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Trailer · PV3 | ||
| Japanese | 蒼き鋼のアルペジオ ‐アルス・ノヴァ‐ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova | |
| Genre | Action, Sci-Fi, Seinen | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Manga — Ark Performance | |
| Directed by | Seiji Kishi | |
| Written by | Makoto Uezu | |
| Character design | Kazuaki Morita | |
| Music by | Masato Kouda | |
| Studio | SANZIGEN | |
| Original run | October 8, 2013 – December 24, 2013 | |
| Episodes | 12 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Broadcast | Mondays | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 48 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Fall 2013 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.34 (#1,369) | |
| On users' lists | 30,596 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll | |
| Manga · Arpeggio of Blue Steel | ||
| Written by | Ark Performance | |
| Published in | Young King OURs | |
| Demographic | Seinen | |
| Original run | September 30, 2009 – ongoing | |
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- (Japanese: 蒼き鋼のアルペジオ ‐アルス・ノヴァ‐, Hepburn: Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova) is a 2013 Japanese anime television series based on the manga series by Ark Performance. It is animated by SANZIGEN and directed by Seiji Kishi. It aired from October 8, 2013 to December 24, 2013, with 12 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Kyouhei Kashihara · Kirishima · Kongou · Maya · Sou Oribe · Makie Osakabe · Takao · Iori Watanuki · Ryoukan Kita · Toujuurou Osakabe · Narrator
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | German |
|---|---|---|
| Gunzou ChihayaMain | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Dirk Stollberg |
| IonaMain | Mai Fuchigami | Céline Vogt |
| HarunaSupporting | Hibiku Yamamura | Jennifer Weiß |
| Shizuka HozumiSupporting | Nao Touyama | Ela Paul |
| HyuugaSupporting | Saki Fujita | Corinna Dorenkamp |
| I-400Supporting | Rina Hidaka | Winnie Brandes |
| I-402Supporting | Nozomi Yamamoto | Meri Dogan |
| Ryuujirou KamikageSupporting | Ryotaro Okiayu | Heiko Obermöller |
| Kyouhei KashiharaSupporting | Eiji Miyashita | Marco Reinbold |
| KirishimaSupporting | Yumi Uchiyama | Birte Baumgardt |
| KongouSupporting | Yukana | Demet Fey |
| Sou OribeSupporting | Shinobu Matsumoto | Dennis Saemann |
Production
Key staff
Seiji KishiDirector
Makoto UezuSeries CompositionKazuaki MoritaCharacter Design
Masato KoudaMusic
Satoki IidaSound DirectorAyumi MiyakoshiArt DirectorStaff
| Studio | SANZIGEN |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Ark Performance |
| Director | Seiji Kishi |
| Series Composition | Makoto Uezu |
| Script | Makoto Uezu, Chabou Higurashi, Koujirou Nakamura |
| Character Design | Kazuaki Morita |
| Music | Masato Kouda |
| Sound Director | Satoki Iida |
| Art Director | Ayumi Miyakoshi |
| Color Design | Sakiko Itou |
| Editing | Kiyoshi Hirose |
| Theme Song Performance | Mai Fuchigami, MY FIRST STORY, Manami Numakura, Trident, Hibiku Yamamura, nano |
| Producer | Jun Fukuda, Yoshirou Manabe, Takeshi Minami, Takema Okamura, Tetsurou Satomi, Hirokazu Shiba and 1 more |
Music
| Composer | Masato Kouda |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Savior of Song” — MY FIRST STORY, nanoEpisodes 1–8, 11AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Blue Field” — TridentEpisodes 2–4, 6, 8AnimeThemes
- ED 2“Innocent Blue” — TridentEpisodes 5, 9, 11AnimeThemes
- ED 3“Our Story” — nanoEpisode 12AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Those with Shipping Routes”航路を持つ者 | October 7, 2013 | Aired |
| 2 | “Into the Storm”嵐の中へ | October 14, 2013 | Aired |
| 3 | “The Fortress Port of Yokosuka”要塞港, 横須賀 | October 21, 2013 | Aired |
| 4 | “Assault on Yokosuka”横須賀急襲 | October 28, 2013 | Aired |
| 5 | “Not Human” | November 4, 2013 | Aired |
| 6 | “Arpeggio of Blue Steel” | November 11, 2013 | Aired |
| 7 | “Iwoto” | November 18, 2013 | Aired |
| 8 | “House of Dolls” | November 25, 2013 | Aired |
| 9 | “Desperate Escape” | December 2, 2013 | Aired |
| 10 | “Devotion of Self” | December 9, 2013 | Aired |
| 11 | “Sisters” | December 16, 2013 | Aired |
| 12 | “The Power to Open a Path” | December 23, 2013 | Aired |
Where to watch
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Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch6,671
- Watching397
- Completed7,407
- On hold287
- Dropped465
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 15,369 | — | — | — | — | 176 |
| Shikimori | 15,227 | 397 | 7,407 | 6,671 | 465 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio (Manga) |
|---|---|
| Other | Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova - Kirikumas (Special, 2014) |
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- “Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q97007934”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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