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iotunn_'s review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
tartbarbie's review against another edition
5.0
Claymore is a manga about Yoma who pretend to be human in order to kill and eat the humans. The Claymore are the hybrid of the two stronger faster but still human with the ability to slay the Yoma which they do for a price. They travel from village to village slaying Yoma with nothing but the sword on their back using the Yoma abilities but slowly turning into a monster that they hunt. When the time comes a Claymore will send a black card to another claymore to be slain before the Yoma takes over and so they die as a human.
In the 24th volume we have learned about the truth of the yoma and of the betrayal of the organization but they haven’t really had a chance to think about it. Heading off into battle dressed as the warriors they are to fight Cassandra. However to the awakened beings watching to see how things are going to turn out it’s clear that they need all the help that they can get against her. While the Awakened beings jump in to stop the abyssal she proves that she may just be too powerful for even all of them. Priscilla has her own hands full fighting with an equally matched being. How will it turn out?
I like Clare she’s a sword carrying slayer who isn’t afraid to die charging in risking her life. She's grown a lot in the last several volumes leading up to the battle in the north. After faking her death along with her fellow claymore's she's returned after seven years to battle the Organization. While she may not be the strongest she's determined and unwilling to give up. She's one of those underdog characters you can't help liking. We've seen a little of Raki having grown up into a man who fights yoma he’s been captured by the organization. Clare and Priscilla have been trapped in a ball of flesh locking them both away from the others.
I’ve seen all of the episodes on Netflix a few years ago actually binge watched them over a long weekend. While it’s been a while I don’t think the anime has gone this far in the series. I don’t remember the girls taking on the organization which is where the story has turned. It’s interesting learning that the organization which has been creating claymores for a long time may not be the good guys after all. I love the concept for the Claymore the hybrids created using parts from the monsters that they have been created to fight against the Yoma that they created. The art is great it gives me just enough to create the story in my head as I read each detailed page. This is only my 2nd manga so I don’t have a lot to base on but I’m super addicted to them. They are perfect for when I have some downtime or when I feel like reading back to back. I already know that the ending is close as I’m about halfway done. I’m anxious to see how it’s all going to play out.
In the 24th volume we have learned about the truth of the yoma and of the betrayal of the organization but they haven’t really had a chance to think about it. Heading off into battle dressed as the warriors they are to fight Cassandra. However to the awakened beings watching to see how things are going to turn out it’s clear that they need all the help that they can get against her. While the Awakened beings jump in to stop the abyssal she proves that she may just be too powerful for even all of them. Priscilla has her own hands full fighting with an equally matched being. How will it turn out?
I like Clare she’s a sword carrying slayer who isn’t afraid to die charging in risking her life. She's grown a lot in the last several volumes leading up to the battle in the north. After faking her death along with her fellow claymore's she's returned after seven years to battle the Organization. While she may not be the strongest she's determined and unwilling to give up. She's one of those underdog characters you can't help liking. We've seen a little of Raki having grown up into a man who fights yoma he’s been captured by the organization. Clare and Priscilla have been trapped in a ball of flesh locking them both away from the others.
I’ve seen all of the episodes on Netflix a few years ago actually binge watched them over a long weekend. While it’s been a while I don’t think the anime has gone this far in the series. I don’t remember the girls taking on the organization which is where the story has turned. It’s interesting learning that the organization which has been creating claymores for a long time may not be the good guys after all. I love the concept for the Claymore the hybrids created using parts from the monsters that they have been created to fight against the Yoma that they created. The art is great it gives me just enough to create the story in my head as I read each detailed page. This is only my 2nd manga so I don’t have a lot to base on but I’m super addicted to them. They are perfect for when I have some downtime or when I feel like reading back to back. I already know that the ending is close as I’m about halfway done. I’m anxious to see how it’s all going to play out.
hidden_mist's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
dorinlazar's review against another edition
3.0
If there's one thing that's confusing about Claymore is the fight scenes - I think that the lack of colour really brings down the capacity to understand who's fighting who, where, what happens when and so on. I do understand that the manga style is by default economical, but I think that even this series reaches its limits when two massive fights are done in parallel and they somehow involve the same creatures. Somehow.
So this part gets quite confusing. It keeps the story going, but it is of little value for me as a reader. That being said, the non-fight part is interesting - awakened beings jump in to help, and the explanations of Dae are interesting as well. I think that the volume itself is saved by Rubel and the finale.
Second reading: The battle between the super-abyssal-ones leaves even the author speechless. In fact, his own words show that he's overwhelmed by the situation he has created. „Has a monster come who surpasses the monster surpassing an abyssal one?” one of the characters asks, and I swear that's what happens, and as a reader I lost involvement completely.
But the finale saves a bit the situation; Rubel's twist confession in the finale is... it just misses. Of course, it doesn't help the fact that it plays with suggestions of rape - it doesn't help the fact that the entire series is filled with sexual innuendos that go nowhere and make no sense. The author basically tries now to dig himself out of a hole he dug for himself, and I confess it doesn't make much sense.
The quality of story-telling stays afloat, although it definitely is a lot weaker than a few volumes ago - it's hard to make a connection of any kind with the mega-super-over-abyssal-ones and it shows.
So this part gets quite confusing. It keeps the story going, but it is of little value for me as a reader. That being said, the non-fight part is interesting - awakened beings jump in to help, and the explanations of Dae are interesting as well. I think that the volume itself is saved by Rubel and the finale.
Second reading: The battle between the super-abyssal-ones leaves even the author speechless. In fact, his own words show that he's overwhelmed by the situation he has created. „Has a monster come who surpasses the monster surpassing an abyssal one?” one of the characters asks, and I swear that's what happens, and as a reader I lost involvement completely.
But the finale saves a bit the situation; Rubel's twist confession in the finale is... it just misses. Of course, it doesn't help the fact that it plays with suggestions of rape - it doesn't help the fact that the entire series is filled with sexual innuendos that go nowhere and make no sense. The author basically tries now to dig himself out of a hole he dug for himself, and I confess it doesn't make much sense.
The quality of story-telling stays afloat, although it definitely is a lot weaker than a few volumes ago - it's hard to make a connection of any kind with the mega-super-over-abyssal-ones and it shows.
roxanamalinachirila's review against another edition
4.0
The fighting fights of fightiness continue! But unlike with Bleach, where you felt that the fighting dragged on and on (and on and on and on) for no reason, Claymore battles have a hint of a plot in them and they seem to be leading somewhere.
It might just be the fact that the series is 27 volumes long, but I believe that the fights are leading to a final conclusion.
It might just be the fact that the series is 27 volumes long, but I believe that the fights are leading to a final conclusion.
vanquishingvolumes's review
4.0
Ooooohhhh I’m loving where this is headed! Only a little bit more to go until the ending.
yokai_garden's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75