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Format
TV
Episodes
26
Episode Duration
23 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Spring 2007
Aired
2007-04-04 to 2007-09-26
Source
Manga
Rating
R+ - Mild Nudity
Genres
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Shounen
Gore
Studios
Madhouse
Producers
VAP
Avex Entertainment
Nippon Television Network
D.N. Dream Partners
Licensors
Funimation
Claymore (クレイモア)
When a shapeshifting demon with a thirst for human flesh, known as "youma," arrives in Raki's village, a lone woman with silver eyes walks into town with only a sword upon her back. She is a "Claymore," a being manufactured as half-human and half-youma, for the express purpose of exterminating these monsters. After Raki's family is killed, the Claymore saves his life, but he is subsequently banished from his home. With nowhere else to go, Raki finds the Claymore, known as Clare, and decides to follow her on her journeys. As the pair travel from town to town, defeating youma along the way, more about Clare's organization and her fellow warriors comes to light. With every town cleansed and every demon destroyed, they come closer to the youma on which Clare has sought vengeance ever since she chose to become a Claymore. [Written by MAL Rewrite]