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Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova

Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-

TV Finished Airing PG-13 - Teens 13 or older Community Score: 7.35 Source: Manga

Episodes: 12

Aired: Oct 8, 2013 to Dec 24, 2013

Duration: 24 min per ep

Synopsis

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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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Rank

2980

Popularity

1712

Episodes

12

Aired

Oct 8, 2013 to Dec 24, 2013

Duration

24 min per ep

Members / Favorites

157315 / 1012

Studios

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SANZIGEN

Genres and Themes

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Genre: Action Genre: Sci-Fi Demographic: Seinen

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Characters

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Chihaya, Gunzou

Chihaya, Gunzou

Main

Voice actors: Okitsu, Kazuyuki, Stollberg, Dirk

Iona

Iona

Main

Voice actors: Fuchigami, Mai, Vogt, Céline

Haruna

Haruna

Supporting

Voice actors: Yamamura, Hibiku, Weiß, Jennifer, Higa, Andrea Verónica

Hozumi, Shizuka

Hozumi, Shizuka

Supporting

Voice actors: Touyama, Nao, Paul, Ela, Oddera, Micaela Carla

Hyuuga

Hyuuga

Supporting

Voice actors: Fujita, Saki, Dorenkamp, Corinna

I-400

I-400

Supporting

Voice actors: Hidaka, Rina, Brandes, Winnie, Oddera, Micaela Carla

I-402

I-402

Supporting

Voice actors: Yamamoto, Nozomi, Dogan, Meri

Kamikage, Ryuujirou

Kamikage, Ryuujirou

Supporting

Voice actors: Okiayu, Ryoutarou, Obermöller, Heiko, Naldjián, Javier

Kashihara, Kyouhei

Kashihara, Kyouhei

Supporting

Voice actors: Miyashita, Eiji, Reinbold, Marco, Bono, Alejandro

Kirishima

Kirishima

Supporting

Voice actors: Uchiyama, Yumi, Baumgardt, Birte, Faraggi, Constanza

Kita, Ryoukan

Kita, Ryoukan

Supporting

Voice actors: Ono, Atsushi, Harting, Peter

Kongou

Kongou

Supporting

Voice actors: Yukana, Fey, Demet

Maya

Maya

Supporting

Voice actors: MAKO, Uhlig, Charlotte, Lestani, Noelia

Narrator

Narrator

Supporting

Voice actors: Nakata, Jouji

Oribe, Sou

Oribe, Sou

Supporting

Voice actors: Matsumoto, Shinobu, Saemann, Dennis, López, Pablo

Osakabe, Makie

Osakabe, Makie

Supporting

Voice actors: Hara, Sayuri, Blank, Jodie

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