4.024 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestThe rebels take over Berlin's broadcast tower and escort Katia inside. The 666th and the rebels engage Werewolf squadron over the streets of Berlin. During the battle, they hear Katia's speech, revealing herself to the nation as Usula Strachwitz, and appealing for the people to rise up against the Stasi.
Germany was divided into East and West after WWII, where citizens of either treated the other side as enemies. In the midst of Cold War, however, the Earth was invaded by an alien life form landed on Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, known as "Beta." Now, ten years after the first contact, East Germany, formally German Democratic Republic, has become the front line.
Production
Authentic East German military detail meets alien horror.
Writing
Political thriller elements elevate standard mecha fare.
Acting
Kenichi Suzumura's Theodor is pure repressed rage.
Kana Marutsuka
Marai Heisenberg (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Theodor Eberbach (voice)
Yoshino Nanjo
Lise Hohenstein (voice)
Chika Anzai
Anett Hosenfeld (voice)
Kaori Fukuhara
Inghild Bronikowski (voice)
Nozomi Yamamoto
Irisdina Bernhard (voice)
Minami Tanaka
Katia Waldheim (voice)
Emiri Kato
Pham Thi Lan (voice)
Kenta Miyake
Walther Kruger (voice)
Michiyo Murase
Sylwia Krzasinska (voice)
Ken Narita
Heinze Axmann (voice)
Manami Numakura
Circe Steinhoff (voice)
Yukari Tamura
Beatrix Brehme (voice)
Kiyono Yasuno
Gretel Jeckeln (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spin-off of Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse, set in the same Beta-invaded universe but with far bleaker politics.
The series uses real Stasi tactics and East German military structure, making it oddly educational for trauma fiction.
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