TOP FIVE MEDIA

here is a list of all the things i love the most in a lot of different categories! consider everything on this list to be a recommendation.

BOOKS

    1. This is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

    2. Animorphs #19: The Departure by K.A. Applegate (NOTE: links to a PDF)

    3. The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun Wang

    4. Corrupted Vessels by Briar Ripley Page

    5. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

GRAPHIC NOVELS

    1. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

    2. My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nagata Kabi

    3. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

    4. Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki

    5. Mister Miracle by Tom King and Mitch Gerads

POETRY BOOKS

    1. If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Anne Carson

    2. Letters From the End of the World by Joan Tierney

    3. War of the Foxes by Richard Siken

    4. A Trans Man Works at Jurassic Park by Rufus Roswell

MOVIES

    1. But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)

    2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

    3. The Thing (1982)

    4. Moonlight (2016)

    5. Coraline (2009)

CARTOONS

    1. Danny Phantom

    2. Infinity Train

    3. Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

    4. Craig of the Creek

    5. We Bare Bears

Honorable Mentions

Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bojack Horseman, Tuca and Bertie

ANIME

    1. Revolutionary Girl Utena

    2. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    3. Haikyuu!!

    4. Hunter x Hunter

    5. Death Note

LIVE ACTION TV

    1. Russian Doll

    2. The Good Place

    3. Derry Girls

    4. Heartstopper

    5. Twin Peaks

Honorable Mentions

Fargo, Galavant, The OA

NARRATIVE PODCASTS

    1. The Adventure Zone: Balance

    2. Campaign: The Mynock (Note: It's the first 105 episodes of this feed)

    3. Brimstone Valley Mall

    4. Interstitial: Crossover Driven Actual-Play

    5. Autonomic

NON-NARRATIVE PODCASTS

    1. Champs in the Making

    2. Unwise Girls

    3. Meddling Adults

    4. The Empty Bowl

    5. Dead Teen House Party

TABLETOP ROLEPLAYING GAMES

    1. Interstitial: Our Hearts Intertwined by Riley Hopkins

    2. Songs for the Dusk by Kavita Poduri

    3. Fate Core System by Evil Hat Productions

    4. Absurdia by Quinn Majeski

    5. Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast by Possum Creek Games

Honorable Mentions

Thirsty Sword Lesbians, This Discord Has Ghosts In It, HISTORY IS GONE BUT WE REMEMBER, The Dark Sentencer

BOARD GAMES

    1. Root: A Game of Woodland Might and Right by Leder Games

    2. One Night Ultimate Werewolf by Bezier Games

    3. Illimat by Twogether Studios

    4. Coup by Indie Boards and Cards

    5. Mysterium by Libellud

VIDEO GAMES

    1. Journey by thatgamecompany

    2. Wandersong by Wishes Games

    3. Transistor by Super Giant Games

    4. Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo

    5. Portal 2 by Valve

Honorable Mentions

Inscryption, Twine Fishing Simulator, BIRDLAND

SONGS

    1. Generator ^ First Floor by Freelance Whales

    2. Infinitesimal by Mother Mother

    3. Be Nice To Me by The Front Bottoms

    4. Curses by The Crane Wives

    5. We The Common (for Valerie Bolden) by Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

UNCATEGORIZED

    1. Prairie Song by Card Zero Press (webserial)

    2. Antlers, Colorado by Marn S (webserial)

    3. Monster Factory by Justin and Griffin McElroy (webseries)

    4. Dimension 20 on DROPOUT (video actual-play)

    5. On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi by William Tenn (short story)