Seasons and episodes
1Season 1Apr. 03, 2007
- 1 - 26Towards the SuccessorsSep. 25, 2007
- 1 - 25For Whose SakeSep. 18, 2007
- 1 - 24Critical Point (Part 2)Sep. 11, 2007
- 1 - 23Critical Point (Part 1)Sep. 04, 2007
- 1 - 22Invasion of Pieta (Part 2)Aug. 28, 2007
- 1 - 21Invasion of Pieta (Part 1)Aug. 21, 2007
- 1 - 20The North War (Part 3)Aug. 14, 2007
- 1 - 19The North War (Part 2)Aug. 07, 2007
- 1 - 18The North War (Part 1)Jul. 31, 2007
- 1 - 17The Witch's Maw (Part 3)Jul. 24, 2007
- 1 - 16The Witch's Maw (Part 2)Jul. 17, 2007
- 1 - 15The Witch's Maw (Part 1)Jul. 10, 2007
- 1 - 14Fit for BattleJul. 03, 2007
- 1 - 13The Endless Gravestones (Part 2)Jun. 26, 2007
- 1 - 12The Endless Gravestones (Part 1)Jun. 19, 2007
- 1 - 11The Slashers (Part 3)Jun. 12, 2007
- 1 - 10The Slashers (Part 2)Jun. 05, 2007
- 1 - 9The Slashers (Part 1)May. 29, 2007
- 1 - 8AwakeningMay. 22, 2007
- 1 - 7Marked for DeathMay. 15, 2007
- 1 - 6Teresa and ClaireMay. 08, 2007
- 1 - 5Teresa of the Faint SmileMay. 01, 2007
- 1 - 4Claire's AwakeningApr. 24, 2007
- 1 - 3Darkness in ParadiseApr. 17, 2007
- 1 - 2The Black CardApr. 10, 2007
- 1 - 1Big Sword "Claymore"Apr. 03, 2007
Creator
Creator
Cast
Noel (voice)
Ophelia (voice)
Claire (voice)
Teresa (voice)
Galk (voice)
Sophia (voice)
Miria (voice)
Priscilla (voice)
Galatea (voice)
Illena (voice)
Synopsis
Claymore is a dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi. The series initially premiered in the now defunct Monthly Shōnen Jump in the May 2001 issue. When the magazine was canceled in June 2007, the series was temporarily moved to Weekly Shōnen Jump where it was still published monthly. When Jump Square was introduced in November 2007, the series was moved to it. The individual chapters are published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with 23 volumes released as of December 2012. Madhouse adapted the first eleven volumes of the series into a twenty-six episode anime series. Directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka the series premiered in Japan on NTV on April 3, 2007 and ran until September 25, 2007. A CD soundtrack for the anime series, and a CD of character songs using the anime voice actresses were released on July 25, 2007 and September 27, 2007, respectively. The Claymore manga is licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media. It released the first volume of the series on April 4, 2006 and has released 21 volumes as of November 6, 2012. The anime adaptation is licensed for release in North America by Funimation Entertainment, which has released the first DVD for the series in Fall 2008 and released the entire series on Blu-ray in Spring 2010. Madman Entertainment has licensed the anime for release in Australia and New Zealand and the anime is sub-licenced by Manga Entertainment for UK distribution.
Original titleCLAYMORE
First air dateApr. 03, 2007
Last air dateSep. 25, 2007
Seasons1
Episodes26
IMDb Rating8.015 599 votes
TMDb Rating8.2290 votes