Claymore, Vol. 3 [Paperback]

Norihiro Yagi (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2006

A Claymore - a female warrior named for the sword she carries - travels from medieval village to village to destroy Yoma, monsters who disguise themselves as humans and who are almost impossible to kill. Claymores are half-humans, half-demons who willingly transformed themselves by mixing their blood with monster's blood. Claire, nicknamed silver-eyed killer, is such a powerful Claymore, she can slay a Yoma using only one hand. But she must constantly struggle to keep from becoming a monster herself.

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About the Author

- Born in Okinawa, 1968. Blood type A. Male.

- Won the 32nd Akatsuka Award with his debut work "UNDEADMAN"

- "UNDEADMAN" and its 2 sequels appeared in Monthly Shonen Jump

Magazine, gaining readers' popularity

- His first serialization was "Angel Densetsu (Angel Legend)", a popular

comedy series which ran in Monthly Shonen Jump from 1992-2000.

- The serialization of "Claymore" began in 2001. In contrast to his

previous work (Angel Legend), "Claymore" is a grand epic saga.

- Things he likes (he said those are not his hobbies):

Comedians (like Downtown), martial art, games, driving, and hardrock for

music.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421506203
• ISBN-13: 978-1421506203
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some Minor "Cuts" to the Artwork, October 27, 2006

By 

Oliver "The Fart-full Dodger" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Claymore, Vol. 3 (Paperback)

One of Viz's better new titles, the story from vol. 2 is contiued, and a new one involving Clair's origins is begun. Artwork and story both continue to maintain the high quality of the previous volumes. Like vol. 2 however, it has become a victim of Viz's recent policy of censoring its titles. The "cut" in question is to some male youma mummy nudity. It's silly. It's hardly worth mentioning, but I find it a little sad that Viz decided to censor somthing like that at all in a title that is clearly rated "Older Teen".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Continuation of the Series, July 13, 2011

By 

Ana Mardoll (United States) - See all my reviews
(TOP 100 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Claymore, Vol. 3 (Paperback)

Claymore, Vol. 3 / 978-1421506203

I've actually watched the complete Claymore anime first before getting into the manga; I'm really liking the manga source material, as it rather closely follows the anime but has a few extra details and world-building information along the way. I definitely love the clean, crisp black-and-white artwork, but I am still having trouble with the right-to-left / back-to-front reading.

Volume 3 provides the following scenes:

Scene 10: Darkness in Paradise, Part 6
Scene 11: Darkness in Paradise, Part 7
Scene 12: Teresa of the Faint Smile, Part 1
Scene 13: Teresa of the Faint Smile, Part 2
Scene 14: Teresa of the Faint Smile, Part 3
Scene 15: Teresa of the Faint Smile, Part 4

For those following along with the anime series, this volume corresponds to:

Episode 4: Clare's Awakening (An adaptation of Scene 10, Scene 11, and carried over from Volume 2.)
Episode 5: Teresa of the Faint Smile (An adaptation of Scene 12, Scene 13, and Scene 14.)
Episode 6: Teresa and Clare (An adaptation of Scene 15 and carried over into Volume 4.)

This volume covers the adventures of Clare in the Holy City of Rabona as she fights against the powerful yoma and struggles with overcoming her limits in battle. The volume also introduces Teresa from Clare's past, her encounter with the bandits on the road, and her growing attachment for Clare along the way. The volume ends as Teresa is assaulted by a determined bandit and must chose whether or not to follow the Claymore's ultimate rule.

The only thing I don't like about this volume is that I preferred the more angular facial artwork for Teresa that was on display in the anime. If you liked the anime series, though, I am certain you'll like this manga volume; I recommend it for extra detailing and world building.

~ Ana Mardoll