episode 4
It's official, it's going down hill, crushing...
where to begin?
obviously since the rat from episode 3 didn't exist in the manga, Rikou's decision to follow the rat informer was much more reasonable, and that's because he didn't know about any evil rats, he just heard 'friends' and 'kidnapped'.
and because the rats just wanted Rikou to forfeit his position, there was no reason for anyone (the Nato fellow) to follow on him, which made Rikou seem like an even more pathetic loser.
the cat guy also had a different role, and his appeal to Rikou wasn't just "protect me a help me revenge because I'm weak", it made sense because he worked on the same spot Zen did, by saying "we are weak, and we need you as the leader to protect us". it's a small difference, but it matters.
next, Kubinashi (neckless), the friendship between him and the cat came from nowhere (I can't recall it from the manga), and they removed the most amazing part of his fighting style.
and they dropped the badass talk from the fight itself between Rikou and the rat.

other than those, still, no mention of chapter 001 (which would clear up some shit as for why Rikou is such a whiner), and worst of all.

The animation was awful. disgrace.


Disappointment max.