Just finished the main VNs at 100% a few days ago, and I was washed away the whole evening after, then headed to the anime adaption of Total Eclipse, which was quite good, even though it wasn't developed very far it seems. (Didn't get my hands on the VN, yet. I have to wait to experience the real ending, it seems.)
Anyway, given the art & action scenes it was very much fun for me. Mechs and BETA were awesome to look at, which made me think: Why hasn't there been an anime of ALTERNATIVE in these ten years?
Some ideas for it to make it a successful series:
Extra could be ~15 episodes.
Unlimited should be ~20 episodes.
Alternative should be ~50 episodes.
Plot could be:
EXTRA (Sumika-Route)
1.
NO(!) Opening here.
Sumika's flashback + Valgernon dream + "date" /w Takeru (KGNE characters cameo in the city) + short introduction for the audience (/thinking)
Ending in the wake up scene the next morning involving Meiya, Sumika + Takeru /w Drill Milky Punch
+ Title song "Muv-Luv" by Minami Kuribayashi (Outro in this episode)c(~23min)
2.
Way to Hakuryou-school, Sumika arguments, some smalltalk e.g. about the house key + fighting, KGNE-parody: 'hit by car' (pulled a bit earlier; not that it'd affect the story somehow), introduction to Yuuko-sensei & MARIMO-chan & classmates along with a light-hearted episode of talking + introduction of Meiya in class ending the episode /w some (~25min. from now on)
3.
Classes (shortened, of course)
First lunch by Meiya, with Sumika knocking him out
Visiting 'pee park' on the way home
Meiya staying at his house (argument with Sumika)
Dreams of 'Sumika' starting
4.
Waking up & introduction /w Tsukuyomi introduction
Some serious Takahashi action AKA invincible limo
Daily lunch battles starting /w Takeru picking either Meiya's or Sumika's food
MARIMO-CHAN devil costume-cameo
Walking home
Next day: school, Yuuko facing Takeru in class, Mikoto's 'telepathy' & reeds-appearance /w introduction ending /w some Valgernon-action
5.
Window-conversation /w Sumika & Takeru
Sumika dream
School: Tomoe, Ebisu, Kamiyo introduction scene
Drive home /w DAT MANSION + "neighbourhood" saying goodbye to Takeru
At home - Meiya: "You... You... You..."-Saga starting :3
Yuuko's /w announcement of a cooking battle for Takeru
6.
Cooking battle (food is finished)
& hurry up to Sumika's date /w Takeru the next day (amusement park /w Takeru being scared of anything) & date eventually observed by the others /w Meiya attacking an actor who "captured" Sumika
7.
Lacrosse training starting
Yuuko chasing after the Limo
Window-conversation /w Sumika & Takeru
Dream of 'Sumika'
8.
Another 'pee park' visit /w Meiya & Sumika & Takeru
Takeru helps Sakaki to get Ayamine for the Lacrosse team
Valgernon action
Window-conversation
9.
Yuuko's theory (shortened, of course)
Lacrosse training (shortened, of course)
Akane cameo
Takeru finds a cat which belongs to Yuuko + some knowledge
10.
School
Takeru helping Yuuko to copy her 'theory'
Sumika throwing her shoe at (Takeru)...shoe rolling back
Eating scene /w Takeru & Sumika & Meiya /w Sumika asking what he said earlier that day /w being from another world
Lacrosse battle victory (shortened, of course)
12.
Dream
Sumika date /w Takeru on a boat
Dream
Birthday party of Meiya & Takeru
13.
Onsen /w Mikoto (& Yuuko) (& Sumika)
Drinking, etc.
Dream
Meiya & Takeru heading to the cave
14.
Meiya & Takeru in the cave
Skipping to bus drive home /w some serious Marimo-chan & Yuuko talk about love
Takeru dreams & finally remembers at home that the girl he dreamt of was Meiya all the time
15.
Window-conversation (argument) /w Sumika & Takeru
Some drama
Takeru chasing after her to the top of the hill behind Hakuryou and eventually chosing her over Meiya
Opening:
"MUV-LUV" (GAME SIZE) by Minami Kuribayashi (episodes 2-15)
ED:
"MUV-LUV" (GAME SIZE) by Minami Kuribayashi (episode 1)
âge would know... - Sōtaisei Riron/Etsuko Yakushimaru, maybe? (episode 2-14)
"I Will" by Minami Kuribayashi (episode 15)
Rating: Teens
Genres: Comedy, drama, harem, ecchi, sports, mystery
UNLIMITED (Meiya-Route)
1.
Dream of Sumika & Meiya
Wakes up alone, wondering where Sumika is, goes outside after changing, just to find out his whole world is being turned around
Tries to enter Hakuryou, which is now looking different (military base)
He gets captured by the guards and gets interrogated and locked away
2.
Yuuko passes by after a few days and they talk
He learns about the world he's in and exchanges information about himself
In the end he gets a security code way above standards
He then gets introduced to Squad 207B (his old classmates, who are soldiers now)
Next day: First training is a failure (he's indeed "special", huh?)
3.
Wake up in his room
Basis weapons training (speed-up)
School (BETA knowledge, etc.)
PX (cafeteria)
Goes to B19 for Yuuko, but finds Kasumi instead
4.
Some conversation-making with Kasumi fails
Yuuko comes
They talk
Training
Sleep
School
5.
Training (or was it a day off? - either is just fine, because I would'nt persist on watching it again)
PX games (shogi)
Gameguy
Gives it to Meiya who gets addicted because she thinks it's a secret weapon since vg's don't exist there to begin with and is lacking sleep for several days until the battery dies
Comprehensive Combat Evaluation announced
6.
Comprehensive Combat Evaluation (Part 1) /w Mikoto & Takeru teaming up until he gets bitten by a snake
7.
Comprehensive Combat Evaluation (Part 2) /w everyone uniting again until arguing over rope or rifle
8.
Comprehensive Combat Evaluation (Part 3) /w ending the discussion to use (either is just fine...) until the end of it (swimming)
9.
TSF first-time training (would be a whole episode considering the amount of time each one of them needs along with the conversations and Marimo-chan complimenting Takeru)
10.
Tsukuyomi argument
Mock battle Ayamine x Shirogane x Sakaki vs. Mikoto x Tamase x Mitsurugi
11.
Takeru helping Sakaki and Ayamine to understand each other slowly
Drama, I guess
12.
Mock battle (Re-match)
PX fight with 2nd Lt.s
13. - 14.
Undersecretary Tamase's visit
15. - 16.
Mt. Tengen evacuation
17.
Shirogane interrogation, being arrested + welcome back-party
18.
Day 1: FUWWWHWWO (or something, anyway they're bored)
Day: 2 UGOOOOW (or something, anyway they're bored)
Christmas party-permission & decorating
Santa-Yuuko enters the channel
19.
Takeru sits in his room, ends up with all the christmas presents, one after another, because they were meant for him
He confesses to Meiya right after and a TSF seems to shake by itself
Right after it it is decided that Allternative IV is to be abandoned and Alternative V takes in instead
20.
2 years later, they're all eishi now, with Takeru as the squad's leader
Drama
Kasumi escort
Pregnant Meiya eventually leaving Takeru back on earth where he is presumed to die
Takeru ending-speech
Matane!
OP:
âge really would know...
ED:
âge would totally know...
"Song of a Faraway Homeland" by Minami Kuribayashi (episode 25)
Rating: Teens
Genres: Comedy, action, mecha, drama, mystery, ecchi
ALTERNATIVE
(finally getting a bit lazy)
1. - 7.
Unlimited enhanced (speed-up) etc.
PX
Kasumi
XM3 development
Mock battles
8.
Kasumi
Sakon Yoroi
Yuuko
9. - 16.
Coup d'etat
17.
Takeru trying to help Yuuko with Alternative IV
18.
XM3 mock battles
19.
BETA surprise attack
20. - 28.
PTSD Arc (s/madness, leaving the world, enjoying EXTRA branch & return)
29.
Kasumi: "Welcome back.
Yuuko instructions, etc.
30.
First-time meeting the 00 Unit
31. - 35.
Sadogashima Arc
36.
Drama before Sumika's final 'tuning'
37. - 41.
Defending Yokohama base
41.
Briefings.
Honor the dead.
42. - 46.
Original Hive Arc AKA the best cure for unrequited love
47.
Concluding episode /w Kasumi & Takeru conversation /w SUMIKA!!!!! /w some flashbacks /w some good adapted mystery setting for making newcomers (& veterans once more) break down in tears
Yuuko & Kasumi & Takeru conversation
Takeru leaving the Alternative world
48.
Final change of mood (or maybe still crying a week later, so that you won't cry 'again'): Final Extra /w all its new students
OP:
"Asu e no Houkou" by JAM Project (episode 1-)
ED:
âge would know... for sure. (episode 1-)
"Wings" by JAM Project (episode 28)
"Carry on" by Masaaki Endoh (episode 41)
"MUV-LUV" by Minami Kuribayashi (episode 47)
"Datte MUV-LUV (Daisuki) Nandamon" by Minami Kuribayashi (episode 48)
Rating: Adult (uncensored, but with less or without h-scenes)
Genres: Action, mecha, psychological, drama, comedy, (horror, splatter)
Now I can only pray.
...
Come on, âge, make it happen, please.
I'd love them to just adapt the VN to anime since it was a masterpiece.
In case I missed some plot, I just forgot to add it since I've wrote this post without a break.
I heard Koki Yoshimune wanted to do a 1 cour for Extra/Unlimited , 2 cours for Alternative and few (1-3 , can't remember) movies for the ending .
He got an offer to make an anime for Alternative but it got cancelled .
I quote :"We actually had an offer to make an anime out of Muv-Luv Alternative from another 3rd party company, and it was affected greatly by the events of the world during those 3 years of development. Major earthquakes, tsunamis, and an anti-Japan movement in China forced us to change the scenario. At the end of it, the anime was cancelled. We could’ve released it without all the rewriting… but look at the results, the final product is a lot better after all that work! "
"If they'd care about traumatized humans, then why did they release such tragic stories in the first place?" - Bad jokes aside.
So it was planned - but abandoned... Now, this is bad, although it's understandable in a way.
I really hope, they'll continue it/start over, though, after all these translations and Schwarzesmarken II release, because I don't think mentioned scenes would have more impact than the finale on these people (anymore) since they weren't really extended in the VN beside Mt. Tengen [earthquake] >> Sadogashima. [tsunami - only mentioned(?)]
And I can wait as long as it'll ever come out - the VN was amazing, but imagining it fully animated in 1080p+ would be a dream come true - and of course I'll enjoy KGNE and the other visual novels first, when translated.
One more question regarding the kickstarter: I only discovered this series back then when there were only a few days left of it, by accident after watching KGNE anime, and I was all out of money. Wish I'd just overdraw my account to death, bro...
// Is there still a way to get the fully translated physical CE of the trilogy for PSV or PC?//
I already wrote TheMuvLuvTeam a week ago (11th), but they haven't answered nor read the message yet.
@Indigo-san
Sorry I don't know about another way to get the fully translated trilogy , unless you don't want to wait for the official release , I wish you good luck.
With luck the english release will bring many more people into the series and we will get to see a proper anime, that respects the series, MLA 2 core? No we need way more episodes to it!
Way too long on Extra/Unlimited. Your entire Unlimited Day 1 is like 10 minutes at best animated. Muv Luv's structure is pretty hard to fit into a 13/26 cour format, especially because 13 is way too long for Extra.
Extra + Unlimited: 2 cour of 13 episodes each. 4-6 for Extra, ending with the hotspring trip. Takeru wakes up the next day with the dream, straight into Unlimited. OP change, still keep the old theme song. Cut lacrosse, cut some valgernon. Early Meiya point, shifting back to Sumika toward the end, keep it balanced.
Do all the character intro in the first episode, ending with Sumika discovering Meiya is living in Takeru's house. Fit in some of Yuuko's rambling, but tune it out (Shirogane not paying attention), only fitting in some hint about parallel world. Have the cooking battle by episode 3, and onsen at 5-6. Half a cour is enough for Extra to introduce the rest of the characters.
Unlimited: the rest of the episode counts.
Alternative: 4 cours + 1 movie.
First cour: basic training redux, 12/5 incident.
Second cour: PTSD, Extra redux, ends with 00 Unit appearance
Third cour: Sadogashima, ends with Captain Isumi's funeral service
Final cour: Yokohoma Base defense, preparation for Operation Cherry Blossom
