Review: Claymore, Vol. 4

Claymore, Vol. 4
by Norihiro Yagi

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Claymore, Vol. 4 / 9781421506210

I've actually watched the complete Claymore anime first before getting into the manga; I'm really liking the manga source material, as it rather closely follows the anime but has a few extra details and world-building information along the way. I definitely love the clean, crisp black-and-white artwork, though I do still have to remember the right-to-left / back-to-front reading.

Volume 4 provides the following scenes:

Scene 16: Teresa of the Faint Smile, Part 5
Scene 17: Teresa of the Faint Smile, Part 6
Scene 18: Marked for Death, Part 1
Scene 19: Marked for Death, Part 2
Scene 20: Marked for Death, Part 3
Scene 21: Marked for Death, Part 4

For those following along with the anime series, this volume corresponds to:

Episode 6: Teresa and Clare (An adaptation of Scene 16 and Scene 17 and carried over from Volume 3.)
Episode 7: Marked for Death (An adaptation of Scene 18, Scene 19, Scene 20, and Scene 21.)

This volume covers the Teresa arc as she leaves the Organization in order to live a life protecting Clare, and introduces Priscilla as the hunt for Teresa begins.

The only thing I don't like about this volume is that I preferred the more angular facial artwork for Teresa that was on display in the anime. If you liked the anime series, though, I am certain you'll like this manga volume; I recommend it for extra detailing and world building.

~ Ana Mardoll

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