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Live-Action Adaptation of Claymore Manga in Development by CBS Studios

Heroes star Masi Oka is producing the adaptation, which aims to stay true to the original manga's action and moral complexity.

  • The live-action TV series is based on Norihiro Yagi's dark fantasy manga Claymore, originally published in 2001.
  • Masi Oka, known for his role in Heroes, is developing and executive producing the project in collaboration with CBS Studios and Propagate Content.
  • The adaptation seeks to preserve the action and complex moral dilemmas of the original manga and its 2007 anime adaptation.
  • Claymore's story is set in a medieval world where female human-Yoma hybrids, called Claymores, battle shape-shifting predators known as Yoma.
  • The project is still in early development, with CBS Studios currently searching for a writer.
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