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Arpeggio of Blue Steel (manga)

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Alternative title:
Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio (Japanese) 
蒼き鋼のアルペジオ (Japanese) 
蒼藍鋼鐵戰艦 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Genres: adventure , drama , romance , science fiction 
Themes: battleships , conspiracy , military , navy , tsundere , war 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: One day, a fleet of ships with mysterious superweapons called the “Fleet of Fog” appeared all around the world. Humanity did not have the technology to fight such a fleet, so they were driven out of the sea. Seventeen years after the battle, for some reason, Gunzou Chihaya and his crewmates aboard the I-401 and the personification (Mental Model) of the I-401, Iona, started fighting the Fleet of Fog. 
User Ratings: 9 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Excellent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Very good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Good: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Decent: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 37 users, rank: #1843 (of 7011)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.000 (Good), std. dev.: 1.6997, rank: #3026 (of 7884)
Weighted mean: 7.410 (Good+), rank: #2742 (of 7884) (seen all: 8.63 / seen some: 8.05 / won't finish: 6.48)
Bayesian estimate: 7.495 (Good+), rank: #1536 (of 3550)
Vintage: 2009-09-30 (serialized in Young King Ours) 
Release dates: We have 41
Review:
Arpeggio of Blue Steel GN 1 (Aug 24, 2014)
News: Show:
Arpeggio of Blue Steel Manga, Takao-bu Spinoff Go on Hiatus Due to Artist's Broken Leg (Nov 17, 2024)
Ark Performance's Kaiyō Gijutsu Sōgō Gakuin Takao-bu Column Gets Manga (Jun 6, 2024)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 28-December 4 (Dec 1, 2021)
Yōkoso Aoki Hagane e! Tribute Manga Ends (Jun 21, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 6-12 (Jun 8, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 7-13 (Mar 9, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 8-14 (Nov 10, 2020)
Arpeggio of Blue Steel Gets Another Tribute Manga in February (Jan 16, 2020)
Arpeggio of Blue Steel's Tribute Manga Mental Model Research Ends in January (Dec 16, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 10-16 (Nov 12, 2019)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 24-30 (Mar 27, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 4-10 (Mar 21, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 25-March 3 (Mar 10, 2019)
Arpeggio of Blue Steel Gets New Tribute Manga in January (Dec 17, 2018)
Arpeggio of Blue Steel's Sea Glass 'Tribute Manga' Ends in November (Oct 17, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 19-25 (Aug 21, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 30-August 5 (Aug 8, 2018)
22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (Feb 25, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 17-23 (Dec 19, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 4-10 (Dec 13, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 27-December 3 (Dec 6, 2017)
Arpeggio of Blue Steel Manga Gets 2 Spinoff Manga in November (Sep 25, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 3-9 (Sep 5, 2017)
Elex Media Licenses Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Sarishinohara Manga (Jul 24, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 3-9 (Jul 12, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 26-July 2 (Jul 6, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 30-May 6 (May 2, 2017)
Arpeggio of Blue Steel Manga Gets Serialized Novel in April (Apr 1, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 8-14 (Jan 10, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 5-11 (Dec 14, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 28-December 4 (Dec 7, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 18-24 (Sep 20, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9-15 (May 18, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2-8 (May 11, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 25-May 1 (May 6, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 1-7 (May 3, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 10-16 (Jan 12, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 3-9 (Aug 12, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 27-August 2 (Aug 5, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 19-25 (Jul 21, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 5-11 (Apr 7, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 18-24 (Jan 20, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 29-January 4 (Jan 7, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 22-28 (Jan 5, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 19-25 (Oct 21, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 30-July 6 (Jul 9, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 29-July 5 (Jul 1, 2014)
Crunchyroll Adds Arpeggio of Blue Steel, And Yet the Town Moves, Spirit Circle Manga (Jan 29, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 28-November 3 (Nov 6, 2013)
Sci-Fi Naval Anime Arpeggio of Blue Steel's 6th Promo Streamed (Sep 12, 2013)
Seven Seas Licenses Girls und Panzer, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Strike Witches Manga (Jul 15, 2013)
Nisekoi, Aokihagane Domain Names Registered (May 22, 2013)
Other article:
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - True Blue (Nov 4, 2014)
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Graphic novel
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 1) 2014-07-01 (from $5.20)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 2) 2014-10-21 (from $10.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 3) 2015-01-20 (from $12.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 4) 2015-04-07 (from $10.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 5) 2015-07-21 (from $10.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 6) 2016-01-12 (from $10.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 7) 2016-05-03 (from $9.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 8) 2016-09-20 (from $12.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 9) 2017-01-10 (from $39.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 10) 2017-05-02 (from $99.92)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 11) 2017-09-05 (from $31.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 12) 2017-12-19 (from $99.00)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 13) 2018-05-29 (from $27.00)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 14) 2019-03-26 (from $10.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 15) 2019-11-12 (from $12.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 16) 2020-11-10 (from $12.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 17) 2021-03-09 (from $12.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 18) 2021-06-08 (from $12.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 19) 2021-11-30 (from $12.99)
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel (GN 20) 2023-09-19

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Ark Performance 
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shonengahosha 
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Greg Moore 
Kevin Frane (vols 11-19)  (Vols. 11-) 

Adaptation: Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane 
Cover Design:
Hanase Qi (Vols. 13-) 
Nicky Lim  (Vols. 1-12) 
Layout: Paweł Szczęszek 
Lettering: Paweł Szczęszek 
Logo Design: Courtney Williams 
Managing Editor: Adam Arnold 
Proofreader:
Brett Hallahan (Vol. 14)  (Vol. 14)  (Vol. 14) 
Conner Crooks 
Danielle King (Vols. 13-) 
Lee Otter 
Stephanie Cohen (Vol. 13) 
Tom Speelman (Vol. 11) 
Publisher: Jason DeAngelis 
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Seven Seas Entertainment 
Online Distribution: Crunchyroll 
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher: Planet Manga 
Italian cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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