Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Movie 2 - Cadenza

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Synonyms: Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza, Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova Movie 2, Gekijouban Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio

Japanese: 劇場版蒼き鋼のアルペジオ ‐アルス・ノヴァ‐ Cadenza

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 3, 2015

Producers: Sotsu

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: SANZIGEN

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 1 hr. 45 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.83¹ (scored by 12,288 users)

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Ranked: #862²

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Popularity: #3722

Members: 30,312

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The group of privateers known as the Blue Steel continues their mission to deliver blueprints of the Vibration Warhead Torpedo—a weapon that may turn the tides of war in their favor—to the United States. However, a new threat arises from their enemy, the overwhelming Fleet of Fog in the form of "The Student Council.," This is a group of warships composed of the remaining Mental Models—the ships' humanoid avatars—who have yet to face the unpredictable captain of the Blue Steel, Gunzou Chihaya.

As the Blue Steel gets closer to understanding the origins of the authority controlling the enemy, Iona's past starts to reveal why the war began and her reason for siding with humanity.

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Adaptation:	Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
Prequel:	Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Movie 1 - DC

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Iona

Main

Fuchigami, Mai
Japanese

Chihaya, Gunzou

Main

Okitsu, Kazuyuki
Japanese

Takao

Supporting

Numakura, Manami
Japanese

Kongou

Supporting

Yukana
Japanese

Haruna

Supporting

Yamamura, Hibiku
Japanese

Musashi

Supporting

Kugimiya, Rie
Japanese

Kirishima

Supporting

Uchiyama, Yumi
Japanese

Hyuuga

Supporting

Fujita, Saki
Japanese

Yamato

Supporting

Nakahara, Mai
Japanese

Nachi

Supporting

Satou, Satomi
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Kishi, Seiji

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Iida, Satoki

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Uezu, Makoto

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"Blue Destiny" by Trident

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Apr 14, 2016

-ShadowClaw-

Recommended

I have been waiting 2 years for this move to come out..and it was so freakin worth the wait :D. This an overall good conclusion for the entire series.

By far the best navy based anime series to have ever come out. i just loved it all the way. you can tell they put there heart and souls into making this movie. the action scenes alone are god like...i mean really the entire second half was one big naval warfare...it was truly amazing to watch it. It took me so long to finally give it a watch cause i so wanted it to never end. ...

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Apr 3, 2016

fallenbunzx

Recommended

Honestly, This anime as a whole is a love/hate situation. You either love it or you hate it. Many people are turned off by it's 3d animated art style but i really loved that hybrid Code Lyoko feel. But In all honesty, before I talk about the Candenza movie we need to talk about the first season of the anime. I LOVED THE first like 7 episodes of the anime! I NEVER heard of the Aoki no Arpeggio series until it debuted in anime form and I was hooked! until I read the manga. After I read the manga and saw how much of a ... masterpiece the actual manga was and how off course the anime veered compared to the manga I was instantly turned off. While the first season of the anime seemed like a complete end to the on-going manga series I literally told myself... "WTF WHY DID THEY RUIN THIS SERIES!?" But they later released the alternate version with the DC movie which i thought was gonna turn the series into the manga and I was hyped! but that also didn't happen in the DC movie... so I was quite bummed out after the DC movie. BUT after i finished watching the masterpiece that this Candenza Movie was everything made sense! Aoki no Arpeggio the anime and Aoki no Arpeggio the manga are COMPLETE DIFFERENT UNIVERSES. If you grade the Aoki no Arpeggio animated series based on the manga it would get an F- but if you look at it from an uncorrupted view ( a view point solely focused on what the anime's storyline is without the storyline of the manga ) This anime DC+Candenza is a masterpiece. The storyline of the Candenza movie synergies so well with the DC movie and the battle animations and heartwarming storyline really takes the cake. The animated film was tear jerking. A fantastic blend heartwarming friendship, intense/cool battle scenes, and indirect romance. I would like to look at this series as a whole instead of just this one movie but if you want my score on solely this movie thats an easy 10/10. But looking at the prequels to this movies i would compare it to a dinner. The first season of Aoki no Arpeggio was the appetizer, a way to get people to find out about this bizarre, awesome crazy universe where WWII battleship girls fight each other with massive weapons and shields. The DC Movie was basically the main course, A way to get the animation series back on the right track and make a storyline that didn't seem so cheesy and close ended like the first season. And FINALLY we have the Candenza movie which was the dessert, and boy was it tasty. The Candenza movie was basically providing closure from the DC movie in a brilliant, action packed, tearjerking style. Overall I was deeply pleased with the Aoki no Arpeggio animated series and overall the series (Excluding season 1) was a 10/10. this movie was the cherry on top and anyone who is interested in watching Aoki no Arpeggio should just watch the DC movie and the Candenza movie. Also to those people who have a grudge against this series since it's sooo far off from the original manga. Remember don't think of it as an adaptation of the manga, but think of it as a SEPARATE UNIVERSE to the manga and I GUARANTEE you will find a new love for this animated series and also give the DC+Candenza movie a fat 10/10!

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May 15, 2016

LegendAqua

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Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza is a sequel to both Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova DC movie and by extension the TV series based on the same name.

For what anime movies with the "movie-only character" plotlines have become rather predictable time and time again, from the Ao no Exorcist Movie to Bleach: Memories of Nobody, however this movie is an exception.

For what with the huge new cast of characters in the movie LA was worried it might turn into the "movie-only character" plotline, but thankfully it did not as this movie really is a sequel to the TV series.

The new cast of ... characters are by in large villains to Gunzou and Iona and are in the form of "student council member" ships of Hiei voiced by M.A.O, Myoukou voiced by Ayaka Fukuhara, Nachi voiced by Satomi Sato, Haguro voiced by Hiromi Igarashi, Ashigara voiced by Suzuko Mimori and Musashi voiced by Rie Kugimiya as well as Yamato voiced by Mai Nakahara. LA would admit that almost half of the characters hardly get any development beside their abilities and personality and are more or less "heavy mooks" and the only three ships that get the focus are Musashi, Yamato and Hiei, Hiei about her conflicted relationship with Kongou and with Yamato and Musashi being the ship that drives this entire movie along. LA's favourite villain from Cadenza would be either Musashi because Rie Kugimiya or Ashigara because of her eccentric literally bombastic personality.

As for the main cast, well besides some banter to I-401's crew, they don't get much development and the sole proper focus goes to Gunzou and Iona with Takao, Hyuga, Haruna, Kirishima and Makie being support characters to help the main cast when they are needed. However once again Takao for LA took the limelight and was LA's favourite character in this movie (and might as well the TV series).

In terms of animation, done once again by SANZIGEN utilizing their "expertise" in 3D CGI, however LA can give the CGI some grace as EVERYTHING is CGI including the human and Mental Models, now you'd think LA would be irritated that, but since everything is CGI it blended together and really LA wouldn't bitch about the animation as the grand battle set pieces (to some extent the batshit crazy naval battles) were outstanding in terms of animation thus the animation for LA gets HUGE praise.

In terms of voice acting, for what the cast has expanded to, Rie Kugimiya as the main villain of this anime was great (as Rie Kugimiya has now a habit of voicing some unstable villains), while on the other side Suzuko Mimori voicing the eccentric Ashigara was great making the battles even more "batshit".

Now this movie does make changes to the character designs from the TV series, those being Hyuga, Makie and Kongou and LA at first didn't know why the re-designs but LA warmed up to them especially Hyuga's.

The plot twists within this movie does come in the form of "character coming to save the main cast" however those plot twists are more or less glorified and badass cameos for the battle set pieces, but the plot twists that concerns Iona, Gunzou and Musashi give more of a character evolution to them as well as bringing the plot full circle (from both this movie and the anime series).

The ending by all means DOES end this series but it's bittersweet with a great battle set piece to boot. It did close if not most of the plotlines while utilizing it's newer cast members and lore of the anime series making this ending satisfying though bittersweet at the same time.

If Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova Cadenza does anything right is make the "movie-only" character plotline in anime movies make these "movie only" characters have a purpose and don't just "disappear to be forgotten" to the overall plotline to the anime's timeline. Seriously if you wanted closure in the Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova series then Cadenza will deliver.

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