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  • Directors: Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Manga Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Jun 2009
  • Run Time: 228 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001KNUUK6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,448 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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In a world rife with deadly creatures called "youma", a young silver eyed woman, Clare, works on behalf of an organisation that trains female youma halfbreeds into warriors with the ability to destroy these creatures. Considered a rogue for picking up a stray child & almost losing herself to her youma side by "Awakening", she is constantly assigned rather dangerous missions...


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Born into the life of a Claymore, the preternatural warrior Claire struggles to maintain that which makes her human as she carries out her oath to protect humanity from the organ-eating monsters, Yoma. With the help of her friend Raki, a little boy who witnessed the toll the Yoma took on his own family, Clare overcomes her weaknesses to become stronger

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "It takes a monster to kill a monster...", 3 Aug 2009
By DangermouseZilla "He's the strongest, he's th... (Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK.) - See all my reviews
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As with many other Anime series; Claymore introduces itself by spoonfeeding you the basics so that after the first few moments you understand how villages are being ravaged by human eating shaft-shifting monsters called Yomas, and that Yoma-Human hybrids called Claymores are hired to hunt them down.

In one such village a young man called Raki whose family has become Yoma food befriends the Clare, the contracted Claymore. After being unceremoniously thrown out of his village he and Clare become companions and they set out together while she carries out her work. Raki's questions to the Claymore help us to understand more about her, but for every answer there seems to be further mystery. She obviously isn't used to company and there are always hints to a great inner sadness. She has flashbacks to a terrible event in her past which led her to choose the path of a Claymore.

The series plods along and seems almost formulaic; monsters appear, things get a bit hairy (often literally) but at the last minute there's a gush of blood to end a gory battle leaving our two protagonists victorious. The underlying circumstances concerning Clare drive the first volume though, she's a compelling character - having to live with the stigma of being half monster and dealing with the constant fear and suspicions of those she encounters. You feel that the series has something good to offer and the final episode takes you by surprise when it deviates from the established story of the first four episodes to bring you an action packed but tragic tale of a different Claymore and a young girl who is something of a tragic figure. This new plotline is set at some point in the past.

When the first volume ends you are left wanting more, and the second volume cements the two different timelines together to fuse together a solid character in Clare. We get her history and a pretty epic one it is, you get a true feeling of how her background has moulded her, and more importantly - we care about what happens to her.

In a nutshell: What initially seems like a typical slash `em up delves under the surface to develop a solid character base who drive these ten episodes through a story which takes place across two timelines. The duality gives the series a history which allows you to get into the head of lead-girl Clare. I've seen a few anime series recently which have been a disappointment - a good concept struggled to carry a whole series, but Claymore does not suffer from that problem. After watching this I will be watching the subsequent volumes - I want to know how this ends.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent dvd, 31 Jul 2009
By Blue hunter (England) - See all my reviews
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I didnt know about these before this dvd but im glad i decided to view it as it was excellent and enjoyable to watch.I didnt think i would be as interested as i was in this but watching it really got me into it and it was so enjoyable to watch and different from the usual kind of things i watch......highly recommended dvd
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb thought provoking entertainment, 27 Jul 2009
By David Pearce "djarmhp" (rainham, kent) - See all my reviews
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This is top rate anime. It will quite simply blow you away. The central character is Clare, a Claymore who is half-woman, half-monster. She uses the half-monster side to search out the Yoma who feed on human flesh, having first disguised themselves as human.
As with all the best anime its a slow burner with the characters being slowly teased out rather than presented immediately. It all takes place as a natural part of the various adventures Clare has. In the second episode, for instance, we learn that the Claymore are the products of unknown experiments carried out on the young girls that robs them of half of their humanity.
Any fan of anime has to watch this, but more to the point anyone who wonders what the fuss is all about will find out in no uncertain terms.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Claymore Vol 1 & 2 [DVD]
First watched this as a fan sub on the net thought it was good. Having watched the dubbed version its even better the english voice actors have done an excelent job and each voice... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a monster
After being forced to watch this one (hubby was in bedroom with it on) I found myself peering over the top of my book for the odd brief glance. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Routine
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!
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Published 24 days ago by M. S. Richards

4.0 out of 5 stars superb
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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Claymore is a an enjoyable anime, it had enough action and twists to keep you interested throughout, including moderate violence and mystery. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Moreish.....
I've been taking this (the two DVDs contain episodes 1 to 10 - I think there are 24 in total although I may be wrong) episode by episode and it is developing nicely. Read more
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