Recommendations:

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I'll be updating this list in the future, these are just what pops into my head today.

Books:
~Inda, by Sherwood Smith, & its sequel, The Fox.
~Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
~The Black Swan, by Mercedes Lackey
~The Will of the Empress, by Tamora Pierce
~Sunshine, by Robin McKinley

Music:
~Vienna Teng--any song, but my favorites are Gravity & Eric's Song
~MCR & The Used's cover of Under Pressure

Movies:
~A Knight's Tale

Manga:
~Tokyo Crazy Paradise
~Naruto
~Vampire Knight
~Bleach
~Fruits Basket
~Fullmetal Alchemist
~Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai