User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 373: Life or Death?, Review./@comment-5598380-20140301112244/@comment-7418318-20140302142224

They probably felt that the curse didn't come across as very dangerous in the manga. And that is the case. In the manga the curse has barely any consequences and is easily healed, with the only problem being Hakuryu's lost arm, while in the anime they almost lost Alibaba to depravity.

And that Hakuryu's arm just fell off because of the curse never sat rigth with me from the beginning, so having it cut off was a better way to lose it.

I still think that overall the manga story is better, but in my opinion the anime story is still a lot better than all the bitching and whining people do suggests.