Cool Media

Music

All links are YouTube unless otherwise specified.

• bôa: cool 2000s rock, only three albums Twilight, Get There, and Whiplash
• Rush: the entire frickin' catalog
• Yes: albums Fragile, Close to the Edge, Going for the One, 90125, Talk. They have other albums too, not as good but worth checking out if you like these.
• DJ Shadow: albums Endtroducing, Diminishing Returns (less readily available, search on YouTube), Preemptive Strike, The Outsider.
• The Beths: album Expert in a Dying Field. They have other albums but I haven't listened to them.

Anime

I'm a bit dub-pilled but only when it's good.

• Steins;Gate: A fantastic show based off of a visual novel, of all things. A must-see for basically anyone in my opinion. The dub is also quite good. Beware though: Steins;Gate Zero and the movie (Load Region of Deja Vu) are not that great, don't bother. The Steins;Gate OVA that doubles as an extra episode is worth watching after you've finished the show.
• 86: This is a short, 13-episode show with fantastic animation and some music by Hiroyuki Sawano about distant connections between people. Don't bother with 86 Part 2, it tries too hard to be like the first part, is much less interesting, and the music isn't nearly as good.
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: duh. watch evangelion.
• Cowboy Bebop: duh. also watch bebop.
• FLCL: FLCL (or Fooly Cooly) was a 6-episode OVA by Gainax that came out in the early 2000s. It's unlike anything else and amazing in its own way. This is one to watch subbed, it just fits the whole vibe better.
• Gunsmith Cats: This is a 3-episode OVA based on the manga of the same name. It is obscenely cool all around and extremely rewatchable. They also pack an absurd amount of plot into 3 episodes, more than four or five times as many episodes in many TV shows.
• Rakuen Tsuihou: (English title: Expelled from Paradise) This is a movie about some androids and a deserted Earth and something like the metaverse. It's pretty cool. The main character was designed by our glorious king Masatsugu Saito (Xenoblade 2 and 3 character designer and artist) and that alone makes it worth watching. This is another one to watch subbed.