Claymore (manga)

Claymore
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Clare
Genre
Manga
Written byNorihiro Yagi
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 6, 2001 – October 4, 2014
Volumes27 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byHiroyuki Tanaka
Produced by
Written byYasuko Kobayashi
Music byMasanori Takumi
StudioMadhouse
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkNippon TV
English network
Original run April 4, 2007 – September 26, 2007
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Video game
Claymore: Gingan no Majo
DeveloperDigital Works Entertainment
GenreAction
PlatformNintendo DS
ReleasedMay 28, 2009

Claymore (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi. It debuted in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump in June 2001, where it continued until the magazine was shut down in June 2007. The series was transferred to the newly launched Jump Square, serialized from November 2007 to October 2014. Its chapters were collected in 27 tankōbon volumes.

A 26-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse was broadcast on Nippon Television from April to September 2007. A CD soundtrack for the anime and a CD of character songs using its voice actresses were released in July and September 2007, respectively.

The Claymore manga was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media and released its 27 volumes from April 2006 to October 2015. The anime adaptation was licensed for release in North America by Funimation. Madman Entertainment has licensed the anime for release in Australia and New Zealand and the anime is sub-licensed by Manga Entertainment for UK distribution.

  1. ^ "The Official Website for Claymore". Viz Media. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Viz Media Delivers New Complete Manga Series Box Set Editions for Claymore and Rosario+Vampire" (Press release). Viz Media. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2018 – via Anime News Network.
  3. ^ Bustard, Jason. "Claymore". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on September 13, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2020. while the story is an interesting twist on the gothic sword and sorcery motif, it's not exactly breaking new ground.