Welcome back everyone! Before we begin, I wanted to give a huge Thank You! to everyone who backed the Kickstarter! Thanks to you all, we hit the base goal of 250k in 5.5 hours, surpassing the 8 hours of KS death! And even now as I post this we have already hit 650k in 21 days! Congratulations everyone, you made this dream come true!
And now on to our exciting release of the Alternative Radio Global Podcast #1, containing an information packed interview with Mitch and Jason from Degica!
In this interview, we ask several questions pertaining to the inner workings of the Kickstarter, updates on the current goodies on the KS, and what comes next now that the last stretch goal is before us.
After the interview we have the updates for the month, so do continue to read on! Continue reading →
And welcome back to the 5th release of the ARG Test Cast!
This time, besides our usual host Aalt, Evan and I, we have some new voices, Kevin, a member of AP from Germany, and Doc from the Netherlands!
In this episode, we cover some of the updates to the Muv-Luv franchise that happened over the past two weeks, including the release of Haruko Maniax! For the discussion topic this time, we talk about television culture and the differences between nations, and how it has evolved over our childhood years to present day.
Without further ado, here’s the cast for your listening pleasure.
Hi everyone, we’re back with another round of updates for our translation projects for the month of August 2015. We’ve had quite a bit going on since June with the announcement of the kickstarter and our regular podcasts in association with Kiminozo Guy, but here’s an update of our line up of fan-translation projects and some news in the Muv-Luv franchise since our update in July. Continue reading →
Hi all, welcome back to another edition of the ARG Test cast!
In #T04, we start with a short update on events in the Muv-Luv franchise, and then in order to diversify a little we discuss games from our childhood days and stuff we see nowadays, as we share how each of the international team members experienced games in their lives. This cast, we have our host Aalt, Evan, Me, Sachi and a special guest, Sachi’s husband Stan!
Just some administrative updates, we are switching links from Soundcloud to Podomatic, so please see below for the updated links and the MF archive. You can hear the 4th cast here in this link:
ARG TEST CAST #T04 – Remembering games
The announcer at the beginning is @A9DOC. The ending song is Midnight Chaser from an indie NEC PC-9801 game Flame Zapper Kotsujin.
Thanks again to Aalt aka Kiminozo guy for hosting the cast, and to you listeners for taking the interest! If you have any comments or feedback, do leave them here in the blog or at our email alternative4projects@gmail.com.
AP will have a general updates post coming up soon to cover the events that are going on recently, so do look forward to that.
Hi folks, Alternative Projects + Aalt presents: ARG Test Cast #T02 – Sitting down with Degica.
This week, it is my great pleasure to welcome Jason and Mitch from Degica in our #2 Podcast!
KimiNozo Guy contacted them a few weeks ago and they were extremely enthusiastic about joining us in our cast to share some good news about what we can expect in the localisation.
In this cast, we will cover several questions about Degica’s background and achievements, how they got to start the Muv-Luv kickstarter project with Ixtl, and also, Mitch and Jason will answer some of the questions going around the community regarding the localization itself, providing what information they can. This podcast has been vetted by Ixtl as well, thus the delay in the release.
I’m also pleased to include the winners of the Giveway Degica ran at their site in this podcast, and there’s a new contest being launched as well, so keep listening to the very end!
The song at the end is Arranged version of Storm Vanguard.
Thanks for listening to us! Below are some rules for the trivia at the end of the cast:
Rules for the trivia competition; Tweet your answer to @muvluvseries on Twitter in order to enter the contest. The duration of the competition is one week. Good luck to all the contestants!
Do check out the post at KNG’s blog as well for more information on this podcast.
A little late, but AP wishes a Happy 4th of July to our American fans!
And now for our project updates. Our current teams have been working hard in the past months to bring more releases out, and I’m pleased to announce some additional projects that have been added to the list.
Haruko Maniax : 70%
Aspiration: 50%
New Projects
Total Eclipse: 20%
Yes! We are now also doing translations for Total Eclipse, thanks to Albedo and Evan taking up the project. We will be working to bring the VN in English to you, but do be patient as this will take time to be completed.
In addition, I am pleased to add Kimi ga Nozomu Eien LE to the list of our potential translations! As many of our members have expressed an interest in working on this after their current projects, I believe that we would soon be starting on this, though like TE, it will take time to complete. Please look forward to further updates for more news.
That’s all for the project updates, in our triple post special this month. In the meantime, do enjoy this clip from the Muv-Luv live event that was held on the 28 Jun, exhibiting the flexibility of the rUGP system by creating this clip within the period of the event itself.
I hope you enjoy the read, and do leave any comments or feedback here at our website or email: alternative4projects@gmail.com
Please stay tuned for further updates on our next projects. We have a couple of new Translators joining us, and we hope to have something new for you soon.
Hi everyone, I’m pleased to report that as of today we have completed translations of all lines for TDA01! We are now moving into the editing and QC process, so please be patient a little longer, and expect a release soon!
In other news, a new free to play Muv-Luv Mobage game called Muv-Luv Alternative: Next Answer has been released for Mobile devices. You can access the link here through your handphone, and play the game online. If you have a browser that supports auto translation to English, you can get a machine translation of the various menus and text as well. You can also check out guide for the various cards and events at this Japanese site. While I’m not really into this sort of game, I wish everyone who enjoys it happy tapping~
In model kit news, we have new Kotobukiya kits announced during the Winter Wonderfest 2015. First up is the 1/144 Takemikazuchi 00R blue version, that comes with the iconic Railgun that was shown in Total Eclipse! This variant of equipment comes from a battle which occurred in TDA 03. You can read up more on the events which took place in the VN on the Wiki, but be warned of Spoilers! The Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After 1/144 Takemikazuchi Type-00R 16th Guard Battalion Commander Unit Plastic Model is planned for release late Jun 2015.
The next upcoming kit would be the Non-scale Schwarzesmarken – Mig-21 Balalaika as teased in previous updates, with a planned release of July 2015. However it’s not up for preorders yet, so expect delays in the release date.
Other than kits, we have two new magazines as well. First is the Muv-Luv Alternative Tactical Fighter Complete Book, which is a compilation of Hobby Japan model kit pages since Dec 2012. It was released in Feb 2015. Next up is the Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse Memorial Art Book, releasing late March 2015. This book will be like previous Memorial books that were released in that it will contain concept art and design details of the Visual Novel and perhaps the animation. As there have been many other compilation books for the Total Eclipse anime over the past years, I expect the book to be more VN centric.
That is all the updates I have for now, do look forward to the English translation of TDA01, coming soon~!
Gentlemen, here are the updates for the month of Sept 2014.
I would like to inform you that the translation status of TDA01 is now at 50%, and work will continue to progress as scheduled. We will continue to provide regular updates at key milestones, so kindly continue to be patient as work continues.
In the meantime, I am pleased to present the English translation of the lyrics for the Opening of The Day After, Saigo no Eden (The Final Eden) Artist: Aki Misato. I have added the lyrics to a video for your viewing pleasure, and the lyrics will be listed in the appendix below.
With regards to Visual Novel releases, I am pleased to report that Ixtl has confirmed that the PC release of Total Eclipse is now gold, and will be available from the 29 Sept 2014. Photonmelodies was previously released in Aug 2014 as well. Unfortunately, no further updates for any future VNs have been released, but we have hopes that we will hear more about Schwarzesmarken in the coming months.
On model kits and figures, no new model kits of TSFs have been announced since the last update, but samples of new figures starring the cast of Schwarzesmarken were shown during the Summer Wonderfest 2014 event. One has hopes that this is the beginning of a more ambitious project.
That is all for updates in this report. See below for attachments.
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Saigo no Eden Lyrics
Translation: Gabgrave
In the distant burning darkness Burning fragments fall
The power of the throbbing flames
Who would wish for such a thing
Departing without knowing why your heart cries out
Forgetting it, Delaying it
Just wishing for it is useless.
Still confused by pain
Grasping at the falling red red feathers
Stop it, please do not run away
Everything is destined to end even if you hold on to them
Even if hope is burnt to nothing in the future
It will be revived again one day
The shining dreams you lost sight of
Throw your life into it. It’s the Final Eden.
Is it shock, or despair?
“A weak person’s name is called”
It’s dark. Is it dark? I don’t know
Who might it be…is it me?
You hold a light within. You will surely be called
Let’s make it to the end
The wished for place is on the other side
In that beautiful paradise
The spirits of the sick and dying are crushed
Harmonia
Wake up and see the truth
This is only anger over the absurd
Believe in kindness and embrace it closely
Because you’ll be alone before you know it
So as not to forget the crime my eyes saw
I’ll sing for eternity. An Aria of tragedy.
Even if hope is burnt to nothing in the future
It will be revived again one day
Believe in kindness and embrace it closely
Because you’ll be alone before you know it
The shining dreams you lost sight of
Throw your life into it. It’s the Final Eden.
遠い闇が燃える 燃えて沈む欠片に tooi yami ga moe ru moe te shizumu ketsu hen ni
力疼く焔（ほむら） chikara uzuku honoo ( homura )
誰を求める…この手 dare wo motome ru … kono te
叫ぶ君の心 知らぬままに立ち去り sakebu kun no kokoro shira numamani tachi sari
忘れておくれ wasure teokure
望むだけじゃ無理、と。 nozomu dakeja muri , to .
まだ痛みに狼狽える mada itami ni roubai eru
赤い赤い羽が落ちる受けとめて akai akai hane ga ochiru uke tomete
どうか逃げないで douka nige naide
全て失う定め持ちながら subete ushinau sadame mochi nagara
希望が未来を焼き尽くしても kibou ga mirai wo yaki dukushi temo
いつの日にかまた甦る itsuno hinika mata yomigaeru
輝く故に見失う夢 kagayaku yueni miushinau yume
命飛ばせ 最後のエデン inochi toba se saigo no eden
衝撃。又は絶望。 shougeki. mataha zetsubou .
「弱キ者名ヲ名乗レ」. ( jaku ki mono mei wo mei jou re )
暗い。 暗い? kurai .kurai ?
知らない。 shira nai .
誰の事だろう…私? dare no koto darou … watashi ?
君は胸の光 君をきっといざなう kun ha mune no hikari kun wokittoizanau
終わりにしよう owari nishiyou
願う場所は彼方 negau basho ha kanata
あの美しい楽園は ano utsukushi i rakuen ha
病める朽ちる骨を砕くハルモニア yame ru kuchi ru hone wo kudaku harumonia
醒めて気がつくの意味は same te kiga tsukuno imi ha
不条理を越えた怒りだと fujouri wo koe ta ikari dato
優しさ信じて抱きしめるほど yasashi sa shinji te daki shimeruhodo
いつの間にか孤独になるよ itsuno mani ka kodoku ninaruyo
瞳が罪を忘れない為 hitomi ga tsumi wo wasure nai tame
永遠（とわ）に語れ 悲劇のアリア eien ( towa ) ni katare higeki no aria
希望が未来を焼き尽くしても kibou ga mirai wo yaki dukushi temo
いつの日にかまた甦る itsuno hinika mata yomigaeru
優しさ信じて抱きしめるほど yasashi sa shinji te daki shimeruhodo
いつの間にか孤独になるよ itsuno mani ka kodoku ninaruyo
輝く故に見失う夢 kagayaku yueni miushinau yume
命飛ばせ 最後のエデン inochi toba se saigo no eden
Hi all! This is an update to let you know we have reached the 25% mark for the Translation updates/edits of Chronicles 02, TDA01, and we are still going strong. We will release the full patch once everything is complete, for everyones enjoyment.
On the model kits side, we have an improved non-scale Takemikazuchi ver 1.5 released last month, an announced 1/144 F-15 ACTV Active Eagle, and also a prototype of the MiG-21 Balalaika in the works.
That’s all I have for now, do tune in for more Muvluv updates in the future!
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