Raki has not yet as-of-recent-scans made any attempt to hijack the plot; I don't think it's likely ever to happen, at this point. I am pleased by this.
One thing I think is interesting about the non-sexual nature of the Claymores' power is the way humans in the background don't see it as non-sexual - particularly when somebody's insulting them, humans always refer to them in gendered ways. They're always "witches," and there's always the obsession with their eyes and hair. The Claymores themselves, on the other hand, seem to avoid gendered terms.
Speaking of dying, I thought I was getting used to all the flying body parts, but the bisection and chopping into pieces of various Claymores is still extremely disturbing!
Whenever I see people talking about how much they like the use of usually-boys-only shounen tropes in Claymore, I want to go "Go read Battle Angel Alita!" But then everyone says the gore bugs them, and I realize that I cannot in good conscience do so. (The gore in Battle Angel Alita makes Claymore look like Fruits Basket.)
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Thu, Nov. 13th, 2008 09:19 pm (UTC)One thing I think is interesting about the non-sexual nature of the Claymores' power is the way humans in the background don't see it as non-sexual - particularly when somebody's insulting them, humans always refer to them in gendered ways. They're always "witches," and there's always the obsession with their eyes and hair. The Claymores themselves, on the other hand, seem to avoid gendered terms.
Speaking of dying, I thought I was getting used to all the flying body parts, but the bisection and chopping into pieces of various Claymores is still extremely disturbing!
Whenever I see people talking about how much they like the use of usually-boys-only shounen tropes in Claymore, I want to go "Go read Battle Angel Alita!" But then everyone says the gore bugs them, and I realize that I cannot in good conscience do so. (The gore in Battle Angel Alita makes Claymore look like Fruits Basket.)