List of Claymore chapters

The cover of the first tankōbon of the Claymore manga released in Japan by Shueisha. It was released on January 5, 2002.

The chapters of the Claymore manga series are written and drawn by Norihiro Yagi. They began serialization by Shueisha, first in Monthly Shōnen Jump and were later on serialized in Jump Square.[1][2] The series follows the adventures of Clare, a Claymore, or human-yoma hybrid, and her comrades as they fight for survival in a world filled with yoma, or shapeshifting demons.

The first chapter was released in 2001 in Monthly Shōnen Jump, but afterwards the chapters were released in the Weekly Shōnen Jump on a monthly basis due to the discontinuation of the prior magazine. The manga was later serialized in the Jump Square magazine, Shueisha's replacement for the Monthly Shōnen Jump.[2] 155 chapters in all were released in Japan. An anime adaptation of the manga was announced in the October 2006 edition of Monthly Shōnen Jump.[3] The first episode of the anime aired on April 3, 2007 on Nippon Television, with the last one shown on September 25, 2007.[4][5]

The chapters have been compiled into 27 tankōbon in Japan by Shueisha. The first volume was released on January 5, 2002, with the 27th released on December 4, 2014.[6][7] All of the volumes contain six chapters of the original manga, with the exception of the first, which contained only four chapters, and the second, incorporating the next five chapters.[8] Viz Media announced the serialization of the Claymore manga in North America on July 18, 2006 at the San Diego Comic-Con International.[9] Twenty-seven volumes of the English adaptation of the manga were released by Viz Media.[10]

  1. ^ "Shueisha to Launch New Monthly Magazine". Anime News Network. April 6, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  2. ^ a b 月刊少年ジャンプ休刊のお知らせ (in Japanese). Shueisha. June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Claymore Anime". Anime News Network. 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  4. ^ "Story.01". Nippon Television. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  5. ^ "Story.26". Nippon Television. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shueisha-vol01 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Shueisha-vol27 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "CLAYMORE -月ジャンネット-" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  9. ^ "New Viz Manga". Anime News Network. July 18, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  10. ^ "VIZ Media . products". Viz Media. Retrieved November 1, 2011.