Name: Claymore
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Year: 2007
Rating: Recommended
In a medieval themed world where demons prey on humans for food the only thing standing between humans being turned into a food source is a group of female soldiers named Claymores. Named after their large swords by the humans these soldiers are half human and half demon. With silver eyes that turn gold when in battle the Claymore exterminate the demons when they are called upon. Those villages who are under attack by the demons (Yoma) hire the Claymore at a high price however those who exist as half demon and half human have a far higher price to pay. Despite the Claymore being the saviors of many they are feared by the humans. When a Claymore continues to fight on the battle field their demon half will gradually eat away at the human mind thus turning a once half human being into a blood thirsty demon no different from the Yoma. The story follows Clare a Claymore warrior who saves a boy named Raki. Although she is at first unwilling to allow Raki to follow her she soon decides he can be her cook.
I’m not a real fan of the medieval setting but the action in this series seems to be very good. The story itself follows the typical “older sister protecting the younger brother” rout as seen in many other serials like Blood+. As expected the “younger boy” Raki is completely helpless and can only provide moral support to Clare. The uniform that the Claymore’s wear resemble the Knights of the era that the anime is set in which is quite nice. I’m not so sure about the eye colour changing thing but it does look cool and seems to have worked with Blood+. The series may turn out better than expected so if your looking for something new with female characters beating stuff up then this is it.
