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Originally Posted by zzhk

The anime has been gearing up and breezing through the manga material in order to reach a certain point.
For those interested, here's a comparison of removed/modified scenes.

Spoiler for Anime Episode 10:

Looks like they truly plan on ending the season with the resolution of Hibino's capture, which is a good place to stop (Chapter 42 of the manga).

Lots of scenes cut out...
We miss Hibino setting Utao up on a date, which is part of an entire omitted subplot.
I guess there's enough scenes developing Utao and her resolve to use Kukuri for good.
I wonder how they will modify Mahiru's next grand appearance when she unintentionally offends Utao with where she lands.

In the 8 year flashback, they took out the beginning when Aki was attacking bears for practice, and the whole reason Mahiru is unconscious is because Aki was chasing her for spying on them.
Another cameo appearance of one of the Kuga seki is cut out.
At the end, Kyouhei is supposed to tell Koushiro that the incident caused him to lose all confidence as a seki and Aki lost his privileges due to Kuramitsuha's damage.

Mahiru playing with Kuuko's taser is fun, but it would be funnier if they included the parts where she misfires the taser and when she drops it and picks it up in embarrassment.

Too bad we don't see Shimoyama approaching Aki and getting threatened with a blade at his throat.
Or Kuuko trailing Aki using the GPS she installed on the phone she gave him.
Nor do they show Kuuko "convincing" Shimoyama to take her along to the meeting with Hirashiro.
Things are also streamlined with Mahiru appearing during Aki's first meeting with Hirashiro (in the manga, he goes home to consider; Mahiru interrupts his 2nd meeting when Aki proposes his conditions to Hirashiro).

It also looks like we won't be getting the scene when Hibino asks Kyouhei about the kakashi and he introduces all their names.

For the most part I agree with cuts and reordering of scenes and events the anime has done so far. I felt that volumes 4 and 5 contained quite a bit of filler material.

I wish the beach scene was cut to properly introduce the Diet member subplot. But I guess there must always be an anime Beach scene. I think that the fact that the Kakashi can be used for good is already established by Utao saving Hibino from the truck.

Spoiler for Response to the other cuts:

Cutting Aki using the bears as practice is definitely a disappointment. It would have tied in to the rumors that he kills animals. I was hoping they would devote an episode or at least a good part (3/4) of an episode to this important flashback.

Agreed on Mahiru loosing control of the taser. It definitely with be in tone with the sudden comedy in serious situations the series has established.

And agreed on the Shimoyama and the related subplot. Again a good reason to cut the beach scene.

I am glad they cut the mountain practice scene and the long subplot of Utao and the boy.

Which volume and page has Kyouhei introducing all the Kakashi names?