Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova

Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova, Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova, 蒼き鋼のアルペジオ ‐アルス・ノヴァ‐, Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-, Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova

Episodes: 12 / 12

Type: TV

Plot Summary: In the year 2039, the drastic effects of global warming have caused sea levels to rise, resulting in major loss of land. To ensure humanity learns its lesson, a fleet of powerful warships equipped with advanced weaponry emerges, causing overwhelming defeat for naval forces throughout the world. Calling themselves the Fleet of Fog, each ship has a 'Mental Model,' a humanoid avatar which represents the ship's heart, its 'Union Core.' Each model has a different personality but all follow an unknown authority known as the Admiralty Code, who have implemented a blockade to prevent humans from traveling across the sea. Seventeen years after the blockade, Gunzou Chihaya, a National Marine Academy alumnus, stumbles upon I-401 and its Mental Model, Iona, who sides with mankind for unknown reasons. Utilizing this newfound hope of achieving peace for humanity, Gunzou and his friends form a group of privateers, known as the Blue Steel, as they set out on a dangerous journey.

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Seinen

Studios: SANZIGEN

Producers: Sotsu, KlockWorx, flying DOG, Ultra Super Pictures, Showgate, Shounen Gahousha

Licensors: Discotek Media, Crunchyroll

Type: TV

Released: Oct 8, 2013 to Dec 24, 2013

Country: Japan

Status: Finished

Tags: #Full CGI, #Ships, #Post-Apocalyptic, #Dystopian, #Artificial Intelligence, #Primarily Teen Cast, #War, #Travel, #Male Protagonist, #Military, #Fugitive, #Tsundere, #Seinen, #Kuudere