Claymore, Vol. 15 (Volume 15): Genesis of War

Another volume of 'Claymore', another inventively choreographed battle. And very impressive it is, too. The 'secret' of just what Bloody Agatha's body is is handled rather well and, in many respects, I must confess a certain amount of awe that, after 14 volumes of the series, Yagi's inventiveness in detailing the unique and often horrifying mutations of the Awakened Beings remains undimmed. Mind you, the condescending hubris of the aforementioned Awakened Beings is becoming something of a cliche, but, then, seeing those villains get their comeuppance in, as in this case, increasingly strategic ways remains one of the things that keep readers coming back for more, I suppose.But, as good as the battle that opens this volume is, it won't be what long-time readers of the series remember it for. Having been profoundly cool in the opening battle, Miria takes centre stage afterwards with her information about the true intentions of the Organization and the real nature of the battle between Claymores, Yoma and Awakened Beings. I'm not going to spoil it here, but will say that, if the time shift of a few volumes ago felt like the rug being pulled out from under you, this feels more like an earthquake. The revelations have the potential to expand the series exponentially. To call them intriguing would be something of an understatement. So, the paradigm shifts again and we're all kept on our toes. All good.For me, though, the highlight of the volume was the return of Raki. And he's great - a fresh breath of optimism and belief in a generally dark story.Oh, and there's a very nice cliffhanger for good measure. In short, then, this volume's excellent and highly recommended.

This fifteenth volume of Claymore sees Clare and her friends join the fight against the awakened one in Rabona. As well as this the volume reveals a lot about the true background and purpose of the Organisation and the setting of the series itself. In this volume we also find out about Raki and how he has grown in the past seven years.This was another very good volume that mixed some nice battles that show how much the survivors of the massacre in the north have grown in strength and some background for the series itself. The only real problem with this volume was the way that the background was presented in a rather large and heavy info-dump that I felt could probably been handled a bit better. This is only a minor problem though and there are more than enough good things here for the volume to get the full five stars.

Great book! Absolutely recommend!

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Fifteenth volume in the Claymore series, a manga comics story about a land where humans live in fear of monsters called Awakened ones. And where the only people who can battle them are Claymores, sword wielding women who have powers that can be as much a curse as they are a blessing.This is in the usual format for this series in that it's an A5 sized book of black and white art. You read it in the usual manga way of right to left. It runs for one hundred and ninety seven pages and is divided into six chapters.This is not a good jumping on point for new readers. Who should start with volume one.And those who have only seen the anime should start with volume eleven.This one picks up the story from the cliffhanger end to volume fourteen. The first two pictures being a great moment for a couple of supporting characters. The situation is dealt with.And then the story takes on an interesting turn as a few things about the overall plot come to light. Which are genuinely surprising and they are revelations that should turn out to be very interesting as things develop.But then a plot strand that has been dormant for a while is finally dealt with. Which also should surprise and interest.A new character is introduced. And they have problems to face.And Clare has something to do. But the suprise that awaits her isn't the one she was expecting.All of which leads to another great cliffhanger.Another very good volume in this series which develops and moves things along nicely. And will leave you eager to find what happens next.

Amazon.ca Storefront on Kindle app should really have the same group by collection as the US one...Claymore was awesome though!

as the amazing battle of the from the last volumes comes to a result the warriors are being informed by galatea about more changes regarding the organisation and there desperate measures as we know very deep and scary information that the organisation boundaries are MUCH MUCH!!!!! bigger than what its covered in the anime that even i was baffled by it and shocked at the same time .a very amazing revelation thus far in the whole manga is Raki being an adult that really give another different perspective from the anime with a shocking detail regarding his ..... partner who befriended with him all this time .it seems we are introduced to a new warrior and quite a strong nature as well , but alas her day is going to turn into a nightmare as on the last part you going to see a truly horrifying truth that is going to make things harder to the renegade warriors .for an anime follower you will experience lots of totally new info that makes the manga more relevant and keeps the excitement alive and interesting .fantastic volume as always .

Back to being able to give perfect scores. I love this series, very few slow points and just keeps getting better as it continues.

This was definately a good read, but you must absolutely need to have read the previous volumes beforehand. This plot steamrolls all the others before it and finally give you explinations to a lot of questions. More arise, of course, however you are given a sense of stability since you get more answers than new questions.Plus it is nice to finally see Raki return, since he's been excluded for such a long time, except for a small cameo in a previous volume (11 or 12 I think...) but if you are a Claymore Fan, this shall not disappoint.

I have always enjoyed Claymore, but this volume took the series to a new level of epicness. There is a huge plot twist which leads into some great new arcs. I enjoyed this volume so much, that I bought and marathoned through the rest of the series. You need this volume. Seriously.