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Claymore: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]
Genre | Science Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Television, DVD Movie, Animation, Blu-ray Movie, Anime & Manga, Art House & International, Action & Adventure See more |
Format | NTSC, Subtitled |
Language | Japanese |
Number Of Discs | 3 |
Runtime | 10 hours and 50 minutes |
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From the manufacturer
A brutal scourge stalks the land. Yoma, monsters driven by a hunger satisfied by only one quarry – Humanity. The dark breed knows but a singular foe: Claymore. Human-Yoma hybrids of extraordinary strength and cunning, the Claymores roam from skirmish to skirmish delivering salvation by the edge of a blade.
Thus begins the twisting tale of Clare, one such sister of the sword driven by pain in both victory and defeat. A child silent and suffering hidden in her past, Clare’s march toward vengeance unfolds along a path marked by violence, solitude and scorn. In a land where even the predator is prey, the haunted hearts of hunter and hunted alike wear the scars of the age.
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A brutal scourge stalks the land. Yoma, monsters driven by a hunger satisfied by only one quarry - Humanity. The dark breed knows but a singular foe: Claymore. Human-Yoma hybrids of extraordinary strength and cunning, the Claymores roam from skirmish to skirmish delivering salvation by the edge of a blade. Thus begins the twisting tale of Clare, one such sister of the sword driven by pain in both victory and defeat. A child silent and suffering hidden in her past, Clare's march toward vengeance unfolds along a path marked by violence, solitude and scorn. In a land where even the predator is prey, the haunted hearts of hunter and hunted alike wear the scars of the age.
Bonus Content:
Disc 1 - Claymore The Complete Series:
- Episode 1 Commentary
- Episode 8 Commentary
- Episode 11 Commentary
- Episode 16 Commentary
- Episode 19 Commentary
- Episode 26 Commentary
- Cast Auditions
- Interviews with Japanese Staff
- Original TV Commercials
- Textless Songs
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.82 ounces
- Item model number : FN-02004MM
- Media Format : NTSC, Subtitled
- Run time : 10 hours and 50 minutes
- Release date : July 16, 2019
- Dubbed: : English
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
- Studio : Funimation
- ASIN : B07QXZY1SB
- Number of discs : 3
- Best Sellers Rank: #66,068 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,517 in Anime (Movies & TV)
- #5,020 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
- #5,112 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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Claymores are half-human, half-monster warriors who fight monsters. All Claymores have a tragic life - their families were killed by monsters, so they became warriors in order to revenge. They either die in battles or release too much monstrous energy and become monsters. They are disliked and avoided by normal humans. Almost every Claymore is withdrawn and frigid. Although most Claymores are extremely beautiful, there is no romantic story (except a kiss scene that came out of nowhere.)
Typical Japanese animes have cute characters and a silly/meaningless story. Claymore has strong realism and suspense. It is very good at building expectations and then utterly destroying them. Humans have realistic body proportions, without big heads, big eyes, or cute expressions. Most of the protagonists are complex, relatable, and always make you wonder what will happen to them. Fighting scenes are technically not the best, but they are fast paced and keep you focused. Claymores and monsters alike have a tendency to give long speeches in the middle of battles - which is unrealistic but common in Japanese animes.
The show raises many philosophical questions, such as: (a) Good and evil. The line between monsters and humans are blurry. Some monsters can speak and have human-like emotions, whereas some of the worst villains are humans. Average humans are portrayed as mean, fearful, weak, and ignorant. (b) Revenge. Girls become Claymores because they want to revenge. But some become monsters after releasing too much monstrous power. They go out and kill people, which results in more orphans, which results in more Claymores. (c) Social alienation and discrimination. Although Claymores risk their lives to protect normal humans, humans dislike them. But to the few humans or fellow warriors that do like them, they give everything without holding back.
A few negative points. There is very little information about the Organization or how Claymores are trained. The story takes place in a world like medieval Europe, but the background music is not classical, and clothes are mostly 19th and 20th century style. The male protagonist is awful and useless. Thank the Lord he doesn't get too much time in the show. The last 3 episodes were different from the manga. They are very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very disappointing - of course the male protagonist is responsible. The entire story is about Clare trying to achieve a certain goal for a very special person in her life. That person is her only raison d'etre. But in the crappy ending, he persuades her to give up that goal!!!!!!!!!!! And the ending makes it difficult to do a season 2. Perhaps we should wait for a remake.
p.s. The male protagonist is annoying and useless. But you can argue that he is a microcosm of humans. In "Claymore", humans are usually depicted as weak and useless.
p.s. I watched twice in Japanese and once in English. My two cents about the English dub - some are good but others are not. Teresa, Galatea, Helen, and Rubel (Clare's handler) are great. In some ways maybe better than the original Japanese dub. But Clare does not sound lonely and melancholic. Miria does not sound mature and authoritative. Ophelia does not sound sadistic.
This review is going to be SPOILER FREE for those who have not seen it, but I will list some cons about Claymore towards the end of the review to be realistic.
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Claymore follows the life of a Claymore (half human half yoma hybrid warrior/bounter hunter) named Claire. She has had a tragic past (a common theme among Claymores)and her past as primed her to seek vengeance on the individual who destroyed her happiness. Claire is a very withdrawn individual and she keeps her emotions to herself and hidden. While working, a boy by the name of Rocky takes a liking to her. Going against her natural way of things, she allows Rocky to tag along with her. Being emotionally detached, she allows him to tag along as her "cook" rather than an actual travel companion.
The first few episodes allows you to feel out Claire as a character and to understand her disposition and they give you insight into what it means to be a Claymore. (Being a Claymore does not help win any popularity contest despite the good they do.)
Claire finds herself in desperate situations on her quest for vengeance and while protecting Rocky. These situations help her not only to grow in skill, but also as a character. Claire is constantly knocked down and flirts with death often leaving you on your toes and wanting to know what is going to happen next. The suspense and the story was so gripping that I watched the entire season in two nights!
Cons:
Claymore is not without its faults unfortunately.
1)All of the Claymores have the same general appearance (blond hair and silver eyes) which does not help distinguish between them when you first see them. At times, I found myself confused on who was who when a bunch of them were gathered together. (However, this does not hold up on inspection because the personalities of the main characters are well defined, but it is something to be aware of when watching.)
2) Other than adding emotional depth to the story (since Claire is lacking in that department)Rocky is a pretty useless character in my eyes. Let me add context to that, he gives Claire a reason to live and he adds an emotional depth to the story which it needs, but he does nothing useful. He plays a "male damsel in distress" 90% of the time and simply gets in the way. (The manga is still being written so I hope they find something for him to do other than cry and scream "Claire save me".)
3) Claymores are ranked based on their skill and their is no definite system on how rankings work. (The only vague explanation they gave is rank is tied to unique abilities.)
4) The Organization (Claymores employer) is not explained on how they came to be or why Claymores work for them in the first place (something I'm sure is covered in the manga).
5) Slight inconsistency with Claire and her "awakening" toward the end.
[DISCLAIMER: none of these flaws get in away of enjoying Claymore.]
Simply put, this anime works! Don't miss out on Claymore!
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Also, the mature story starts to slip into shonen (boys comics) tropes like long discussions about rankings/power levels etc.
It's not all bad; the art is quite nice and the world building is quite interesting. But I find "Claymore" (named after the huge swords the women weild) the most frustrating type of show: full of promise that isn't fulfilled.