1. howl's moving castle, for sure, and its two sequels

2. the prince and the dressmaker, by jen wang

3. the paper magician series? if only in aesthetic and magic system, the story itself is way too heterosexual to actually be me lmao

4. seconds by bryan lee o'malley

uhhhh... i'm blanking now. i'd say kamikaze girls but i've only seen the movie, otherwise i'd end up having to say lost at sea which is also by mal