8.023 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
LatestThe battle between the two awesome powers Claire and Priscilla reaches its climax as Claire somehow manages to gather the strength and determination to go on. Raki and Jeane have also arrived to witness the bloodbath that is about to begin, yet what will be the overall outcome of this battle?
When a shapeshifting demon with a thirst for human flesh, known as "youma," arrives in Raki's village, a lone woman with silver eyes walks into town with only a sword upon her back. She is a "Claymore," a being manufactured as half-human and half-youma, for the express purpose of exterminating these monsters. After Raki's family is killed, the Claymore saves his life, but he is subsequently banished from his home. With nowhere else to go, Raki finds the Claymore, known as Clare, and decides to follow her on her journeys. As the pair travel from town to town, defeating youma along the way, more about Clare's organization and her fellow warriors comes to light. With every town cleansed and every demon destroyed, they come closer to the youma on which Clare has sought vengeance ever since she chose to become a Claymore.
Cinematography
Silver eyes and blood-soaked landscapes
Writing
Clare's backstory hits episode 19 and destroys you
Score
Haunting choral themes that slap
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The anime diverges from the manga at episode 20 because the manga was ongoing — the creators invented an ending that frustrated fans for years.
Claymore helped popularize the 'badass female warrior with giant sword' archetype that Demon Slayer and others would later commercialize.
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