They really can't, but I'm gonna ramble on about them anyways! This should be taken as nothing more than my personal observations based on experience and light research, as someone with a long-time interest in light novel anime adaptations.

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Text version of this video: https://myswordisunbelievablydull.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/light-novel-anime-trends-cant-possibly-be-this-interesting/

Videos I've made about light novel adaptations:

Monogatari Series Analysis - Mindful Self Indulgence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbXcnA82B7U
8 Nights of Kara no Kyoukai: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw6UBKuaMyFDvnw7IKdmCcpzuuuYJECJA
Log Horizon - Review and Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsm0G6Y_jHQ
Fate/Zero - Analytical Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUT038OSEu8
No Game No Life Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRNs31tcJbk
Hanamonogatari Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okujkrnSdGs
Sword Art Online - An Analytical Diatribe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uON7ANNOi4
Your Anime Sucks: Sword Art Online II: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw6UBKuaMyFANdpg4H8DRLdOHSTIaZTys

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