History VisualNovel / MuvLuvUnlimited

* FanTranslation: ''Muv-Luv Extra'', ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'' were translated by Amaterasu Translations in 2010 and 2011.
* GenderIsNoObject: Takeru is the only man in a six-person unit. Justified in that [[spoiler: the men were the first to go out and fight and die against the BETA, and as such, most soldiers are now female]].

* InformedWrongness: Takeru's disagreement with Meiya about the old woman who refuses to leave her home despite the volcano she lives next to being about to erupt. Initially, it's just a disagreement on morals (force her to leave against her will or die on her own terms), but Takeru is painted in the wrong. This is despite it [[spoiler:later costing two Fubukis in the end, on ''top'' of disobeying an order from their CO on the mission. Despite this, they are unambiguously painted as in the right after it's over, and Takeru considers his (admittedly light) punishment worth it]].

* AnimeHair: Deliberately-done by the creators; see UniversalAdaptorCast below. It is worth noting that the side-stories released subsequent to ''Alternative'' have curtailed the use of it, for the most part.

* BreatherEpisode: After the drama following the cast's first field operation, things dramatically slow down with superior officers at Yokohama Base suddenly being very busy and not issuing the cadets any orders or new training. To shake everyone out of their slump, Takeru convinces [[TrueCompanions Squadron 207]] to throw a Christmas party. [[spoiler: It's a success and Takeru gets to hook up with the player-selected love interest. However, the light-heartedness of the arc is dragged down by the behaviour of their immediate superiors, [[TwoTeacherSchool Marimo and Yuuko]]; who's ominous words herald [[DownerEnding the crushing events of the finale]]]].

* 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.

* SemperFi: In sidestory/continuation ''The Day After'', the USMC make a number of apperances in supporting roles. They tend to be more effective than their Army counterparts.

* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: 4 out of 6.

* AlternateUniverse / AlternateTimeline: The opening scene establishes that the divergence takes place in the HotSpringsEpisode of Sumika and Meiya's routes, with Takeru warping into the BETA-verse right as they were about to reveal their feelings for him. However, it's later revealed that the Takeru in the ''Unlimited'' is actually an amalgamation of multiple selves borne of the various routes you finished in ''Extra''.

* FrickinLaserBeams: The presence of the laser-class BETA (''Lux'' and ''Magnus Lux'') ended ''air superiority'' as a viable combat philosophy, and was the reason for the development of the [=TSF=]s. In contrast humanity only had conventional weapons. No BeamSpam for humanity here, folks.

* MultipleEndings: There's less divergence when compared to ''Extra'', but the endings change depending on who you choose to romance, and whether you convince them to leave the plant, or stay and fight with you.

* MultipleEndings

* AlternateUniverse / AlternateTimeline: The opening scene establishes that the divergence takes place in the HotSpringsEpisode of Sumika and Meiya's routes, with Takeru warping into the BETAverse right as they were about to reveal their feelings for him. However, it's later revealed that the Takeru in the ''Unlimited'' is actually an amalgamation of multiple selves borne of the various routes you finished in ''Extra''.

* AlternateUniverse / AlternateTimeline

** '''Video Games.''' From (among others) VideoGame/VirtualOn (Valgern-On), VideoGame/{{Tekken}} (Dokken), Franchise/FireEmblem (the strategy RPG Takeru lends to Chizuru), and VideoGame/MetalGearSolid (the game Takeru lends to Ayamine, in addition to a line from Takeru where he says he's not a member of "SOCKSHOUND").

* NowOrNeverKiss: [[spoiler: Takeru and Meiya nearly got into one after being trapped in his TSF which had been buried in a landslide. Cue [[MomentKiller the rest of the squad getting through the rubble and opening the cockpit]].]]

* BlandNameProduct: [[VideoGame/VirtualOn Valgern-On]], [[{{Gameboy}} Gameguy]], etc. Not to mention the defense companies named in side materials: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin Lockweed Mardin]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman Northrock Grunnan]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing Boening]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries Mitsuhishi Heavy Industries]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda Onda]]...

** '''Video Games.''' From (among others) VideoGame/VirtualOn (Valgern-On), VideoGame/{{Tekken}} (Dokken), FireEmblem (the strategy RPG Takeru lends to Chizuru), and VideoGame/MetalGearSolid (the game Takeru lends to Ayamine, in addition to a line from Takeru where he says he's not a member of "SOCKSHOUND").

* RayOfHopeEnding: [[spoiler: With the failure of Yuuko's plan, Alternative IV, Alternative V, Operation Babylon, is implemented: a small fraction of the remaining human population (possibly including Takeru's girlfriend, whom he can convinced to live on) flees the planet, and [[TakingYouWithMe the rest go out with a bang]], [[ApocalypseHow nuking Eurasia with the entire G-Bomb arsenal]] in the hope that the BETA will be stopped from following the survivors. Takeru himself is shown to carry on the fight, refusing to give up, and if his love interest left the planet, she's shown to be safe and sound with her and Takeru's daughter.]]

* JustOneMoreLevel: When one of the girls discovers Takeru's [[BlandNameProduct GameGuy]], he passes it off as a training simulator, and lends it to the girl along with a different game. This leads her to getting addicted to the game for an entire week until the battery eventually dies.

However, all is not well quite so easily. Yuuko clearly does not have any idea who Takeru is, and after a brief conversation it is established that Takeru is not in the world he knows any longer. Instead, he has been dropped into an apocalyptic warzone where over three quarters of humanity has been wiped out by the mysterious aliens known only as the BETA. Lacking any other ways to get by or go home, Takeru is more or less conscripted and to his delight will be entering the training program to pilot the mechas. On top of that, he is given a strangely high access to the base's inner workings. As he joins his new training squad, he is shocked to see that they are all familiar faces. They are, in fact, all of his love interests from '"Extra'' as well as Mikoto, who is now definitely a girl. Just like Yuuko, they are alternate versions of the people he knows and thus they do not recognize him. Strangely, though, Sumika is not there. In fact, no one there has even heard of her. Unfortunately, Takeru has little time to deal with this as compared to actual soldiers he is dreadfully unprepared.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: With the failure of Yuuko's plan, Alternative IV, Alternative V, Operation Babylon, is implemented: a small fraction of the remaining human population (possibly including Takeru's girlfriend, whom he can convinced to live on) flees the planet, and [[TakingYouWithMe the rest go out with a bang]], [[ApocalypseHow nuking Eurasia with the entire G-Bomb arsenal]] in the hope that the BETA will be stopped from following the survivors.]]

* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler: With the failure of Yuuko's plan, Alternative IV, Alternative V, Operation Babylon, is implemented: a small fraction of the remaining human population (possibly including Takeru's girlfriend, whom he can convinced to live on) flees the planet, and [[TakingYouWithMe the rest go out with a bang]], [[ApocalypseHow nuking Eurasia with the entire G-Bomb arsenal]] in the hope that the BETA will be stopped from following the survivors.]]

** '''Mecha and Tokusatsu Series.''' ''Muv-Luv'' and its prequel ''Akane Maniax'' has a ton of shout-outs to these. A partial list includes ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}}'', ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'', ''Anime/GetterRobo'', ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'', ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' (see ColonyDrop above), and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory''.

* [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Trapped In A Parallel Dimension]]

* YouShouldKnowThisAlready: The setting of ''Unlimited'' (as well as the existence of ''Unlimited'' itself), which was a surprise and MoodWhiplash to those who played it for the first time when ''Franchise/MuvLuv'' came out.

* NewGamePlus: ''Unlimited'' can only be unlocked by finishing the two possible endings of ''Extra'''s "main route".

** '''Video Games.''' From (among others) VideoGame/VirtualOn (Valgern-On), {{Tekken}} (Dokken), FireEmblem (the strategy RPG Takeru lends to Chizuru), and VideoGame/MetalGearSolid (the game Takeru lends to Ayamine, in addition to a line from Takeru where he says he's not a member of "SOCKSHOUND").

* SilentScapegoat: [[spoiler:Ayamine's father, Lieutenant General Shuukaku Ayamine, who was imprisoned and disgraced for prioritizing the evacuation of noncombatants during the Japanese-assisted withdrawal of UN and COSEAN forces from Korea, resulting in a massive toll of military casualties.]]

* YouShouldKnowThisAlready: The setting of ''Unlimited'' (as well as the existence of ''Unlimited'' itself), which was a surprise and MoodWhiplash to those who played it for the first time when ''MuvLuv'' came out.

''Muv-Luv Unlimited'' is the second of the Muv Luv VisualNovel trilogy and follows where ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' left off. One day, Takeru wakes up to find that his entire home town is in ruins. In place of his neighbor's house is a crashed HumongousMecha. Naturally, Takeru begins to have spasms of nerdy joy at seeing real mecha. Since you can only appreciate a destroyed mecha for so long, eventually he begins wandering around the rubble and eventually decides to head up to the school, which looks a little ''different'' today. As in, it has become a military base with guards and a massive antenna. Lacking proper authorization or a reasonable excuse for what he is doing in this town, he is quickly arrested and thrown into the military prison until the head scientist comes to visit. Said head scientist is none other than Yuuko, the stranger of [[TwoTeacherSchool his two teachers]].

Has a continuation of its timeline in the VisualNovel series ''[[VisualNovel/MuvLuvUnlimitedTheDayAfter Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After]]''.

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On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge 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 ''Unlimited'', ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvAlternative''. 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.

On September 25th 2015, having gained domestic acclaim and a sizable international fanbase, âge 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 ''Unlimited'', ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvExtra'' and ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvAlternative''. Within less than a day, âge achieved their funding goal of $US 250,000. The campaign will conclude in early November 2015.

* YouShouldKnowThisAlready: The setting of ''Unlimited'', which was a surprise and MoodWhiplash to those who played it for the first time when ''MuvLuv'' came out.