Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24.62.142.87-20140331201702/@comment-6697950-20140607171125

Although the sound ma is the pronunciation of both the kanji for "demon" and the first kanji in "magic", the raw specifically used the term 魔剣 (devil/demon + sword). How is it possible to translate the kanji for "demon/devil" as "magic" is beyond me. "Demon sword" and "magical sword" are not identical terms. "magical" implies "having a magic ability", while "demon" would likely imply strength. There's also the fact that there is NO magic in SAO. Even the NPCs that have pseudo magical items don't call it "magic".