More Riful vs. Alicia, and Priscilla in action!!!With hair like that, who needs limbs?Summary:In the forest, Alicia has returned to her human form and is battling against Riful. Riful has used up too much strength to maintain her awakened form or regenerate, and soon she is only left with one leg. Alicia prepares to finish Riful, but suddenly Alicia's youki surges and the Claymore struggle to keep her powers under control, and Riful guesses that Beth must be fighting somewhere else and cannot control Alicia's powers.Hmm... could use a bit of salt and pepper.Not far away in the rocky area, the Beth-feline monster hybrid is fighting against the human form Priscilla. Beth attacks with her body blades but Priscilla easily counters them. Priscilla then climbs onto Beth's back and rips off Beth's old torso. Priscilla takes a bite out of the monster, but she doesn't like the taste and so she jumps off. Priscilla states that she is following the faint scent of "that man" and has no interest in Beth, but Beth is unwilling to let Priscilla leave and arms herself with more blades. Priscilla then comments that Beth is really stupid.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~After all these years, we finally see Priscilla in action, and it's against the infected Beth. It was kind of abrupt how Priscilla suddenly appeared out of the blue and started fighting Beth. I thought Uma and Cynthia are nearby, but Priscilla and Beth are probably not too concerned about them at the moment. Priscilla seems to have gotten back to her normal size, which means she probably ate something between now and chapter 94 (probably the residents of the village she and Raki were in). She's still hungry though, although she's not interested in eating Beth. From this chapter, it looks like Priscilla has Beth outclassed, so Beth is probably going to get killed soon. The more important questions now are what is Priscilla up to, why'd she ditch Raki at the village, and who is the "that man" whose smell Priscilla is following? Lots of big questions needing answers, but what I'm really hoping for now is a three way showdown between Priscilla, Clare, and Luciela/Rafaela. That would be insanely epic.Regarding the other half of the chapter, Riful is not faring too well against Alicia as expected. I thought Alicia would have lost control after Beth was infected, but the No. 1 manage to suppress her powers for almost long enough to kill Riful. Alicia's behaviour is still pretty strange though, since after Luciela/Rafaela's first barrage Alicia flew away, but suddenly she came back to Riful and killed Abyss Feeders. With Alicia struggling to control her powers, this may be the only opportunity Riful has to kill the No. 1 and escape. Between Alicia and Riful, I'd rather see Riful live.Last note: I thought this chapter didn't transition very well from the last few chapters (with Alicia suddenly back in human form and Priscilla appearing out of nowhere to fight Beth), but given there is so many things going on in the story right now, it might be inevitable that there would be some slight continuation issues.
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So today's the end of October and hence Claymore 97 was released. What I really dislike is that this series only comes out once a month... it kind of is like a joy killer. But then again, the author can think of more plots twists, right?
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Yup so the first series was a kick-ass series of awesome and sweetness. And the manga is pretty much at the same degree of awesomeness, (even more so, Eye say), and so Eye say, (and have Sed), why not follow in the footsteps of other anime, recently being InuYasha, and in, say, a year or [...]
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Chapter 96 was just released last night and posted on onemanga.com. If you haven’t read it yet, please do so before ^^. Continuing from previous chapter, Luciela + Rafaela combined monster is as strong as ever and continue to unleash its spears around the area and it will not stop until it runs out of [...]
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Scene 96Desirous Gaze It seems the Organization has finally reached their ultimate goal of creating the perfect weapon that will help them win their war in their country. But, can they control Luciela/Rafaela? For now, they turn into the lesser being that the merged awakened being has released. But, it seems they cease to function awhile after [...]
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Desirous Gaze Things get a bit more complicated from here on out… Brief Summary While the battle goes on, the Organization watches from a safe distance. One of their higher ranking officers takes note of the merged Rafaela/Luciela form. He wants it but since Alicia and Beth aren’t in control, they don’t have the manpower to capture that [...]
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The Organization finds something interesting in a nearby village; Uma and Cynthia run into the infected Beth; and Clare and crew head for Rafaela/Luciela.Summary:While Clare and buddies are fighting for survival, a group from the Organization is looking at Rafaela/Luciela from a distance. The leader Daye (waiting for English name translation) wants his team to recover some still-moving specimens of the spike monsters for research, and his team is understandably worried about their own safety. At this moment, a team member reports that something interesting was found in a nearby village.Looks like the reunion with Clare has been put off indefinitely.Daye and his crew arrive at the village and finds in ruins. The village was attacked by the spike monsters and all of the monsters have stopped moving, but more curious is that almost all the residents are gone. The only survivor left is Raki who has been hit by two spikes from the monsters, but somehow Raki is able to stave off being completely taken over by the spikes. Daye orders his crew to take Raki back to HQ for study, but of course Daye himself won't be traveling with the crew in case Raki is completed taken over in the middle of the journey.Meanwhile, Uma and Cynthia are running through the forest when Tabitha senses the presence of a nearby warrior. The two go off to investigate and discovers Beth pinned to the ground with a giant spike. Cynthia realizes something is wrong and tells Uma to back off. The warrior then watch in horror as Beth is taken over by the spike and transforms into a large bladed feline monster that starts slicing up its surroundings.The ultimate slicing n' dicing machine no. 2!!!Some distance away, Clare, Helen and Deneve have defeated all the nearby spike monsters and the rest of monsters have stopped moving because they ran out of energy. Helen wants to take a break but she and her friends quickly realize that Luciela/Rafaela is getting ready to launch another barrage of spikes.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Not quite what I was expecting/or hoping for, but this was an interesting chapter nonetheless. I was hoping to see Clare and buddies continuing to slice and dice the spike monsters and I also wanted to see Priscilla in action, but the chapter just jumped over all of those things. Instead, we have the presence of the Organization's recovery crew. Their presence is not entirely unexpected, but the surprise is that they recovered a wounded Raki from the nearby village. Seeing how all the other humans plus the spike monsters were wiped out, I have a feeling that Priscilla might have gone into blood lust and killed everything in sight except Raki. I don't think anyone except Priscilla had the power to keep Raki alive during the onslaught by the spike monsters. Raki still got hit by some of the small spikes though, although it's strange how he is able to slow down the takeover process. Given the development, I don't think Raki and Clare are going to reunite any time soon, and when they do they might end up on the opposite sides of the battlefield as Raki could very well become the Organization's next secret weapon. As for Priscilla, I wonder where she's going off to. Maybe she'll go look for Clare or challenge Rafaela/Luciela? One can only hope.The other more predictable development was the Beth has been taken over by the spike and turned into a rather sleek looking monster. The feline form of Luciela plus the black blades of Alicia are a pretty nice combination. It looks better than Alicia's form. Anyways, I don't think Uma and Cynthia can beat this monster, so they'll probably have to run for their lives.And I wonder what's happening with Riful and the out-of-control Alicia. It's too bad Claymore is a monthly series.
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I’ve seen the anime version of Claymore, but this was the first I’ve read of the original manga by Norihiro Yagi. That said, this review focuses on just the manga version and specifically, the events of the first volume. Claymore Volume 1 In the world of Claymore, humans are not at the top of the food [...]
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Scene 95 The "funny" looking projectiles turn into countless awakened beings.. and they are not easy to kill. They continue to "live" even after their head is removed. Clare and the others decide just chop them up as much as possible and even so, they may manage to attack.. Things look tough, just like when [...]
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This chapter is worthy one-day late than its usual released date (around 1st to 3rd of the month) and a thumb up for Franky-House scanlations team for bringing us, yet, another great chapter of Claymore. This month chapter is just amazing,superb, awesome , <insert your own words here> as I am running out of words [...]
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Clare and company battle the spike monsters.Since you want my arm so bad, I'll give it to ya!Summary:Clare, Helen and Deneve are confronted by one of the monsters (reminiscent of Luciela's awakened form) formed by Raphaela/Luciela's spikes. The monster goes after Helen but is held off by Clare. As the monster sends out tendrils and blades to attack Helen and Clare, Deneve jumps on the monster's back to try to decapitate it, but she is shot in the right arm by three spikes. Deneve jumps off and fends off some tail attacks by the monster, and at this moment she notices that the spikes on her right arm and growing into monsters. Deneve rips her right arm and throws the sword (along with the infected right arm) into the monster's head. While the monster is distracted, Helen attacks from behind and decapitates that monster with the Drill Sword, but to Helen's surprise the monster is still able to move and pins her to the ground. The monster fires spikes at Deneve from its neck wound, but Clare blocks the the spikes and sends some of them flying back at the monster, and the headless monster finally collapses to the ground.After the fight, Clare explains that these monsters are not really alive, and they'll stop moving once they used up all their energy. The monsters are also parasitic and nature and can keep on moving if it can find a host. Helen regenerates her right arm and asks Clare how to deal with these monsters, and Clare states that it's best to dice the monsters into pieces just as a dozen more monster close in on the group.No one wants an out-of-control slicing-and-dicing machine running around.Not far away, Riful is dragging the wounded Dauf (both back in human form) through the forest in an attempt to escape, but the Abyss Feeders catch up to them. Riful loses an arm and tries her best to hold off the Abyss Feeders, but there are too many of them. Suddenly, the remaining Abyss Feeders are sliced up into pieces by Alicia, and Riful realizes that Alicia is no longer under control. Nearby, Beth has been staked to the ground by one of Raphaela/Luciela's spikes and the spike is taking over Beth's body.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~That was quite the action-packed chapter. These new monsters sure are tough: they got size, speed, no weak spots, and a variety of ranged attacks including parasitic projectiles. The only way to beat them is to dice them up or outlast them. Clare and company had enough trouble with just one monster, but now they are up against about a dozen. I think we are going to see a return of Clare's Quick Sword in the real world, and maybe she can use some of Raphaela's attacks as well.On the other front, I'm glad that Riful and Dauf (mostly just Riful) are still alive, although they are far from safe just yet. The Abyss Feeders might be all dead now, but Alicia is out of control and it's possible that she'll go after Riful and Dauf. In their current conditions Riful and Dauf are probably no match for Alicia. I was surprised that Beth got hit by the spikes especially since she's no. 2 in the organization. Maybe she was too busy controlling Alicia to dodge the spikes. I wonder if Raphaela/Luciela can control Alicia by taking over Beth's body. We shall see in the next chapter I suppose. Hopefully the next chapter will check on Priscilla and Raki as well. The monsters are out of Raki's league, but I really want to see Priscilla in action.
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Available from Amazon Available from Right Stuf Claymore Vol. 6 Released By: Funimation Released: 7/14/09 Reviewed: 8/23/09 Related Reviews Rated: 17+ The Story  In the final four episodes of Claymore, Claire will finally get to see the fruits of her labor as a Claymore. Facing off against Rigaldo, the Claymores within Pieta are in serious trouble. Captains are lying dead on the ground, other [...]
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Yes, it’s Claymore time again. Way back, when I finished Claymore vol. 2, I professed my love for the series. Now having completed the entire series, I can safely say my feelings have not changed. Claymore is hands down my favorite post-90’s anime this side of Gantz. For those of you not in the know, Claymore follows the adventures of a half-Yoma (read: monster), half-human female warrior, Clare, who does her best to rid the world of full-fledged Yoma, all the while attempting to track down and carry out revenge ...
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Scene 94 Blades Of Purging So, Alica and Beth go at it. Riful is taken by surprise and Duff is seriously wounded. At first, I was thinking those two warriors were really stupid to have Beth stay close to the battle, when she supposedly can’t move. Well, it seems she’s good enough to move, dodge Duff, [...]
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This post marks one year exactly since I started doing monthly Claymore manga summary back in August 2008. I found it hard to believe that it’s been that long, although, it’s a good thing that I manage to keep it up for that long. Continuing from the last chapter, the breed of monster has become [...]
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Alicia + Beth vs. Riful + Dauf, and Luciela-Rafaela makes its first move.The ultimate slicing n' dicing cutting machine.Summary:Alicia transforms into her awakened form much to the surprise of Riful and Dauf. The awakened Alicia then charges right at Riful, forcing the Abyssal One to transform. Dauf squashes Alicia with his left arm but Alicia destroys the arm and sets Riful in her sights once again. Before Alicia's next attack, Riful realizes that the Organization has succeeded in creating a fully controlled Awakened being, but she wonders why the Organization's two strongest Claymore out and not protecting their home base. After looking at the Abyss Feeders, Riful correctly concludes that Isley has been killed. As Alicia attacks again, Riful orders Dauf to take out Beth. Dauf fires some rods at Beth which Beth easily dodges, but Riful notices that Alicia slows down when Beth is under attack. However, the slow down proves to be brief, and Riful concludes that Alicia is the ultimate cutting machine as she loses more of her ribbons to the attacking Claymore.Not far away, Clare is monitoring the battle and is impressed by Alicia and Beth's progress. Clare then remembers that she supposedly knew nothing of the top two Claymores, and realizes these must be Rafaela's memories. Before Clare can think about Rafaela's gift, the Rafaela-Luciela entity starts to move and Clare is forces to retreat further back. Clare watches in shock as appendages emerges from the entity's two mouths to form a large spiked halo above the heads. Helen and Deneve arrive to rescue Clare, but Clare screams at them to get back. Further back, Riful has noticed that Alicia is slowing down again, but before she can take advantage she gets a threatening feeling coming from the gigantic monster.It's raining men giant spikes!At this moment, the Luciela-Rafaela entity unleashes a barrage from its halo, sending big spikes flying in all directions. Riful and Dauf are hit multiple times but Alicia manages to escape unscathed and heads towards the source of the spikes. Not far away, Uma grabs Cynthia and scrambles for cover. In the nearby village, Priscilla pulls Raki out of the way of a flying spike. Near the Luciela-Rafaela entity, Deneve and Helen thank Clare for warning them about the spikes, but their relief is short lived as the spikes start transforming into monsters.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The big bad twin-goddesses have finally made its (their?) move in epic fashion. As impressive as Alicia and Beth were in this chapter, Luciela-Rafaela just took over the show with one attack. Looks like Riful and Dauf may have been taken out already, although I think Riful will survive this attack given that has pretty good regeneration ability. Dauf could very well be dead though. Everybody else though will have to fight for their own lives against the spike monsters, and even Priscilla and Raki will be seeing action as the spikes have reached village. This is turning into the free-for-all I was hoping for. I don't think any of the groups stand a chance against Luciela-Rafaela right now, so the different groups might even have to work together to take down the twin goddesses. We might even get a Clare-Raki and Clare-Priscilla reunion too. I'm getting giddy just thinking about it.Looking at the Alicia/Beth vs. Riful/Dauf fight, the twins have gotten more powerful during the time skip, but Riful had the right idea of distracting Beth in order to slow down Alicia. If Dauf wasn't so slow, Riful might actually have actually gotten an advantage during the fight since Alicia relies on her speed. The fact that Beth has to concentrate and be relatively close by to keep Alicia under control is still a pretty glaring weakness. I found it interesting that the Abyss Feeders didn't join in to attack Riful, but they probably would have just gotten in Alicia's way.The next chapter will be probably be everyone fighting the spike monsters. I wonder if Priscilla will have to transform to fight the monsters, since Raki isn't strong enough and her current loli form seems pretty weak too. Maybe she can eat the monsters to power up? I also looking forward to see if Rafaela passed down some neat techniques to Clare.
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Scene 93 Disciple Of Demise The new "monster" awakens. Funny how Priscilla being the farthest away (I think) is the one who better feels the monster. At least she describes it as something out of this world, like it’s the most powerful being in existence, at least that’s what I take from her speech. And then, [...]
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The Rafaela/Luciela entity finally awakens; Deneve and Helen meet up with Cynthia and Uma; and Riful and Dauf are confronted by the twins and their Abyss Feeders.Summary:The abandoned castle that was Riful's lair explodes and out of the ruins emerges a presence with an unbelievable amount of youki. In a village not far away, Priscilla comments that the new being is nothing but a messenger of despair, while closer to the ruined castle, Riful now understands why Renee decided to run like hell. Close by, Deneve and Helen are heading straight for the massive yoki presence because Deneve had sensed Clare at that location. Deneve and Helen are in turn detected by Cynthia, who then tells Uma to stop suppressing her youki so Cynthia can regenerate her leg faster. By releasing their youki, Uma and Cynthia made themselves easier to locate for Helen and Deneve, allowing the four of them to quickly meet up. Cynthia uses her powers to heal Helen's eye, and Helen and Deneve decide to go rescue Clare while Uma guards Cynthia who is exhausted from healing the others.A formidable pair of sisters...Inside what used to be the castle, Clare emerges naked from a giant glob of biomass and finds her sword and clothes nearby. Towering over her is the new Rafaela/Luciela entity, an immense Awakened Being shaped like two sister standing back to back.... and another formidable pair of sisters.On a nearby hill, Riful and Dauf are watching the new entity growing larger and larger. Realizing that it's too dangerous to take on the new entity, Riful decides to leave but suddenly she and Dauf are attacked by a pack of Abyss Feeders. Dauf loses his right hand and Riful loses her left arm and part of her skull, but she manages to decapitate several of the attackers. Rather than being intimidated by the Abyss Eater's resiliency, Riful is amused by her enemies, but her expression quickly changes when Alicia and Beth arrive on the scene.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The big bad Rafaela/Luciela monster is finally awake! Unfortunately, it didn't really do much in this chapter other than growing bigger and powering up, but it certainly looks quite impressive. I guess that can be said for most of Yagi-sensei's monsters though (I particularly like Riful's Awakened form… it looks sexier than her human form). Hopefully we'll see the giant monster in action next chapter.So now all of the expected guests have arrived for the big party, except for maybe Priscilla and Raki, but they're not far away. Instead of a big free-for-all, it looks like we'll get two matches separate match-ups first, with the Northern Campaign survivors vs. the new entity, and Riful and Dauf vs. the twins and their Abyss Feeders. For the first match-up, Deneve and Helen are looking at it as a rescue mission, but I'm not sure if Clare wants to leave. And besides, if Clare, with her memory power-up courtesy of Rafaela, can't escape on her own then I'm not sure how much Helen and Deneve can help. For the second fight, things don't look too good for Riful and Dauf. I have my doubts on Dauf handling the Abyss Feeders by himself even though Riful has already killed several, and Riful might not be able to handle Alicia and Beth either. A couple of years ago, Alicia stated that she could only damage Riful down to 50%, but it's probably a different story now. It was a bit surprising how easily Dauf and Riful got jumped by the Abyss Feeders. Even though the Feeders don't emit any youki, Riful should have at least seen them coming, or maybe she was too preoccupied by Rafaela/Luciela. We'll see if the twins and their hounds can snuff out the final Abyssal One, or will Riful find some way to escape or defeat her adversaries. Anyways, the next chapter should be an epic one.As a last note, in the early part of the chapter, Riful seems to be talking as if she had killed Renee, but we didn't see Renee's body anywhere. I'm assuming Renee is still alive and running like hell, but it was kind of weird that Riful would talk that way without having killed Renee first.
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Disciple of Demise Oh man. Awakened Rafaela/Luciela looks amazing. Brief Summary Clare snaps out of her dream only to find a massive beast standing before her, continuously powering up. Meanwhile, Deneve and Helen arrive. Sensing Clare’s Yoki at the center of chaos, they rush to her location to provide backup. Uma and Cynthia remain the the back, healing [...]
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While I may be away but it does not mean I will forget my monthly Claymore post. It’s slightly little bit late but finally found a time to post after Anime Expo Day 2 has ended. Continuing from previous chapter, Rafaela and Luciela merged together and grows to become a new being with power unimaginable [...]
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