Ayu-Mayu Alternative is a part of a fandisk visual novel released alongside the first Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles stories, and follows a completely separate set. The character used for Ayu's true name, 歩 (chosen reading unknown), means 'a step' or 'to walk'. The character added for her given name, 喩 yu, means 'metaphor'. Ayu's shinki form and alternative names as Tenjin's shinki have not been revealed. Possible 'true' name readings could be aruku, ayumu, aruki or ayumi.
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Ayu Mayu Alternative is a fandisc for Muv-Luv Alternative, which consists of two halves. The first half, titled 'Ayu Mayu Alternative', is mainly about the events taking place around Ayu and Mayu (characters who first appeared in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien), the two waitresses from Sky Temple. It is inspired by the anime Ayu Mayu Gekijou which had its fourth episode as a parody of Muv-Luv Alternative. The second half, titled 'Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles', consists of two side stories of Muv-Luv Alternative: 'Atonement' which tells Sgt. Marimo Jinguuji's past, and 'Succession', about three sisters in the aftermath of a major event in Muv-Luv Alternative.