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lofi, singer-songwriter, producer that I really love. She inspired me so much, and I met her in person and she was just as cool AHHHHH find her here

The producer that got me into j-core and all japanese hardcore edm :D He is really fantastic at writing and even though he released most of his stuff between 2008 and 2014 or so, I've rarely if ever found anything like it. His discography is pretty scattered, but surprisingly most of his stuff can actually be found on Spotify

A really special math rock band. Everything is so powerful. The drums don't feel awkward, and yet they are unpredictable. The guitar work is truly the most beautiful. I have ever heard in math rock up there with Ivette Young, and the vocals always give me goosebumps all over my body and make me feel like that moment is one of the most important moments of my life. They are truly amazing. I actually went to the cafe in kyouto that is owned by the guitarist of this band, and it was pretty good. Their music can be found most places you find music. Here is their Spotify

Inside Mari is a manga about a really existentially lost guy that one day wakes up in the body of a girl. It begins as a mystery as he searches for why this happened, but quickly becomes much more complicated and psychological. I can't say anymore without spoiling stuff so you have to read it ;) It helped me figure out who I was and taught me a lot about identity not just as an abstract concept but a lens through which we see the world and understand ourselves, and as cringe as it feels to say, it kind of... healed a part of me.

The End of Evangelion is my favorite movie of all time. It's so powerful, and when I watched it for the first time I felt every idea and concept it showed interface with my soul in a way thats hard to describe. It is the perfect end to any piece of media I've ever watched and does an incredible job of exploring idas about spirituality and the concept of a system/outcome/chain of events being perfectly imperfect.

Another movie I love to death. Its a heart-wrenching watch, but it portrays so much and says so much. In writing this right now I realize sometimes its okay to not abstract some thing we love so we can explain why we like it. I like this movie because I can feel it. The imagery, emotions, writing... it all hits my brain in such a beautiful way and tumbles down all the paths of my feelings in such a unique way I haven't felt it anywhere else.