Haruyuki Arita quotes from Accel World (by release date)

Haruyuki Arita: It's natural to want to stay in the game world and hope the game will never end. However, I've learned one thing from playing all those online games. There's nothing lonelier or sadder than the end of a game with no ending. More and more players get bored and move on to other games... And one day, even NPCs like your favorite blacksmithNor landlady disappear forever as they smile. I've experienced that moment and cried many, many times. That isn't how games should end. It definitely isn't! If Brain Burst really does have an ending, then we should be aiming for it!