Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-98.95.22.178-20140731190807/@comment-3250527-20140812053336

About the CAPS, Dim was making emphasis (which he was supposed to italicize or bold for proper formatting).

All SAO manga with the exception of Girls Ops are based off of the Aincrad Arc or the Progressive series (which is only up to Aria of the Starless Night).

And yes, the mangaka can do whatever s/he wants to with the manga as opposed to the Light Novel. They can change the Bulbous Bow (the Field Boss of the 2nd Floor) from a cow to a rhinoceros if he or she wanted. It's like in the anime: the Ragout Rabbit was supposed to be a green-gray color, not pink.