Norihiro Yagi (八木 教広, Yagi Norihiro, born 1968) is a Japanese manga artist and author born in Okinawa Prefecture. He is best known for his manga Claymore, later adapted into an anime for television.
The series follows the adventures of Clare, a Claymore, or half-human, half-Yoma hybrid, and her comrades as they fight for survival in a world filled with Yoma, or shapeshifting demons.