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This anime, along with Claymore may be the most disappointed anime of 2007. I found many similiarities between them.

Story: much like Claymore, it started pretty good: a unique, not very cliched story, though the monster theme is not very uncommon; anyway, it was good. And it was excited untill 5 minutes before the ending... The anime did not even end; it just started! It was not even an open end like Jigoku Shoujo (which many people do not like but I do). Since the story did not end, it's only 4/10. And not to mention, we got yuri actions around. No good!

Art: The animation was ... pretty good. The colour looked a little dull and unlively but it fit the theme of the anime. The motion was fluid. Generally, there is not much to complain about the animation.

Sound: decent but not impressive. Both the opening and ending theme were not particularly good it it sounds OK. 7/10 for sound.

Characters: my criteria for good characters is: not cliched. And Zombie loan made it. It was not cliched. It was quite unique and good. The only thing that held the character point back was the girl with "yuri" personality.

Enjoyment: yet another similiarity to Claymore. The story was enough for you to enjoy until the 5 minutes before the ending. Once it hit the ending, it made you feel disappointed and think "what the hell the show was all about? Did it end, or just started?". The anime were supposed to be a stand-alone or promotion for the manga. So bad that I had to give it a 5 for enjoyment.

Overall: this show is just scarely above average. I burned the whole thing to DVD and locked it up forever, never to watch again. Unless they made it the way it should be.

I found this anime to be among the most disappointed ones. It started very good, and followed the manga, which is very good, too. Then... it went horribly wrong.
Story: As I mentioned, the story started very good. It was simple yet have some depth in it; love, hatred, revenge ... it had all. And slaying demons are never boring, in a good show. But all the potential in the world does not guarantee anything; from episode 20, the series branched off from the manga, and had one of the most disappointed ending ever. It made people feel incomplete. What is going to happen to them, ... who were the leader of the Claymores ...? The manga is still far from end, and making an anime based on a good yet to end was a bad idea. And the result? A disappointed storyline.
Art, and sound: not much to complain, they are good. Sweet animation; perfectly fit in the classic shonen hack n' slash action. It was just good. The music, awesome. 9 for both Art and Sound.
Characters: amazing and unique characters. All the Claymores were unique; and I loved that. The only thing that held the character point from getting any higher was Raki. He was supposed to be a key main character, but he turned out to be a weak boy who always got into the middle of the battle and Claire had to get him out. And for a long time, he had nothing to do with everything happening in the show. Didin't he supposed to be cool and important? So lame!
Enjoyment: I enjoyed this series from the beginning till' it was 10 minutes before the final episode ended. As I mentioned, the ending left me an overwhelming disappointment. What's the point of such ending? I had the felling that the show had just started, even it was the last episode. Then I decided to burned this anime to DVD and locked it up forever, unless they made a sequel. Rewatch value: 0. Enjoyment before you hit the final: 10/10. Disappointment after you hit the stop button: 100/10. So, 5/10.
Overall: Claymore was supposed to be an extrememly good anime. But the story made a horrible turn at episode 20 and hit disaster at the last episode. I want a sequel or a remake! If it is a remeke, let just forget episode 20 and onward, and make it the way the manga is. 6/10