Video Games
- Morrowind
- Skyrim
- Pokemon (HGSS, Platinum, Black are my favs)
- RimWorld
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Animal Crossing
- Splatoon (2 & 3)
- Bloodborne
- Elden Ring
Manga
- Witch Hat Atelier
- Fruits Basket
- Monster
- Ouran High School Host Club
- Magical girl stuff (Tokyo Mew Mew, Shugo Chara!, Sailor Moon)
- Tbh I need to reread a lot of things and figure out if I still like them...
Books
- Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee Smith
- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Stoner by John Williams
- The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir (Harrow the Ninth is my favorite)
- The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie
- Realm of the Elderlings series by Robin Hobb
- Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (Chamber of Secrets is probably my favorite)
YouTube
- I gravitate towards bookish & lifestyle content
- Some channels I currently enjoy:
- Leena Norms (books, clothing, vegan)
- The Fantasy Nuttwork (books, conversational podcast streams)
- Bookslikewhoa (books, reading vlogs/challenges)
- PlanD (food, hobbies, korean lifestyle)
- Bookborn (books, bookish conversations)
- HIGE and ME (food, travel vlogs, japanese lifestyle)
- Imamu Room (cute food vlogs)
- The Book Leo (books)
- Trickywagon (art vlogs)
- Brutalmoose (reviews, his food content is my fav)
- BooksandLala (books, queen of reading vlogs/challenges)
- Becca and The Books (books, vlogs)
- Tasting History (food, food history)
- Jenna Marbles (despair...)
Tropes/Archetypes/Whatever
- Enemies to lovers
- Death and the maiden/monster romance
- Morally gray characters
- Masked characters
- Pretty men
- Andro/masc women
- Unhinged women
- Old wise mentor (especially if it's a woman)
- Evil villains doing evil things
- Cosmic horror
- Genre-blending (sci-fantasy, adding a little horror makes everything more interesting imo)
- Post-apocalypse/dying earth settings (The Locked Tomb & FromSoft Soulsborne games are examples)
Topics
- I'm not an expert by any means, I just think these are interesting to learn about
- Astronomy
- Women's health
- Fashion history
- Feminism
- Textiles
- Historical journals/diaries/letters
- Religion/mythology
- Sewing
- Cooking/food history
- Art history
- Botany
- Political science
- Psychology
For funsies, here are some
anti-interests (so to speak)Anti-Interests
- Generational trauma (I actually like media exploring this, but it's overdone. Get new material! *throws tomato*)
- As Seen On TikTok!!1! (books liked by Booktok = đźš©)
- Friends to lovers
- Contemporary romance
- Contemporary fiction in general
- Overly preachy fiction/'moral' fiction
- Anime (unfortunately, I've fallen out of love...)
- Most JRPGs (indifferent to turn based combat, dislike many tropes)
- Isekai (hate hate hate)
- LitRPG/progression fantasy
- Historical fiction that includes modern ideals/morals/mannerisms
- Graphic depictions of rape/sexual violence (especially if written by a man)
- Gratuitous violence/gore
- Loli/shota shit
- Sex scenes/nude scenes in films/tv shows (why is this necessary? just fade to black for sex scenes)
- Strong Female Characters™ (as opposed to complex female characters, see this video)
- Inaccurate translation/localization of media (Fire Emblem Fates is an example)