The Owl House

The Owl House is an animated fantasy horror-comedyA colleague called her TV show ‘a dumb idea.’ It’s already been picked up for Season 2 (January 2020) series that airs on the Disney Channel.
==Canon==
:Luz is a teenage human girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to another world instead of going to Reality Check Camp. When on the Boiling Isles, which is made from the remains of a dead Titan, she befriends the rebellious witch Eda the Owl Lady and an adorable demon warrior named King. Despite not having magical abilities and having to pose as a witch due to the prejudice towards humans, Luz pursues her dream of becoming a witch by serving as Eda's apprentice at the Owl House and ultimately finds a new family in an unlikely setting.
===Characters===
Main
* Luz Noceda
* Eda Clawthorne
* King Clawthorne
Major
* Willow Park
* Gus Porter
* Amity Blight
* The Collector
* Hunter
Supporting
* Hooty
* Lilith Clawthorne
* Camila Noceda
* Vee
* Raine Whispers
Antagonists
* Emperor Belos
* Kikimora
Fan-Created
* Ayzee Noceda-Blight
==Fandom==
The fandom grew rapidly during the second half of season 1, mainly after the airing of "Enchanting Grom Fight" which was a prom themed episode that confirmed Amity's crush on Luz. It was also confirmed on twitter by series creator Dana Terrace that Luz is bisexual which lead a flurry of news coverages naming her Disney's first bisexual lead.Disney confirms first bisexual lead character in series The Owl House. Digital Spy.‘The Owl House’ Makes History With Disney’s First Bisexual Lead Character. Variety.
The fandom is predominantly active on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Reddit, and Amino.
===Beta/Concept/Pilot Designs===
During a charity stream hosted by Dana Terrace some early development sketches were shown for several characters from The Owl House. The designs for Luz and Amity were instantly picked up by the fandom and became the focus of much fanart. Soon various headcanons began to be applied, such of them being slightly older and edgier teens, and they came be known as the beta versions. Terrace later went on to post another piece featuring Willow alongside Luz and Amity. Fanartists have gone on to create beta versions of much of the remaining cast. SwissSides' Sibling AU popularised Beta Luz being presented as Luz's older sibling and being called Lucia. Beta Amity and Willow are sometimes called Amelia and Wionna.
While not as popular as the beta design there has also been a similar uptake in fanworks produced using the unaired pilot designs.
===Shipping===
====Common Pairings====
* Luz/Amity: Lumity
* Raine/Eda: Raeda
* Hunter/Willow: Huntlow
* Luz/Willow: Willuz
* Emira/Viney: Vinira 
* Boscha/Willow: Boschlow
* Hooty/Duolingo: Hootlingo
===Connections with other Fandoms===
The Owl House has several connections to Gravity Falls in both its production and the show's execution. The Owl House was created by Dana Terrace, who was previously a storyboard artist for Gravity Falls, additionally the creator of Gravity Falls, Alex Hirsch, is the voice of both King and Hooty. Fans have also noted the similarity between the two in that both Owl House and Gravity Falls left coded messages in episodes that hinted at future events.
There is a large overlap with the fandom for Amphibia, which shares the same reasons as above, has a somewhat similar premise, and was created by fellow Gravity Falls alumna Matt Braly. A Reddit poll in September 2021 indicated that over 40% of respondents came from the TOH fandom.
Fans often compare and contrast the two shows. Reddit posts asking why Amphibia wasn't as popular attracted a variety of responses:
Fans have also noted the parallels between The Owl House and Little Witch Academia. Luz and Amity were quickly compared to Atsuko and Diana thanks to their rivalry turned friendship and their differing skill levels as witches.
The Owl House fans also seem to overlap with the Avatar: The Last Airbender fandom often. AVATAR and THE OWL HOUSE are connected... There are a few ATLA references in TOH, Mae Whitman, the voice of Amity also voices Katara in Avatar, and Dana Terrace herself has shown to be a fan of the show.I miss this child.T O P H
====LGBTQ Rep and Other Shows====
The sparse remaining Steven Universe Critical community, after the episode "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door" on Jul 31, 2021, began to form fresh discourse surrounding LGBTQ representation. This is typically displayed as a resurgence in Steven Universe criticism next to praise for The Owl House. To some, they saw the first gay wedding in a cartoon to not be "good enough" representation in Steven Universe, believing the use of the explicit word "GF" in The Owl House to be a better representation. Others saw such criticisms as a way to pit LGBTQ content creators against one another when both Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe's showrunner) and Dana Terrace (The Owl House's showrunner) had to go through different struggles to get different amounts of LGBTQ content in their shows, and we're telling different stories. Many new meta pieces were made, with some even expressing frustration that the Owl House tag was getting "annoying takes" related to Steven Universe in it.Don’t disrespect Steven Universe because, Tumblr. Aug 2, 2021 (Accessed 8/4/2021)
Some meta related to the debate is below.
However, the arguments surrounding LGBTQ rep in cartoons do not stop at comparisons to Steven Universe, and aren't only discussed by some few remaining Steven Universe Criticals. Other shows began to get comparisons to The Owl House as well, such as The Legend of Korra, She-Ra, and even Gravity Falls. Other short meta pieces discuss this, with some of them feeling like these arguments are taking away from the varies types of LGBTQ rep that have slowly grown over the years and dismissing their importance when something "better" comes along. Others believe fans of certain cartoons are making angry meta posts about other shows simply because they're "angry" that their favorite cartoon "didn't have content like TOH."
===#savetheowlhouse===
In May 2021, the series was renewed for a third and final season, however it would consist of three specials, instead of the 19-21 episode order the first two seasons had received. The reaction to the announcement was mixed, many were disappointed it would be The Owl Houses's final season but were glad it had not been outright cancelled after season 2 and hopefully would allow for the story to be wrapped up in a satisfying manner. Other speculated on the reason for its short episode order, with the most widespread theories being issues with LGBTQ+ representation and the COVID pandemic effecting workflow and budget cuts thereafter. As speculation continued, season 2 began airing in June and fans began to campaign to get #savetheowlhouse trending on Twitter each week in hopes that additional episodes could be added to season 3 or a forth season would be commissioned. 
In October, series creator Dana Terrace took to Reddit to discuss the reasons why the show was cut short and dispel some of the popular theories surrounding LGBTQ+ representation and budget cuts.
==Fanworks==
===Fanfic===
* Locked Out by EleenaDume
* Ghost Of You by RainbowJeff
===Fanart===
* The Owl House: King by ccapaldo
* The Owl House X Frozen by Issabolical
* Ultimate Thanksgiving Crossover by Issabolical
* Kataang x Lumity by Dayoung
* …while we’re at it. by MoringMark
* art by dragon-of-the-sea, depicting the Hexsquad (Luz Noceda, Amity Blight, Hunter, Gus Porter, Willow Park)
===Gifsets===
* by luzity
=== Fancomics ===
* Luzifer by Moringmark (2024)
=== Zines ===
* LetsMagicalCooking - A multifandom magical girl cookbook zine. (2023)
* Be Gay, Do Witchcraft - charity zine in the Lumity fandom. (2021)
==Archives & Fannish Links==
* The Owl House on TV Tropes
===Archives===
* The Owl House fanworks at AO3
* Owl House fanworks at FFN
===DeviantART===
* theowlhouse
* the-owl-house
===Communities===
* Owl House Wiki
* Owl House Fanon Wiki
* Owl House Reddit
==References==