Talk:Recent Updates/@comment-119.74.71.154-20140109144708/@comment-139.193.159.43-20140113051054

^ Both Studio Sanzigen and Shonen Gahosha already stated that there won't be a second season. The reason behind the low-budget CG use, deletion of many characters, and short ep count is precisely because the anime was meant as an introduction for the manga. The anime itself, however, had to reach a conclusion, thus had a new story (that's what Ars Nova means)

Also, the anime was produced without Ark Performance's direct collaboration (which is why many things don't make sense in the anime). This is obvious when you see how they're billed in the anime (once in the opening for original concept, never in the ending). Go check it out. They're basically just consultants here, with the story of the anime largely decided by Sanzigen. Ark Performance themselves already stated in an old interview that they hope for an anime to be made after the current arc of the manga is finished and the next phase of Aoki Hagane starts. It's not clear what the current arc is or what the next would be, but judging from the story I'd guess right now the Fog are fragmenting and the next arc will be some sort of all-out war between Fog factions.

Personally, I think the source franchise is already very big at this point, and the existing anime series did succeed remarkably well. It'd be dumb not to make more anime out of Aoki Hagane. However, if a second anime series is made, it will not be a second season of Ars Nova. Rather, I think they'd reboot Ars Nova and make a proper Arpeggio anime based on the first arc of Arpeggio. Given the speed at which the manga is published i'd expect the current arc to finish in about three months, but that's too early for another anime. Maybe early next year if we're lucky, assuming Arpeggio's popularity lasts that long.

Hopefully China will stay belligerent for the next year. TBH, the current boom in interest for all things military (and nostalgia for Japan's great naval past) is a byproduct of the Sino-Japanese tension. So keep it up Chairman Xi! Don't give any ground to the Japanese! Enforce the ADIZ! For the glorious liberation of all China's occupied lands! Give us our REAL Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio anime!