The next aspect of the transition most definetely worth mentioning would have to be the slight, yet noticeable plot changes included in the storyline. Such changes may be done to further enhance the suspense of a particular situation. A good example would be in one of the last few episodes of the firs season. The event that was slightly tampered with was the scene where (spoilers) Eren, in Titan form, is chasing the Female Titan through the Stohess District, and later fighting with it. During the course of the fight, Eren's body catches fire and his Titan body later fuses with the Female Titan's. However, in the manga, this event did not occur in this fashion. In the original illustration, Eren did not catch fire, nor did the bodies of the two Titans fuse. This was most likely done and executed in the fashion that is was, simply to build more suspense. However, such a change will also effect the progression into the next season.
The final verdict for the overall presentation from manga to anime is well done. I would have to say that there are some obvious flaws with it, but those will be discussed in the review coming up next. The shift of artists was definetely an improvement, while the changes to the plot, subtle as they were, are also decent improvements (not that the source material was not equally as decent). Once again, I believe the transition from manga to anime can have brilliant results, while some are either lacking or simply an eyesore. Attack on Titan is between brilliance and lacking, though it is more brilliant than it is lacking. The director did well with not changing to much of the source material to the point that it was overwhelmingly obvious. However, some changes, such as that made to the end fo the last episode will definetely effect the progression into the next season. Hopefully such a thing will not be a problem, but all one can do is cross one's fingers and wait until 2015 for the premiere, or just crack open a manga and manually find out yourself. Onto the review.