Arpeggio of Blue Steel

Arpeggio of Blue Steel
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Iona and the I-401
蒼き鋼のアルペジオ (Aoki Hagane no Arupejio)
Genre	Military science fiction[1]
Manga
Written by	Ark Performance
Published by	Shōnen Gahōsha
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Young King OURs
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 30, 2009 – present
Volumes	28
Anime television series
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-
Directed by	Seiji Kishi
Written by	Makoto Uezu
Music by	Masato Kōda
Studio	Sanzigen
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media
Original network	MBS, Tokyo MX, BS Nittele, AT-X
English network	SEA: Animax Asia
Original run	October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013
Episodes	12
Anime film
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC-
Directed by	Seiji Kishi
Written by	Makoto Uezu
Music by	Masato Kōda
Studio	Sanzigen
Released	January 31, 2015
Runtime	105 minutes
Anime film
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza-
Directed by	Seiji Kishi
Written by	Makoto Uezu
Music by	Masato Kōda
Studio	Sanzigen
Released	October 3, 2015
Runtime	105 minutes
Manga
Salty Road
Written by	Ark Performance
Illustrated by	TALI
Published by	Shōnen Gahōsha
Magazine	Young King OURs
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 16, 2014 – March 16, 2016
Volumes	3
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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 Ark Performance and serialized in Shōnen Gahosha's Young King Ours. 28 tankōbon volumes have been released and an anime series by Sanzigen aired from October to December 2013. The same studio also produced two films based on the series, released in January and October 2015.