goatalicious - Tumblr blog

goatalicious · 1 day ago

Text

Claynore Live Action Wishlist:

Possibilities!

I’m so excited! Although historically the typical structure of an anime episode doesn’t always translate well into a live action show, I'm hopeful the live action keeps the spirit and story of the show alive.

I’m personally open minded to what the live action could bring to the table, but I wanted to compile my own personal ‘wishlist’ for the show.

REAL QUICK – Before I hear a million “Goati this is already portrayed in the anime/manga.” I know! I don’t want it left of out the live action. This is just a stream of thought I wrote up whilst pretending to be working my lil 9-5.

Pacing/Storyline

Obviously how much of the story can be told will depend on the amount/length of episodes. But I think with well executed episodes focused on the first two-three arcs (Clare and Raki Meeting, Rabona, and MAYBE the Slashers if there’s time) there could be bigger interest to see more from fans (old and new).

I hope we get some more flashbacks from Clares Trainee years and time with Teresa sprinkled in with these early arcs if there's time.

In general they have a big opportunity to fill in some blank spots in universe/in the story early on. As well as show us more of the human/commoner/organization perspective of the world. I’m being vague because there so much that COULD be touched on and I hope this adaption isn’t afraid to approach or answer these questions! Especially if it adds to the story telling.

Here are a million questions that I’m sure many fans have and theorized about, probably skip these if you have also been rotating this series in your mind like a rotisserie chicken for years:

Pretty much every fully human character we learn about is a man, what does their society look like from a fully human woman’s standpoint, how does that differ from a warrior other than the obvious? Is there a population imbalance due to warriors only being women?

What is the class system like? The balance of upper/middle/lower classes? How is social capital measured?

Why do warriors carry around cash. How are they meant to use it exactly?

The Organization came from the continent and took over the island somehow, what’s the history of the island? Don’t even get me started on a timeline we could be here all day. If they hide this early in the show, what do the islanders believe or what are they told to believe.

Some of the Men in Black are.. weird (Dae and Rubel) are they fully human? What’s the internal structure of the Organization look like? Is it all men from the continent? Is it a mix of people from the continent and people from the island? How involved are they in other areas of society(trade, politics, etc)? If they are Is it straightforward or more hidden?

Raki was almost sold into slavery at one point and it's never brought up again. Is this a part of broader society on the island? Could this subjugation of people be compared to the warrior's?

Bandits show up in Teresas storyline, are they a common threat? Are they connected to the Org somehow?

What do warriors do when they don’t have an assignment? How do handlers get around/ arrange meetings with them?

Warriors!

They are strong and should appear so! In my humble opinion. AKA, I hope they have some muscles. A variety too! Some techniques would result in different builds.

My ideal situation would be that after the operation is when their hair starts to grow out blonde, their skin maybe not all going pale but taking on a grayish tinge (similar to the Yoma hello!)I can’t help but think of how Clarice’s hair was essentially lighter up by its roots and darker by the ends. So potentially after the operation is when their hair starts to lose its color and grows out as blonde. Super cool if true and the symbolism that could be held there is simply *chef’s kiss* (aka remember when Clare chopped off her hair as a trainee, now imagine that was the last time she had that last bit of her natural color?) This also gives room for the warriors to have a spectrum of skin tones.

Uniforms!

The uniforms warriors stay mostly white. Would love to see some leather armor mixed in as well to add a little more dimension. (maybe black? Or gray?) Already from warrior to warrior we see some level of customizations meant to accommodate their respective techniques.

Fabric-wise. Given the form fitted look its often depicted as a highly stretchy material. Which if I’m not wrong isn’t totally impossible for the time period (knit kersey has been around for a while and I’m also not against the idea of the Organization having access to advanced materials, given we have no ideas what the continent is like or what their resources truly are.) Alternatively, it can be interpreted as a stiff/thick fabric that is super tailored. I’d love to see a mix of both. Potentially with a similar construction to these, (insert pic) which would allow some level of room for the muscle mass that grows with Yoki Use or techniques that require some level of body chance (Hello #9 Jean)

Keeping the uniforms white adds a contrast when/if they get bloodied. The drama! Not super practical but we know the Organization has the money, especially given the moniker of “Men in Black” being used and the members wearing almost entirely black, which historically is very expensive to dye clothes (especially for the implied time period)

Armor!

Yes it’s a whole separate section. It needs to be because I have a lot of thoughts, though I’m honestly open minded!

Fuller coverage/more detailed armor? Hell yeah! Never not excited about women in armor here. A fuller coverage armor would make sense depending on how the adaption intends to do the power scaling in the universe.

Simple streamlined armor? Hell yeah! Keeping their armor simple and more looks over function kind of emphasizes how they are somewhat disposable to the Organization. Their generally homogeneous armor design being used more to signify that they are a part of the Organization. In the Manga/Anime past a certain point their armor practically does nothing against some of the awakened and other warriors. Even their swords are able to cut through the armor they are given when they fight each other without holding back. In all honestly I’ve noticed that outside of Rabona and bandits, we don’t see a lot of other armor/weapons. The Organization has a tight hold on metal smithing on the island? Afterall if its difficult for people to arm themselves against Yoma it becomes more necessary for a town to pay for a Claymore to visit the town.

A mix? Hell yeah! Potentially armor quality scaling up with a warrior’s rank / years within the organization. This being used to create a degree of separation/competition between the warriors as well. The visual impact of seeing Clare compared to Miria, Deneve and Helen for the first time. I don’t know if the live action would make it as far as the Battle of Pieta but if it could? The impact of warriors across ranks being essentially culled by the Organization. Bruh.

Scenery! Cinematography! Color!

I know it seems natural to go super dim, desaturated, and gloomy. And it can be! My eyes and photographer brain just hope for some variety? And lighting. Please let me see what is happening on screen.

The idea of the warrior drawing the eye as essentially the most monochrome and colorless part of the screen would just add to their ‘otherness’ in the world. I can practically see the shots with clever composition that show that exact social juxtaposition.

The most colorful parts/episodes being in Rabona, where Clare pulls back from a point of no return, both as a warrior and as a person, reclaiming her humanity. I go feral for Cathedrals and stained glass. Rabona is a city untouched by the organization's hand and the future Site of a major warrior rebellion. I want to see Clare and Raki witnessing the color, culture and beauty that the Organization has robbed the island of.

The least colorful being when Clare talks to receive the black card and had to kill Elena. That mini Arc being especially colorless and gray.

The Slashers Arc starting as a wash of Grey and heavy rain, to a white cloudy morning during their fight, finishing off with a warm (hopeful) sunset.

There's something very poetic to me about the idea of the character getting the color in the world around them back the more they form bonds and receive/give kindness.

The People!

Yes Claymore is heavily European inspired, but once again would love to see a variety of skin tones/races across the people of the island

We don’t know the exact history of the island or its relation to the continent, which leave a lot of room for possibilities. Plus, the geography varies A LOT for an island of unknown size. Snowy mountains, sandy deserts, pinelands, canyons, etc. It doesn’t need to be super delved into, but the idea of all different kinds of people being on this island for the Orgs long term experiment just makes sense to me.

I personally theorize that the island had a pretty rich history of its own, with prior ruling governing bodies, political and established racial groups. But that over time the records and history has been covered up, in favor of a more homogeneous society.

Ships!

I’m honeatly hoping for no Clare x Raki. To me their relationship hits harder if explicitly not romantic but takes on a sibling or mother/child dynamic, because it’s essentially a foil for Clare and Teresa.The repetition of a cycle of choosing to look after an innocent child and how it affects the rest of the story. Turn the weird kiss during the Ophelia Arc into a forehead kiss/hug I beg.

We don’t really get an idea of how much freedom a warrior has to have friends/partners. I hope the show is open to exploring this. Whether its super strict or an open secret/Only an issue when the Org wants to cut a warrior down.

Would love to see canonized Helen/Deneve! With an early reveal of this during the Slashers Arc. It gives an additional cause for the Organization to take them out if they are in a secret relationship. If you let warriors get too close they might choose each other over the Org’s mission.

*cough* Teresa X Irene *cough* we may not get that far but…. the heart wants what it wants…

I'm open minded to other pairings, but if I get into it now we’ll be here all day. AKA I've been crying about Clare x Jean for over 10 years.

Ultimately! I have high hopes! If you made it this far I'm shocked but grateful. Huzzah I'm going to bed 🛌

#thinking alot about the upcoming live-action

7 notes · View notes