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Arpeggio of Blue Steel (蒼き鋼のアルペジオ, Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio) is a Japanese manga series produced by author/artist duo, Ark Performance, which has been serialized in Shōnen Gahosha's Young King Ours since September 30, 2009.

20 volumes have been completed so far, with 17 having been officially released in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Plot[1][]

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, modeled after WWII-era vessels and armed with advanced technology and possibly 'alien' weaponry, mysteriously appear and devastate the world's naval forces. These ships, collectively known as 'The Fleet of Fog', impose a worldwide naval and aerial blockade, preventing humanity from both traveling the oceans and to other nations. During the blockade, the Fleet of Fog created Mental Models, humanoid avatars containing a ship's Union core, as a means to develop self cultivation and to overcome their lack of creative thinking of tactics that humans possessed, which at the same time made the Mental Models develop their own unique personality.

In 2056, 17 years after the blockade began, Chihaya Gunzou, a former student of the Japanese National Marine Academy, is the captain of a small group of privateers called the 'Blue Steel'. The Blue Steel are infamous for possessing a Fog submarine, the I-401, along with its Mental Model Iona, who defected to the human side. Due to I-401's technology and Gunzou's tactical skills, the Blue Steel have not only survived several encounters with the Fleet of Fog but managed to sink one of their most powerful warships.

Gunzou and his crew are hired by a faction of the Japanese government to deliver the prototype of the vibration warhead, a powerful weapon that may finally allow mankind to fight back against the Fog, to the United States. The United States 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.

Volume List[]

WARNING! The following pages contain unmarked spoilers for the "Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio" manga!

Part I[]

Comic1
Volume 01
Chapters 1-5
 
Comic2
Volume 02
Chapters 6-11
 
Comic3
Volume 03
Chapters 12-17
 
Comic4
Volume 04
Chapters 18-24
 
Comic5
Volume 05
Chapters 25-30
 
Comic6
Volume 06
Chapters 31-36
 
Comic7
Volume 07
Chapters 37-42
 
Comic8
Volume 08
Chapters 43-47
 
Comic9
Volume 09
Chapters 48-53
 
Volume10
Volume 10
Chapters 54-60
 
Volume-11-cover
Volume 11
Chapters 61-66
 
Volume 12
Volume 12
Chapters 67-79
 

Part II[]

  Volume13
Volume 13
Chapters 73-79
 
  Volume14
Volume 14
Chapters 80-85
 
  Volume15
Volume 15
Chapters 86-91
 
  Volume16
Volume 16
Chapters 92-97
 
  Volume17
Volume 17
Chapters 98-103
 
  Volume18
Volume 18
Chapters 104-110
 
  Volume19-JP
Volume 19
Chapters 111-116
 
  Volume20-JP
Volume 20
Chapters 117-121
 
  Volume21
Volume 21
Chapters 122-126
 
  Volume22 Cover-JP
Volume 22
Chapters 127-131
 
  Volume 23 Cover - JP
Volume 23
Chapters 132-136
 
  Volume 24 Cover - JP
Volume 24
Chapters 137-141
 
  Volume 25 Cover - JP
Volume 25
Chapters 142-147
 
  Volume 26 Cover - JP
Volume 26
Chapters 148-151
 
  File:Volume 27 Cover - JP.jpg
Volume 27
Chapters TBD
 
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