I'm officially sick of seeing this exact episode from Muv Luv. Impressions: This is a very confusing first episode from a meta perspective. On one hand, it's the complete same first episode as every goddamned one of these Muv Luv adaptations (of spinoff material) has gotten. Except that the whole pitch of this one […]
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Muv-Luv Alternative
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Monsters! Other worlds! Mecha!
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Japan is invaded by giant monsters.
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