What’s “Muv-Luv”? A silly name? A Kickstarter campaign? A visual novel franchise that’s huge in Japan? A sci-fi nightmare with man-eating aliens? An acknowledged influence on “Attack on Titan”? A spinoff of the romantic drama “Rumbling Hearts”? In fact, it’s all of these things, and more. This panel will offer a history of the visual novel and anime works of âge, before and after Muv-Luv, including anime like “Total Eclipse” and the upcoming “Schwarzesmarken”, plus obscurities like “Akane Maniax.”