Episode 10

The second anime episode of Claymore, adapted from the manga by Norihiro Yagi. The episode was first broadcast on June 4, 2007 and was directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka and produced by Madhouse Studios. It was dubbed by Funimation and released on DVD Volume 2 in December 2008.

The episode is entitled: Those Who Rend Asunder (Part 2) (Kiri saku mono tachi (II); 斬り裂く者たち(II))

Short Synopsis
A Claymore named Galatea gets summoned by a black robed man named Ermita, who tells her to direct her senses at the mountain range beyond. There, she senses the yoki of the four Claymores confronting the male Awakened Being. The Awakened One begins the battle by ripping off Deneve’s arm and tossing her into a chasm. Helen and Clare begin fighting the Awakened One, and when Clare gets smashed against the cliff face Helen releases her yoki, her arms stretching out and cutting off some of the creature's arms. However, the Awakened One quickly reattaches his arms and attacks again. Helen is saved when Deneve re-emerges from the chasm and cuts off more arms, her left arm beginning to regenerate. Miria is surprised by Helen and Deneve's by abilities and how they naturally release their yoki without reserve in a fight. Clare rises from the rubble and Helen tells her to pull back if she values her life; she says she has no business in this fight.

Helen becomes curiuos as to how there is a male awakened being when all the Claymores are female. As they fight, Miria explains to her comrades that in the past, The Organization had created male yoma fighters as well and, although they were great fighters, they didn’t hesitate to release their yoki, which made them more readily “awaken.” Miria tells the others that that’s the reason only female Claymores were created. However, the Awakened One interrupts her and swiftly stabs Deneve and Clare before slashing Helen in the back, defeating all three. Meanwhile, Raki looks toward the mountains, thinking about Clare, and the innkeeper asks about her. He replies that she’s gone to the mountains for some business and the innkeeper expresses worry, saying that previously, a number of Claymores went to the mountains but never came back.

Miria grabs Denieve’s body and speeds off away from the Awakened One. He tries to stab her but only gets her after image as she speeds off to retrieve the bodies of Helen and Clare. He realizes her speed is probably rivalled by no other, and she releases 30% of her yoki to engage him in battle. Though she manages to hurt him, he eventually pins her down and begins torturing her. Helen wakes to see this and though she tries to get up she is unable to. She begins crying tears of frustrationbelieving that it’s all over. Suddenly Clare gets up and tells Helen that the battle is not over. As she approaches the Awakened One, he tries to strike her but misses. He tries to strike her repeatedly but they all fail to hit her. Miria, watching, realizes Clare can sense his flow of yoki and is actually dodging his blows at the last second. Clare begins to chop off limbs and landing on his back, delivers the finishing blow to his neck, but is thwarted by his neck armour. He strikes her down, but Miria has recovered enough to stand. Clare warns her that the attack is coming from below and both Claymores evade his sneak attack. With Miria’s super speed and Clare’s ability to sense his yoki, they attack him and hit him again.

Characters Introduced
Galatea

Episode Order
Preceding Episode: Claymore Anime Episode 9

Following Episode: Claymore Anime Episode 11