Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-108.204.243.75-20151120163630/@comment-6697950-20151120165805


 * 1) Translating a book isn't as easy as you think.
 * 2) Official translators usually work on several projects simultaneously.
 * 3) Publishers set deadlines for official releases. Even if a book gets translated early, it won't be released earlier than planned.
 * 4) SAO novels were licensed in English a year or more after the anime finished airing. And even after the license was announced, it took several more months until the first book came out. That gives the anime quite the headstart.