couple things:

-About clare’s relation vs Raki being too shallow. ->

Claymore is one of, if not the only anime i know that actually cuts from the manga rather then stretch it. if you notice ep 15 is near chap 45-50 in mange (been a while since i read, was when ep 11 came out, did it marathon till 5 am lol, coudnt stop). In this case, they cut an entire scene were clare explains in details why Rakki is so important for her. The same way Irene wants her to live as the proof of Theresa’s existence (another half-cut scene), Clare sees Raki as the only proof of her’s.

-About Raki becoming claymore ->

Its very hard to get into this without spoiling, but i shall do my best. First ill say it straight out, i do not believe he will ever become a claymore. That being said, he WILL become powerfull. That is not something i read, its just a personal theory. Like i said, its hard to touch this without spoilers, but things are going to get REAL complicated. I used to hate raki, now i love him, because of the twist(s) he is more then likely to bring. Raki is in verge of becoming a central pillar to Claymore’s storyline.

-About your theory on the Organization ->

You are right, and then you are wrong. You are wrong in that they are not creating awakened being on purpose. You are right because… well… “a war between the betrayed claymore and the organization’s awakened beings”… hold on to that thought.
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Just know this. From were the anime is (ep 15) to were the manga is (ep 73) is going to be totally insane compared to what you have seen so far, as in not even in the same ballpark. Also know this. Things are most likely to leave THAT ballpark after ep 74 and escalade even crazyer.

P.S. Dont read the manga. Then you wanna die. O they are AWSOME. It also is the first time I can say mangas dont spoil the anime AT ALL, if anything it makes you wanna watch em even more. But when you hit ep 73, google 74, and learn its not till novemberish…. lets just say i shed a tear. That being said i highly recommend reading the mangas corresponding to the episodes after watching each one if you wanna understand the sentimental parts which seems to be cut a lot from the anime (i.e. the Clare/Raki relationship). Just be sure to have a will of iron… cause stopping there is another story.

@Shirukii: “sometimes life isn’t fair.” there is no “sometime” in that line , it is only “life is unfair.”

>> if u notice it a little bit u will see that Clare already switch her normal eyes to silver eyes before she left the town.

I know o.o that’s what I meant when I said the medicine wore off.

@ Alias: I have a hard time imagining Raki as anything but a weakling. He’s the sort of character that reminds us of the harsh realities of the world, that even though he wants desperately to become stronger and protect those he loves, sometimes life isn’t fair. But meh, who knows.

@ Mentar: I’ve managed to stay away so far! =D

@ hoho: It’s probably not fair to compare the two production companies, Gainax has an everlasting cash cow (NGE).

It’s much more enjoyable if the surprises whack you in the face unexpected. And there WILL be enough of them.

One big wildcard about this series is Raki. During the first few episodes, Raki main serves the role of morale booster and make sure that we don’t spend episodes watching Clare in slience, but as the series progresses, Raki started to “want to help” Clare in her battles, especially after the Male awakened arc, and was forced to leave when opphelia came after them. After this episode, it really makes me wonder if Raki doesn’t eventually develop some sort of skill that puts him on par with a few low level Youma.

From the first 2 Eps i also have the idea that Raki would become a Claymore somehow but after one Ep to the other it seem like he wont become a claymore so easily, So at this point for Raki to became a Claymore is something seem to be impossible. But for me to guess it, i would say before this guy become a Claymore he maybe even able to beat some lower rank Claymore. (remember what i said, so u will understand it later or maybe i want this path for him)

“But with the effects of the medicine gone, Clare sees the group of men for the yoma they really are and doesn’t hesitate to cut through them.” You r wrong here, if u notice it a little bit u will see that Clare already switch her normal eyes to silver eyes before she left the town.

the most impression of this ep is not about her emotion about Raki or her fighting skill has improved but there is something that makes me feel so tough when i heard it from the girl who is able to run away from the batlle and said “someone, help my comrade..” instead of “someone, help me..” Im sorry i dont know how to explain it in word but if u think about it carefully u may got what i mean.

Right now we know our Clare has 2 skills are reading-yoki and flash blade one defend and one offense and we r looking forward to see what Galatea has, i would recommend u, Shirukii, to take a bit focus on Galatea on the next ep when u watch it.