In the ten episodes of the anime, the arcs and story lines are followed, but there are a couple changes here and there from the manga. As usual, anime alterations from the manga does not always sit well with some manga readers. In the anime, some scenes are rearranged and things omitted, such as Sid kissing Clare at the end of the Darkness in Paradise arc. That kiss provided some comedy relief from Raki in the manga. For those who have not read the manga, considering Raki’s personality, one could easily imagine what would have happened next. Because it was from a minor character we will never see again, that omission was not that big of a deal. These kind of minor changes do not worry me. There will be another one, and that one will be of more significance. If the anime cuts that out, well, then I join the camp of Claymore readers disgruntled at the anime. In these ten episodes the anime has been what I expected. I regard it simply as an animated bonus to the manga.
