Series synopsis
Broken Blade, also known as ブレイク ブレイド is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 6, 2014. It ended on June 22, 2014. It stars Soichiro Hoshi, Chiwa Saito, Marina Inoue and Minoru Shiraishi.
In the continent of Cruzon, an impending war between the Kingdom of Krisna and the nation of Athens is brimming. The people of this land are able to use quartz for whatever purpose they desire. Yet one person, Rygart Arrow, is not. He is an "un-sorcerer," a person unable to use quartz. But this characteristic will enable him to pilot an ancient Golem, one strong enough to put up a fight against the invading army of Athens.
Premise
In the continent of Cruzon, an impending war between the Kingdom of Krisna and the nation of Athens is brimming. The people of this land are able to use quartz for whatever purpose they desire. Yet one person, Rygart Arrow, is not. He is an "un-sorcerer," a person unable to use quartz. But this characteristic will enable him to pilot an ancient Golem, one strong enough to put up a fight against the invading army of Athens.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Soichiro Hoshi as Rygart Arrow
- Chiwa Saito as Sigyn Erster
- Marina Inoue as Narvi
- Minoru Shiraishi as Nile
- Tomoya Kawai as Loggin
- Yuichi Nakamura as Hodr
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 10 | May 29, 2010 | September 13, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 6, 2014 | June 22, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Picture Drama 1 Characters from the series at school, spying on the girls swimming. |
May 29, 2010 |
| 2 | Picture Drama 2 | June 28, 2010 |
| 3 | Picture Drama 3 | September 25, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Un-Sorceror: One without Power "Deadhead" Rye who does not have magical power is summoned to Krishna King Hozuru and Queen Sigyn who are friend of the military academy era and is informed of fact of within the territory invasion by neighboring country Athens federation. As for the front commander being close friend, Zesu of three people. When we marched into Kodaiohei [under Gouremu] 1,000 years before estimate excavated in castle town accidentally, fate of Rye begins to greatly move… |
April 6, 2014 |
| 2 |
Under Golem: The Ancient Giant Soldier Kodaiohei [under Gouremu] awakened to from sleep of 1,000 years by boarding of Rye gut crushes Quartz by overwhelming power; at last; appear. Fierce attack corps of Zesu standing in the way before confused Rye. Ex-close friends who assume fate of the mother country in the middle of intense battle, and meet again. Rye which had huge power that only he can change in its hand is swallowed without mercy to whirlpool of war. |
April 13, 2014 |
| 3 |
Not Bad: Ceasefire Negotiation Zesu Warukiuresu corps to lead approached to castle town binon ten steadily. Rye gut believing that surprise attack is not the real intention of zesu makes a sortie for negotiations alone in derufingu. Two who met as deadhead confront younger brother of the chief secretary in battlefield in military academy after time of four years. Negotiations not to hand over when partner should retire from soldier arrive at unexpected fate before long… |
April 20, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2014 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 23:00:00 |