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When I was reading the manga, I rather liked the portion where Raki establishes the killshot on Priscilla via sneak attack. I thought it was a good cap to his story arc. Then the mangaka killed it by making Priscilla survive and having Claire turn into Teresa. It was just too much in my opinion, and annihilated a potentially significant narrative bookend which the former conclusion seemed to be reaching for.
Ah, my childhood. Claymore was what got me into anime, actually. In fact, the first time I ever saw this anime was from an internet cafe. One of the employees was playing it on a projector screen, and I got instantly hooked
I always feel like Claymore being the more niche series conpared to Berserk was a double-edged sword situation. On one hand, it's kinda upsetting that this series is sorta left in the dust while Berserk is where everyone takes notes from when it comes to making their own dark fantasy settings. On the other hand, it not being part of the mainstream means that the fanbase remains passionate and closely-knit. Plus, you don't have to deal with whatever discourse that festers around it when non-fans/tourists becomes a major voice for the series.
Berserk was really left in the dust too, It is very influential but its not really as mainstream. Its also why all the anime projects get cancelled. Berserk 1999 got cancelled, 2016 was...what it was, the madhouse movies cancelled after golden age just like 99, there has been talk of a dark swordman anime since forever and its always cancelled.
Either a Blue Exorcist treatment in which the production studio simply starts off where the manga and anime split apart or an entirely new reboot would be nice to see. The former to not tread over old ground and to get to the parts we all want to see animated, or the latter simply to see everything that came before in a more dynamic style before the previously unanimated portion.
You should do a retrospective on Gunnm, aka Battle Angel Alita as well as its sequels, Last Order and Mars Chronicle. They have incredibly frightening, dark and relatable worlds with amazing art and concepts. There are manga panels that have been seared into my mind to this day because of how shocking/horrific they were. Berserk level shit with a strong focus on transhumanism and what it means to be conscious and alive.
I love Claymore! It was the first manga I read from beginning to end. I liked the anime, but the open ending caught me off guard, I wanted more, more! So I went for the manga. Since it was my first work, I decided to read it from the beginning, I noticed a small difference at the beginning. The part where the anime ends is completely different in the manga and that was a nice surprise!
Love your commentary on the series, I was nodding my head the whole time through the anime review. I also like what you said about their tough choices getting solved too easily, it doesnt feel earned. Keep cooking! 😁
Claymore is one of the first Dark Fantasy that I really click with, granted I read it when I was around 19 (its been almost a decade since its end and I feel old as fuck) but its very unique that til this date I still can't find anything like it. Honestly the first things I think of when I read it was The Witcher series, this is when I just finished The Witcher 2 and was still high on its concept (human/monster hybrid running around kill monster) and I was so glad that I found it. As times goes by and I often re-read it anually, there are crack starting to appear like you said how the first few chapter is a bit ruff, the fight scene can be a bit drag out and so on. But I also appreciate what I already love even more like how the art is fantastic, the monster design is top tier and oddly sexy? (its the H.R Giger school of design, which I think Hiro did said the's inspired by), and the undermind theme of the story age like fine wine. It's my favorite Dark fantasy of all time, I even spend like 3 years hunting down the offical artbook that is hard to find as fuck, but its worth it.
Just as a little mention; there is a game called "Soultice" that came out about 3 years ago that was heavily inspired by Claymore. I'd recommend checking it out.
Ah Claymore, the inspiration for one of my best pvp DS3 builds. The show is fun stuff, but definitely shallow. It's sad that if this series came out in 2024 it would be lauded as top tier, but back in 2007 it was just ok.
28:00 I don't like this kind of complaint when it comes up, In our world what do athletes and martial arts fighters wear? Skin tight outfits that restrict movement as little as possible while not being naked but now in fiction when superpowered beings that fight using melee are wearing skin tight outfits that restrict movement as little as possible now it's "Impractical". I get the outfits are sexy but it is in fact practical, what kind of armor will block a blow that shatters a concrete building? yes the shoulder pads and guards are useless but I like how it looks. Amazing video by the way, love the content!
If I could, I would like to have a reboot of the series, but if that’s not possible, then probably a prequel if I could, I would like to learn what happened with the men in the experiment the first iteration of Claymore and then afterwards they continue growth of the organization. I don’t know something about that backstory kind of intrigues me more.
I agree with you on the manga ending being way too much going on. As you were explaining Raki and Claire taking down Priscilla at 58:10 I was so hyped but then the battle kept going and I was like “Oh ok I guess?” I see why so many people still clamor for this series though
Was one of the first anime i watched... I have the DVDs lol. That's his i used to have to consume anime. Was sad as a kid when i realized i couldn't watch any more
Absolutely hate that whole "if you kill this obviously bad creature/person youre as bad as them" trope. It just reeks of the writer needing to keep the antagonist alive but writing themselves into a corner or not knowing how to do it in a way that makes sense. I hate seeing it when superhero stories do it and I hated seeing it in the anime. If anything the hero/protagonist is worse for letting ghem live because now theyre responsible for all the death and suffering they create after they escape. This was one of the earliest anime I watched, I struggle with focus issues so i don't do great with manga admittedly. Heard that the story divulged but never imagined it would be by this much, dang. The manga definitely seems better. I will say that the nudity in this manga personally never bothered me because jt doesnt feel sexualized. With the way its framed it doesnt seem like its there for titillation. The nudity actually wirks better for the monster designs sometimes because of how uncanny it looks seeing female features on such grotesque and bizzare beings. Towards the end though, the designs look a bit too out there tho I agree from what you showed.
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45:50 Doesn't that sound a _lot_ like something else? This little known series no one has heard of. I forget its name, but it goes something like _Assault of Leviathan_
So, monsters created to kill monsters, with no killer moral code, superior warriors, with silver hair etc. etc. are we sure that the Norihiro Yagi did not read certain polish author before starting drawing. Joking aside, remember watching it, good fights with a lot of boring filler in the middle, and never had the desire to pick up the manga, as I was never fan of fighting manga to begin with and completely outgrown them later, plus I always had aversion to Japanese fantasy for some reason, with some exception like Record of the Lodoss War, and its spin-off Rune Soldier (do this one its a lot of fun, if episodic) and The Slayers, the classic seasons that is.
Great video as always. I remember loving Claymore when I first watched it years ago. And I think you should still cover Nana. You'll have a lot to say 🥲
when this anime came out I was so excited, Rocky solely ruined the show for me, about 10 or so years later I tried rewatching it in about 1 sitting when he leaves and isnt in the picture at all the show becomes much much better, then the ending is so unrewarding... The Manga ending... also not very rewarding. Its funny that AoT ended up having a very similar plot.
i was looking forward to this manga but it is probably the worst manga i read all the way through (only did that because i bought the box set with the whole thing and didn't wanna waste the cash). It looked like beserk but was just a basic battle shoenen, with samey looking characters. It had a nice premise but basically forgets it after the half way point. I hear the anime only gets to that half way point so is probably better than the manga but the manga put me off v_v
If they do anything they'll probably remake it with a director with no voice of his own, with awful saturated coloring and will rush the story to a point it isn't fun. Typical post 2010 anime remake.
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This series needs the FMA Brotherhood treatment.
Maybe one day...
The brotherhood < FMA. FMA needed to be cleaned up tho.
but FMA 2003 was better than brotherhood though
@@j.2512 perspectives vary, though I like both
Absolutely.
fuck yeah, Berserk's little sister
Claymore is THE series that got me into manga. It practically carried my sanity through undergrad.
When I was reading the manga, I rather liked the portion where Raki establishes the killshot on Priscilla via sneak attack. I thought it was a good cap to his story arc. Then the mangaka killed it by making Priscilla survive and having Claire turn into Teresa. It was just too much in my opinion, and annihilated a potentially significant narrative bookend which the former conclusion seemed to be reaching for.
finally a big video of claymore by someone. God I've been waiting for this
Almost veered into oncoming traffic trying to click the notification for this as fast as I could
Ah, my childhood. Claymore was what got me into anime, actually. In fact, the first time I ever saw this anime was from an internet cafe. One of the employees was playing it on a projector screen, and I got instantly hooked
I always feel like Claymore being the more niche series conpared to Berserk was a double-edged sword situation. On one hand, it's kinda upsetting that this series is sorta left in the dust while Berserk is where everyone takes notes from when it comes to making their own dark fantasy settings. On the other hand, it not being part of the mainstream means that the fanbase remains passionate and closely-knit. Plus, you don't have to deal with whatever discourse that festers around it when non-fans/tourists becomes a major voice for the series.
So true!
Berserk was really left in the dust too, It is very influential but its not really as mainstream. Its also why all the anime projects get cancelled. Berserk 1999 got cancelled, 2016 was...what it was, the madhouse movies cancelled after golden age just like 99, there has been talk of a dark swordman anime since forever and its always cancelled.
I thought the reason people in 2011s were so into Berserk because of Dark Souls game@@j.2512
Either a Blue Exorcist treatment in which the production studio simply starts off where the manga and anime split apart or an entirely new reboot would be nice to see. The former to not tread over old ground and to get to the parts we all want to see animated, or the latter simply to see everything that came before in a more dynamic style before the previously unanimated portion.
Hitting the Like button right out of the gate. Already know we're in for a good time.
You should watch NANA anyway
Also, nice Conan music 35:17 52:04 55:40 58:55
You should do a retrospective on Gunnm, aka Battle Angel Alita as well as its sequels, Last Order and Mars Chronicle. They have incredibly frightening, dark and relatable worlds with amazing art and concepts. There are manga panels that have been seared into my mind to this day because of how shocking/horrific they were. Berserk level shit with a strong focus on transhumanism and what it means to be conscious and alive.
Finally, a long vid!! I've been waiting for this!
I love Claymore!
It was the first manga I read from beginning to end.
I liked the anime, but the open ending caught me off guard, I wanted more, more! So I went for the manga.
Since it was my first work, I decided to read it from the beginning, I noticed a small difference at the beginning. The part where the anime ends is completely different in the manga and that was a nice surprise!
Tell me what’s the difference??
Just in time for dinner… you’re too kind! So excited to watch. I love claymore
For me this was kinda like discount Berserk, but discount Berserk is still pretty good
called discount berserk is an insult to Claymore
@@alanway5 most manga wish they could be discount berserk , its like saying discount lamborghini
I get what your saying but other than the general setting it's quite a bit closer to the Witcher and maybe AoT
This is your best video yet!
Love your commentary on the series, I was nodding my head the whole time through the anime review. I also like what you said about their tough choices getting solved too easily, it doesnt feel earned. Keep cooking! 😁
Claymore is one of the first Dark Fantasy that I really click with, granted I read it when I was around 19 (its been almost a decade since its end and I feel old as fuck) but its very unique that til this date I still can't find anything like it. Honestly the first things I think of when I read it was The Witcher series, this is when I just finished The Witcher 2 and was still high on its concept (human/monster hybrid running around kill monster) and I was so glad that I found it.
As times goes by and I often re-read it anually, there are crack starting to appear like you said how the first few chapter is a bit ruff, the fight scene can be a bit drag out and so on. But I also appreciate what I already love even more like how the art is fantastic, the monster design is top tier and oddly sexy? (its the H.R Giger school of design, which I think Hiro did said the's inspired by), and the undermind theme of the story age like fine wine.
It's my favorite Dark fantasy of all time, I even spend like 3 years hunting down the offical artbook that is hard to find as fuck, but its worth it.
when you watch claymore then a week later crusader drops the bomb
Just as a little mention; there is a game called "Soultice" that came out about 3 years ago that was heavily inspired by Claymore. I'd recommend checking it out.
Nana is actually crazy quality and worth a watch.
This is my favorite manga of all time 🥹🥹🥹
What a great choice for a series to cover man. This manga really reawakened(aha!) My love for manga. The creature designs alone are fuckin top tier
How will this affect the trout population?
There is no more trout population
Good work keep it up
While we’re on the topic of 2000s half-finished anime adaptations of manga, 07 Ghost is kinda ok.
Or like, Guyver.
A minute in and the editing is fantastic
Ah Claymore, the inspiration for one of my best pvp DS3 builds. The show is fun stuff, but definitely shallow. It's sad that if this series came out in 2024 it would be lauded as top tier, but back in 2007 it was just ok.
The anime was so good. Unfortunate that it just wasn’t finished and wish someone would reboot it.
Edit: Raki sucked in the anime.
13:21 -13:30 best conspiracy theory i ever heard 😂🤣
Claymore was my firsit anime ! I loved it
28:00 I don't like this kind of complaint when it comes up, In our world what do athletes and martial arts fighters wear? Skin tight outfits that restrict movement as little as possible while not being naked but now in fiction when superpowered beings that fight using melee are wearing skin tight outfits that restrict movement as little as possible now it's "Impractical".
I get the outfits are sexy but it is in fact practical, what kind of armor will block a blow that shatters a concrete building?
yes the shoulder pads and guards are useless but I like how it looks.
Amazing video by the way, love the content!
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Love this series. Hot damn it's good to hear about this beautiful IP again. Wish the author had done something similar in their next title
If I could, I would like to have a reboot of the series, but if that’s not possible, then probably a prequel if I could, I would like to learn what happened with the men in the experiment the first iteration of Claymore and then afterwards they continue growth of the organization. I don’t know something about that backstory kind of intrigues me more.
Madhouse be too busy making Overlord and Frieren to be making Claymore, a shame, but, it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
I agree with you on the manga ending being way too much going on. As you were explaining Raki and Claire taking down Priscilla at 58:10 I was so hyped but then the battle kept going and I was like “Oh ok I guess?” I see why so many people still clamor for this series though
I've re-read the manga almost annually lol 😆. It's so good 👍, a dark fantasy masterpiece in my mind.
I remember Watchung this show, enjoying it. Then coming back later when it was finished, only to be confused and incredibly disappointed.
Quality vid dude
I’ve heard of this one! Legit so bored rn, I needed this video
lets gooo 🙏
Is it wrong that my favourite part of this (fantastic) vid is the part in the advert where you go at the jelly with chopsticks?
hell yeah probably my favorite manga. I wish the anime wasn't so disappointing
That at least gives them a reason to make a new anime
Was one of the first anime i watched... I have the DVDs lol. That's his i used to have to consume anime. Was sad as a kid when i realized i couldn't watch any more
Goddamn this series is great. Sort of dark fantasy thing would be such a breathe of fresh air in this age of endless uninspired isekai slop
Absolutely hate that whole "if you kill this obviously bad creature/person youre as bad as them" trope. It just reeks of the writer needing to keep the antagonist alive but writing themselves into a corner or not knowing how to do it in a way that makes sense. I hate seeing it when superhero stories do it and I hated seeing it in the anime. If anything the hero/protagonist is worse for letting ghem live because now theyre responsible for all the death and suffering they create after they escape.
This was one of the earliest anime I watched, I struggle with focus issues so i don't do great with manga admittedly. Heard that the story divulged but never imagined it would be by this much, dang. The manga definitely seems better.
I will say that the nudity in this manga personally never bothered me because jt doesnt feel sexualized. With the way its framed it doesnt seem like its there for titillation. The nudity actually wirks better for the monster designs sometimes because of how uncanny it looks seeing female features on such grotesque and bizzare beings. Towards the end though, the designs look a bit too out there tho I agree from what you showed.
All my homies despise Priscilla.
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I love this series. I would love a longer version so many good info skipped
I liked the story line when it was basically The Witcher Girl Version
Why do I have the feeling that I predicted this kind of a video ????
(coincidence, I don't think so)
But yeah
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Unexpected but not unwelcome
FUCKIN YEAAAAAHHHH CLAYMOOOOORE
45:50 Doesn't that sound a _lot_ like something else?
This little known series no one has heard of. I forget its name, but it goes something like _Assault of Leviathan_
It does have one thing over Berserk.......it's Mangaka
So, monsters created to kill monsters, with no killer moral code, superior warriors, with silver hair etc. etc. are we sure that the Norihiro Yagi did not read certain polish author before starting drawing. Joking aside, remember watching it, good fights with a lot of boring filler in the middle, and never had the desire to pick up the manga, as I was never fan of fighting manga to begin with and completely outgrown them later, plus I always had aversion to Japanese fantasy for some reason, with some exception like Record of the Lodoss War, and its spin-off Rune Soldier (do this one its a lot of fun, if episodic) and The Slayers, the classic seasons that is.
more like both of them read Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone, those books influenced everything including Berserk.
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Great video as always.
I remember loving Claymore when I first watched it years ago.
And I think you should still cover Nana. You'll have a lot to say 🥲
I will probably watch at some point. Got other things I need to get around to first though.
What's the music track from at around 1:03:20 ? It sounds familiar but I forgot where.
Lonliness 1a from Serial Experiments Lain. I love that song.
when this anime came out I was so excited, Rocky solely ruined the show for me, about 10 or so years later I tried rewatching it in about 1 sitting when he leaves and isnt in the picture at all the show becomes much much better, then the ending is so unrewarding...
The Manga ending... also not very rewarding. Its funny that AoT ended up having a very similar plot.
YEAAAAAAAAAAA LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!!!
and since you mentioned Berserk, you have to cover its son: Ao no Exorcist
I'll add it to the list
@@CulturedCrusader and you're going to get some flashbacks to anno work
Where can I find that still shot at the start where Gutts is being comforted by Jesus?
Google: you've been through a lot haven't you guts
oh boy i hope he's using scans from the official manga and not the VIZ shit that censored alot.
SHOULDER PADS ARE AWESOME! Freaking dummy
I did not consider this
i was looking forward to this manga but it is probably the worst manga i read all the way through (only did that because i bought the box set with the whole thing and didn't wanna waste the cash). It looked like beserk but was just a basic battle shoenen, with samey looking characters. It had a nice premise but basically forgets it after the half way point. I hear the anime only gets to that half way point so is probably better than the manga but the manga put me off v_v
>Retrospective
It’s yet another boring plot summary video.
Sasuga, Anitube.
ew using dubbed footaged "cultured" my ass.
If they do anything they'll probably remake it with a director with no voice of his own, with awful saturated coloring and will rush the story to a point it isn't fun. Typical post 2010 anime remake.
The anime is freaking awful. Like, so dumb. So very stupid... the art in the anime is super awful too...
What if Witcher were stupid lol
Almost a great video but... your script is a little too close to the nazi line though m'dude
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Unexpected but not unwelcome
Erm, if you had been closely stalking my twitter replies you would have seen me tell someone I was working on this like a month ago