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is a Japanese visual novel developed by âge and originally released as an adult game for the PC on February 28, 2003. Consisting of two parts, and , the gameplay in ''Muv-Luv'' follows a linear plot line, which offers pre-determined scenarios and courses of interaction, and focuses on the differing scenarios of the female main characters. ''Muv-Luv'' was followed by a sequel, , which was released for the PC on April 24, 2006 and follows the storyline of ''Muv-Luv Unlimited''. Both ''Muv-Luv'' and ''Muv-Luv Alternative'' had subsequent versions with the adult content removed that were sold for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. In addition, two fandiscs were also released, and , containing alternate scenarios, short stories, computer wallpapers, and audio dramas. PlayStation Vita ports for ''Muv-Luv'' and ''Muv-Luv Alternative'' have also been announced by âge.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative coming to PS Vita and Android )〕 ''Muv-Luv'' and its sequel ''Muv-Luv Alternative'' have since been adapted into three manga series by MediaWorks (later ASCII Media Works) and are serialized in the manga magazine ''Dengeki Daioh''. Shueisha published a seven volume novel series based on ''Muv-Luv'' and ''Muv-Luv Alternative'' while Enterbrain published a spin-off novel series, ''Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse'' in its ''Tech Gian'' magazine. ''Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse'' follows a new cast of characters while retaining the setting of ''Muv-Luv Alternative''. This was followed by a manga adaptation titled ''Total Eclipse'' by ASCII Media Works as well as an anime adaptation produced by ixtl and Satelight which began airing on July 2, 2012, and licensed by Crunchyroll.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Anime News Network'' Crunchyroll Adds Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Anime )〕 ''Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse'' was later adapted into a visual novel by âge in 2013. ''Tech Gian'' later serialized ''Schwarzesmarken'', which was illustrated and featured character designs by CARNELIAN. ''Schwarzesmarken'' is a prequel spin-off to the series detailing events in East Germany 18 years prior to the setting of ''Muv-Luv Alternative''. The novel was compiled into seven volumes following a 41 chapter run from 2011 to 2014. In addition, a visual novel adaptation by âge was announced and will be released in late 2015,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Crunchyroll'' VIDEO: "Muv-Luv Schwarzesmarken" Visual Novel Previewed )〕 which will be followed by an anime adaptation by ixtl and LIDEN FILMS due for release in January 2016.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Anime News Network'' Muv-Luv Spinoff Novel Schwarzesmarken Gets Anime (Update) )〕 == Plot and Characters == The visual novel ''Muv-Luv'' is divided into two parts. The first part, titled ''Muv-Luv Extra'', features protagonist Takeru Shirogane (voiced by Takeshi Aiba in PC and Soichiro Hoshi in ports) whom wakes up one morning to find a beautiful young woman sleeping in his bed, just as an infuriated Sumika Kagami (voiced by Hiroko Taguchi, credited as Rika Fujiwara in PC), Takeru's neighbor and childhood friend, comes to wake him up that morning. The young woman, Meiya Mitsurugi (voiced by Aki Okuda in PC and Kazumi Okushima in ports), is the heiress to a financially powerful family and is determined to be Takeru's bride. As the story progresses, both girls compete for Takeru's affections while Takeru has recurring dreams about a marriage promise he made to a girl long ago. At first, he believes the girl was Sumika, but eventually realizes that it was actually Meiya. At the conclusion, Takeru must choose between which of the girls he truly loves. In addition, the player may also make decisions to choose between one of the three main supporting cast: Chizuru Sakaki (voiced by Masayo Kurata), Miki Tamase (voiced by Hitomi), and Kei Ayamine (voiced by Nagashima Yuuko). The second part,''Muv-Luv Unlimited'', starts with Takeru Shirogane waking up in his bed, reminiscent of the start of ''Muv-Luv Extra''; however, Takeru quickly realizes that neither Meiya nor Sumika come to wake him that morning. Upon leaving his house, he finds his neighborhood destroyed and Sumika's house crushed under the wreckage of a large mecha. Takeru later learns that he is in an alternate world to ''Extra'', where aliens called BETA (an acronym for "Beings of the Extra Terrestrial origin which is Adversary of human race") have invaded and mankind fights back against the alien aggressors with mecha called , usually referred to as simply . ''Muv-Luv Unlimited'' explains that the BETA first arrived on Earth in 1973 (in China and Canada) after arriving on the Moon in 1967 and being spotted on Mars in 1958. Subsequent battles with BETA resulted in the global population dropping to 2.4 billion with most of mainland Eurasia having been lost, by 2001. Displaced nations find refuge around the remaining areas. Notably, the Soviet Union (which has persisted in this reality) has been driven into the Kamchatka Peninsula and now leases Alaska from the United States of America. Japan was invaded in 1998 by the BETA, and subsequently lost six million people within a week before the invasion was halted. Most of the major characters from the ''Extra'' timeline are present in ''Unlimited'', notably excluding the ''Unlimited'' world's Takeru, who is said to be dead, and Sumika, who does not seem to exist in the ''Unlimited'' timeline. The characters are, for the most part identical to their ''Extra'' counterparts. In the sequel ''Muv-Luv Alternative'', Takeru wakes up three years after the beginning of ''Unlimited'' to find himself back in his room. Although he first thinks that the events of ''Muv-Luv Unlimited'' were a dream, he soon feels that something is wrong, and leaves the house to find that he has been sent back in time to the beginning of the events in ''Unlimited''. Unwilling to accept the events at the end of ''Unlimited'', he decides to help professor Kouzuki save the earth and mankind. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Muv-Luv」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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