Back Broken Blade German Break Blade Spanish Broken Blade French Break Blade Italian ブレイク ブレイド Japanese 브레이크 블레이드 Korean Break Blade Russian Break Blade Ukrainian 破刃之劍 Chinese
| Broken Blade | |
 First English edition of Broken Blade as published by CMX | |
| ブレイク ブレイド (Bureiku Bureido) | |
|---|---|
| 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]
- ^ ブレイク ブレイド 1巻 Flex Comix (in Japanese). ASIN 4797341424.
- ^ "CMX Confirms King of Debris, Lapis Lazuli Crown, Broken Blade (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "DC Comics to Shut Down CMX Manga Imprint in July)". Anime News Network. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "BREAK BLADE破刃之劍 1" (in Chinese). Tong Li Publishing. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "Broken Blade Fantasy Robot Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Broken Blade". Anime News Network. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Adds "Broken Blade" Anime to Catalog". Crunchyroll. 2012-10-19.