Broken Blade | |
![]() First English edition of Broken Blade as published by CMX | |
ブレイク ブレイド (Bureiku Bureido) | |
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Genre | Action, Mecha |
Manga | |
Written by | Yunosuke Yoshinaga |
Published by | Flex Comix |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Shōnen Blood (2006) FlexComix Blood (2007–2012) Comic Meteor (2012–2022) |
Demographic | Shōnen, seinen |
Original run | September 12, 2006 – October 12, 2022 |
Volumes | 20 |
Anime film series | |
Directed by | Tetsurō Amino (chief) Nobuyoshi Habara (director) |
Produced by | Ken Ookawara Nao Hirasawa |
Written by | Masashi Sogo |
Music by | Yoshihisa Hirano |
Studio | Production I.G & Xebec |
Licensed by | |
Released | May 29, 2010 – March 26, 2011 |
Runtime | 50 minutes (each) |
Films | 6 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Nobuyoshi Habara |
Music by | Yoshihisa Hirano |
Studio | Production I.G & Xebec |
Original network | Tokyo MX Sun Television BS11 |
Original run | April 6, 2014 – June 22, 2014 |
Episodes | 12 |
Broken Blade (ブレイク ブレイド, Bureiku Bureido, a.k.a. "Break Blade") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yunosuke Yoshinaga since September 12, 2006. Flex Comix published the first tankōbon volume of the manga on April 10, 2007.[1] The manga was previously licensed in North America by CMX,[2] which released three volumes before shutting down.[3] The manga is licensed in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.[4] The manga was adapted into six 50 minute animated films.[5] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the movie series and released them on DVD and Blu-ray in 2012.[6] The anime movies are also available online on Crunchyroll.[7]