Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-118.137.168.148-20130811115237/@comment-6697950-20140317102555

No one is saying that the adaptation is that well done, though it could have been worse. Anyway, a lot of Asuna's characterisation was cut out off the anime and the characterisation that was present is presented subtly. For example, Asuna is a character who is fragile on the inside, but is able to look strong on the outside. Even in the anime you could see that whenever Oberon was present, she would try to stay emotionless, but when she was left to herself, she reveal her true feelings.

Also, adaptations practically never match the original version, as each medium has different requirements and different possibilities, thus some details are always lost in the process. However, the amount of details lost can be minimised if the people doing the adaptation are skilled and care much about the work they are adapting. Neither of the two are the case here.

P.S. This topic is in the graveyard board for a reason... Why do people keep bringing it back...