Muv-Luv (General)

[Maypews]

Thread for the Muv-Luv trilogy. Poast fanart, your opinions, screenshots, whatever. I went through the journey late last year and had a great time, was sadly spoiled on some details but it was a great time overall. The series definitely could've used an editor, the buildup is just entirely too long with even a giant chunk of Alternative being rather slow. But once it gets going man! Some of the greatest moments you'll find anywhere truly. Muv-Luv Alternative holds the rare distinction of being one of two VNs that I've binged for 5 hours consecutively before, the other being Chaos;Head.

So anyway, here's your friendly neighborhood reminder that Sumika sitting on the toilet appeared on a billboard in Times Square.

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[Maypews]

According to some Reddit guy who trudged through documents of Japanese companies, Anchor (and therefore the Muv Luv IP) has apparently changed hands from Avex to DMM. DMM worked with Anchor on Muv Luv Girls Garden which has evidently done decently well commerically even if I had never heard of it till now.

The previous owner, Avex, was apparently more of a music label than a proper gaming company. DMM meanwhile owns a gaming brand called Shiravune which has worked to bring several visual novels over to the West, most notably Utawarerumono. Shiravune's website in fact states the following -

"Shiravune is a Tokyo-based localization team dedicated to bringing Japanese games to fresh audiences in English and Chinese. We work with developers large and small to help them deliver their stories to players around the world."

Evidently true to their word, the final entry in the Utawarerumono is going to release worldwide on 05-27-2026, available in English from day 1. In short, this might be really good news for those of us who have been waiting with baited breaths for a Schwarzesmarken translation. Or it could just be nothing, but hey, still worth talking about I think.

[Maypews]

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[Amlux]

I liked Muv-Luv decently. Though not as much as you might think for someone who uses an image of Yuuko-sensei as my break image on stream. It has some sentimental value as the first VN I "sometimes" read in Japanese (meaning I would switch to Japanese in the multi-language version off and on). I do think that it dragged on too long though and none of the heroines quite grabbed me as much as I think they should in these games. I liked Chizuru best for what it's worth though. Those big glasses will turn me into an animal every time. Nothing like a little nerdy smart girl!



Most seem to like Alternative more and I wouldn't be surprised if I did too. I've even heard mutterings that it has... the largest bust size of any heroine in the series!

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Also I need to give Muv-Luv points for having female-on-male anal licking in one of its H scenes. A daring but very welcome addition for its time!