

Starting in volume 2, Silica, Lisbeth, Yui, and Sachi, were all side characters introduced to give readers the same feelings that the author, Reki Kawahara, felt when he played MMOs. So why are there so many other girls involved with Kirito? As nhahtdh explains in his answer, it is very clear that Asuna is the main heroine of the story, and that Kirito is committed to her.

In volume 1, Kirito and Asuna is the clear cut pairing to any reader, as there are no mentions of other girls in Kirito's life except mentioning that he has a sister, without going into detail about her.

I think this should be enough to show that Kirito and Asuna are dating in real life after the events in Aincrad and ALO. This inner monologue took place when Kirito asked Shinon to explain the format of the final round of BoB, which took place between 30 players on a huge map (anime episode 8, SAO II). However, I dare to swear to god that this isn’t about trying to get a date in the VR world, but to fulfill my duty and mission, and also a necessary step to ensure Sinon’s own safety. No, considering that I already have a girlfriend in Asuna, it’s unforgivable even in the virtual world. I really won’t dare to say this to a real person in the real world. This conversation took place before Kirito's talk about the closed network of the surveillance system in Imperial Palace (A-part of episode 1, SAO II), and was also cut off from the anime.įrom Volume 6 - Chapter 9, before the final round of BoB (emphasis mine): recently, I was called around here for some stupid business.” “.Oh yes, why did you choose the Imperial Palace for our date? Kirito-kun, are you interested in history?” This conversation took place before they began talking about the cases related to GGO (B-part of episode 1, SAO II), and was cut off from the anime.įrom Volume 5 - Chapter 2, after the meeting with Kikuoka, he met up with Asuna at the Imperial Palace for their date (emphasis mine): The next time we’re in ALO, wouldn’t you introduce me to some girls? Take the Sylph Lord for example, she is just my type.” “I see, I am jealous to death over that one point, Kirito-kun. “.Well, at least I’m together with my girlfriend.” In light novel Volume 5 and Volume 6 - Phantom Bullet, it is confirmed that Kirito is going out with Asuna.įrom Volume 5 - Chapter 1, when Kirito went to meet Kikuoka from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Virtual Division for a talk regarding victims of Death Gun in GGO (emphasis mine):
