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“In Cruzon, un-sorcerer Rygart pilots an ancient Golem to defend Krisna against Athens' invasion.”
Broken Blade
ブレイク ブレイド
7.24
3,383 rank · 101,836 viewers · 232 favorites
Adult Cast
Mecha
Military
Shounen
Fantasy
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Synopsis
In Cruzon, un-sorcerer Rygart pilots an ancient Golem to defend Krisna against Athens' invasion.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 14 viewers settled on.
77%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 2.12
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.12 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.64
Running avg · Jun 2014 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Break Blade (TV) was a rushed anime, I believe it would of been better to not rush it and aim for a second season. But overall it was a good anime rushed but it was entertaining, the graphics were...”
- 10 “The animation quality and detailing this anime got is a very rare gem, and its from 2014. The effort the animation team put on this is incredible for that time. Its been 7 years and the quality is...”
- 10 “"This is what we call beyond peak " I am a big sucker of meccha , war , political drama shows and it's fucking hilarious like how this masterpiece went under my radar for ages . It's sad that a...”
Verbosity
Short · 29%
Medium · 50%
Long · 21%
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2014 – Jun 2014 Spring 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-8635 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Showgate Producer