The new anime project for Yunosuke Yoshinaga's fantasy robot manga Broken Blade (Break Blade) will be a recompiled version of all six earlier films with additional new scenes — plus a spinoff original video anime project that is in the works. The updated 12-episode television version of the 2010-2011 films will add previously unanimated scenes, such as the battle to the death between the gifted warrior Girge and the specially selected Spartan robot unit. The spinoff original video anime project will be a brand-new work that will follow the mystery of Delphine's creation, based on an original concept by Yoshinaga.

The 12-episode television version will also add a new opening theme song by Sayaka Sasaki, and a new ending theme song by Aira Yuki. It will premiere on Tokyo MX TV, Sun TV, and BS11 in April.

Sentai Filmworks released the original six films in North America, and Sentai Filmworks describes the film series:

In Cruzon, children are born with the ability to control quartz. This power allows them to levitate simple objects—or control enormous and complex mobile battle suits called Golems. But when an ancient Golem is discovered during the height of a brutal war, a young king and his beautiful queen turn to Rygart Arrow. Though an “un-sorcerer”, Rygart can miraculously pilot this ancient and powerful weapon. But in war, school friends can turn into bitter enemies and allies have suspicious motives.

The staff includes:

Original creator: Yunosuke Yoshinaga

Chief Director: Tetsuro Amino

Director: Nobuyoshi Habara

Screenplay: Masashi Sogo, Taishirou Tanimura

Character Design: Takushige Norita

Mechanical design: Takayuki Yanase

Prop Design: Takahiro Yamada, Kiyoshi Edamatsu

Art Director: Toshihiro Kohama (BIHO)

Color design: Mitsuko Sekimoto

Director of Photography: Kazuaki Funakura

Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka

Music: Yoshihisa Hirano

Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi (Sound Box)

Editing: Junichi Itou (Jay Film)

Animation Production: Production I.G, Xebec

The returning cast includes:

Souichiro Hoshi as Rygart Arrow

Chiwa Saito as Sigyn Erster

Yūichi Nakamura as Hodr(Crishuna the 9th)

Hiroshi Kamiya as Zess

Kana Hanazawa as Cleo Saburafu

Yuko Kaida as Lee

Hideyuki Umezu as Elekt

Kenji Takahashi as Argass

Marina Inoue as Narvi Stryze

Kousuke Toriumi as Girge

Minoru Shiraishi as Nair Stryze

Tomoya Kawai as Logen G. Garf Ensance

Masashi Sugawara as General Bard

Kenichi Ogata as General Tool

Nanaho Katsuragi as Sakura

Mayumi Yanagisawa as Elza

Masumi Asano as Legatz

Kazuya Nakai as Borcuse

Takuma Terashima as Io

Ryoko Shiraishi as Nike

Takaya Hashi as Loquis

Eri Kitamura as Leto

Kazuyoshi Hayashi as Bades

Katsuhisa Houki as Ailes

Nozomi Sasaki as Leda

Kikuko Inoue as Greta

Flex Comix published the manga in Japan originally, and G-Mode's Comic Meteor website has since continued the series. The manga's 12 volumes have at least 2.5 million copies in print, after a new edition last year. CMX Manga published three manga volumes in North America before DC Comics shut down the imprint in 2010.

Thanks to Maxim Firsov for the embedded video

Source: MoCA News

Image © Yunosuke Yoshinaga, Flex Comix/Broken Blade Production Committee