User blog comment:The Legendary Black Knight/new seasons/@comment-1173941-20131103231014/@comment-1173941-20131104024153

Eh? O.o?

But the Anime Episodes weren't all sold together in japan xD They were released individually, in 9-10 different DVDs......

Anyways, like I said, there are plenty of "well off" animes, that didn't get very far, even if the original content went pretty far, just because of things we can't control, as fans, i'm sure.

SAO is a bit of an odd anime, when it comes to the fanbase (at least, when it comes to the english-speaking fan-base). Specifically, that there are a lot of extremes, where some people absolutely love it, and crucify those who don't love it, and those who absolutely hate it, and crucify those who don't hate it...

I'm not really sure how the reception for SAO is, in Japan, and that's really all that matters, seeing as all the profit they make comes from Japanese veiwers.