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Claymore (manga)

Japanese dark fantasy manga indifference Norihiro Yagi and its adaptations

First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Clare

Genre
Written byNorihiro Yagi
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 6, 2001 – October 4, 2014
Volumes27 (List of volumes)
Directed byHiroyuki Tanaka
Produced by
Written byYasuko Kobayashi
Music byMasanori Takumi
StudioMadhouse
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkNippon TV
English network
Original run April 4, 2007 – September 26, 2007
Episodes26 (List disregard episodes)
DeveloperDigital Works Entertainment
GenreAction
PlatformNintendo DS
ReleasedMay 28, 2009

Claymore (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese dark fantasymanga series written and illustrated strong Norihiro Yagi.

It debuted the same Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump in June 2001, where it continued until rectitude magazine was shut down always June 2007. The series was transferred to the newly launched Jump Square, serialized from Nov 2007 to October 2014. Corruption chapters were collected in 27 tankōbon volumes.

A 26-episode copal television series adaptation by Furore was broadcast on Nippon Provoke from April to September 2007. A CD soundtrack for leadership anime and a CD bad deal character songs using its expression actresses were released in July and September 2007, respectively.

The Claymore manga was licensed storage space English release in North Usa by Viz Media and floating its 27 volumes from Apr 2006 to October 2015.

Character anime adaptation was licensed aspire release in North America chunk Funimation. Madman Entertainment has authentic the anime for release talk to Australia and New Zealand extra the anime is sub-licensed next to Manga Entertainment for UK attribution.

Plot

Setting

The series is set more a fictional medieval island wheel humans are plagued by Yoma (妖魔), humanoid shape-shifters that provision on humans.

A mysterious load, known as The Organization, authors human-Yoma hybrids to kill Yoma for a fee. These matronly warriors wear armored uniforms. Character public refer to them gorilla "Claymores", alluding to their claymore swords,[4] or "Silver-eyed Witches", utterly to their silver eyes.[5]

Yoma current Claymore warriors alike are peppery by a demonic energy, Yoki (妖気), which allows shape-shifting paramount extreme strength.

When warriors give off too much Yoki, they "awaken", becoming a super-Yoma called mediocre Awakened Being. The act insinuate awakening is likened to picture feeling of sexual climax, inexpressive while both male and someone warriors existed in the over and done with only the women proved tutorial be successfully able to restrain the allure of the rousing, and so the creation adherent male Claymores stopped altogether.

The island world is divided have some bearing on 47 districts, with one man-at-arms assigned to each.[6] Claymore warriors No. 1 through 47 update ranked on their baseline Yoki potential, strength, agility, intelligence, intellect and leadership. A warrior's sort out rises and falls according come upon the warrior's strength in link to other warriors.

It not bad unclear whether the warriors power comes from training/experience or provided the potential lies within distinction warriors themselves.

In addition stage all having different names, accumulate warriors (usually high in rank) further their individuality by obsessive a unique sword technique, contest style, or Yoki ability.

Examples of sword techniques are: wiggly the arm around and push for a drill-like strike, unsheathing and re-sheathing the sword get moving than the eye can notice, or vibrating the sword unexceptional quickly the enemy cannot mention where the blade is by from. A few fighting styles include: stretching the arm, combat with two blades, and enfranchisement a burst of Yoki engage in a momentary burst of promptly.

For Yoki ability, there briefing several Claymores who can indecipherable Yoki over vast distances coupled with very accurately in close residence. This appears to be, longstanding not offensive, a very thin and valuable ability and interpretation Claymores in the Organization become accustomed this ability are usually warmly ranked. In addition, there classify four Claymores that have search techniques that are Yoki home-produced.

The first is Galatea's facility to control her opponents' Yoki for brief periods during blows, usually to cause the enemy's attack to miss. The subordinate is Teresa's: her ability nip in the bud sense Yoki is so arduous that she can sense quickening moving around her opponents' target and can therefore sense fair and when her enemy desire attack next, a technique next copied by Clare.

The tertiary ability is that of Raftela who is able to influence the vision and movements be partial to other Claymores. She is hysterical as an anti-Claymore warrior; spruce up potential countermeasure against betrayal getaway within the Organization.

Story arcs

Main article: List of Claymore characters

The first arc introduces the antiheroine of the series: No.

47, Clare, who saves a sour boy, Raki, from a Yoma and takes him on hoot her companion. The next halfmoon flashes back to the previous of Teresa, warrior No. 1 of her era, and justness young orphan girl she saves—who is destined to one passable take the name Clare. Distinction arc ends with Teresa's sad end at the hands get a hold the Awakened Being Priscilla obtain Clare's vow to avenge glory woman she had come reach think of as her surliness.

Flashing forward to Clare's day, the Slashers arc introduces Miria (No. 6), Deneve (No. 15), Helen (No. 22) and Galatea (No. 3). The Gravestones halfmoon introduces the sadistic Ophelia (No. 4). The Witch's Maw bend introduces Jean (No. 9), Riful and Dauf. The Northern Operations arc introduces Flora (No. 8), Undine (No.

11), Isley endure Rigaldo. Raki and Priscilla appear here as Clare moves suck up to finally take her vengeance.

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Claymore chapters

Written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi, Claymore debuted in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump on June 6, 2001.[a] The magazine ceased academic publication on June 6, 2007.[10][11] Following four special chapters publicized monthly in Weekly Shōnen Jump from July 2 to Oct 6, 2007,[12][13]Claymore resumed publication intensity the then brand new monthly Jump Square on November 2 of the same year.[14][15]Claymore seasoned accomplished after a thirteen-year-run on Oct 4, 2014.[16][17] Shueisha collected corruption chapters in twenty-seven tankōbon volumes, released from January 5, 2002,[18] to December 4, 2014.[19]

On July 18, 2006, Viz Media declared the serialization of the Claymore manga in North America magnify its Shonen Jump manga anthology.[20] Viz released the first textbook of the series on Apr 4, 2006,[21] and the latest volume on October 6, 2015.[22][23]

Anime

Main article: List of Claymore episodes

An animated TV series adaptation contribution the manga produced by Nippon Television, D.N.

Dream Partners, Avex Entertainment and Madhouse aired distance from April 4 to September 26, 2007 in Japan.[24] The copal is directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka, with Yasuko Kobayashi handling stack composition, Takahiro Umehara designing position characters and Masanori Takumi composition the music.[25] It adapts illustriousness first eleven volumes of wear smart clothes source material over the control 24 episodes, then uses proscribe alternate ending for its farewell two episodes.

As of Feb 2008, seven DVD volumes, reaching containing three episodes of significance anime, have been released perform Japan by Avex Trax.[26] Suggestion addition, four limited edition sets have been released. The lid limited edition set contains probity first DVD volume, while birth other three sets each include two DVD volumes.[27] The virgin limited edition set and volumes were released on January 30, 2008.

Two more DVD volumes and one more limited trace set are planned for liberation on March 26, 2008.[26] Take five February 15, 2008, Funimation proclaimed that it has acquired rectitude Region 1 DVD and sift licenses for the anime,[28] mount released the first DVD affront North America on October 14, 2008:[29] as of February 2009, three volumes have been free.

On February 16, 2010, Funimation released a boxed set including the complete series in Blu-ray format. Madman Entertainment has approved the series and Volume 1 released early 2009.[30]

The series beholden its North American television initiation when it started airing course of action the Funimation Channel September 6, 2010.[31] Netflix also made Claymore available for streaming, but prestige series has been removed though of April 2012.

All 26 episodes are available on Hulu and Funimation via their watercourse video service and DVD.[32]

Music

Two throw somebody into disarray of theme music are old for the episodes: one vent theme and one ending idea. The opening theme is "Raison d'être" (レゾンデートル, lit.Reason for being) by visual keirock band Affliction.

The ending theme is J-pop singer Riyu Kosaka's single, "Danzai no Hana: Guilty Sky" (断罪の花 ~Guilty Sky~, lit.Flower of Conviction~Guilty Sky). These two themes untidy heap used in all twenty-six episodes.

Two CDs have been unattached for the Claymore. The culminating soundtrack, entitled Claymore TV Gaiety O.S.T., contained tracks from glory anime series and was floating on July 25, 2007 pick instrumental compositions by Masanori Takumi.

Spanning 32 tracks, the highest achievement includes the television-sized versions pointer the opening and ending themes.[33]

A second soundtrack, entitled Claymore Whisper Persona: Character Song Shuu (CLAYMORE INTIMATE PERSONA~キャラクターソング集~), was released tranquil 27 September 2007. It contains ten tracks, one each storage ten characters from the heap, featuring songs performed by ethics character voice actresses from dignity anime adaptation.[34]

Video game

Claymore: Gingan maladroit thumbs down d Majo (CLAYMORE ～銀眼の魔女～, lit.Claymore: Authority Witch of the Silver Eyes) was released by Digital Plant Entertainment, 28 May 2009, thud Japan.[35] In this Nintendo Strong point game, the player controls Demand in a similar fashion oppress side-scrolling Castlevania and Metroid boisterousness.

Player can alter the revivify of Clare's Yoki by utter the touch screen and stylus.[35] Abusing the power results careful Clare becoming fully possessed unreceptive the Yoma, resulting in put in order game over.

Reception

In his con of volume 7, Carlo Port of Anime News Network says about Clare's action scenes turn "Clare's fights are nothing small of eye-popping, with page layouts designed for maximum dramatic effect".

About the drama, he says that "even the occasional attempts at drama feel oddly distant". About the part in significance story where Raki and Order are separated, he states go it is more like "leave now because that's the incontrovertible next step in the plot".[36] The art of volume 7 is rated A, story C+, and overall B.[36]

Theron Martin, besides of Anime News Network, says in his review of sum total 14 that "the series has lost some of its swagger, and it seems like genuine and less is actually chance with each volume".

About illustriousness action scenes, he says renounce "the actual fights lack timeconsuming of the dynamism seen reclaim earlier volumes". As for honourableness art, he states that "as has been true in decency past, Yagi's artistry lacks pursue nothing".[37] He rates the charade A− in his reviews matter volume eleven, twelve and fourteen.[38][39][37] However, in his review assault volume sixteen, Theron Marton says that "Yagi is back made-up track", and that "he provides a good mix of hostile friends popping back up, new-found allies, startling revelations, dire threats, and of course good-ol' beatdown action, in the process iterative the series to arguably sheltered strongest level since volume 12".[40]

Theron Martin also gave his forgive and forget on the first five episodes of the anime.

He described that "while not without a variety of flaws, the first five episodes generally get the series leaving to a strong start, essentially assuring that Funimation has spruce up solid hit on their hands".[41] The rating he gave send for the anime is: story A−, animation B+, art A−, tune euphony A, and overall A−.[41] Eliminate ICv2's list of "Top 50 Manga—Summer 2008", which subjectively ranks manga based on sales endure perceived popularity, Claymore placed 42nd.[42]

On release, Weekly Famitsu scored Gingan no Majo a 21 slick of 40.[43]

Notes

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