no one following this anymore?
the recent Extra Chapters are interesting.
the various stories on how Clare became the claymore she is now and stuff ^^

can't wait till next month when the extras are finally over, not that they're not good, I just want more out of the main plot...

Has anyone been keeping up with this? Chapter 78 was so freaking badass.

Galatea was already awesome before, but

Really, how is the Claymore manga? I keep kinda wanting it, and then not. I'm reading stuff like Chun Rhang Yhur Jhun and Kami-Kaze (links provided).

It's your typical shonen manga, but with it's own thing going for it. Try reading the first few chapters and find out yourself, it's the easiest way.

I enjoy reading it alongside Bleach, good entertainment value in both.

I've read the first few volumes of the series -- up to Chapter 41. Typical shonen manga? Maybe I misinterpret shonen as being something entirely different, but damn there are limbs flying everywhere at this point.

It's a surprisingly engaging read. Found a scanslation of it and I'm hooked.

This is late, but by "typical shounen" I mean the whole power level thing that runs throught most in said genre. BTW, anyone read up to the latest chapters?

I was skeptical to pick up this manga, because the prims sounded too stereotypical. but i figured i would get the anime a shoot. So far i have enjoyed it. Its not the most funonimal anime i have seen in my life but deffently holds it own to whats airing right now.

I've watched 5 episodes of the anime version so far, and while I can't say it's bad, exactly, I'm not sure why anyone would compare it to Berserk in the first place except that they both have swords. It seems more a match for Vampire Hunter D and a little Blood+, to me.

Honestly, I was about to give up on it, but if people think it gets better after the warmup, I'll stick with it. I think what irks me is that they try so hard to make everything neat and tidy at the end of 20 or 40 minutes. I can watch something and figure out on my own when it's about prejudice without being bashed over the head with you saved my life so you're a good silver-eyed witch!

Okay, so, first 5 episodes weren't a great gauge for the series. After watching up to episode 16, I can definitely see where the comparisons to Berserk come from, and I really underestimated the character side of the show. I thought it was going to be a new town, new yoma kind of thing for 26 episodes, but the flashbacks and different kinds of skills that each Claymore has helped spruce it up quite a bit for me.

There's still things that bother me, like the the fact that they use purple flames for power levels I mean yoki. I actually like that they put the stipulation in there about using your powers responsibly, but I could have done without so much of the "I'm injured, so better power up even more now" thing.

Bottom line, though, a lot better than I expected it to be when I started out.