Our thanks to Andréssaurio Rex for his hard work in finding and recommending all the issues and episode numbers used in this lengthy post. This manga/anime is "set on a fictional medieval island where humans are plagued by Yoma, humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans." The Yoma are hunted, for the protection of humans, by "Claymores," human-Yoma hybrids.
In chapter one the protagonist Raki asks his brother about Yoma and Claymores:
Later on, Raki comes home to find that a Yoma has taken over his brother and killed their family:
And here's the anime version of the scene, from episode one:
Moving on to chpater 26 (vol. 5), a friendly villager turns out to be a Yoma in disguise:
And here's the animated version, from episode 9:
Chapter 42 (Vol. 8) has more Yomas shifting outdoors:
And here's the animated scene, from episode 15:
In the same chapter we see a Yoma torturing a Claymore until both of them turn into monsters:
Here's the anime version, also from episode 15:
In chapters 51 and 52 (Vols. 9 & 10) a "human" with a scarred face turns into a tall white Yoma to attack a town:
The hooded friend of the Yoma also transforms (after taking off his hood off-panel) and goes on the warpath:
Here are both scenes as they were animated for episode 18:
Lastly, in episode 21 the Claymores face a Yoma who can transform into a sexy lion-man (the manga didn't have an onscreen transformation, so I skipped it). The clip runs a little long, so that you can enjoy his lion form:
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