History VisualNovel / MuvLuvAlternative

* CIAEvilFBIGood: Although it's more like CIA Evil, [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks U.S. Army Good.]]

* RapunzelHair: Almost anyone with long hair will have ''really'' long hair. Bonus points to Tama for having hair that likely weights more than she does.

* MurphysLaw: [[spoiler:When your "hope of humanity" crashes on its second shot, your mechanic dies at the 'insert command' option, your acting squad leader finds out her bomb was dismantled just as she escaped, your girlfriend's continued life is reliant on the reactor that you failed to save, your own life is dependent on her survival, and when your final victory is dampened by all of your allies dying, you killing one of your [[LoveInterest love interests]] in an [[MercyKill act of mercy]], and discovering that despite your victory there remain 10^37 (or 10000000000000000000000000000000000000) BETA in the universe; it's no longer: "if it can go wrong it ''will''," it's: "it's ''already'' gone wrong," and "'''it got worse.'''" and "'''maybe, just maybe, it will get better now, right???'''"]]

* CoolShip: The superbattleships ''Yamato'' and ''Musashi'' are present in this setting, as well as the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano Shinano]]''[[note]]which would have been the third ''Yamato'' - class superbattleship before getting converted midway into an aircraft carrier in real life[[/note]]. [[spoiler:All three were present when Sadogashima fell to the BETA, and go down with all hands in the ill-fated attempt to retake it, [[HeroicSacrifice covering the evacuation of the remnants of Whiskey Unit.]]]] More generally, [[AllThereInTheManual the setting materials]] are a [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarships paper battleship]] enthusiast's wet dream, with the IJN having four ''Yamato''-class ships (''Mino'' being the fourth), two ''Yamato Kai''-class superheavy aviation battleships ''Izumo'' and ''Kaga'' and two [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_A-150_battleship quasi-A-150 ships]] ''Kii'' and ''Owari'', forming its core, the US Navy having six ''Iowas'' and five ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana-class_battleship Montanas]]'', and so on.

--> ''[[spoiler:A bratty hero, stumbling, crying, fighting stubbornly for so long.]]''
--> ''[[spoiler:And it's funny: Everybody went along with him not knowing anything, and even after finding out they still did... Well, I was one of them too.]]''

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an official English localization of ''Alternative'' and its prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'', also containing ''Unlimited'' in the same installation, was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019; the adaptation's first season, animated by Creator/{{Graphinica}} and [[Creator/{{TYO}} Yumeta Company]], aired as part of the Fall 2021 season, with another season airing in Fall 2022.

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an official English localization of ''Alternative'' and its prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'', also containing ''Unlimited'' in the same installation, was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019; the adaptation, animated by Creator/{{Graphinica}} and [[Creator/{{TYO}} Yumeta Company]]; it aired as part of the Fall 2021 season.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Besides the obvious discarding of [[InappropriatelyCloseComrades rules on fraternization]] which you'd expect from an {{eroge}}, the MilitaryCoup arc has the US Navy Pacific Fleet pitch in to help restore order in Japan. The problem is, their [=TSFs=] are given the names of US ''Air Force'' birds: F-15E and F-22, instead of F-14, F-18, and possibly F-35C. (Traditional air forces mostly aren't used in ''Franchise/MuvLuv'' because sending aircraft into combat with Laser-class BETA is suicide, so [=TSFs=] are treated more like attack helicopters on steroids and given to the US Army instead of the USAF.) Also, the F-22 didn't enter service until 2005, over four years after the game's setting, although this is probably forgivable given the AlternateHistory.

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an official English localization of ''Alternative'' and its prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'', also containing ''Extra'' in the same installation, was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019; the adaptation, animated by Creator/{{Graphinica}} and [[Creator/{{TYO}} Yumeta Company]]; it aired as part of the Fall 2021 season.

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an ''official English localization'' of ''Alternative'' and it's prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'' was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019; the adaptation, animated by Creator/{{Graphinica}} and [[Creator/{{TYO}} Yumeta Company]]; it aired as part of the Fall 2021 season.

* BleachedUnderpants: The all-ages versions of the trilogy censor the H-scenes. [[spoiler: They also censor some of the {{Gorn}} over which fans raised an outcry, though this is restored in the Steam release.]]

* CerebusRetcon: Hayase gets a little pissed at Munakata for not having a proper confession or romantic moment the last time she saw her fiancee. It's played for laughs [[spoiler:until we learn that Hayase was never able to have one either before the man she loved died.]]
** There is also a notable subversion with regards to Alternative V. Takeru constantly wonders if the emigration plan of the ''Unlimited'' timeline even succeeded, since he has no knowledge or memory of what happened to the migrant fleet. However, the endings where he sends his love interest off with the fleet are pretty explicit in showing them alive and well, with a daughter to boot. Hence, the audience knows that Alternative V did achieve some measure of success, even if Takeru doesn't.

* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: 4 out of 6.

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an ''official English localization'' of ''Alternative'' and it's prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'' was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, news that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019; the adaptation, animated by Creator/{{Graphinica}} and [[Creator/{{TYO}} Yumeta Company]], aired as part of the Fall 2021 season.

* ActionBomb: The Japanese TSF units (and everyone else save the Americans and [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/MuvLuvAlternativeTotalEclipse the non-Russian Soviet Army pilots]]]]) are equipped with the S-11 Explosive which doubles as a self-destruct system, allowing pilots to go out on their own terms [[EatenAlive instead of the other alternative]]. [[spoiler: Mitsuki sacrifices herself using two to destroy the Yokohama Hive reactor, while Chizuru and Ayamine self-destruct at the end of the Original Hive mission after running out of options and to prevent more BETA from coming after the rest of the squad.]]

---> [[spoiler:-'''Yuuko''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eEcBuYj4v8 under interrogation]]]]

* BattleHarem: All of the heroines fall for Takeru and each is an elite surface pilot.

---> [[spoiler:-'''Yuuko''', under interrogation]]

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an ''official English localization'' of ''Alternative'' and it's prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'' was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, news that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019; the adaptation, animated by Creator/{{Graphinica}}, aired as part of the Fall 2021 season.

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an ''official English localization'' of ''Alternative'' and it's prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'' was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, news that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019; the adaptation, animated by Creator/{{Graphinica}}, will air as part of the Fall 2021 season.

* RelationshipVoiceActor
** Creator/MasayoKurata (Chizuru) and Yuko Nagashima (Ayamine) voicing allies who are rivals of some sort at the same time? Hmm...[[Anime/{{Scryed}} Where have I heard that before?]]
** Creator/MasayoKurata and Creator/SoichiroHoshi (Takeru) had four other instances playing as teammates: Michael and Fasalina in Anime/GunXSword, Fayt and [[OptionalPartyMember Peppita]] in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'', Kira and Mayura in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and [[spoiler: Gino and Rakshata late in the second season of ''Anime/CodeGeass'' via EnemyMine.]]

* ScheduleSlip: ''Extra'', ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'' were supposed to be released together, but ''Alternative'' got delayed for three years due to various problems, thus the Japanese meme ''"Oruta mada~?"'' ("Is ''Alternative'' here yet~?").

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an ''official English localization'' of ''Alternative'' and it's prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'' was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, news that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019; the adaptation will air as part of the Fall 2021 season.

* OnlyICanMakeItGo: The [[spoiler:secret of the Type-00R Purple Takemikazuchi is that the suit has a ID lock, meaning that the only person who can pilot it is the shogun and her younger sister, Meiya Mitsurugi. It's lampshaded by Tsukuyomi when she tells Chizuru "You cannot make this horse move on its own". Takeru also comments on how in a war where logistics matter and parts are hard to replace, the Japanese still keep to formalities to make sure the purple Takemikazuchi used by the shogun special to their leader.]]

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge, in collaboration with Degica (a Japan-based e-commerce company and video game publisher), officially launched a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muvluv/muv-luv-a-pretty-sweet-visual-novel-series Kickstarter campaign]] to fund an ''official English localization'' of ''Alternative'' and it's prequels ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimited''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign concluded on November 4th, 2015, having exceeded the target amount by more than $US 1,000,000. A manga serialization ran in ''Dengeki Daioh'' up to June 2017. The official international edition of ''Alternative'' was released on Steam on September 19, 2017. Finally, news that an animated adaptation of ''Alternative'' is in development was announced on October 22, 2019.

--> ''[[spoiler:...Guess it's useless talking further with you philistines.]]''

--> ''[[spoiler:Like I said, how many times do I have to repeat it? An awkward hero saved this world. Stumbling, crying, fighting stubbornly for so long.. a bratty hero. And it's funny: not knowing anything, everyone still went along with him, even after finding out they still continued on... Well, I was one of them too.]]''
--> ''[[spoiler:Geez, you could say we really were foolish.]]''
--> ''[[spoiler:...I guess it's useless talking any more with snobs like you.]]''
--> [[spoiler:-'''Yuuko''', under interrogation]]

* CoolShip: The superbattleships ''Yamato'' and ''Musashi'' are present in this setting, as well as the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano Shinano]]''[[note]]which would have been the third ''Yamato'' - class superbattleship before getting converted midway into an aircraft carrier in real life[[/note]]. [[spoiler:All three were present when Sadogashima fell to the BETA, and go down with all hands in the ill-fated attempt to retake it, [[HeroicSacrifice covering the evacuation of the remnants of Whiskey Unit.]]]] More generally, [[AllThereInTheManual The setting materials]] are a [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarships paper battleship]] enthusiast's wet dream, with the IJN having four ''Yamato''-class ships (''Mino'' being the fourth), two ''Yamato Kai''-class superheavy aviation battleships ''Izumo'' and ''Kaga'' and two [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_A-150_battleship quasi-A-150 ships]] ''Kii'' and ''Owari'', forming its core, the US Navy having six ''Iowas'' and five ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana-class_battleship Montanas]]'', and so on.

* CoolShip: The superbattleships ''Yamato'' and ''Musashi'' are present in this setting, as well as the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano Shinano]]''[[note]]which would have been the third ''Yamato'' - class superbattleship before getting converted midway into an aircraft carrier in real life[[/note]]. [[spoiler:All three were present when Sadogashima fell to the BETA, and go down with all hands in the ill-fated attempt to retake it, [[HeroicSacrifice covering the evacuation of the remnants of Whiskey Unit.]]]] [[AllThereInTheManual The setting materials]] are a [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarships paper battleship]] enthusiast's wet dream, with the IJN having four ''Yamato''-class ships (''Mino'' being the fourth), two ''Yamato Kai''-class superheavy aviation battleships ''Izumo'' and ''Kaga'' and two [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_A-150_battleship quasi-A-150 ships]] ''Kii'' and ''Owari'', forming its core, the US Navy having six ''Iowas'' and five ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana-class_battleship Montanas]]'', and so on.

* CoolShip: The superbattleships ''Yamato'' and ''Musashi'' are present in this setting, as well as the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano Shinano]]''[[note]]which would have been the third ''Yamato'' - class superbattleship before getting converted midway into an aircraft carrier in real life[[/note]]. [[spoiler:All three were present when Sadogashima fell to the BETA, and go down with all hands in the ill-fated attempt to retake it, [[HeroicSacrifice covering the evacuation of the remnants of Whiskey Unit.]]]]