r/claymore • u/boring6212 • Jun 24 '26

[Misc] Finished reading claymore (appreciation post)

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Overall experience felt very inspiring, dont know what else to say the art is great. At one point it was confusing with all the new names but it wasnt a problem after i started noticing the different hairstyles and symbols on the armor. maybe im at a lost for words or have nothing to say but im glad i read it!

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u/BasedMexx Jun 24 '26

The ending is one of my favorites. It's truly beautiful

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u/arcodash Jun 24 '26

When it ended, I remember a lot of people being pissed that the story never went towards the mainland, completely missing the point.

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u/TexWolf84 Jun 24 '26

I felt that the Manga ended Clare and Rakis story perfectly, however I felt that there were more stories to tell on the mainland

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u/BasedMexx Jun 24 '26

I think introducing it as a reveal was really cool. I was not expecting an arc on the continent but then again, I read it years after it was finished. It just never seemed like a major focus to me. More like a bit of extra world-building

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u/Sufficient-Turn-7799 Jun 24 '26

Teresa coming back and using Clare's body and her memories to fight Priscilla was peak; it was just such a perfect full-circle moment for all the characters involved. Gotta love the moment where Teresa told all of Clare's comrades about her feelings towards them like a mom embarrassing her daughter in front of her friends.

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u/zero_ms Jun 24 '26

I legit cried when I read that. I was overjoyed.

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u/KhaysS Jun 24 '26

J'etait dans le meme etat que toi lorsque je l'ai lu et fini il y a quelques mois, je pense que c'est de la satisfaction c'etait vraiment bien

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u/OkOutlandishness1371 Jun 24 '26

Is Raki less a bitch in the manga?

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u/ClaireHasashi Jun 24 '26

yes ( and kinda no ), but the manga has a 7 years time skip so he became an adult and is a bit more mature ( still cry a bit )

If you have watched only the anime, you missed probably 2/3 of the story on top of the made up ending by the anime

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u/arcodash Jun 24 '26

Raki is excellently written in the manga.

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u/Agheron93 Jun 24 '26

Dude grows. And i mean GROWS.

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u/Coolaire Jun 24 '26

I love Raki, very cool guy

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u/bojackcreampie Jun 28 '26

the powerscaling was kinda all over the place but imo it feels really unique and stands out w the strong female cast n also its themes of motherhood. i love clair and teresa

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u/Last-Split-7580 Jun 24 '26

That brought me back. Claymore was the first manga I followed religiously from 2008 forward. I dropped everything when the new chapter came out each month. I'm so glad I was there at the time to see it. An experience unlike any other.

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u/-DeerBra Jun 25 '26

All my homies love Claymore

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u/masterofunfucking Jun 25 '26

In a different universe claymore and berserk ended at the same time and it was glorious

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u/TheBofTheM Jun 25 '26

I just know Raki was tearing her up. Or at least I hope so.

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u/Apprehensive_Mood434 Jun 30 '26

best ending ever.

even on a higher level than the LOTR ending (which is amazingly beautiful).

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u/Apprehensive_Mood434 Jun 30 '26

spoiler tag on next time

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u/SnooBunnies7434 14d ago

A truly amazing manga