User blog comment:EvanDude345rv5/Fairy Tail 355: Finally some Erza fanservice!/@comment-4829046-20131011042327/@comment-4829046-20131011053104

You hate the SAO anime or the original works? The anime rushed things so there was no choice but if you read the light novels you would see how the relationship developed. They had more interactions in the novels, mainly in the Progressive ones. You could see how sloppy it was in the Murder in the City case where Kirito and Asuna were like complete strangers and later on when Asuna recounted it prior to the final boss battle. The novels show more of their interactions and how they actually knew each other better.