Claymore - クレイモア

Look it's the picture of an angel....meet Claire with her dazzling looks and silver eyes. The colour of her eyes is a clue that she isn't quite what she seems and even though she looks like an angel....she is in fact a CLAYMORE. Well, what on earth is a Claymore you might ask and the answer is a Claymore is a Demon slayer who happens to be half human and half demon (sounds a bit like Devil May Cry)!!!!!

This anime is an adaption from the Manga which I think is still currently in publication ( since 2001 no less). Anyways, the anime was aired in 2007 and used the material from the first 11 volumes of the manga for 24 episodes BUT the final 2 episodes are an ORIGINAL storyline.

At this stage I've only watched 4 episodes out of 26 and I'll definitely be doing an updated post when I complete this one. But so far I'm pretty impressed with Claymore and I'm going to give you a quick summary to try and entice you to watch this one with us.

Let’s set the scene. Your family has had their guts eaten by a demon and now this demon is in your village wearing the skin of someone's kin. You can't tell friend from foe but nearly every night this demon is gorging itself on neighbours entrails (ohhhh am I getting too into this :S). The village is in despair....what to do what to do. They turn to Claymore for help and a beautiful babe turns up to slay the demon beast, as they have the ability to sense the demon (akuma) in its human skin. At this point I don't want to reveal too much of the story and ruin the anime. But I hope this at least sounds intriguing and if you like demon storylines with action, lots of blood, sword fighting, pretty women....well I think Claymore is what you're looking for.

After 4 episodes I don't know how Claymores came into existence or why ....who is the organisation they work for and what is their agenda? Who is Claire? These questions I cannot answer BUT I want to watch this anime and find out for myself. I know if you read the manga you might not enjoy the ANIME......but you shouldn't let it stop you from watching as it's just too ENJOYABLE.