Schwarzesmarken
English title: Schwarzes Marken
Japanese title: シュヴァルツェスマーケン
Type: TV
Source: Light novel
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 11, 2016 to Mar 28, 2016
Broadcast: Mondays at 01:05 (JST)
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: lxtl, LIDENFILMS
Producers: Sotsu, DAX Production, Ultra Super Pictures, Avex Pictures
Licensors: Crunchyroll
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Themes: Historical, Mecha, Military

The year is 1983. The Cold War is in full effect, and humanity is under attack. Strange aliens, given the name "BETA," have descended to Earth with the goal of destroying all life. Soldiers have been tasked with piloting large combat suits called Tactical Surface Fighters (TSF) to repel the alien invaders, but the front line is slowly being pushed back towards the surviving cities.

Schwarzesmarken follows the story of Second Lieutenant Theodor Eberbach and the other members of the 666th TSF squadron, a ruthless unit that values a mission's completion over human life. Stationed in East Germany and led by war hero Captain Irisdina Bernhard, the unit specializes in counterassault attacks on laser-class BETA. But the 666th squadron finds itself with more enemies than just the alien forces when optimistic rookie Katia Waldheim joins the squadron, drawing the attention of East Germany's secret police, the Stasi.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Schwarzesmarken takes place in an alternate universe of the Muv-Luv franchise, following the storyline of the light novels. A visual novel was released on November 27, 2015, and a second was announced for 2016.