Claymore

Description

From Viz:
In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity's only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores. Half human, half monster, these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but are condemned to fight their savage impulses or lose their humanity completely.

Note: The scanlated Extra Scene 5 Warriors' Dawn was never collected into a volume unlike the other 4.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Kureimoa

Mắt Bạc

Клеймор

كلايمور

อสูรสาวพิฆาตมาร (NED)

クレイモア

大剑

大劍

猎魔战记

獵魔戰記

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)

c.155 by MANGA Plus 3 years ago

c.154 by MANGA Plus 3 years ago

c.153 by MANGA Plus 3 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

27 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 11, Chap 59 (Original Ending EP 24-26) - Skip Chap 2

User Reviews

Claymore by darknova42

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77 topics, 833 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.6 / 10.0 (3290 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.58 / 10.0

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11%

Last Updated

April 22nd, 2025 5:46am PDT - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Mature Mystery Shounen Supernatural
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Gekkan Shounen Jump (Shueisha, Ch. 1 - 73)

Jump SQ (Shueisha, Ch. 74 - 155 + Extra 5)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha, Extra 1 - 4)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

MANGA Plus

Viz (27 Vols - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #638

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Monthly Pos #834

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3 Month Pos #892

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6 Month Pos #872

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Year Pos #929

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List Stats

On 7198 reading lists

On 1900 wish lists

On 3763 completed lists

On 304 unfinished lists

On 848 custom lists

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After 11 Years, Shonen Jump's Claymore Returns With Surprise Hollywood Live-Action TV Series

2 months ago

Claymore to Publish 'Grand Finale' in October

10 years ago

Ending Discussion

10 years ago

Isn't there one more chapter left?

11 years ago

When can I start reading this?

11 years ago

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claymore

by Sevenwarrior
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I LOVE THIS SERIES! At first I was reluctant to pick it up, but the drawings are gorgeous! The monsters are so beautifully drawn! The story progresses slowly at the beginning, but it picks up, and it gets more and more interesting! >.<

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another manga added to my favorite manga list

by jojaporms
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

great manga, I was so depressed after reading the whole manga because then I have to wait a month for the next chapter. damn!

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Incredible

by Meltingice
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This manga is one of the best mangas out. Good action, excellent storyline... Can't ask for more than that.

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One of the better action manga out there!!!

by tc-man
18 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Claymore is for me one of the better action manga with a sad background story. The art is very beautiful. The story tells in the beginning that the Claymores are inhuman killing machines, but when the story develops you will see that Claymores are more human than demons (Youma) (until they "awake") and they also have feelings about love and friendship.

Then the ranking system of the Claymores (remind me of power level (DBZ) or bounty (One piece), but although not exactly the same; or it's more closer to the ranking system of the agents in the Baroque Works (Sir Crocodile - One Piece) is in my opinion very interesting and intriguing. The sword fighting is wonderful, the design of the Armor for the Claymores is excellent and the character design is superb.

By the way, Clare (protagonist) does look like Ikuno from Angel Densetsu (comedy manga from the same author; another recommendation) which is also one of my favorite characters!

... Last updated 18 years ago

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wow

by pilurk
18 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

this manga is awesome but sometimes i cant tell the characters apart..they almost all wear the same clothes and all the demons..except for the big major ones are drawn exactly the same and also...the main characters seems to only get stronger by getting other peoples body parts..

... Last updated 18 years ago

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Definitely getting better

by tokkun
18 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

After reading the first few volumes, I thought this manga was terrible and dropped it from my reading list. Fortunately, I came back, because it gets pretty enjoyable as you progress further and further. The character designs and costume designs are very attractive and the action is fast-paced. While the story is pretty minimal, the stuff that is there is interesting enough to make you want to read more and more. After spending weeks forcing myself through the first four volumes, I read the remaining eight in two sittings.

It does have some fairly big flaws, though. The art frequently gets repetitive since all the Claymores look almost the same, other than slight hairstyle variations, and mostly wear identical armor. It can be troublesome to figure out who is who at times. A lot of the enemies, too, end up looking pretty similar, if not downright identical. The mangaka can clearly draw great looking characters and enemies, but it needs more imagination and variety. I realize it's a shounen manga, but I wish they would spend less time talking about the rankings of the Claymores' power levels. The world is also starting to feel like an all-female version of Berserk.

Really, the biggest flaw that keeps my score from being higher is that none of the characters are really all that likable. They play their roles in the story well enough, but there isn't a single character I'd be upset to see killed off.

Anyway, if you like dark action manga, such as Berserk, you should probably give this manga a try, but be prepared to think the first three volumes are garbage.

... Last updated 18 years ago

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Awesome.

by eynit
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Two thumbs up for this manga. Claymore is a MUST READ manga. Trust me.

I give it a 10.

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slightly overrated

by darkgenio
18 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

well it's a good manga no doubt. But I rate it 7. A little bit too pathetic, and although good i find the art somehow repetitive. I enjoyed it, but i would not go as far as to compare it to berserk. It doen't have its depth, its dialogues and the art in berserk is much better - of course in my opinion

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fantastic

by keshies2000
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

i read up to volume 12 in a go, absolutely fantastic. i checked the series stats and decided to read this manga, i wasn't let down. this is among my 5-10 best manga. many people have compared it to berserk and say it's better, yea claymore is good but when it comes down to the basics, gore, action and plot, berserk rules.
nonetheless it's still a great manga and quite new, theres still more to be seen from this manga.

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Simply amazing.

by Dead
18 years ago

Rating: N/A

The story starts off to what would seem like a typical "hunter hunting demon" kind of manga, but a magnificent weaving of action and story help advance the plot quickly, as well as provide some awesome action scenes. The plot immediately begins a rising action, and rapidly rolls towards the climax.

It's a definite smash hit, and I foresee it to easily become on the the hugely successful titles to hit North America when people wake up to it.

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