They also give more detail for side and background characters.

well, I will make a comment every now and then on this topic about a protagonist I really LOVE, and I will probably use my list I created as a guide.

Bell Cranell:

Goals and Motivation - Bell has a Goal from before the start of the series and that is to pick up girls, but at the start of Volume one, his goals shift to being worthy of Aiz Wallenstein. For this goal, Bell needs to become stronger and become Aizs' equal.

Personality and Likes & Dislikes Bell loves the stories about heroes and their adventures. Bell is loyal and can be a bit childish at times, like when he first learned magic he wanted to test it out right away even going against Hestias' words about being patient and waiting the next day.

Weakness - Bell does not have any kryptonite type of weakness. Bell had a lack of confidence and a wall blocking his progression known as Fear, though this wall was destroyed in Volume three it was present. Not necessarily a weakness but Bell will do what he believes to be right, even if there will be dire consequences.

Dilemmas and Choices - Bell is forced into making near impossible choices, and he takes action, NOT a passive wishy-washy or no choice.

@taka69 thx

The reason for that time travel is as ridiculous as ever.

@oathkeeper95 dry ice is high pressure, frozen CO2 right? There's enough of that in the atmosphere. I never said it was totally physically accurate, it's just that magic in Irregular makes emphasis in that if you try to follow physics to some extent, it reduces the strain on your use on magic. The Dry Ice Bullets slow the CO2 particles in the air and make the molecules converge through Acceleration and Convergence magic to freeze and make the bullet, then uses the energy sapped through this process to convert it into kinetic energy to shoot said bullet, by respecting the laws of conservation of mass and energy, the strain on the caster is heavily reduced and the level of phenomenon interference needed is much lower. Unlike let's say Niflheim that freezes an area over just because, but the strain it causes and level of interference needed is so high only a handful of mages can actually cast the spell effectively.

@smashman42 well, they just adapted 2 volumes, the series is up to volume 6 right now in Japan, so I'd keep my hopes up for that.

Thanks for your help everyone. I need to do more research and should include Manga... apparently there is plenty of anime that are based upon stories that only have manga.

Here are some anime I know have light novels but do not know what volumes they cover:
Alderamin on the Sky
Lord Marksman and the Vanadis - Light Novel and Manga

BL, Yaoi, Gender Bender, Josie , tragedy , most Horror, i don't like Scary stuff but I like monsters so it kind of depends but usually no.

& its ok if your not Blood Related, as far as I am concerned if you family its not ok at all, i don't care if they aren't blood related or not. This is just how i personally feel about it, i get others feel differently about it, but it bothers me on some levels for some reason.

shivers thinking about a certain anime a friend said I should watch, based on a light novel. not okay not okay & that was blood related.

What no Infinite denrogram?

Echoing Aruseus and green death, "isekai" isn't even a factor when I choose to read or not read or drop a book. It's just another label I can use to predict what kind of setting or tropes will be used in the story, the same way "sci-fi" or "shoujo" or "harem" help tell me what I can expect, in some shape or form.

I got this feeling, his “travels” even though it’s intended to avoid marriage meetings, will result in him having a “United Nations of queens” at his side. Primary and secondary.

Then again, he’s only limited to 8 as per Liscia, so he has to take some care in that... otherwise the Queens will need to approve...

Maybe secondary queens will only get one ever other, or every third week...

Or .. like slave harem, 2 or 3 secondary queens on the same night. And Juna is the top who gets her own night. Lol

Update: I had a thought, and my thought was this would probably work more as a general discussion of the series as a whole (available in English) and I make a thread for each of the separate parts of the series ex. (one for Bakemonogatari, Kizumonogatari, Nisemonogatari, Nekomonogatari, Kabukimonogatari, Hanamonogatari) where we can discuss each one in its own thread and this does not exclude those caught up to the series and those who are starting or in the middle of the series

Edit: Also sorry for all the Unread stuff that just popped up in everyone's unread box

@jampodevral I tend to have a lot of stress in my life and so I tend to like easy going stories.... Thus one of the reason why I liked Smartphone... :-)

Maybe Ultimate Antihero. The MC is not really an antihero by the usual definition, he's a true hero, it's just that his powers come from seemingly evil entities, and even though he uses his powers for good, whenever he uses them, everyone around gets terrorized by them. So even though he saved the world, he's on he's on every countrie's watch list.

LNs where the MC is OP:
() Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody -- Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoku
() I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
(*) In Another World With My Smartphone -- Isekai wa smartphone to tomo ni

LN with kingdom building and harem:
(*) How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom

LN where something that looks good on paper, but is not (very funny):
(*) Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! -- Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo

This LN may get you thinking about who is the hero:
(*) The Devil Is a Part-Timer!

This LN has an MC that works hard to become a hero and will do stuff that he feels is right, even if the world turns against him:
(*) Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? -- DanMachi

By the way, I like to follow "Justus R. Stone" on YouTube.... Here is a link to his review of every first volume that he has done so far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDnocECiLlA&list=PLxAMc--4Z3bCRIHmaKAgP77mTKu2xY3y3

Enjoy,
http://about.me/rerdey

@drone205 Well, the story really is in its introductory arc until volume 7, then things start moving. But in a nutshell,

I'll just close by saying it is a real harem, but you've got a ways to go before you get there.