Muv-Luv Alternative (2021)

Action · Animation · Drama

A story of the bonds between those who fight, in a world pushed to its limits. On one of the countless parallel worlds that exist throughout spacetime, humanity has fought a decades long war against the BETA, hostile extraterrestrial invaders, using humanoid fighting machines called Tactical Surface Fighters. This is a story of how humanity lives and dies while on the brink of extinction...

IMDb rating: 5.8 (115 votes)
Episode average: 6.7 +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Season 1 (2021)

6.30 avg 12 episodes 7.0 → 6.7 22 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The State of the World	7.0	18
2	Recurring Worlds	6.3	17
3	Something to Protect	6.0	15
4	Comrades	5.6	12
5	A new power	6.8	12
6	Transfer experiment	5.5	11
7	Promise	6.4	10
8	The Capital in Chaos	6.3	9
9	Battlefield	6.7	9
10	Resolve	5.7	9
11	Everyone's thoughts	6.6	9
12	Fate	6.7	9

Season 2 (2022)

7.12 avg 12 episodes 6.2 → 7.6 22 min avg

Slow burn

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Graduation	6.2	7
2	X-M3	6.8	7
3	Escape	6.8	7
4	Diary	6.8	7
5	Return	6.6	7
6	Sumika	7.0	7
7	The Night Before the Attack	7.0	7
8	Operation 21st	7.2	8
9	The Light of Hope	7.6	7
10	Escape	7.6	7
11	Inheritance	8.2	7
12	The World Moves On	7.6	7

Muv-Luv Alternative (2021)

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