Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse

2012 • Anime Network
4.7
39 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Volume 1 episodes (13)

1 The Imperial Capital Burns - Part 1
3/20/15
Season-only
Yui and friends are going to school to one day learn to pilot Tactical Surface Fighters against a BETA invasion. Will they be ready when that day comes?
2 The Imperial Capital Burns - Part 2
3/27/15
Season-only
It's trial by fire as the girls must go into battle before they're totally trained. BETA have invaded from Mars and the girls might be in over their heads as they try to protect Kyoto from such evil beasts.
3 Verdant Yukon
4/3/15
Season-only
Earth has been hit hard by the BETA invasion. All the best pilots from all over the world meet at a new base in Yukon, Alaska, to start a new mission - Argos Flight Team (Case 47). Training starts immediately.
4 A Flock of Hazy Moons
4/10/15
Season-only
Tension runs high as Yuuya, a new American test pilot at the Yukon base, confronts Yui - and his own troubled past - to pilot a Japanese Tactical Surface Fighter and complete his first mission.
5 The Right Stuff
4/16/15
Season-only
Having trouble mastering the Japanese Tactical Surface Fighter, Yui tries to console and give advice to Yuuya. As Argos Flight Team goes into their next exercise, Yuuya takes Yui's advice to heart and learns a valuable lesson.
6 Ultramarine
4/24/15
Season-only
The Argos Flight Team heads to the West Indies for some much-needed rest and relaxation. Yuuya comes to the rescue when Cryska faints during a paddleboat race. They all end up being stranded on an island, where he discovers some interesting news.
7 Wanderer's Whereabouts
5/1/15
Season-only
Trapped on an island with bad weather and no provisions, Yuuya, Yui, and Cryska try to stay safe the confines of a small cave. There, they must confront difference before help arrives.
8 Far East Battle Lines
5/8/15
Season-only
Yuuya is asked to man a new weapon and must protect it with his life. Yui and Yuuya are getting closer, but how does he feel about Cryska or Inia? He comes to Inia's rescue after she is attacked by angry pilots that are upset about her origin.
9 Falling Tears
5/15/15
Season-only
Yuuya finally is going into his first real battle against the BETA, and practically everything that can go wrong does. Will Yuuya's new weapon be enough to handle such an attack?
10 Premonition
5/22/15
Season-only
A party is thrown to celebrate Yuuya's successful battle against the BETA. Of course, he can't attend because he's busy tending to his Tactical Surface Fighter. He begs Yui to get back into battle.
11 BETA Offensive
5/29/15
Season-only
As a grand swarm of BETA is heading towards the Soviet Base, the Captain commands that all personnel evacuate and leave everything behind. Yui realizes that the evacuation a ploy for the Soviets to get their hands on the new weapon.
12 The End of a Deadly Battle
6/5/15
Season-only
The BETA have broken through the front lines of defense and things are starting to look bleak. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Yui decides to destroy the new weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
13 The Value of Choice
6/12/15
Season-only
Yuuya comes to the rescue for Yui and the new weapon. He makes sure that Yui is safe before he heads back into battle. But with his Tactical Surface Fighter heavily damaged, will he be able to fight?

About this show

In 1973, alien invaders known as BETA nearly drove mankind to extinction. In response to this unstoppable threat, large humanoid arms called Tactical Surface Fighters were developed and deployed across the globe. After 30 years, the war continues with no end in sight, until the UN proposes a joint development program between Japan and the U.S.: The Prominence Project. Yui Takamura and Yuya Bridges, two pilots who have never met, soon find themselves recruited to take part in a new age of battle.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
39 reviews
Gilgamesh (Vertiet Ryper)
October 17, 2016
Well we have Schwartzesmarken, the psuedo-sequal, but I'd also like to see the original Muv Luv animated. Both versions too
Jeremy I
June 27, 2020
Amazing. The animes are (Total Eclipse Alternative and Schwarzesmarken) shows 2 different perspectives in this entire series (Games are the others) not only are there Mechs vs Aliens and alot of Gore but Amazing character development. If you are a fan of Mechs, Babes and Gore watch this series and if you're feeling frosty play the games as well. Models kit on the other hand are a different story. Hard too get, expensive and kinda fragile.
David Sauve
March 8, 2016
Really good anime. Kept panicking on who would survive each episode which made want to keep watching more.
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