Arpeggio of Blue Steel

Arpeggio of Blue Steel 	Arpeggio of Blue Steel
Genre 	Military science fiction
Manga 	Manga
Written by 	Ark Performance
Published by 	Shōnen Gahōsha
Demographic 	Seinen
Original run 	September 30, 2009 – Present
Volumes 	8
Anime television series	Anime television series
Original run 	October 7, 2013 - December 23, 2013
Episodes 	12
Arpeggio of Blue Steel is a Japanese manga series produced by Ark Performance and serialized in Shōnen Gahosha's Young King Ours. Eight manga volumes have been released and an anime series by Studio Sanzigen aired from October 7, 2013 to December 23, 2013.
Due to global warming and rising sea levels in the early 21st century, much of Earth's landmass has been lost. In 2039, fleets of powerful sentient warships, armed with advanced technology and weaponry, mysteriously appear and decimate the world's naval forces. These ships, collectively called 'The Fleet of Fog', impose a worldwide naval and aerial blockade, preventing humanity from both traveling the oceans and to other nations.
In 2056, 17 years after the blockade began, Gunzō Chihaya, a former student of the Japanese National Marine Academy, is the captain of small group of privateers called 'Blue Steel'. The Blue Steel are infamous for possessing a Fog submarine that defected to the human side, the I-401, along its humanoid avatar known as Mental Models, Iona. Due to I-401's technology and Gunzō's tactical skills, the Blue Steel have not only survived several encounters with the Fleet of Fog but managed to sink one of their powerful warships.
Gunzō and his crew are hired by a faction of the Japanese government to travel to the United States, to deliver the blueprints for a powerful weapon, a weapon that may finally allow mankind to fight back against the Fog. The United States, the only country that did not suffer from the blockade, is the only country with the resources and capability to mass-produce the weapon system. However, the Blue Steel will face obstacles on their journey not only from the Fleet of Fog and their human allies, but from other governments and factions with their own agendas. Along the way they will also gain allies of their own from both sides, increasing their chances against seemingly overwhelming odds.
==Anime==
# 	Title 	Original air date
01	"Those with Shipping Routes" 	October 7, 2013
02	"Into the Storm" 	October 14, 2013
03	"The Fortress Port of Yokosuka"	October 21, 2013
04	"Assault on Yokosuka" 	October 28, 2013
05	"Not Human" 	November 4, 2013
06	"Friends" 	November 11, 2013
07	"Iwo Jima" 	November 18, 2013
08	"House of Dolls" 	November 25, 2013
09	"Desperate Escape" 	December 2, 2013
10	"Devotion of Self" 	December 9, 2013
11	"Sisters" 	December 16, 2013
12	"The Power to Open a Path" 	December 23, 2013
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