volumes : 20 cm In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, the Claymores, half human and half monster warriors, must fight the Yoma and their own savage impulses in order to survive "Rated T+ for older teen"--Page 4 of cover Translated from the Japanese "In keeping with the original Japanese format, Claymore is meant to be read from right to left, starting in the upper-right corner"--Colophon "First published in Japan in 2001 by Shueisha, Inc., Tokyo"--Vol. 1, facing title page V. 1. Silver-eyed slayer -- v. 2. Darkness in paradise -- v. 3. Teresa of the Faint Smile -- v. 4. Marked for death -- v. 5. The slashers -- v. 6. The endless gravestones -- v. 7. Fit for battle -- v. 8. The witch's maw -- v. 9. The deep abyss of Purgatory -- v. 10. The battle of the north -- v. 11. Kindred of Paradise -- v. 12. The souls of the fallen -- v. 13. The defiant ones -- v. 14 A child weapon -- v. 15 Genesis of war -- v. 16 The lamentation of the Earth