Claymore, Vol. 1
Silver-eyed Slayer
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4.7 • 60 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A village is gripped by fear and paranoia when a Yoma claims six lives. The Claymore who is sent to slay the creature isn't what the villagers expect at all. In fact, she seems more monster than human.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This nondescript but pleasant manga is set in the generic fantasy landscape where little medieval towns are separated by large tracts of wilderness, and monsters must be dealt with by traveling for-hire monster slayers. The monsters here are Yomas, shape-changing creatures with a taste for human innards; the slayers are Claymores, young women who have been injected with Yoma blood so that they can recognize and kill the monsters but who then must struggle to keep their own humanity. In the episodes in this volume, a young boy watches one Claymore arrive in his village and do her thing. He sees her as a person rather than a creepy semimonster and follows her after he learns her name, Claire. The rest of the book shows Claire and her na ve tagalong going through a series of confrontations with Yomas, in the worst of which Claire is summoned to kill her best friend, who feels herself losing control over her Yoma side. The elements of this story certainly aren't fresh nor is the art especially striking. However, as it goes along, the book does generate sympathy with Claire as slayer/victim, maiden/warrior, savior/fiend, showing that even tired material can still be interesting when presented unpretentiously.
Customer Reviews
Silver-Eyed Women Warriors
I have no idea why Apple Books is using a passive aggressive review from Publisher’s Weekly for the description/review of Claymore. So, here’s a real summary:
"Monsters called Yoma roam the land, preying on humans and living among them in disguise. Humanity's only hope is a new breed of warrior known as “Claymores”: half human, half monster. After losing his family to a Yoma attack, Raki finds the Claymore that saved his village and decides to follow her on her journeys.”
Claymore is a fantasy-action series that’s great for fans of Berserk. One of the few manga where full-page spreads make you stop to appreciate the artwork and its details. The anime adaptation is good, but the manga is leagues ahead in quality.
Great start to the series
The anime is really good, I want to see how the manga plays out and so far it exceeds expectations.