Whoa, Nico didn't think anyone would respond! My trying didn't go to waste after all!
The thing I'm more trying to say is how the vign...vinye...short stories! How the short stories created a sense of other things going on in their world besides Kirito's adventures. It's like one of those RPGs where the world is still moving even when you're not there, or something? Just a better feeling of size and more characters to booouuunce off.
Not really until the second season where the author (...or the directors?) learned to make all the relationships and stuff work better with less characters. Especially Mother's Rosario...
