Claymore, Vol. 3: Teresa of the Faint Smile
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- Author：Norihiro Yagi
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Summary
A New York Times best selling， multi-arc， character-driven story with great battles and strong-willed females that will appeal to males and females alike。
In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise， humanity's only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores。 Half human， half monster， these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but are condemned to fight their savage impulses or lose their humanity completely。
Clare's first battle with the Yoma of Rabona has left her body drained and shattered。 With no time to recover， she must face the creature again after it chooses Raki as its next victim。 Luckily， Raki remembers that he is carrying Clare's trusted broadsword and manages to get it into her hands。 But unlike Clare， the Yoma is fighting at full strength and thirsting for blood。。。
In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise， humanity's only hope is a new breed of warrior known as Claymores。 Half human， half monster， these silver-eyed slayers possess supernatural strength but are condemned to fight their savage impulses or lose their humanity completely。
Clare's first battle with the Yoma of Rabona has left her body drained and shattered。 With no time to recover， she must face the creature again after it chooses Raki as its next victim。 Luckily， Raki remembers that he is carrying Clare's trusted broadsword and manages to get it into her hands。 But unlike Clare， the Yoma is fighting at full strength and thirsting for blood。。。
Reviews
Caro the Helmet Lady
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My heart weeps for you， Teresa of the Faint Smile。 You could easily become a christian saint。 I demand a saint like Teresa。
Rubén
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[4。25]Infinitamente superior a los anteriores en prácticamente todos los aspectos。
Natalya Kahmann
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We got backstory on Clare and it was nice it see it。 Still a really neat concept for a story。
Bear Mcbearington
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Teresa is basically the character I have in mind whenever I play an RPG。 She's cool as hell。 Teresa is basically the character I have in mind whenever I play an RPG。 She's cool as hell。 。。。more
OmniBen
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（Zero spoiler review） Its best to read my previous reviews for context。 Alright， this book is really starting to get on my nerves。 My patience for the seeming slow start to manga series like this is near to depleted。 I really hope this series starts paying off soon， otherwise I am going to have an arduous， almost unbearable journey to finish this series。 I commented previously that the series underwent the slightest jump in quality between volumes 1 and 2。 Sadly it has walked itself significantl （Zero spoiler review） Its best to read my previous reviews for context。 Alright， this book is really starting to get on my nerves。 My patience for the seeming slow start to manga series like this is near to depleted。 I really hope this series starts paying off soon， otherwise I am going to have an arduous， almost unbearable journey to finish this series。 I commented previously that the series underwent the slightest jump in quality between volumes 1 and 2。 Sadly it has walked itself significantly back in the opposite direction in volume 3。 The art seems to be the only thing continuing its steady improvements， though still being a long way from fantastic。 This story reeks of someone who can draw， although whose storytelling ability ceased development upon their arrival at high school。 Seriously， it feels as though a 12 year old wrote this。 It's so full of inconsistencies， plot errors and horrendous dialogue， that I near to cringe most every time these characters open their mouths。 That is， when they aren't spouting single syllable grunts， which is appears to be about half of their vocabulary。 Backstory is done in the most ham fisted of ways， with the tenuously established lore of little or no concern。 It feels as though this author has little to no idea where to actually take this property， as we are back to random and mindless killing， with little to no weight or depth。 It almost makes me want to edit out the authors dialogue and replace it with my own interpretation of the story。 Even sticking to the artwork given， it would be near impossible not to come up with something far stronger than what's on display here。 I could go on， although after reading and writing reviews for the first 3 volumes， I just want to pit this away and not think about it for a while。 If it doesn't improve soon， then you may see a Claymore boxed set on the secondary market in the very near future。 2/5OmniBen。 。。。more
C。M。 Chafin
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Got some background info。 So sad。 Just over here sobbing over manga， don't mind me。One edit from something I forgot to mention: the art gives the little girl a scar on her face but takes it away in a few pages。 Could have been dirt， but this bothered me。 Got some background info。 So sad。 Just over here sobbing over manga， don't mind me。One edit from something I forgot to mention: the art gives the little girl a scar on her face but takes it away in a few pages。 Could have been dirt， but this bothered me。 。。。more
Michelle （In Libris Veritas）
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Book #3000 on my GR account！-This series continues to get better。 Admittedly I wasn't sure about the start of this one as Teresa is very hard to like at first， but the character development over the course of the volume was quite good。 It has some fantastic action scenes and we get some much-needed backstory。 I'm definitely going to continue on with this one， especially now that I have started my sub on Shounen Jump again。 Book #3000 on my GR account！-This series continues to get better。 Admittedly I wasn't sure about the start of this one as Teresa is very hard to like at first， but the character development over the course of the volume was quite good。 It has some fantastic action scenes and we get some much-needed backstory。 I'm definitely going to continue on with this one， especially now that I have started my sub on Shounen Jump again。 。。。more
Ostrava
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I think this place is as good as any to leave the manga for now。 I don't know how to feel about it， it's a pretty uninspired and formulaic *light* Berserk sort of manga。 Teenager me might have liked it a bit more， but if I'm honest with myself this is barely passable。It's okay。 I didn't have crazy expectations， so that might explain the generous rating。Edit: in retrospective， I'm giving it a lower score。 Too bad， but I just didn't like it。 I think this place is as good as any to leave the manga for now。 I don't know how to feel about it， it's a pretty uninspired and formulaic *light* Berserk sort of manga。 Teenager me might have liked it a bit more， but if I'm honest with myself this is barely passable。It's okay。 I didn't have crazy expectations， so that might explain the generous rating。Edit: in retrospective， I'm giving it a lower score。 Too bad， but I just didn't like it。 。。。more
Gracethereader
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3。5。 I liked it。 But it was a tiny bit boring。 😀
Pixi Jo
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Yay so Mr voracious eater from the last book got taken out & I was glad of that as his whole thing of poking folk full of holes was starting to get a bit repetitious！Bad guys who show-boat too much never get anywhere。。。（view spoiler）[Clare almost awakening was a tense moment！ I didn't actually think it would happen so early in the series but I like that she was able to control it and pop back to being her usual， tad bit more human-like self！ Tragedy averted！ （hide spoiler）]Also we Teresa of the Yay so Mr voracious eater from the last book got taken out & I was glad of that as his whole thing of poking folk full of holes was starting to get a bit repetitious！Bad guys who show-boat too much never get anywhere。。。（view spoiler）[Clare almost awakening was a tense moment！ I didn't actually think it would happen so early in the series but I like that she was able to control it and pop back to being her usual， tad bit more human-like self！ Tragedy averted！ （hide spoiler）]Also we Teresa of the faint smile and if she isn't the ultimate Claymore I don't know what is！（view spoiler）[Though she's very meh about a guy wanting to do an attempted rape/mutilation， she's like ten times more powerful than him on a bad day， very unbelievable。。。！ （hide spoiler）]And we find out finally some of Clare's backstory， it isn't pretty！So now what will become of Clare and Teresa？Is the one armed man out of the picture？Will more Yoma show up and cause a fuss？Stay tuned！ 。。。more
Daniel
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This volume gave the Claymores more humanity。 Both arcs included in this volume were about Claymores taking up children to protect and gaining back some human feelings with it， while better suppressing the Yoma urges。 This manga really is good vs evil， representing both the best and worst of humanity along with some demons to spice it up。
Carol Flores
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This volume has probably one of the best character’s introductions I’ve ever read。 Teresa is the most powerful claymore there is， and unlike Clare， she always shows a faint smile on her face whenever she’s killing yoma。 One time， she goes into a mission and kills 7 yoma in a matter of minutes， but in the aftermath of the job， a little orphan girl follows her around， even when she kicks her to the ground， so she won’t follow her。And you might wonder who that is？ Of course is young Clare， the litt This volume has probably one of the best character’s introductions I’ve ever read。 Teresa is the most powerful claymore there is， and unlike Clare， she always shows a faint smile on her face whenever she’s killing yoma。 One time， she goes into a mission and kills 7 yoma in a matter of minutes， but in the aftermath of the job， a little orphan girl follows her around， even when she kicks her to the ground， so she won’t follow her。And you might wonder who that is？ Of course is young Clare， the little kid who was so hungry and so dehydrated， she almost dies until Teresa kind of takes care of her， as if she were a pet。 Truth be told， this flashback is a bit heartbreaking because the only reason Clare followed Teresa was because “she had the same sad eyes as her。 She looked as she been hurt so much， she couldn’t handle it。” I always love this trope: when some tough， badass， unbeatable character opens their heart to the most unexpected person。 And， not only do we get a female badass character right there， but someone who means a breaking point in Clare’s growth。 Honestly， I don’t remember much of the anime， but I know her story did not end up well， and that hurts me a little bit more than it probably should。Still， this manga has improved so damn much， I really can’t stop reading。 These volumes are far too short and I’m eager to know what happens next！PREVIOUS REVIEWS:Volume 1 | Volume 2 。。。more
Toni
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3。5
Uryun
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the last chapter， oh my god
Mariza
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4。5
Michael Sorbello
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This is a review of the entire series。In a dark fantasy world overrun by shape-shifting demons called Yoma， a mysterious organization has created half-breed warriors called Claymores to combat the monsters terrorizing the world。 The story centers around a Claymore named Clare， a determined woman who seeks revenge against the Yoma that killed the person she loved and admired most。 On her journey of revenge， she slowly unravels the horrifying mysteries surrounding the origins of the Yoma， the shad This is a review of the entire series。In a dark fantasy world overrun by shape-shifting demons called Yoma， a mysterious organization has created half-breed warriors called Claymores to combat the monsters terrorizing the world。 The story centers around a Claymore named Clare， a determined woman who seeks revenge against the Yoma that killed the person she loved and admired most。 On her journey of revenge， she slowly unravels the horrifying mysteries surrounding the origins of the Yoma， the shady organization that created her， as well as the true meaning of her own existence。When I first started reading， the story instantly gave me Vampire Hunter D， The Witcher and Berserk vibes， only this time it featured a captivating and sympathetic female lead named Clare。 We don't know that much about her at first， but beneath her stoic and determined facade is a struggling little girl with a tragic backstory of loss and a painful drive of revenge interfering with her ability to live a normal life。 Despite her cold and sometimes monstrous demeanor， Clare has a big soft spot for humanity despite the blood of demons running through her veins。 She's chilling， badass and most importantly， sympathetic。Over the course of the series， we meet dozens of amazing female warriors， each with their own unique powers， personalities， demonic transformations and interactions with Clare。 Theresa of the Faint Smile who serves as a motherly role model for Clare was my favorite character in the story， and I ended up being impressed by the sheer amount of badass， likable female warriors that were introduced later on in the series that I ended up growing attached to as well。 It's not too often you see dark fantasy or sword & sorcery series where 99% of the main cast are well-written female warriors。Some plot points get a bit messy in the second half of the series， but the action， characters， horror and monsters never stop being thrilling and it also has a very satisfying conclusion despite having a few road bumps along the way。 It's a great series if you enjoy the Conan-esque monster of the week formula with added layers of mystery and emotion。***My Social MediaMy YouTube Channel: https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCPPs。。。My Instagram Account: https://www。instagram。com/michael_sor。。。My Wattpad Account: https://www。wattpad。com/user/Michael-。。。My Twitter Account: https://twitter。com/SorbelloHorrorMy Facebook Account: https://www。facebook。com/michael。sorb。。。 。。。more
Alfonso C。
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Lo peor de estos mangas es claramente el dibujo， todos los personajes masculinos son iguales y nunca se quien es quien。 El argumento parte de una base que podría ser interesante， pero se va todo a la basura a la hora de desarrollarlo。
Alex
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3。75Better than the second volume。 I enjoyed the story， even though it didn’t make much sense at the end。 Maybe it will be explained in the next volume。 Now I need to wait for my library to stack the rest of the volumes。
Eressea
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第三集劇情總算有點意思
Nate
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An improvement over the first volume， not quite as good as the second。 Teresa is a better POV character than Clare （though the typical POV is Raki）， but she's less intriguing。 I do like that we're now getting full-fledged arcs， and as I recall it， Teresa's is a good one that lasts a couple volumes。 Teresa is also a good foil to adult Clare， because it shows more the range of character that you can have as a Claymore， beforehand the implication was the most were more indifferent， like Clare seems An improvement over the first volume， not quite as good as the second。 Teresa is a better POV character than Clare （though the typical POV is Raki）， but she's less intriguing。 I do like that we're now getting full-fledged arcs， and as I recall it， Teresa's is a good one that lasts a couple volumes。 Teresa is also a good foil to adult Clare， because it shows more the range of character that you can have as a Claymore， beforehand the implication was the most were more indifferent， like Clare seems to be， and that's Clare's compassion may be what sets her apart。 I believe it in fact does， but we're now starting to see that not all Claymores are the same， and this was a good time to do that。 The only real issue I had with the volume was that the voracious eater got dealt with like the editor told Yagi to just get on with it "Is his head his weak spot" *chapter ends* *chapter begins* "Yup。 Sure is。" Firstly that's not even interesting， and secondly， it's really the only instance of bad pacing thus far。 。。。more
T。B。 Caine
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anything with Teresa in it deserves 5 stars <3 （but also I enjoy every volume so far so）
Verity Moon
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And now we’re going deeper。 The introduction of this new character， Teresa， intrigues me for she poses with a cloud of mystery and a dubious， wicked， and cynical attitude。 It seems like she knows a bit more on what’s going inside the Claymore organization。 Not to mention we get to know Clare’s past more through her and I commend how the twist in the end pulled a string of my heart。
Lena
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*3'5/5 *3'5/5 。。。more
Melissa C
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You are always my fav， Teresa！
Jaine
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It's becoming interesting。 I thought I would really have to drop this manga， but someone commented in one of my post on social media， and I reconsider。 I really hope it won't give me false hopes。 LOL。 But it is indeed getting interesting though。 :） It's becoming interesting。 I thought I would really have to drop this manga， but someone commented in one of my post on social media， and I reconsider。 I really hope it won't give me false hopes。 LOL。 But it is indeed getting interesting though。 :） 。。。more
One-Edgy-Anti-Hero
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4 starsThis is probably my favorite of the volumes I've read so far， as it fleshes out the characters backgrounds a little bit more。Counting for Sims-a-thon:Eat a cookie for 1 point。Total Points: 53 4 starsThis is probably my favorite of the volumes I've read so far， as it fleshes out the characters backgrounds a little bit more。Counting for Sims-a-thon:Eat a cookie for 1 point。Total Points: 53 。。。more
Veronica
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Teresa è la mia preferita！
Wing Kee
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You made me cry book！World: The art is superb， the splash pages are beautiful and full of detail。 There is a beauty in the quietness of the art and when we have these beautiful emotional moments that art really delivers。 The world building is good， it’s not info dumpy and there is just enough to keep the story going but it matters and it makes sense。 Story: Wow the end of the church arc was so good， the emotions that action， the payoff was well worth the read。 The beautiful quiet and unspoken re You made me cry book！World: The art is superb， the splash pages are beautiful and full of detail。 There is a beauty in the quietness of the art and when we have these beautiful emotional moments that art really delivers。 The world building is good， it’s not info dumpy and there is just enough to keep the story going but it matters and it makes sense。 Story: Wow the end of the church arc was so good， the emotions that action， the payoff was well worth the read。 The beautiful quiet and unspoken relationship between Raki and Clare comes to a beautiful conclusion。 Then there’s the start of the Teresa story and it doubles down on that relationship and wow does it every push your emotional buttons。 It’s not entirely original and you know where the story is going to go but the art and the pacing and the story nonetheless made me tear up， it’s really beautifully written。Characters: Clare is a wonderful character， we get glimpses of her humanity more and more and with each scene we unpeeled the onion and see the depth that is so wonderful。 Raki is a good foil for the drama that happens in the story and he’s such a great point of view for readers。 Teresa is a wonderful creation and her story is fantastic and in those small moments she is humanised and the rest of the world along with it。Wonderful arc that made me cry。Onward to the next book！ 。。。more
Diana
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Baia baia 😒 buena táctica para que se continúe la lectura， Yagi 🙄
Jessaca Willis
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