Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the year 2039, global warming has caused a sudden rise in sea level, leading mankind to lose a great deal of land territory. At the same time, a fleet of mysterious warships clad in mist, known as the "Fleet of Fog," begin to appear throughout the world's seas, attacking humanity's warships with their powerful superweapons. Humanity threw all the military strength it possessed at the Fleet of Fog in a decisive battle, but was crushed by the fleet's overwhelming might...

Series details

• Title: Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction, War
• Premiere date: 2013-10-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-12-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: AT-X
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 1976

Cast and credited roles

• Kazuyuki Okitsu — Gunzou Chihaya
• Mai Fuchigami — Iona
• Manami Numakura — Takao
• Eiji Miyashita — Kyouhei Kashihara
• Nao Tōyama — Shizuka Hozumi
• Minami Tsuda — Iori Watanuki
• Shinobu Matsumoto — Sou Oribe
• Mako — Maya
• Yukana — Kongou
• Yumi Uchiyama — Kirishima
• Nozomi Yamamoto — I-402
• Rina Hidaka — I-400

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-10-08; final listed air date 2013-12-24; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.