Raki!

Apr 5, 2024 3:40 PM

Grubbs20000

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I just had this show recommended to me, got sick and watched over a weekend.
Overall it was good, even if I thought it was fairly generic monster hunting plot and similar to the Witcher.

Only beef I had with this show was RAKI!
Ok, I get you're a naive kid but you live in a world where there are human eating monsters that transform into people, but you constantly RUN OFF and trust ANYONE you come across. Any less plot convenience and the kid would be dead already.

And you are going to believe a monster that eats people and cry to Claire about "becoming just as bad as them" dude it's their JOB to kill them because they EAT PEOPLE! IMO they are ENTIRELY justified in killing the youma and there's no amount of crying they could do that would make me believe anyone killing them is as bad as them when they kill and eat innocent people.

Apr 5, 2024 4:10 PM

alexw1020

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Claymore can be summarized as follows:

Raki - "What does that mean?"
Clare - "It means X."
Raki - "X!?"
Clare - "Yes."

Raki is a walking exposition machine that the show would be far better without.

It'd be cool if they had enough faith in the audience to understand what we're being shown rather than telling us every single detail.

Apr 5, 2024 4:14 PM

RainyMaki

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Ik it’s off topic but raki annoyed tf out of me

Apr 5, 2024 4:38 PM

Grubbs20000

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Reply to RainyMaki

Ik it’s off topic but raki annoyed tf out of me

@RainyMaki not off topic, Raki being annoying is THE topic, just wanted to vent about how frustrating this character was lmao

Apr 5, 2024 4:40 PM

Adnash

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Raki was alright for me. He was annoying at times, but I can imagine a teenager like him acting in that kind of manner. That being said, he was way better in the manga, in the arcs that were not covered by the anime adaptation.

✨Saint Seiya Club🌠

Apr 5, 2024 5:01 PM

a0i-kun

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Feb 2017

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agreed, he’s very annoying LOL

Apr 5, 2024 5:33 PM

amoneywilson

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Aug 2021

Raki does get annoying. However the amazing fight scenes and world building makes this show so great.

Apr 5, 2024 6:17 PM

Piromysl

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For a (supposed) protagonist standard he is completely irrelevant and does absolutely nothing. Apparently later on in the manga be is somewhat relevant, but in the anime he could be a mob character and you wouldn't even notice.

Apr 5, 2024 9:40 PM

Sekiro94

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this needs remaster. its bloody good for in every aspecy except raki, tho he had his moments

Apr 6, 2024 1:49 AM

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mykuza

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Dec 2023

Grubbs20000 said:
I just had this show recommended to me, got sick and watched over a weekend.
Overall it was good, even if I thought it was fairly generic monster hunting plot and similar to the Witcher.

Only beef I had with this show was RAKI!
Ok, I get you're a naive kid but you live in a world where there are human eating monsters that transform into people, but you constantly RUN OFF and trust ANYONE you come across. Any less plot convenience and the kid would be dead already.

And you are going to believe a monster that eats people and cry to Claire about "becoming just as bad as them" dude it's their JOB to kill them because they EAT PEOPLE! IMO they are ENTIRELY justified in killing the youma and there's no amount of crying they could do that would make me believe anyone killing them is as bad as them when they kill and eat innocent people.

raki sure is annoying

Apr 6, 2024 1:52 AM

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mykuza

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Dec 2023

RainyMaki said:
Ik it’s off topic but raki annoyed tf out of me

indeed that mf always get on Claire's way

Apr 6, 2024 1:54 AM

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mykuza

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Dec 2023

Sekiro94 said:
this needs remaster. its bloody good for in every aspecy except raki, tho he had his moments

indeed, have been saying this for a while

Apr 6, 2024 9:00 AM

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THiRDEYEKAii

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Read the manga it's way better, the anime had an original ending that only went a third of the way through the manga. Raki ends up not being as annoying later on.

Apr 6, 2024 9:41 AM

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afacann

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Jul 2021

You should read manga.

Apr 6, 2024 11:58 AM

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bustybeast

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Feb 2024

Raki is very annoying! and yes I read the manga. Stuff happens and he's still not fitting in imo

Dec 22, 2024 7:56 PM

#16

Touchme_Senpaii

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Jan 2020

raki annoying af, he makes this series bad

Jan 13, 4:31 PM

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KeepCalmAndMal

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Sep 2022

When Clare and Raki parted ways half way through the season, the following episodes has the best stories.
- No more crybabies!
- No more it's morally right 'cause I told you so!
- No more you have to protect me, but I gonna always say I have to protect you!

Also hooray for 12 years - 20 years old relationship. If you're in 20s-30s that might not seem the case anymore, but Raki is still a kid! Whoooh! Hooray! In the most sarcastic laugh possible!

Should have been the best story - 10 Masterpiece, rivaling D.Gray-man, if Raki isn't in the story. Allen > Raki any day of the week.

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