Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5105419-20131205130839/@comment-1173941-20190206023216

Invader Rob II wrote: Ryu Heishin wrote: Progressive doesn't alter the course of events in the Aincrad arc that already taken place, nor is it a reboot. It's only meant to further elaborate on the adventures Asuna and Kirito went on as they ascend each floor of Aincrad. Progressive is even referenced several times in the main novels. Then why is it coined a “reboot” in the actual FANDOM article here? The series is advertised as a kind of reboot, but it's not quite a full reboot in the traditional sense. I guess you can call it a "soft reboot"? But it'd be more accurate to call it a retcon.