User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 435 & 436: The Cry of Victory & Memoirs, Review and Commentary/@comment-1839664-20150520022330/@comment-1839664-20150520230045

Of course, it could be me jumping into conclusion too quickly. Let me type both the original and how I translated:
 * いろいろあって短くなってしまったのですが、削除された敵キャラは三人もいます（泣）. ラクサスの活躍の場だったのですが、本当に残念だ. その分、アニメの方でラクサスには少し活躍してもらう事にしました. 
 * Due to various reasons, I had to shorten it, and there were three enemies that were removed as well (sniff). It was where Laxus could show off his skills.  Truly a disappointment, this is.  Because of that, the anime side will have Laxus be more active.