The battle between the two awesome powers Clare and Priscilla reaches its climax as Clare somehow manages to gather the strength and determination to go on. Raki and Jeane have also arrived to witness the bloodbath, that is about to begin, yet what will be the overall outcome of this battle?
Claymore - Shounen, Supernatural, Action, Adventure, Drama (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) ... Claymore is an anime adaptation of a popular manga based on a fictional world with medieval technology. In this world, humans coexist with creatures called Yoma. The Yoma are… More sentient, shape-changing monsters that disguise themselves as and then feed on humans. By consuming a human brain, the Yoma can absorb the victim's memories, allowing them to infiltrate human circles without arousing the suspicions of their victim's close friends or family. In order to protect humans from the Yoma, a secret organization has created an order of superhuman warriors known as Claymores. Thusly named for the immense claymores they wield. Villages being attacked by Yoma hire Claymores to kill the Yoma for a large fee. Opening theme : "Raison D'être" a rockin' tune by Nightmare. Ending theme : "Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky" by Riyu Kosaka.
Claymore - Shounen, Supernatural, Action, Adventure, Drama (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) ... Claymore is an anime adaptation of a popular manga based on a fictional world with medieval technology. In this world, humans coexist with creatures called Yoma. The Yoma are… More sentient, shape-changing monsters that disguise themselves as and then feed on humans. By consuming a human brain, the Yoma can absorb the victim's memories, allowing them to infiltrate human circles without arousing the suspicions of their victim's close friends or family. In order to protect humans from the Yoma, a secret organization has created an order of superhuman warriors known as Claymores. Thusly named for the immense claymores they wield. Villages being attacked by Yoma hire Claymores to kill the Yoma for a large fee. Opening theme : "Raison D'être" a rockin' tune by Nightmare. Ending theme : "Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky" by Riyu Kosaka.
Claymore - Shounen, Supernatural, Action, Adventure, Drama (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) ... Claymore is an anime adaptation of a popular manga based on a fictional world with medieval technology. In this world, humans coexist with creatures called Yoma. The Yoma are… More sentient, shape-changing monsters that disguise themselves as and then feed on humans. By consuming a human brain, the Yoma can absorb the victim's memories, allowing them to infiltrate human circles without arousing the suspicions of their victim's close friends or family. In order to protect humans from the Yoma, a secret organization has created an order of superhuman warriors known as Claymores. Thusly named for the immense claymores they wield. Villages being attacked by Yoma hire Claymores to kill the Yoma for a large fee. Opening theme : "Raison D'être" a rockin' tune by Nightmare. Ending theme : "Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky" by Riyu Kosaka.
Claymore - Shounen, Supernatural, Action, Adventure, Drama (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) ... Claymore is an anime adaptation of a popular manga based on a fictional world with medieval technology. In this world, humans coexist with creatures called Yoma. The Yoma are… More sentient, shape-changing monsters that disguise themselves as and then feed on humans. By consuming a human brain, the Yoma can absorb the victim's memories, allowing them to infiltrate human circles without arousing the suspicions of their victim's close friends or family. In order to protect humans from the Yoma, a secret organization has created an order of superhuman warriors known as Claymores. Thusly named for the immense claymores they wield. Villages being attacked by Yoma hire Claymores to kill the Yoma for a large fee. Opening theme : "Raison D'être" a rockin' tune by Nightmare. Ending theme : "Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky" by Riyu Kosaka.
Like most animes derived from manga, the length of it is an issue, but that is the only thing holding this great anime back, and what we get is still a great anime. hide show
Claymore is under the genre of fantasy, but compared to other fantasy animes, it feels nothing like one. There are no talking animals, no bad spirits, no generational curses, wolf tribes, staffs and wands, and plain no magic period! What exactly makes Claymore a fantasy? Besides the warriors called Claymores, the only thing that is supernatural about this anime are the human eating monsters known as youma. Doesn't sound like anything big, yet with only this one concept to work off of, the premise behind Claymore feels as vast, fantastical, and adventurous as any fantasy out there.
So what's the story behind this anime? The much feared youma roam the world freely with no parallels to stop it, except for the female fighting amazons known as Claymores. They are humans who have been infused with youma parts in order to battle these monsters. We follow the Claymore known as Clare and her human friend Raki, as they travel around the world slaying youma, while also struggling an inner battle known as "becoming awakened." While Claymores are half human, their youma side slowly eats away their human consciousness and they themselves have the chance of turning into youma.
Much of Claymore's premise revolves around this concept of becoming awakened. Later on, the story expands to introduce elements of conspiracy and power struggles smoothly along with the usual shounen traits of warriors possessing unique fighting abilities battling in long detailed, but not dragged out, fights. You'll realize that Claymore is like another shounen that is divided between cliques and parties spearheaded by technicality driven battles. However, Claymore's clean execution separates itself from other typical shounens, and its story only continues to get better. The battles aren't too terribly deep, but there is enough aesthetic value, blood, and flying body parts to fill the void, and the highly likable cast makes them that much more entertaining to watch.
Clare for one is a female lead protagonist that you can actually like and is at least above the age of 18--totally unheard for an anime these days. Although her personality overlaps that of the confident, strong willed, humble and soft spoken fighter in the group, she herself has many flaws and it's nice to know it's possible to have a protagonist that isn't perfect, but isn't pathetically emo too. Throughout the anime we're introduced to a grand cast of different Claymore warriors, and each and every one of them, even the ones used as fodder for the youma, are developed nicely. What's even more odd is that the characters all look strikingly the same, especially considering the fact they all have the same clothing, yet their unique personalities give them a distinct look that it's hard to get characters mixed up.
Can't really speak too highly of the antagonists as they fall victim to a number of cliches, most notably the total sociopaths that take extreme pleasure in torturing their prey, but they serve their roles well.
It was building up to becoming an all time classic for fantasy shounen animes, but it didn't welcome its stay nearly long enough for it to reach that plateau. There was so much promise, so much new characters we have yet to meet, too many unresolved conflicts, the conspiracy was getting better and the power struggles were getting tighter, and then it ends. You can't help but feel that you were teased this entire time before experiencing the main course. Though to give it some credit, compared to where it left off in the manga, it could have done much much worse, so given the circumstances, it was a tolerable ending.
Even when you do run the course with the anime, you can still move on to the manga. There is just so much going for Claymore that it's really hard to pass up. It breaks no new ground, but it's surprisingly refined and its memorable and large cast and a good storyline give it enough reason for at least a recommendable watch. The fights aren't exactly deep, but there is enough blood and guts to make them enjoyable. If you're tired of loli female leads that are stuck in middle or high school, or are overly emo and socially awkward teenaged boys, then Claymore is an anime for you.
claymore was a story that no one to my prior knoledge knows about the yoma and the silver eyed witches was a weird way of introducing claire into the story along with the young boy that follows her around after being thrown out of the village after his whole family was devoured by yoma and claire came to save him from his impeding doom it is interesting to see a antisocial person warm up to a young boy after all the adventures she allows him to tag along for it keeps me guessing at every episode to see what will happen next
I was introduced to the world of Claymore through the anime, and now it continues to be my anime of choice through the manga counterpart it has been adapted from. hide show
I was introduced to the world of Claymore through the anime, and now it continues to be my anime of choice through the manga counterpart it has been adapted from. Claymore is another fantasy based story, a world where people live in fear of predators known as Yoma (Demons, evil beings). An organization has created weapons to combat these monsters, half breeds created from Yoma/human who have been named 'Claymores'. While the anime does not complete the story, as it is still unfolding, it does create and introduce you to the characters, all of whom will hold your interest. Of course this anime has plenty of other features apart from the in depth characters, it also has in abundance of supernatural ability's, action & a well orchestrated storyline s. While not flawless, slightly deviating from the manga plot, it has captured me, and tops for me in this genre. I would recommend giving this anime a look.
Claymore is an anime that is almost great, but doesn't live to achieve it. hide show
Claymore is an anime that is almost great, but doesn't live to achieve it.
It is able to crete a nice and original universe. That is the better part about the show.
The anime is probably the bloodiest anime I ever saw, but I think this is a flaw instead of a virtue. Less blood and more action could be a lot better to see. And certainly less powerful abilities to make the anime lives longer.
The anime is incomplete, because it doesn't have a real end. And the end it has is a bad end by the way. Nothing is resolved. And when I say nothing is nothing at all.
My impression is that the creators make such powerful characters that they can't find a way to continue the story without resorting to Dragonball Z maneuvers.
A lone warrior travels through the land and fights demons, and at the same time fight the demon within. hide show
By far one of the most action packed series i have ever seen. The characters are interesting. You have to watch the show to at least the 1st episode because the first episode seems very cliche. The first episode will automatically turn away most people. Just know that the story will get deeper. The action is well done, a lot of supernatural stuff so suspect crazy action scenes that aren't realistic. also i like to comment that there is a sort of flashback kinda of thing around the 4th episode or so. This explains a lot more. Overall its excellent. Things that might not attract people is the type of character modeling. I personally think it looks great, but it does wander from the norm, so some might not like it. Also near the end of the series the action takes over like 3 episodes. so some people might get frustrated. Last compliant is that i found the male lead to be freaking annoying. lol. but overall its a great show.
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