OK, Clare is probably more badass than Ciri, who am I fooling. It's like if Ciri had her own spin-off series pretending she wasn't Ciri. The series have a strong Berserk and Witcher vibe, I must confess that in the beginning I even thought that the idea was plagiarized from the Witcher, because - traveling for killing monsters for money, physical modification, white hair, etc etc. The art gets only better with every volume, even if the Claymores somewhat look like they were cloned in Lothlórien Elf Factory. They ain't Sailor Moon, trust me on that. The story is FULL OF BADASS FEMALES you guys. Clare is a badass, they all Claymores are. She's doing her job but also seeking a personal revenge and we accompany her on her way. I must also add, that they are, well, in some gross way physically 'upgraded' to fight yomas.Ĭlare is also a Claymore and comparably a weak one to that, but her spiritual powers are bigger than anyone's.

Claymores are young women, trained in sword arts, possessing some spiritual - energetic (I guess?) techniques and they work for mysterious Organization and kill monsters - yomas, demonic cannibals, that are especially infatuated with human innards.

The world of pseudo-middle ages is brutal and cruel, the life of Claymores - as people call them for the swords they're wielding - often short and full of blood and gore, and if in the end they get killed by their colleagues - it's the best outcome, usually. It's more concentrated, the art is beautiful, there are no fillers (you know these endless fight scenes and villains' monologues). I just had to check, right here and right now.Īnd what can I say - it's true, manga is even better. But lately I found out on some youtube channel that series are finished in a pretty number of 27 volumes and that manga is actually even more awesome.

I loved Claymore instantly, but alas, there was just one season and while waiting for season two, I got carried away from the franchise to other shores. I watched Claymore anime series some 10 years ago, when I was looking for something to fill the dark void in my heart that was left after never ending Berserk series. Blood*guts*big swords*cool females*monsters

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