Claymore, Vol. 13 (13)

Only thing bringing it down for me is the extra chapters, not super important to the story and just kind of slow things down with unneeded backstory.

amazing to see one the dangerous awakened ones featured back again as it seems the new blood has quite the guts to stand up to it but it seems they got more then they where expected .Clare and her renegade crew swoops in to save them before its too late , with clare getting vital information regarding the situation after the grand battle of the north , the shift of power and new plot that the story will follow from this point .we learn more about the faces of this story as Clarice and miata seems are ordered by the organization on an important assignment that they hunt down an old claymore that betrayed the organisation and that the emotionally unstable miata is the best candidate to hunt her down .very thrilling thus far as battles are as technical and exciting as i read thru , everything is nicely done tho drawing the awakened one Riful in this manga looked .excellent volumethe more i go reading the more i give a + to the Manga & a - to the anime ......sooo sad .

This is the 13th volume in the Claymore series. The 24th volume released in the US this May. This was another well done and action packed volume in this rather complex fantasy shounen manga.In this volume Clare and crew are heading out to find out what happened in the 7 years they lived in seclusion in the North. Audrey and Rachel are fighting Riful when Clare and her companions stumble upon them. Meanwhile the Organization sends Miata and Clarice out to hunt Galatea, but Miata is increasingly unstable.As with previous volumes there is a ton of fighting Awakened Ones. There was more plot development in this book than in previous ones. We get to see more about Miata, the Organization’s greatest (and rather disturbing) weapon.There are so many Claymore involved at this point that I have some trouble keeping track of them. There is a synopsis of “the story thus far” at the beginning of the book, which is awesome. I wish there was also a quick “who is who”. Just maybe their pictures and names. All of the Claymore look somewhat similar so I have trouble remembering who is who.The action scenes are very well done. The story moves forward some.Overall this was a decent installment in this series. For a long time this was one of my favorite manga series along with the Hellsing manga series. The spot has now been taken by Vinland Saga (definitely check out Vinland Saga if you are a manga fan). This series is still going strong. Recommended to those who are fans of action-based fantasy series.

The timeline here gets a little muddled and it takes a minute for me to realize that Yagi has moved us seven years into the future. Yagi also continues the trend that has been going on since around volume 9 with the constant expansion of world-building and the mechanization of the organization, but major plot revelations keep being put-off. Also, the expansion of the character slot as well as not really understanding the organization's goals is distracting. Furthermore, the art design does make the battles and how damaged a character is actually near impossible to determine, although the art and creature design has gotten stronger and stronger. This series is a mixed bag.

There was some weird sticky substance on it as if someone was eating while handling it? It smelled like some kind of syrup...either way it took way more than it should've to clean it off (like full on soap and warm water vs. a dry paper towel)

These are a must have for any fan of the Claymore TV series, they continue on after the series ended around book #10 and #11. They also often have extra chapters showing what happened in past events, not shown in the TV series. Any serious fan needs to pick up volumes #11 through #18 to see the shocking truth of the "organization". Book #19 will also be out soon and I cannot wait to see what happens next.

This is a great series that my husband and I both love. I had to return some because he already had some but these came in great condition and were exactly what I expected. I can't wait for the next book to come out!

Can't wait to read the next one.

This thirteenth volume of the `Claymore' manga sees the continuation of the battle against Riful of the West. As the Organizations warriors find themselves outmatched they are rescued by the ghosts of the past while Clare discovers some more information about Priscilla. Elsewhere Clarice and Miata get a mission and Clarice learns just how powerful the strange and unhinged Claymore actually is. This volume also sees a couple of flashbacks to the pasts of Teresa of the Faint Smile and Phantom Miria.This is a very good volume of `Claymore' with some good battles and some advancement of the plot. The volume also includes some more information about what happened when Isley fought Luciela seven years ago. The two extra chapters revealing more of Miria and Teresa's pasts were a bit random but they were entertaining and it is still nice to see the likes of Teresa and Ophelia in action again. The Clarice and Miata storyline is looking very good as well and it should be interesting to see how this develops.Overall this was a very good volume of `Claymore' and I am very much looking forward to the next few volumes.

As much as the art was as stunning as ever and the plot quite strong, I still find it difficult to accept that seven years have passed since the battle of Pieta. I understand that perhaps Claymores do not age, but the problem is, it doesn't feel like seven years.This made me wonder, why did it have to be seven? Couldn't have even 3? Sure, the Claymore claim they have hoend their skills in that time, but when you think about it, what can you do for that amount of time? Clare wasn't worried about Raki at all in those seven years? Whether he was alive or dead?Also, hoiw would they have suppressed their yoma energy during the first few years?These are questions I kept thinking about as I read. Aside from these issues, the story is taking a pretty interesting turn. We're introduced to various new Claymores, which have yet to shine. I know already that Claymore focuses on many plots at once, but I'm hoping that these develop properly and are not just included to fill space.Apologies for the barrage of questions, but if you read this volume you'll see what I mean. I can seee Norihiro Yagi really trying to create a sense that time has passed but it's just difficult to believe because of how unchanged everything is.

Perfect

Son loves this set of books.

If you love action n art, this is the manga 4 u! Riful of the west is my favorite and this issue has some beautiful art, clearer than similar pictures of her online. Time n money well spent.