we will explore is how does a “miracle” change a person’s life? How do we define miracles? Can miracles only happen due to a legend or a mystical being? Or do miracles happen every day, but we just don’t see it? We hope that you enjoy this holiday season! Happy Holidays! –  the OWLS Team ❤

Please be sure to read Karandi’s post. The next person to do their post on this topic is Carla.

*Will contain spoilers for Final Fantasy XV.

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[OWLS November Blog Tour] Eiichiro Oda – I’m thankful for being a pirate fan

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Thankful

Here at OWLS, we are pretty thankful that we are able to come together as a community and share a love and appreciation for anime and manga. This month we will be showcasing our appreciation by giving a shout out post to our favorite manga artists, creators, production companies, and writers who produced some of our favorite works. We will be discussing our favorite works by these creators and our reasons as to why we appreciate them.

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[OWLS October Blog Tour] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Perfectionists always Grotesque masks

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Grotesque

In honor of Halloween, we will explore what we find vile and ugly in pop culture.  For this month’s topic, OWLS bloggers will be exploring characters or aspects of the grotesque in a piece of media and how it is a metaphor or allegory for society, human nature, or some other philosophical or humane idea.

* Warning: May contain spoilers to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood

Please be sure to read the previous post of the month from Heyitszel.

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