PERCY JACKSON TITLES: (in my opinion and not in order)

Daughter of Poseidon

Princess of Atlantis

Slayer of Alecto

Slayer of the Minotaur

Wielder of Riptide

Seerer of Fates

Retriever of Ares Shield

Escaper the Lotus Casino and Hotel

Retriever of the Master Bolt

Retriever of the Helm of Darkness

Sailor of the Sea of Monsters

Retriever of the Golden Fleece

Enterer of the Garden of Hesperides

Bearer of the Sky

Savior of Artemis

Protector of the Ophiotauras

Wanderer of the Labyrinth

Escaper of the Labyrinth

Causer of Mt. St. Helen's eruption

Head Counsellor of Cabin Three

Greatest Swordswoman in centuries

Traveller of Ogygia

Witness of Pam's fading

Holder of Pam's spirit

Retriever of the Chariot of Ares

Retriever of the Sword of Hades

Escaper of Circe's Island

Defeater of Polybotes

Defeater of Antaeus

Defeater of the Nemean Lion

Former Bearer of the Curse of Achilles

Receiver of Pandora's Pithos and Elphis

Spirit of Hope

Survived sitting on an Olympian's throne

Twice Refuser of Immortality

Retriever of Herme's Staff

Leader of the Battle of Manhattan

The Centre of Two Great Prophecies

One of the Prophesied Seven

Retriever of the Twelfth Legion Eagle

Carrier of Juno across the Tiber River 

Daughter of Neptune

Praetor of the Twelth Legion

Former Praetor of New Rome

Drinker of Gorgon's blood

Survivor of Arai's Curses

Controller of the Rivers of the Underworld

Blood/Poison/Ichor-Bender

Survivor of the Death Mist

Nyx's Blessed

Champion of Nyx

Survivor of Tartarus

Defeater of Titans

Defeater of Nike/Gaea

Champion of the Gods

Saviour of Olympus

(Note: I have read up to Y2v6 (I'll probably read v7 tomorrow once my housemate finishes it) as well as a summary of the Y0 bonus book.) I really like this series. I think the author is skilled, intelligent and literate. I also think he's writing way above the level of his primary readerbase. Or at least, that's the conclusion I am drawing from going through the subreddit. Maybe it's just reddit, though. Why do I like it so much? I have friends who bounced hard off it because the narrator is such an overpowered isekai protagonist (although it's only an isekai metaphorically). He's pretty much superhuman in most ways. But that's never been the sort of thing to drive me off, as long as there's more going on than a power fantasy. I watched episode 4 of Solo Leveling yesterday and it bored me to tears. I kept comparing it to early Danmachi and early Kumo Desu, both of which had me deeply invested in their boss fights. And this is because Kumoko was being clever and fighting above her weight class (and got the shit kicked out of her). And Bell, while a lot less clever, had emotional growth worked into his minotaur fights just like a proper shonen protagonist. Meanwhile the protagonist of Solo Leveling started out interesting and sympathetic and clever but could not make me give a shit about his totally optional battle with a giant snake.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka is OP by any measure. But that's the point of the story. He starts out OP, and also 'defective'. He's not a hero. I'm not even sure he's a protagonist. He seems to see himself as the antagonist; he's training Horikita and her class up to be the protagonists. He's clever and manipulative and impossibly badass physically, and his personal development over time is obscured by being an unreliable narrator, but there are bits and pieces that add up over the 20+ volumes I've read that make him just as fascinating a character as the students he's helping 'grow'. One of my enduring interests is exploring how human nature works, and from the beginning that's been the point of the story. Kiyotaka has repeatedly referred to the paradox of his goals at the school. He wants something he doesn't entirely believe he can get, and he's striving for it as hard as he can. It's just that his goal isn't 'saving his sister' or 'defeating the demon lord' or whatever, it's 'being defeated in such a way as to prove his father wrong'. That's really compelling to me! Especially when combined with his own character growth. Over on reddit, people say things like, "Why would Ayanogod lie to the readers, that'd be lying to himself, people can't lie to themselves..." which, I mean, that's a very... young point of view. Which is why I'm ranting to the void here rather than trying to find thoughtful discussion there...