List of Claymore episodes

The cover of the second limited edition DVD collection released by Avex Trax.

The Claymore anime series is based on the manga series of the same name by Norihiro Yagi. The episodes are directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka and produced by Madhouse Studios.[1][2] They adapt the first through eleventh volumes of the manga over 24 episodes. The remaining 2 episodes follow an original storyline not found in the manga written by Yagi. The series aired between April 2007 and September 2007 in Japan on Nippon Television.[3][4] The series follows the adventures of Clare, a Claymore, or half-human, half-yoma hybrid, and her comrades as they fight for survival in a world filled with yoma, or shapeshifting demons.

Two pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme is "Raison d’être" (レゾンデートル, lit. Reason for being) by Nightmare. The ending theme is J-pop singer Riyu Kosaka's single, "Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky" (断罪の花 ~Guilty Sky~, lit. Flower of Conviction~Guilty Sky).[2] A single for "Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky" was released on May 30, 2007, and the single for "Raison d’être" was released on June 6, 2007.[5][6]

9 DVD volumes, each containing 3 episodes of the anime, have been released in Japan by Avex Trax.[7] In addition, 5 limited edition sets have been released. The first limited edition set contains the first DVD volume, while the other 4 sets each contain 2 DVD volumes.[8] The latest limited edition set and volumes were released on March 26, 2008. On February 15, 2008, Funimation announced that it has acquired the Region 1 DVD and broadcast licenses for the anime,[9] and it released all series in 6 volumes in North America between fall 2008 and summer 2009.[10]

  1. ^ "Nippon Television Licensing Catalogue for Animation" (PDF). Nippon Television Network. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-06. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  2. ^ a b "Claymore staff". Nippon Television Network. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  3. ^ "Claymore Episodes 1–25". Nippon Television. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  4. ^ "Claymore Episodes 26". Nippon Television. Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  5. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: 断罪の花~Guilty Sky~(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  6. ^ "Amazon.co.jp: レゾンデートル" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  7. ^ "CLAYMORE クレイモア" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  8. ^ クレイモア (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  9. ^ "Funimation Licenses Claymore Anime Series". Anime News Network. 2008-02-15. Archived from the original on 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  10. ^ "FUNimation Entertainment Acquires Claymore from NTV" (Press release). AnimeOnDVD.com. 2008-02-18. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved 2008-02-18.