Crunchyroll continues to be on a roll right out of the gate this week as they’ve announced the pickup of Arpeggio of Blue Steel. The series is set to simulcast from the service starting today at 3:25pm ET for premium members while free members will be able to see it a week later. Similar to other recent pickups, it has a pretty good range of territories that it will be available in with access for audiences in the following territories: North America, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Scandinavia, South Africa, Central America, South America, Caribbean, Turkey, Italy, Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania.
Plot concept: In the year 2039, global warming has caused a sudden rise in sea level, leading mankind to lose a great deal of land territory. At the same time, a fleet of mysterious warships clad in mist, known as the “Fleet of Fog,” begin to appear throughout the world’s seas, attacking humanity’s warships with their powerful superweapons. Humanity threw all the military strength it possessed at the Fleet of Fog in a decisive battle, but was crushed by the fleet’s overwhelming might. The Fleet of Fog imposed a blockade on all the Earth’s seas and travel routes, governments and economies were destroyed, and mankind was on the road to ruin.
