Claymore
クレイモア
Synopsis
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. She is a "Claymore," a being manufactured as half-human and half-youma, for the express purpose of exterminating these monsters. After Raki's family is killed, the Claymore saves his life, but he is subsequently banished from his home. With nowhere else to go, Raki finds the Claymore, known as Clare, and decides to follow her on her journeys. As the pair travel from town to town, defeating youma along the way, more about Clare's organization and her fellow warriors comes to light. With every town cleansed and every demon destroyed, they come closer to the youma on which Clare has sought vengeance ever since she chose to become a Claymore. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Staff
Maruyama, Masao
Producer
Nakatani, Toshio
Producer
Takahashi, Ryouhei
Producer
Tamura, Manabu
Producer
Kobayashi, Mikiko
Assistant Producer
Tanaka, Hiroyuki
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Cho, Yong-ju
Episode Director
Jang, Kil-yong
Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
Kim, Min-sun
Episode Director, Key Animation
Kim, Gi-do
Episode Director, Key Animation, Animation Director
Lee, Ho-se
Episode Director, Key Animation
Oyunamu
Episode Director
Wakabayashi, Kanji
Episode Director
Woo, Seung-wook
Episode Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director
Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki
Script
Kobayashi, Yasuko
Script, Series Composition
McDonald, Joel
Script
Nishida, Daisuke
Script
Asaka, Morio
Storyboard
Ashino, Yoshiharu
Storyboard
Hamasaki, Hiroshi
Storyboard
Hayashi, Hideo
Storyboard, Key Animation
Itou, Tomohiko
Storyboard
Morita, Hiromitsu
Storyboard
Nakamura, Ryousuke
Storyboard, 2nd Key Animation
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- "Raison D’être" by Nightmare
Endings
- "Danzai no Hana~Guilty Sky" by Riyu Kosaka
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