standalone books
- “The Lord of the Rings”, JRR Tolkien
- “The Pillow Book”, Sei Shounagon
- “Violet & Claire”, Francesca Lia Block
- “The Dollmaker of Krakow”, RM Romero
- “Convenience Store Woman”, Murata Sayaka
- “Sputnik Sweetheart”, Murakami Haruki
- “Kitchen”, Yoshimoto Banana
- “War of the Flowers”, Tad Williams
- “Elantris”, Brandon Sanderson
book series
- Dangerous Angels, Francesca Lia Block
- Temeraire, Naomi Novik
- The History of Middle-earth, JRR Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
- Kushiel’s Legacy, Jacqueline Carey
- His Dark Materials/The Book of Dust, Philip Pullman
authors
- JRR Tolkien
- RM Romero
- Francesca Lia Block
- Murakami Haruki
- Yoshimoto Banana
- Ogawa Junko
poets
- Lenore Kandel
- Langston Hughes
- Sylvia Plath
- Simon Armitage
- Shinji Moon
poems
- “Mad Girl’s Love Song”, Sylvia Plath
- “I Say I Say I Say”, Simon Armitage
- “Five Bells”, Kenneth Slessor
- “Having the Flu and Nothing Else To Do”, Charles Bukowski
- “Ode to a Nightingale”, John Keats
solo artists
- David Bowie
- Tori Amos
- Dar Williams
- Björk
- Vienna Teng
- ZARD
- Enya
bands
- BTS
- Manic Street Preachers
- Suede
- Bump of Chicken
- U2
- The Moody Blues
- The Beatles
- America
- Fleetwood Mac
songs
- “Heaven or Las Vegas”, Cocteau Twins
- “Automatik Teknicolour”, Manic Street Preachers
- “A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel”, U2
- “American Dreaming”, Dead Can Dance
- “Butterflies”, Bump of Chicken
- “Nights in White Satin”, the Moody Blues
- “Re-Sublimity”, KOTOKO
- “Midnight Sky”, Coastal
- “Blood, Sweat, and Tears”, BTS
albums
- “Futurology”, Manic Street Preachers
- “The Unforgettable Fire”, U2
- “Autofiction”, Suede
- “Wings”, BTS
- “Under the Pink”, Tori Amos
- “The Invisible Band”, Travis
- “Shepherd Moons”, Enya
- “The Futurist”, Robert Downey Jr
- “Two Planets”, Bat for Lashes
- “Musical Version of The War of the Worlds“, Jeff Wayne
- “Days of Future Past”, the Moody Blues
- “Rumors”, Fleetwood Mac
- “The Definitive America”, America (greatest hits albums are a copout, I know, but shut up. :P)
manga
- Tokyo Babylon
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
- Yami no Matsuei
- The Cherry Project
- X
- Wish
- Chobits
- PQ Angels
- ×××HOLiC
anime
- Shoujo Kakumei Utena
- Noir
- Serial Experiments Lain
- Tokyo Babylon
- Natsume Yuujinchou
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
- Madlax
- El Cazador de la Bruja
- Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi
- Samurai Champloo
video games
- Final Fantasy VI
- Pokémon Black & White
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Chrono Trigger
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story
- Tales of Symphonia
- Stardew Valley
- Wingspan