Tag: Swordplay
Claymore – Episode 11
“Those Who Rend Asunder (Part 3)” “Kiri saku mono tachi (III)” (斬り裂く者たち(III)) As the four Claymores recover from their injuries, Miria suggests that the Organization has purposely sent them on…
Claymore – Episode 10
“Those Who Rend Asunder (Part 2)” “Kiri saku mono tachi (II)” (斬り裂く者たち(II)) The battle against the male Awakened Being seems hopeless, despite Helen, Deneve, and Miria demonstrating use of their…
Claymore – Episode 9
“Those Who Rend Asunder (Part 1)” “Kiri saku mono tachi (I)” (斬り裂く者たち(I)) After Teresa’s death, Clare brings her head to Rubel and asks to become a Claymore. Back in the…
Claymore – Episode 8
“Awakening” “Kakusei” (覚醒) Teresa easily defeats the other Claymores, but spares their lives. Priscilla, incensed by her defeat, pursues Teresa and releases too much of her Yoki during the ensuing…
Claymore – Episode 7
“Marked for Death” “Shisha no rakuin” (死者の烙印) Claymores number two through five, Priscilla, Irene, Noel, and Sophia gather together before departing to kill Teresa. Teresa and Clare find lodgings in…
Claymore – Episode 6
“Teresa and Clare” “Teresa to Kurea” (テレサとクレア) Teresa and Clare approach the next small town, and Clare still refuses to leave Teresa. In the forest at night, the bandit whose…
Claymore – Episode 5
“Teresa of the Faint Smile” “Bishou no Teresa” (微笑みのテレサ) This is the beginning of a flashback arc. Teresa, the most powerful Claymore of her era, is hired to kill a…
Claymore – Episode 4
“Clare’s Awakening” “Kurea no kakusei” (クレアの覚醒) Clare comes close to awakening when she uses too much of her Yoki (demon energy) in the battle against the Yoma, the Voracious Eater….
Claymore – Episode 3
“The Darkness in Paradise” “Mahoroba no yami” (まほろばの闇) Clare is hired to kill a “Voracious Eater” in a holy city where Claymores are not allowed. Forced to use a special…
Claymore – Episode 2
“The Black Card” “Kuro no sho” (黒の書) Clare receives a black card from mysterious man who seems to be working with the organization she works for. Raki witnesses as Clare…
Claymore – Episode 1
“Great Sword” “Taiken -KUREIMOA-” (大剣 -クレイモア-) A young boy, Raki’s whole family was killed by a Yoma (demon), so a Claymore (half-demon, half-human hybrid) is hired to kill the Yoma….
Kanon – Episode 24
“Canon at the End of the Dream” “Yume no Hate no Tsuifukukyoku ~kanon~” (夢の果ての追復曲 〜kanon〜) A miracle occurs and everyone is healed of their illness or injury. Mai, Sayuri and…
Kanon – Episode 23
“The Scarlet Red Finale” “Akane-iro no Shūkyoku ~finale~” (茜色の終曲 〜finale〜) Waking up in an apartment, Yuichi meets an old acquaintance who he admired as a child named Makoto Sawatari. Back…
Kanon – Episode 22
“Symphony of Recollections” “Tsuisō no Kōkyōgaku ~symphony~” (追想の交響楽 〜symphony〜) As Akiko lies in the intensive care unit, Nayuki becomes deeply depressed. Locking herself in her bedroom, she refuses to leave….
Kanon – Episode 21
“The Rondo Without You” “Kimi no Inai Rinbukyoku ~ronde~” (君のいない輪舞曲 〜ronde〜) Ayu still has not come back, and Yuichi continues to search for her and her lost item. In the…
Kanon – Episode 20
“The Nocturne of Farewell” “Wakare no Yasōkyoku ~nocturn~” (別れの夜想曲 〜nocturn〜) As Yuichi and Ayu grow closer, Nayuki feels that she is being neglected by him. Ayu finally leads Yuichi to…
Kanon – Episode 19
“The Étude of Contact” “Fureai no Renshūkyoku ~étude~” (ふれあいの練習曲 〜étude〜) The annual track meet tournament has come up, and Nayuki competes to win along with the rest of her teammates….
Kanon – Episode 18
“The Disappearing Adagio” “Kiesari Yuku Kanjogakushō ~adagio~” (消え去りゆく緩徐楽章 〜adagio〜) Shiori’s birthday is days away and Yuichi wants to throw her a birthday party at a local café. He invites many…
Kanon – Episode 17
“Lieder ohne Worte of an Elder Sister and a Younger Sister” “Ane to Imōto no Mugonka ~Lieder ohne worte~” (姉と妹の無言歌 〜Lieder ohne worte〜) With Shiori’s birthday coming, Yuichi decides that…
Kanon – Episode 16
“Midnight Oratorio” “Mayonaka no Seitankyoku ~oratorio~” (真夜中の聖譚曲 〜oratorio〜) Keeping his promise to Shiori, Yuichi offers to take her around town for the day to some of Shiori’s favorite places. During…