OWlS August “Folklore” Post: Durarara, Celty, and Folklore
In this month’s OWLS post, Jack talks about Durarara and its representation of Irish urban legend/folklore.
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Feeding the Flames: A Series of Hot Takes
Taking another break this week and throwing out a few anime/gaming hot takes.
Read moreOWLS June “Mindfulness” Tour: Shimada and Loving Shogi
Discussing the character of Shimada from March Comes in Like a Lion in the June OWLS post.
Read moreOWLS May “Adapt” Tour: Rei and the Need to Adapt
In “March Comes in Like a Lion,” Rei deals with many challenges, often ones that require adaptation.
Read moreOWLS April “Hope” Post: When the World is in Crisis, Why Not Laugh?
“In times of extreme discomfort, pain, and worry, it can be incredibly easy to give into our bleakest of feelings and spend all of our time depressed.”
Read moreOWLS March "Devotion" Post: Hachiman and the Problem of Self-Devotion
“Hachiman Hikigaya started off in the series as fairly sure of himself.”
Read more30 Day Anime Challenge Two: Day 30
It is the final day of the second 30 Day Anime Challenge. I want to just go ahead and say thank you to everyone who has followed me through this challenge. There are times when I feel like challenges such as these help me reevaluate my opinions in ways other kinds of posts don’t, due to the often simple nature
Read more30 Day Anime Challenge Two: Day 29
It is day 29 of the second 30 Day Anime Challenge. #29: Favorite Anime Franchise Lol, I’m not even explaining this. March Comes in Like a Lion is so good, and also I’ve talked about it so much, so yeah. What is your favorite Anime Franchise? Let me know in the comments.
Read more30 Day Anime Challenge Two: Day 28
It is day 28 of the second 30 Day Anime Challenge #28: Anime You Wouldn’t Mind Having Remade “Future Diary” is a pretty universally known anime in the same way as “Fullmetal Alchemist” was before “Brotherhood.” While its true that “FMA” was re-adapted for different reasons, it would be interesting to see nonetheless. Specifically, I would be interested to see
Read more30 Day Anime Challenge Two: Day 27
It is day 27 of the second 30 Day Anime Challenge. #27: Character Archetype I Never Get Tired Of Kuuderes are usually pretty similar between shows, but they can also be pretty unique depending on how they are written. Unlike, say, tsunderes who are only going to have on reason for their personalities, Kuuderes can have a large variety of
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