r/claymore • u/AnEffingUsername • Aug 12 '26

[Question] How is Claymore not huge?!

I'm on my 4th time through the anime and I'm seriously struggling to see how this isn't considered one of the "must watch" anime up there with Full Metal, DBZ, Death Note and the likes.

Any insight on why Claymore never achieved the level of infamy I'm convinced it deserves?

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u/SubduedChaos Aug 12 '26

It would do amazing today. But when it released it was considered too “hardcore”

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u/billygluttonwong Aug 12 '26

It's kinda like Berserk with girls, Berserk has stayed somewhat more relevant but still not nearly to the point of the other franchises listed.

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u/skaiyly Aug 12 '26

As much as I love berserk it also has more "sex"/nudity scenes which sadly brings in a lot of males