Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Арпеджио Воронёной Стали, สงครามเรือรบสยบโลก, 苍蓝钢铁战舰, 苍蓝钢铁的琶音, 蒼き鋼のアルペジオ, 蒼藍鋼鐵的琶音, 푸른강철의 아르페지오

Due to global warming and rising sea levels of the early 21st century, humanity lost much of the Earths landmass. At the same time, fleets of powerful sentient ships of unknown origin armed with advanced technology and weapons, known collectively as the Fleet of Fog, mysteriously appeared and easily vanquished the worlds naval forces. The Fleet of Fog impose a worldwide naval and aerial blockade, and thus preventing humanity from traveling across the seas.