Norihiro Yagi, the creator of Claymore, is back with a new series. BARTLET FAIRY BASSLET launched on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ service on Monday, Nov. 2, and the second chapter is due on Nov. 9, Anime News Network reports.
English readers do not have to wait. MANGA Plus started publishing the manga in English the same day, and Viz Media’s Shonen Jump service is also running it. MANGA Plus describes it simply: “After defeating her nemesis, Knight-Captain and Princess Brunhilde sees a mysterious shining fish fall from the sky… From the creator of Claymore comes a new hack and slash fantasy epic!”
That pitch, a warrior princess, a battlefield and something very strange falling out of the sky, is a fitting return for Yagi, who built his reputation on sword-swinging dark fantasy with powerful women at the center.
Claymore ran in Shueisha’s magazines from 2001 to 2014 and followed Clare, one of a group of half-human, half-demon warriors hired to hunt monsters called Yoma. It was known for its brutal fights, slow-burn mythology and some of the most memorable monster designs in shonen manga. Viz Media released all 27 volumes in North America, and a 2007 TV anime adaptation was later released on home video by Funimation.
Before Claymore, Yagi drew Angel Densetsu, a comedy about a kind-hearted high school student whose terrifying face makes everyone think he is a delinquent. It ran from 1993 to 2000, filled 15 volumes and got an original video anime in 1996. After Claymore he moved to Shogakukan for Ariadne in the Blue Sky, a sky-island fantasy adventure that ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday from December 2017 to February 2023 and reached 22 volumes.
Bartlet Fairy Basslet brings him back to Shueisha, and the digital-first Shonen Jump+ has become one of the publisher’s main launchpads for new series by established artists as well as newcomers.
Jump history has been in the news in other ways this season, including the fate of the late Akira Toriyama’s Bird Studio. For Claymore fans, though, the news is simpler: a new Yagi fantasy is out now, free to start, with chapter 2 arriving next Monday.
