- JP: âge (PC)
- WW: aNCHOR (Steam, Switch)
- JP: NextNinja (mobile)
Muv-Luv and its sequel Muv-Luv Alternative have been adapted into three manga series by MediaWorks (later ASCII Media Works) and were serialized in the manga magazine Dengeki Daioh through 2018. [21] In 2020, âge announced it would digitally self-publish an English translation of the Muv-Luv Alternative manga. [22]
In addition, Shueisha has published a seven volume novel series based on Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative.
Anime
At the conclusion of an October 2019 live event, âge presented the on-screen title “Muv-Luv Alternative in Animation”, followed by a clip of new animation, seemingly indicating an anime adaptation of the original Muv-Luv Alternative visual novel. [23] It was later announced that the new anime would be a television series. [24] The series is animated by Yumeta Company and Graphinica, with production by Flagship Line, and is directed by Yukio Nishimoto, featuring Tatsuhiko Urahata handling the series' scripts, Takuya Tani designing the characters, and Evan Call composing the series' music. [25] It aired from October 7 to December 23, 2021, on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. [26] [27] V.W.P performed the series' opening theme song "Rinne" (輪廻), while Stereo Dive Foundation performed the series' ending theme song "Tristar". Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia. [28] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia. [29]
At the end of the series' episode finale, a second season was announced. It aired from October 6 to December 22, 2022. [30] [31] [i] JAM Project and Minami Kuribayashi performed the opening theme song "Akatsuki o Ute" (暁を撃て), while V.W.P performed the ending theme song "Saikai" (再会). [32]
Spin-offs
Muv-Luv has prompted many spin-offs, and is itself a spin-off of âge's Kimi ga Nozomu Eien and its sequel Akane Maniax , as it features several characters, locations, and story elements from those games. Muv-Luv Alternative also adds a character from âge's first visual novel, Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu.
Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles
Muv-Luv Unlimited The Day After continues the story of Muv-Luv Unlimited, showing what happens after the end of that story and prior to Takeru's backward time-skip that begins Muv-Luv Alternative. Currently incomplete, TDA was released episodically (as episodes "00" through "03") as part of the Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles series of side-story discs. In 2020, âge announced that it will release episodes 00 through 03 in English, and that work has begun on episode 04, [22] which was subsequently retitled Muv-Luv Resonative. [33]
Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse
| Muv-Luv | |
 Original visual novel cover, featuring Meiya Mitsurugi (left) and Sumika Kagami (right) | |
| マブラヴ (Mabu Ravu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy, mecha |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Android, iOS Nintendo Switch |
| Released | |
| Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse | |
|---|---|
 Cover art of volume 1 | |
| Genre(s) | Mecha |
| Novel series | |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Magazine | Tech Gian |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | February 2007 – March 30, 2013 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 76/100 [50] Vita: 77/100 [51] PC (Alternative): 83/100 [52] |
In 2003, Muv-Luv was number one in national PC sales following its release. [53] The sequel, Muv-Luv Alternative, released in 2006, was number three in sales during the first half of 2006. [54]
Muv-Luv has received a median rating of 79 out of 100 on Erogamescape (EGS), [55] while Muv-Luv Alternative has received a median rating of 93 out of 100, [56] making it the third-highest rated visual novel on the website. On the Visual Novel Database (VNDB), Muv-Luv Alternative received an average rating of 9.13 (out of 10), making it the site's #1 visual novel by Bayesian ranking. [57]
The English-language release of Muv-Luv has a Metacritic score of 76/100 based on reviews from four critics. [50] RPGFan writer Don Kim gave the game a mixed review, writing "although Extra is nothing more than a glorified character introduction (and a terrible one at that), the game went far beyond my expectations in Unlimited, making the mediocrity of Extra almost forgivable." [58]
Muv-Luv Alternative's English release has a Metacritic score of 83/100, based on reviews from six critics. [52] Summarizing the series for DualShockers, Giuseppe Nelva wrote: "If you love strong storytelling, solid and realistic sci-fi, diverse and engaging characters, quite a bit of charming fanservice, and to be deeply engaged on the emotional level, you owe it to yourself to try the Muv-Luv trilogy out." [59]
According to the manga author Hajime Isayama, his hit manga series Attack on Titan was inspired by Muv-Luv Alternative. [60]
