


Kawahara’s response was both funny and pragmatic - it turns out that Accel World's production studio was also responsible for the wildly popular idol series Love Live!, which they were (and likely still are) fully occupied with, leaving no time for Accel World. Unfortunately, a studio change was also difficult due to other studios' busy schedules. During a Sword Art Onlinepanel at Anime Expo 2014, the author of both Sword Art Online and Accel World, Reki Kawahara, was asked about future anime plans for Accel World, which was adapted into a fairly popular anime by Sunrise in 2012, meaning it was natural to assume that it would receive a second season.
