Degica has announced that they’ll be starting a first Kickstarter project soon to bring you part of the Muv-Luv series in English. Muv-Luv is a game originally published by Age and is split into two parts. Multiple sequels, related games, and fandiscs have been released in the series so far. Both games were previously fan-translated by Amaterasu Translations though it’s unsure whether these translations will also be used for the official one.
An official site by Degica has been opened here, though it currently holds information about the events scheduled during this weekend’s Anime Expo in LA. So far we know that they intent to bring both Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative, whereby they’ll start with the all-ages version of Muv-Luv. But other “Uncut” versions are planned to be released outside of Steam.
It’s currently unsure which version of the assets (graphics, etc) they’ll be using for the games and/or whether there’ll be changes to the contents. A pre-Kickstarter poll has been published here which’ll aid in their decisions for Kickstarter goals and rewards. The first question for examples asks if there are more games that you’d like to see translated (as a stretch goal).
Muv-Luv
Originally released in 2003, the game is split into two parts called Extra and Unlimited.
Muv-Luv Extra
Protagonist Shirogane Takeru is a 3rd student living a normal life, spending peaceful days together with his neighbor and childhood friend Sumika. Then on one day a girl named Meiya appears and even comes to live in his house. She’s the sole heir of a huge international financial company and tells Takeru that they are bound by destiny.
Triggered by Meiya’s appearance, his other classmates Chizuru, Kei, Miki, and his best friend Mikoto all get involved in the turmoil around him. With their days now filled with noisy slapstick comedy, it influences each of them, strengthening their feelings. What’ll happen to Takeru in the end?
Muv-Luv Unlimited
On one day Takeru suddenly finds himself awake in a completely different world. In this world mankind has been in war with things called “Beta” for more than 20 years, bringing mankind to the brink of destruction. At the location his school used to be is now a UN military base and the girls from his original world are all pilots in training. Except for his childhood friend Sumika, who doesn’t seem to exist in this alternative world.
Takeru manages to get himself enlisted in the training school and is determined to stay alive until he finds a way to get back to his own world. Now able to interact with familiar yet different faces, will he be able to find his way back?
Muv-Luv Alternative
Muv-Luv Alternative takes place 3 years after the events in the original Muv-Luv. When Takeru wakes up he still believes that everything that has happened has been a dream. Until he discovers that he has been set back to the same time as at the start of Unlimited. Yet instead of feeling discouraged he settles on changing the things that happened in the original timeline…
