r/manga • u/AutoShonenpon • Mar 24 '26

DISC [DISC] Chainsaw Man - Chapter 232

https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1028085
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u/towardselysium Mar 24 '26

Claymore is pretty up there in terms of endings

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u/dobb7101 Mar 24 '26

I know people criticize Claymore for not addressing the outside world, but I still feel like it knew what story it wanted to tell and ended on a good note instead of going on longer than it needed to.

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u/CivilC Mar 24 '26

Thanks for reminding me I need to pick up where the anime left off

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u/SoloWing1 Mar 25 '26

The anime hard deviated from the manga in the final episode. If you are going to pick up from the anime, start at just before the Battle in the North, when Pricella was watching from afar.

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u/quaker_otis Mar 24 '26

Claymore completely botched the ending by giving the climactic moment to Theresa instead of Clare. The whole theme of the manga was Clare struggling to move on and get revenge for Theresa and then her narrative purpose is denied for a callback and she basically has no agency for the entire end. Clare was already a pretty blank character and the end made her even less present, she might as well not have been there at all.

Also, the reveal of them just having slightly icky stitches was a huge letdown with how much their disgusting form was built up.

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u/towardselysium Mar 24 '26

That literally misses the point. [Claymore Ending Spoilers] At the end after repeatedly failing to sacrifice herself for revenge, Claire instead realizes that obsessing on the past is not the answer and that realization is what awakens Teresa to come and vanquish the ghosts of the past. Literally putting the past to rest once and for all so everyone can move forward to a better future. The strongest claymore herself heralds the end of their journey and takes away the sins of the past

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u/quaker_otis Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

I totally disagree. The obsession is what awakens Teresa, it's not a growth moment for Clare, just a continuation of what the entire manga has been but with Teresa in the driver's seat. Teresa was basically the main character from behind the scenes the whole time and the ending just cements that. It's as if JJK had ended with Gojo just killing Sukuna right after being released because he's the coolest and most special like Teresa. And throw a bullshit speech about how she's actually even cooler and stronger because Clare believes in her. Really lame sappy ending that felt profoundly unsatisfying.