A Claymore - a female warrior named for the sword she carries - travels from medieval village to village to destroy Yoma, monsters who disguise themselves as humans and who are almost impossible to kill. Claymores are half-humans, half-demons who willingly transformed themselves by mixing their blood with monster's blood. Claire, nicknamed silver-eyed killer, is such a powerful Claymore, she can slay a Yoma using only one hand. But she must constantly struggle to keep from becoming a monster herself.- Born in Okinawa, 1968. Blood type A. Male. - Won the 32nd Akatsuka Award with his debut work UNDEADMAN - UNDEADMAN and its 2 sequels appeared in Monthly Shonen Jump Magazine, gaining readers' popularity - His first serialization was Angel Densetsu (Angel Legend) , a popular comedy series which ran in Monthly Shonen Jump from 1992-2000. - The serialization of Claymore began in 2001. In contrast to his previous work (Angel Legend), Claymore is a grand epic saga. - Things he likes (he said those are not his hobbies): Comedians (like Downtown), martial art, games, driving, and hardrock for music.