Claymore: Genesis of War (Claymore, #15)

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Claymore: Genesis of War (Claymore #15)

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Sexy sword-swinging ladies. R to L (Japanese Style). Galatea's plans to eliminate the Awakened former number 2, "Bloody" Agatha, have failed, but the arrival of Clare and her comrades turns the tide of battle. In the aftermath, Miria decides to finally share her shocking discoveries about the true nature of the Yoma, of the Organization and of the Claymores themselves. In...more

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Published November 3rd 2009 by VIZ Media LLC (first published December 4th 2008)

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Apr 25, 2013 MissAnnThrope rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, claymore, library-book, manga, shonen, wish-list

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26 April 2013

In an impressive display of speed and power, the Seven Ghosts annihilate "Bloody" Agatha in Claymore, Vol. 15: Genesis of War. I am really digging this rebel group of former Claymores. They make this series so much more exciting and fun.

After defeating Agatha, Miria shares with the rest of the group her discoveries about the truth behind the Organization and the Yoma. She theorizes that the land they've sworn to protect is a testing ground for the Organization to gather data on the...more
26 April 2013

In an impressive display of speed and power, the Seven Ghosts annihilate "Bloody" Agatha in Claymore, Vol. 15: Genesis of War. I am really digging this rebel group of former Claymores. They make this series so much more exciting and fun.

After defeating Agatha, Miria shares with the rest of the group her discoveries about the truth behind the Organization and the Yoma. She theorizes that the land they've sworn to protect is a testing ground for the Organization to gather data on the Yoma they created to fight their battles. Somewhere, on another continent, is where the true war rages on.

While the group digests the information Miria has given them, they celebrate with the villagers in a pub. I loved seeing Helen inebriated. She's already so spunky, but throw in a little happy juice and she was hilarious. Clare gathers information about Raki from Galk and Sid, who say he's headed West and traveling with a young child.

Meanwhile, two hooded strangers arrive at a village plagued with Yoma. The smaller hooded stranger points out the Yoma, and the other stranger takes down the Yoma with Claymore-like skill. But this is no Claymore, this stranger is only a human - Raki! Raki has matured into quite the man and warrior. Claymore Number 6, Renée, the Organization's new "Galatea," suspiciously approaches Raki, demanding to know how he sensed the Yoma. When Renée gets physical with Raki, the young hooded stranger steps in and displays surprising strength. We then learn Raki's traveling companion is Priscilla.

After leaving Raki and Priscilla, Renée gets caught by Riful of the West. Riful chains up Renée after taking nearly all her limbs off, and tells Renée to cooperate with her and then she'll be set free. Riful unveils a terrible creature, the merged bodies of Rafaela and Luciela. Riful wants Renée to use her powers to wake up the monster, so that she can command it at will. If the beast is unwilling, she will destroy it. Riful reminds me of a bossy toddler, having tantrums with her tea-party guests until she gets her way. Just want to smack her upside the head!

At Rabona, Clare is preparing to search for Raki. Miria advises all the others to tie up any loose ends they may have as well before they go against the Organization. She advises them to go in groups of two or more, while she stays behind waiting for their return at Rabona. Helen and Deneve pair up to go to Helen's old hometown, while Clare is matched up with Uma and Cynthia.

Clare, Cynthia, and Uma arrive in the western land of Lautrec. In a nearby village, they come across three Claymores who are met up with two Watchers. When an Awakened One unleashes its powers, the trio are forced to blow their cover in order to take down the monster. Uma surprised me with her amazing abilities. She is the star in this battle. Uma quickly knocks the Claymores and the Watchers unconscious, and then helps Clare and Cynthia take down the Awakened One.

Once the Awakened One is defeated, the trio try to figure out why only three Claymores were sent for the mission. While they ponder the mystery of why the Claymores were also suppressing their auras, they receive a surprise visitor - Rubel.

I really wish I had the next volume in my hand. I'm very curious about what secrets Rubel will reveal. Since Miria stayed behind at Rabona, I also hope there will be a lot of interaction with her and Galatea. I have so many questions! If Raki is traveling with Priscilla, where is Isley? Need Volume 16!!!(less)

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Dec 01, 2012 Ana Mardoll rated it 5 of 5 stars

Claymore, Vol. 15 / 978-1421531496

I'm a very devoted fan of both the Claymore anime and the manga. I love the crisp black-and-white artwork, and while I realize it's not for everyone I personally think it's a perfect style for graphic novels. I find the action easy to follow, and the faces and body language to be surprisingly emotive. The story is complex and compelling, and I'm all in until the series finally finishes. I own this volume as a Nook Book e-book, and I assume it will shortly be por...more Claymore, Vol. 15 / 978-1421531496

I'm a very devoted fan of both the Claymore anime and the manga. I love the crisp black-and-white artwork, and while I realize it's not for everyone I personally think it's a perfect style for graphic novels. I find the action easy to follow, and the faces and body language to be surprisingly emotive. The story is complex and compelling, and I'm all in until the series finally finishes. I own this volume as a Nook Book e-book, and I assume it will shortly be ported to other online stores for sale.

Volume 15 provides the following scenes:

Scene 78: Genesis of War, Part 1
Scene 79: Genesis of War, Part 2
Scene 80: Genesis of War, Part 3
Scene 81: Genesis of War, Part 4
Scene 82: Genesis of War, Part 5
Scene 83: The Lamentation of the Earth, Part 1

Spoilers ahead!

This volume opens with the Seven Ghosts confronting Awakened Being Bloody Agatha in the holy city of Rabona. (And it's particularly exciting to see the Ghosts work together as a coordinated unit; it's immediately clear how much stronger the warriors are as a close-knit unit as opposed to the groups-of-strangers the Organization insists on sending out constantly in order to actively prevent internal alliances from forming.) Once Agatha is defeated, it's time to regroup and sort out the Galatea-Clarice-Miata situation.

Miria reveals that she plans to dismantle the Organization. She informs the group the secret behind the Organization: that the yoma the Claymores are sent out to fight are actually created by the Organization itself. Somewhere else in the world there is another continent, where a war is being waged. The Organization is using *this* continent to build and test battle units: yoma, Claymore, Awakened Beings, soul bindings, Abyssal Creatures, and far more besides. The Organization releases yoma into the countryside to wreak havoc; commissions come in (money that funds more research), warriors become stronger, and the Organization harvests knowledge, tactics, and possibly units to take back to the mainland.

We cut to Raki, all grown up now and a warrior in his own right. He travels as a warrior-for-hire, with Priscilla (posing as his adopted daughter) pointing out yoma and Raki dispatching them for the afflicted village. Number 6 Renee -- the new "god's eye" in the wake of Galatea's desertion -- confronts him in town, asking how he can sense yoma from ordinary people. When she realizes the power of Priscilla, she beats a hasty retreat; before she can return to the Organization to report on the situation, she is captured by Abyssal Creature Riful, who wishes Renee to probe into the consciousness of a mysterious artifact: the melded bodies of Luciela and Rafaela.

Before Miria can take down the Organization, she cautions the others to take care of any last business. Clare heads west, seeking Raki; Helen and Deneve decide to take a final tour of their southern home. In a town in the west, Clare -- along with Yuma and Cynthia -- run into Rubel, Clare's former handler.

~ Ana Mardoll (less)

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Mar 25, 2010 Yoon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

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Apr 13, 2013 Enna Isilee (Squeaky Books) added it

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I LOVE these books. But they have some pretty violent content in them. So I'm adding them to my "read" list because I need to boost my book count for the year (SHHH! Don't tell!) but I don't necessarily recommend them.

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Feb 07, 2010 Joy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 21c, chromatic, manga, shojo-manga, tachiyomi

On the plus side, I think the current designs of Clare and company objectifies their bodies less. Alas, I can't say the same about the way that Yagi is drawing the other women in the series.

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Dec 15, 2010 Amait rated it 5 of 5 stars

regardless of some X-rated material this story is outstanding to its core messages ! after Manga vol 10 watch animation

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Apr 14, 2010 Romana1 rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, shonen, viz-media

reader's note: 4 and a half stars (since Goodreads doesn't seem to allow half stars...)

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Dec 03, 2012 Wickedshizuku rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anime fans, Manga fans

Recommended to Wickedshizuku by: Anime-planet.com

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We start off with Chapter 78: The Rebellious Warriors.
Back to the battle, in the Holy City Rabona, Clair and Galatea are in a three party battle all trying to kill each other. Old warriors vs. New Warriors vs. An Awakened Being.
I was very surprised by this volumes twist and I wasn't expecting the plot to take this turn. Very pleasing art aesthetics. Bravo!
Cheers and Happy Reading!

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Nov 30, 2011 Ash rated it 3 of 5 stars

I actually liked this voume it was full of Miria's crazy talk and theory about the organization and there were some action scenes but it's not a stand out volume in the series so 3 satrs.

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