I really wanted to slap him upside the head, espicially with the pacing of those last six episodes. The English dub isn't amazing, and Raki is the most annoying character in the history of television...seriously!..maybe switch to the Japanese track. She is a "Claymore," a being manufactured as half-human and half-youma, for the express purpose of exterminating these monsters. ... you in advance Clare’s memory as there are significant parts to the story which “flashbacks” would only become annoying. The same can be said about most other main characters, the rest of the Claymores and that annoying sidekick Raki. When Clare was younger with Teresa I thought she was annoying too - because a part of me thinks that Clare softened Teresa too much, provoking her death. Fucking Bran. The … So Clare and Raki must pretend to be normal people and the way it is done is pretty legit. So I found Claymore after I found my first enjoyed anime/manga Berserk and I seen all anime and game adaptations for Berserk and started reading the manga. If you don’t want to read my thoughts I want to see more of Raki and Clare’s relationship and Clare’s compassion for Raki if you do here they are in detail. Yeah Sam, Raki got pretty annoying later on in Claymore. She arranges with Father Vincent, who requested a Claymore, to care for Raki if she dies. Claymore is one of my all-time favorite manga series, and it's easily my favorite action-adventure manga. But I know what you mean; Raki is on a whole different level of annoying. Claymore is one of those mangas that made want to start reading manga again. The series follows the adventures of Clare, a Claymore, or half-human, half-yoma hybrid, and her comrades as they fight for survival in a world filled with Yoma, or shapeshifting demons. He's too much of a damsel - though he does make the plot tons more interesting. Raki later goes to his uncle's house and is met by the Yoma, who had taken the form of his brother, but is subsequently saved by the Claymore. Clare reveals to Raki the Black Card system when one cannot control awakening. In the manga, he's a lot more productive. While on a mission to Rabona, Clare is forced to hide her identity with yoki-suppressant medicine. After Raki's family is killed, the Claymore saves his life, but he is … For the most part, the anime series is a loyal adaptation of the manga. Author's Note: This is a continuation of the challenge ficFalling into the abyss by Dany le fou.I really, really suggest going back and reading the initial chapter, but basically what happens is Riful, who has survived Priscilla's attack, comes across the retrieval squad of the organization taking something back to headquarters.She kills and devours the squad, but stops short when … A thing to notice is that this series reverses gender roles. This is a shonen manga, so it starts slow, there are plenty of sometimes-pointless battles and the cast get unnecessary bigger as time goes by (with plenty of … When a shapeshifting demon with a thirst for human flesh, known as "youma," arrives in Raki's village, a lone woman with silver eyes walks into town with only a sword upon her back. Raki interacts with the Claymore when she arrives. The chapters of the Claymore manga series were written and drawn by Norihiro Yagi and serialized by Shueisha, first in Monthly Shōnen Jump then in its replacement Jump Square. The Claymores are all women yet behave as brute males, while Raki is a guy and is a spineless idiot who is better fit as a daddy’s girl. A young boy, Raki's whole family was killed by a Yoma (demon), so a Claymore (half-demon, half-human hybrid) is hired to kill the Yoma. She kills Elena on Mount Shire, despite Raki's protests. Oof, yeah. 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