Claymore: Complete Series Box Set [Blu-ray] | ![Claymore: Complete Series Box Set [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418Su-QyAqL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Todd Haberkorn
Actors: Stephanie Young, Brina Palencia, Caitlin Glass
Studio: Funimation
Category: DVD
List Price: $69.98
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 11385
Format: Widescreen, Color, Box set, Subtitled, Animated
Languages: English (Subtitled), Japanese (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 620 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5.4 x 1.1
MPN: 704400074486
UPC: 704400074486
EAN: 0704400074486
ASIN: B002Y0KR66
Release Date: February 16, 2010
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Clare, a human-yoma hybrid, works on behalf of an organization that trains Claymores like her to rid the world of the deadly yoma.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 45
 awesome show, but ended too soon September 2, 2010
M. Poveromo (Woodbury, CT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
2 months ago i never have heard of claymore but when i saw the product on blu-ray here on amazon, i had to check it out. After watching the whole show within 2 days, i absolutely fell in love with this show. It is so dark and gritty, and so much more mature than most of the anime I've seen. The story is great, has cool characters which had a great American cast, awesome fight sequences, and the animation looks stunning on blu-ray. The only thing that kinda annoyed me was the length of the series, but surprisingly enough, the show didn't feel that rushed to me. For me though 26 episodes is way too short and i kinda knew from the beginning that i would be left wanting more and that's exactly what happened. It left me with too many unanswered questions and they could do so much more with the show and its a shame to see that there probably will not be a continuation. But its definitely worth the money if you want a dark, action anime.
A great addition to my collection August 19, 2010
George Stephens (Wmsbg, VA USA)
Overall extremely happy with this set. I'm through the first disk and was engrossed from the first episode. Past series I've enjoyed are Saiyuki, Evangelion, Orphen (Season 1 only), Nadesico, Basilisk, Samurai 7, Inuyaka, and a host of others.
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br /The quality on blu-ray is worth the addition in price (though when I got the set it was only a few dollars).
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br /The story is interesting and the fact that all the main characters are heroines...and strong taciturn ones at that versus the cliched butt-kicking yet somewhat vacuous females that sometimes permeate anime...was a welcome change.
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br /I've certainly spent more or the same for series that I didn't enjoy nearly as much...so I'd recommend this one whole-heartedly.
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Claymore: Complete Series Box Set August 3, 2010
warforged
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Claymore has been the first anime i have watched in a long time. I thought that i had grown out of the anime because, personally, i hated the spikey hair, retarded acting characters, and severe overdoing the emotions. There was too much body language.
br / Claymore, though, cut all of that out and i was stunned. Overall the art was fantastic and the characters were great, except for rokey, he cried too much for my tastes. The storyline was outstanding, too. Whenever they came up with something that sounded pretty stupid they always showed how it made sense, so it didn't leave me hanging. I probably won't be watching much more anime after this, but Claymore will always be an exception.
AWESOME!!!!! July 28, 2010
Just2tyte (Chicago, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The series was not at all what I expected and it realy picked up after episode 10 from then on I was HOOKED! Only downside... they havent released the rest of it and who knows if they will so dont expect a "complete ending". STILL by far one of the best animes you'll see and it's made it's way on my top 10 list of all time.
Mature Anime with Sweeping Vision July 8, 2010
M. Zveris
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Claymore is a series for the more serious anime watcher; I think that should be stated first and foremost. There is no jarring change from the plot with ultimately wasteful filler meant to make you laugh nor is there any comedy involved in the series. It is a very good series to start an adult on if you have a friend who is interested in anime and wants both the plot aspect and the violence that comes from the more mature fare. It is the blending of these two factors, along with the fantastic artistic style of this series that makes it so successful in appealing to both the male and female audience.
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br /Claymore does not start gradually, but it builds to a maturity of storyline that should be envied by other animes that attempt to blend the typical violence of a storyline revolving around combating demons, monsters, or other evil forces and balance it with serious dialogue and characters. Claymore is not a cliché series in any way.
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br /The story starts out with the arrival of a Claymore named Clare who has been sent by a mysterious organization to defeat a Yoma (monster/demon) found in a small town. Though the chief of the city has requested the presence of a Claymore that does not mean she is welcome. This is a running current throughout the series. As the Claymore (derogatorily referred to as Silver-Eyed Witches) are both human and Yoma they are almost universally feared and reviled. While they are needed and even sought out for their unique ability to combat the Yoma they are outcasts of humanity. Ironically their own humanity being the greatest thing they have forsaken in order to become these powerful slayers this sacrifice is not truly appreciated by most of the people they save. Anyone that has come into contact with a Yoma is considered tainted, dangerous, and possible of transforming into one of these ravenous beings that adores feasting on entrails.
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br /Raki is one such individual who is forced away from all he ever knew because of his close proximity to a Yoma. Outcast from his people - who feel they are only doing what they must to protect their village - he ends up falling in with Clare who frostily keeps him at arm's length even as she allows him to accompany her. It is from this starting point; the relationship between the young Clare and her even younger companion that the series begins to build.
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br /There is the usual fighting fare, the fast paced and epic battles that we have all come to expect from anime, but there is remarkably little boasting to be found by the characters (which is not typical) unless it is their honest personality as portrayed by the series. As we travel through the episodes, watching Clare and other Claymores going about their duty of dispatching both novice and aged Yoma we understand more and more the painful relationship and the hard choices they have all made. We also learn more about the mysterious organization that created the Claymore and the way they view the world.
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br /This is not a soft and gentle anime, the stories of these women (all Claymore's are female) and the sacrifices that they make are touching and compelling. They provide an earnest reasoning for why the Claymores continue to fight and why some girls become Claymore. Ultimately this is an anime about relationships and the stark dichotomies of society more than an epic battle between the forces of good and evil, which is in itself a murky concept as the series aptly points out.
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br /Aside from the plot this is a stylistic anime with both the dark overtones and the artistic talent to bring that to life. The series can be light and uplifting in both appearance and story when it needs to be, but the pain is palpable throughout even the happiest of moments for the characters.
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br /The box set is a beautiful addition with beefy extras on both the DVD's (textless songs, original commercials, interviews, et cetera) and in the set which comes with two full color booklets detailing all of the characters and several two page art pieces. The dub is not bad, which is a hard thing to say of many anime, and the Japanese language with the subtitles (that are very clear and easy to read) is of impeccable quality in translation. All in all this is a series worth owning and a box set well worth the price.
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br /If you are looking for a more mature anime that doesn't pander to the audience but instead draws it in, this is certainly a must have for your collection.
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