Sexy women who are half-beast or demons, fight other demons with really big swords in order to protect humans. Claymore covers the life of these women who have been trained to be cold blooded killing machines that only want to die as a human rather than as a monster. The catch is that for them to be able to fight these demons, they must use their demon powers and the more they do that, the more they become the very demons they want to destroy. What a dilemma!

Highlight

The Organization has trained a small army of women who have been fused with demonic power as part of their essence. As time goes by they will reach the maximum of these powers (Yoki) and will revert to a demon. These women will beg their sisters to take their life rather than become the very thing they hunt. The thing is that these women are hated by both sides. The Humans hate them because they are part demon and the demons hate them because they are enemies. All these women really want is to protect the humans that detest them. 

There is a lot to this series that would easily be considered a highlight, but the real excitement comes when the Claymores all assemble in the village of Pieta. This is the beginning of the big showdown and sets up the one divergence from the manga series. The battles take on a new level of action and drive these stoic women to show some real human qualities that betrays their lone despair.

Then there is Raki, the uber-wimp whom Clare befriends. Clare is the main protagonist of the series, who has a secret that has a profound effect on the end of the series and the last two episodes. She takes on Raki as her sidekick for the first part of the series. He is all the scared little girl that is needed to the balance out the cold hearted killer amazon women vibe Clare brings. Raki does prove to have some value other than the crying boy-man in the corner. He is able to help Clare come back to humanity at times of near transformation and it does provide for some unintended comic relief when he is in full form.

Overall

I know that ComicsOnline has reviewed several of the individual volumes of Claymore, but with this being the complete series box set, I think a review is warranted. Of course the popularity of this series is well known, but it should be mentioned that the popularity is well deserved. The quality of writing helps drive this series and makes every episode meaningful to the plot. The character development gives something to grab on to for several of the main cast and does a wonderful job of showing the human condition and why these women lust for it. 

I must also say that FUNimation did a great job with the dub. They have followed the original script so well that you get the full blown Claymore experience. Anyone who is a fan of the series' fantasy world and enjoys a human drama, this series is for you. It is a rip roaring, hot mama, slashing, monster dicing series ready to rock your world.
 

ComicsOnline gives Claymore: The Complete Series 5 out of 5 diced Yoma.