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Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova

Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova

20137.51 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

By 2039, global warming had caused sea levels to rise and large amount of territory to be lost. As though in response, a mysterious group of warships clad in mist, “the Fleet of Mist,” appeared in every corner of the ocean, and began attacking human ships. In spite of humanity mustering all their strength, they were utterly defeated by the Mist's overwhelming force. All of humanity's trade routes were blockaded by the Fleet of Mist, their political economy was destroyed, and the human race was steadily beaten down. Seven years later, the Fleet of Mist's submarine I-401 appears before cadet Gunzo Chihaya. The humanoid life form that pilots the sub, who should be their enemy, is instead offering her services to mankind.

Created by Yuyoyuppe
Written by Yuyoyuppe, Fumou, Y0c1e
Produced by Fuminori Yamazaki, Yoshitaka Nonoguchi, Ken Kawakita
NetworksMBS

Top Cast

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Gunzou Chihaya (voice)

Mai Fuchigami

Mai Fuchigami

Iona (voice)

Minami Tsuda

Minami Tsuda

Iori Watanuki (voice)

Shinobu Matsumoto

Shinobu Matsumoto

Sou Oribe (voice)

Eiji Miyashita

Eiji Miyashita

Kyohei Kashihara (voice)

Nao Toyama

Nao Toyama

Shizuka Hazumi (voice)

Saki Fujita

Saki Fujita

Hyouga (voice)

Manami Numakura

Manami Numakura

Takao (voice)

Atsushi Ono

Atsushi Ono

Ryokan Kita (voice)

Hibiku Yamamura

Hibiku Yamamura

Haruna (voice)

Themes & Keywords

submarinebased on mangatrade embargonaval warfareblockadeanimewar

About Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova

Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova is a animation, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of submarine, based on manga, trade embargo, naval warfare, blockade, anime. Created by Yuyoyuppe, it stars Kazuyuki Okitsu, Mai Fuchigami, Minami Tsuda. By 2039, global warming had caused sea levels to rise and large amount of territory to be lost. As though in response, a mysterious group of warships clad in mist, “the Fleet of Mist,” appeared in every corner of the ocean, and began attacking human ships. In spite of humanity mustering all their strength, they were utterly defeated by the Mist's overwhelming force. All of humanity's trade routes were blockaded by the Fleet of Mist, their political economy was destroyed, and the human race was steadily beaten down. Seven years later, the Fleet of Mist's submarine I-401 appears before cadet Gunzo Chihaya. The humanoid life form that pilots the sub, who should be their enemy, is instead offering her services to mankind.

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