@allenjke
Well yeah the Sword Oratoria anime was an absolute failure in comparison. I'm most mad about their butchering the monster pantry arc. They cut the Hermes familia to nothing, the scale and intricacy of battles to nothing, and the emotional impact of that to nothing. The biggest driving force behind Lefiya's character development (not to mention Bete)... gone. Much struggle and sacrifice... gone.
And of course every major battle involving the whole Loki familia (basically an army) gets cut down to a handful of high ranking members. Far less impressive and messes up the atmosphere. In short I really think the anime for this RUINED Sword Oratoria. The main story anime did fine though, but I liked the "side story" better than the "main story".