Author - Norhiro Yagi
Series - Silver-eyed slayer (Claymore Vol. 3)
Genre - Manga Fantasy
Format - Kindle
Published - August 1st 2006
Publisher - Viz Media
A Claymore - a female warrior named for the sword she carries - travels from medieval village to village to destroy Yoma, monsters who disguise themselves as humans and who are almost impossible to kill. Claymores are half-humans, half-demons who willingly transformed themselves by mixing their blood with monster's blood. Claire, nicknamed silver-eyed killer, is such a powerful Claymore, she can slay a Yoma using only one hand. But she must constantly struggle to keep from becoming a monster herself.
Review
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 Third installment finishes the battle scene at the
holy city with Clare and Raki walking away. We are introduced to Teresa a
claymore who is #1 in the order the most deadly claymore who had a faint smile
when she slayed Yoma. It’s Teresa who has her first encounter with Clare that
changes her life forever. After saving Clare from a yoma who was keeping her as
a pet, she finds the young girl is determined to be with her. After leaving the
village Teresa finds that Clare following her and when they encounter bandits
it’s her job to save her. The more time Teresa spends with Clare the more she
questions herself.
I like Clare she’s a sword carrying slayer who isn’t
afraid to die charging in risking her life. She may not survive every encounter
but that doesn’t stop her from doing what has to be done protecting the humans.
While most Claymore’s wouldn’t allow
Raki to tag along she accepts him and maybe it’s partly because they are
kindred but he needs her and she him to keep her humanity. I find Clare to be
an intriguing character and can’t wait to see more about her back story as well
as what’s going to happen next. We are given a little back story on Clare which
introduces us to Teresa a Claymore whose life was changed by Clare.
I’ve seen all of the episodes on Netflix a few years ago
actually binge watched them over a long weekend. I love the concept for the
Claymore the hybrids created using parts from the monsters that they have been
created to fight. While I am familiar with the story it’s interesting to see it
play out as I read it. 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 go on but so far I’m super exited to read the
series. Claymore is a fast paced loaded with action series that is captivating
right from the start hard to put down till the last page. Can’t wait to start
the next one in the series they just keep getting better. I feel like a
voracious Reader because I can’t get enough.
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