Thread:Leon1998/@comment-17723052-20130906131817/@comment-6697950-20130907041814

It gets better, but not the Fairy Dance arc (in anime, it's ep 15-25), however, the other arcs after it (not yet present in the anime) are definitely either on the same level as the Aincrad arc or even better.

Also, I do recommend reading the LNs, as the anime did make quite a few changes on episodes 2, 5 and 6 (less on others, but there are still some changes on others too). I'd recommend reading the original Aria and A Murder Case in the Area as the original version of those is far more interesting than the anime's adaptation.