Claymore (manga)
Claymore (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi. It debuted in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump in June 2001, where it continued until the magazine was shut down in June 2007. The series was transferred to the newly launched Jump Square, serialized from November 2007 to October 2014. Its chapters were collected in 27 tankōbon volumes.
| Claymore | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Clare | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Norihiro Yagi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 6, 2001 – October 4, 2014 |
| Volumes | 27 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroyuki Tanaka |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
| Music by | Masanori Takumi |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll
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| Original network | Nippon TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 4, 2007 – September 26, 2007 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Game | |
| Claymore: Gingan no Majo | |
| Developer | Digital Works Entertainment |
| Genre | Action |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | May 28, 2009 |
A 26-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse was broadcast on Nippon Television from April to September 2007. A CD soundtrack for the anime and a CD of character songs using its voice actresses were released in July and September 2007, respectively.
The Claymore manga was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media and released its 27 volumes from April 2006 to October 2015. The anime adaptation was licensed for release in North America by Funimation. Madman Entertainment has licensed the anime for release in Australia and New Zealand and the anime is sub-licensed by Manga Entertainment for UK distribution.