Broken Blade
| Broken Blade | |
|---|---|
| Original title | ブ レ イ ク ブ レ イ ド |
| transcription | Bureiku Bureido |
| genre | Mecha |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Yunosuke Yoshinaga |
| publishing company | Flex Comix, Softbank Creative → Holp Shuppan |
| magazine | Shōnen Blood → FlexComix Blood → Comic Meteor |
| First publication | September 2006 - ... |
| expenditure | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| title | Break blade |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2014 |
| Studio | Production IG , Xebec |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Director | Tetsurō Amino , Nobuyoshi Habara |
| music | Yoshihisa Hirano |
| First broadcast | April 6 - June 22, 2014 on Tokyo MX |
Broken Blade ( Japanese ブ レ イ ク ブ レ イ ド , Bureiku Bureido for English Break Blade ) is a manga series written and drawn by Yunosuke Yoshinaga . The manga was originally published in 2006 by FlexComix in Shōnen Blood magazine . After its discontinuation, the manga was continued online in 2007 within the webcomic magazine FlexComix Blood and since 2012 in Comic Meteor . Break Blade was adapted in 2010 by GA Graphic as a light novel series and as a six-part anime film series produced by Production IG in collaboration with Xebec . The latter was also broadcast as an anime television series in 2014.
action
In the distant future, almost all resources on the planet will be exhausted and humanity will be around the level at the beginning of industrialization. However, they have evolved over the millennia and have the ability to manipulate quartz crystals. This ability, which they call magic, allows them to use vehicles despite the lack of raw materials, which they can move by touching the crystals and changing them. Man-controlled mechas have proven themselves as the main weapon in armed conflicts, which with the help of their pilot can also use crystals as ammunition. However, the power of the shot depends primarily on the skills of your pilot. The world itself, a now coherent continent consisting mainly of deserts and canyons , is divided into two kingdoms, which are referred to as Orlandos and Athens . Both factions are in a protracted conflict for supremacy.
At the beginning of this conflict, Rygart Arrow ( ラ イ ガ ッ ト ・ ア ロ ー , Raigatto Arō ) is born, who differs from other people in one essential characteristic. He is unable to use magic and is therefore also known as an un-sorcerer . Nevertheless, he has an unusual gift for settling disputes and becomes a close friend of Hodr's childhood ( ホ ズ ル ・ ベ ク ト ・ ギ ロ ・ メ ゴ ・ キ ・ テ イ ラ ・ ・ ペ タ ー ル ・ ・ エ グ ・ ・ ルGiro , 9 Bek Giro , Ho Teira Petāru Eguza Zēyoda (Kurishuna 9-sei) ), the later king of Krisna, and of Zess ( ゼ ス , Zesu ), his worst adversary and leader of the Athens. When Krisna is on the defensive and knows no way out, Hodr sends his general Baldr ( バ ル ド , Barudo ) to find Rygart, who is traveling aimlessly through the country. Found and brought to Hodr, he must recognize the gravity of the situation, that a surrender of Krisna would not be a solution to the conflict. After all, all members of the royal family are to be executed despite giving up. So he places his hopes on Rygart and the discovery of an ancient golem (as the Mech combat units are called) whose technology seems alien to them.
In an advance by the Athens under the leadership of Zess, Rygart succeeds in moving the golem, which no one was able to operate before, rather by chance. Although he is not familiar with its controls, he manages to save Hodr from his execution, or to work out the necessary time first, which causes Zess to withdraw temporarily. The wife of King Sigyn First ( シ ギ ュ ン ・ エ ル ス テ ル , Shigyun Erusuteru ), who was also a childhood friend of Rygart, has a special interest in this development . More as a matter of course than out of love, she consented to the marriage and, despite her standing, still keeps an eye on Rygart. In the course of research it finally turns out that the golem can only be operated by a person, but by a person who has not developed further like the others, who are no longer recognized as human by the old war machine.
Origin and publications
The Break Blade manga series is written and drawn by Yunosuke Yoshinaga . The first chapters were published from September to October 2006 (issues 10/2006 and 11/2006) in the now discontinued Shōnen Blood magazine. Then the manga appeared from January 17, 2007 to February 8, 2008 within the webcomic magazine FlexComix Blood , which is published by FlexComix like Shōnen Blood . Since July 25, 2012, the still ongoing manga has been running in the webcomic magazine Comic Meteor .
Combined chapters have been published in 12 tankōbon issues so far (as of February 2014) , each of which appeared before the announced publication date.
The first 10 volumes were published by Softbank Creative and with Volume 11 by Holp Shuppan:
- Vol. 1: April 25, 2007 (April 12, 2007 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-4142-3
- Vol. 2: September 25, 2007 (September 12, 2007 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-4433-2
- Vol. 3: March 25, 2008 (March 12, 2008 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-4704-3
- Vol. 4: September 20, 2008 (September 12, 2008 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-5015-9
- Vol. 5: February 20, 2009 (February 12, 2009 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-5290-0
- Vol. 6: July 20, 2009 (July 12, 2009 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-5543-7
- Vol. 7: December 20, 2009 (December 12, 2009 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-5754-7 or ISBN 978-4-7973-5809-4 (b)
- Vol. 8: June 1, 2010 (May 25, 2010 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-5967-1
- Vol. 9: December 20, 2010 (December 11, 2010 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-6295-4 or ISBN 978-4-7973-6299-2 (b)
- Vol. 10: August 20, 2011 (August 12, 2010 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-7973-6628-0 or ISBN 978-4-7973-6629-7 (b)
- Vol. 11: November 20, 2012 (November 12, 2012 (a) ), ISBN 978-4-593-85710-4 or ISBN 978-4-593-85711-1 (b)
- Vol. 12: June 20, 2013 (June 12, 2013 (a) )), ISBN 978-4-593-85733-3
On February 1, 2012, Holp Shuppan reissued the first ten volumes. From July to November 2013, the publisher also brought out a revised new edition of the first 10 volumes.
Outside of Japan, the manga was licensed by CMX for the English-speaking world; From June 23, 2009 until the closure of CMX in July 2010, the first three volumes of the manga appeared under the title Broken Blade . Doki Doki licensed the series in France , where eight volumes were published by April 2011, and Tong Li Comics in Taiwan . Tokyopop has been publishing the manga in German since May 2012 in four volumes.
Anime
Film series
Based on the manga, a six-part anime film series, Gekijōban Break Blade ( 劇場版 ブ レ イ ク ブ レ イ ド ), was created in cooperation between the two Japanese animation studios Production IG and Xebec , which was released in Japanese cinemas between May 29, 2010 and March 26, 2011. Directed by Tetsurō Amino and Nobuyoshi Habara as co-directors. The films were released on DVD and BluRay a few months apart.
| title | Theatrical release | Publication on DVD and BluRay |
|---|---|---|
| Daiisshō: Kakusei no Koku ( 第一 章 「覚 醒 ノ 刻」 ) | May 29, 2010 | July 23, 2010 |
| Dainishō: Ketsubetsu no Michi ( 第二 章 「訣別 ノ 路」 ) | June 26, 2010 | August 27, 2010 |
| Daisanshō: Kyōjin no Kizu ( 第三 章 「凶 刃 ノ 痕」 ) | September 25, 2010 | January 28, 2011 |
| Daiyonshō: Sanka no Chi ( 第四 章 「惨禍 ノ 地」 ) | October 30, 2010 | February 25, 2011 |
| Daigoshō: Shisen no Hate ( 第五 章 「死 線 ノ 涯」 ) | January 22, 2011 | May 27, 2011 |
| Dairokushō: Dōkoku no Toride ( 第六 章 「慟 哭 ノ 砦」 ) | March 26, 2011 | July 22, 2011 |
Television series
An adaptation of the film series as a 12-part anime television series was broadcast on Tokyo MX from April 6 to June 22, 2014 , and streamed simultaneously on the PlayStation Store . With a few days' delay, broadcasts on Sun TV , AT-X and BS11 also follow .
A simulcast was streamed by Crunchyroll in Europe, Canada and the Arab world with German, French and Spanish subtitles, which streamed the film series from October 20, 2012.
A new OVA for the series was announced in February 2014, but production was officially canceled in December 2016.
music
In the opening credits of the first film, the title Fate was used from Kokia 's single of the same name . In the credits the title SERIOUS-AGE by Faylan could be heard, which also comes from the single of the same name. Both singles were released on May 26, 2010.
For the series, the song Junction heart by Sayaka Sasaki was used in the opening credits, the song Itoshiki Aragaiyo, Michibike Hikari e by Aira Yūki in the credits .
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Rygart Arrow | Sōichirō Hoshi |
| Sigyn first | Khiva Saitō |
| Hodr | Yūichi Nakamura |
| Narvi Sutoraizu | Marina Inoue |
| Nile Sutoraizu | Minoru Shiraishi |
| General Valer | Masashi Sugawara |
| General True | Ken'ichi Ogata |
| Zess | Hiroshi Kamiya |
| Cleo Sāburafu | Kana Hanazawa |
Web links
- Manga website at Comic Meteor (Japanese)
- Manga website at FlexComix (Japanese)
- Website of the German manga
- Movie Series Website (Japanese)
- Website of the adaptation as a light novel by GA Graphic (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the manga and the film series (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Crunchyroll Adds "Brynhildr in the Darkness" and "Broken Blade TV EDITION" Anime. In: Crunchyroll. April 5, 2014, accessed July 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Crunchyroll Adds "Broken Blade" Anime to Catalog. In: Crunchyroll. October 19, 2012, accessed July 13, 2014 .
- ^ Broken Blade Films Updated for TV With Spinoff OVA in the Works. Anime News Networks, February 2, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Broken Blade Robot Original Video Anime Canceled. Anime News Networks, December 28, 2016 (English).