I’d like to share the albums, songs, podcasts, movies, books, and more that helped me get through 2021. Some of my picks may not have been released this year.

See: 2020 Roundup

Albums

• Nobuo Uematsu - Nobuo Uematsu × Hironobu Sakaguchi Works - Music from FANTASIAN (Original Game Soundtrack)
• Christopher Larkin - Hollow Knight (Original Soundtrack)
• Evanescence - The Bitter Truth
• Thomas Bergersen - Humanity - Chapter IV

Songs

• Nobuo Uematsu - Cinderella Tri-Stars
• Nobuo Uematsu - Cheryl’s Theme
• Tom Holkenborg - At the Speed of Force
• Thomas Bergersen - Dear Mr. Alien
• Mudvayne - Dig
• Dream Theater - Panic Attack
• Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! - Complete You
• DragonForce - Ashes of the Dawn
• Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Movies

• Missing Link
• Zack Snyder’s Justice League

TV

• The Year Earth Changed
• Breaking Boundaries
• Castlevania [Season 4]
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Foundation
• Mythic Quest [Season 2]
• Ted Lasso [Season 2]

Anime

• Fruits Basket (2019)
• Adobe Asobase
• Komi Can’t Communicate
• Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid [Season 2]
• My Senpai is Annoying
• The Case Study of Vanitas

Games

• FANTASIAN

Podcasts

• The Anthropocene Reviewed
• Power Corrupts

Books

• Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
• The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Manga

• Spy x Family
• Are You Really Getting Married? (Kekkon Surutte, Hontou desu ka?)
• Komi Can’t Communicate
• My Charms Are Wasted on Kuroiwa Medaka

Software Development

• Astro
• Next.js 12
• Vite 2.0
• Tailwind CSS v3.0

Footnote

Have a great 2022 ahead.