2007-07-05, 13:51 | Link #1002 |
head slam magnet v. 2.0!
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Haha, I won't argue with you there but I think all the decapitations and other limb hacking pretty much negates all the moe the show has and then some. Or, the limb hacking could actually enhance the moe depending on how much of a demented person you are.
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2007-07-05, 20:35 | Link #1004 |
head slam magnet v. 2.0!
Join Date: Jul 2007
Age: 38
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In the spirit of 24's Jack Bauer Kill Counter and Berserk's Kill Roster I give you: The Claymore Manga Severed Parts Counter!
Note that although this is for the manga, I do not read any chapters past where the current anime episode is at so the last chapter for each update will not go past that point. This is pretty useless information so it probably does not need its own thread (unless mods decide to move it), and I do not want to run into spoilers by posting this in the manga thread since I've only been following the anime, so it's going here. Hopefully updates will be posted after every new ep. Spoiler for a very long list for up to ep. 14:
Spoiler for total averages:
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2007-07-06, 03:55 | Link #1006 | |
Anime Snark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 41
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2007-07-08, 02:16 | Link #1008 | |
Follower of Claymorerism
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: the Netherlands
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However based on info from other people on this board who are in the know it appears that the manga was already quite popular in Japan itself before the anime. All manga volumes were sold out quite quicky. And another indicator of it popularity is the fact that even when the magazine in which it was published has been discontinued. Claymore the manga has found a new home in a famous weekly magazine (don't know name). |
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2007-07-08, 02:23 | Link #1009 |
なんでやろう?
Join Date: Feb 2007
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I just started watching it due to some glowing recommendation of the manga.. I like it. Very decent shonen series.
As for the current home of Claymore manga, it was moved to Weekly Shonen Jump after Monthly Shonen Jump folded it seemed. Yeah the manga was quite popular in Japan. I thought it was quite cool that the the term Claymore is actually represented by two kanji (大剣) which means "Big Sword". I guess Claymore sounds cooler. |
2007-07-08, 22:03 | Link #1011 |
guess
Join Date: Nov 2003
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I just finished watching 1-14. Man, what a thrill ride! I tried the first ep when it started in April but too much gore for me. I drop it then out of boredom, I pick it up again. My stomach grew stronger after a few ep so I am kind of OK now. The story is good and it keeps up at a decent pace and every claymore being an exceptional beauty does help.
I went to Barnes & Noble to check out the manga but decided that I don't want to be spoiled. Now I am torn between if I should follow it or just wait until it is fininsed and marathon it. Too many questions now. I will post later. Maybe I should try to get a new sig then? Who knows. Later.
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2007-07-10, 14:09 | Link #1016 | |
Let's play a game!
Join Date: Sep 2006
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2007-07-10, 21:30 | Link #1018 |
guess
Join Date: Nov 2003
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I am not sure if anyone has asked about this (...50 pages ), but why would claymore claims to be inhuman while I see them just like us, personality, mentality, sociology, -wise (pretty much) everything except biology?
Sure, most of them are rough and kind of rowdy, but they have a lot more compassion when it comes to their own kind with a few exceptions like Ophelia. But that is just like humans. We are kind to most of people and even better with the ones we are close to, with some minority who are psychos. Yet, people in the series keep saying that they are monsters or witches, even claymore themselves agree to that. From what I see, they are no more monster-like than all of us.
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2007-07-10, 23:07 | Link #1019 |
Dansa med oss
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Near Cincinnati, OH, but actually in Kentucky
Age: 36
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The world of Claymore borrows heavily from Medieval Europe. During this period, people were extremely superstitious. Even people with such minor features as left-handedness were thought to be possessed or enchanted in some way. People with prominent birthmarks were viewed with suspicion and sometimes contempt. If a traveler arrived in the village and stayed the night, and a resident fell ill or died the next day, the visitor would have been chased out or possibly even killed by a mob. It mattered little how kind (or not) they were.
Now, imagine, with this mindset, having people walking around which have taken into their bodies the flash and blood of a monster that preys on humans. In addition, they have silver eyes and superhuman strength, and they can cause their eyes to glow and bodies to distort at will. Yeah. The only reason people seem to tolerate them at all is their inarguable usefulness. |
2007-07-11, 01:09 | Link #1020 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: United States
Age: 35
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