__Height:__ 165 cm (5' 5")
__Nationality:__ East German
__Affiliations:__ Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken, 2nd Battalion “Fritz Ulbricht”)
__Rank:__ Oberleutnant (1st Lt.)
__TSF:__ MiG-21 Balalaika

The political commissar attached to the 666th unit, tasked with reflecting the will of the Socialist Unity Party and assuring allegiance. The prideful Gretel is the most inexperienced TSF pilot in the 666th, but has the highest authority in the unit. 

Gretel is a sincere socialist, having full pride in it as the ideology which eliminates the gap between rich and poor and considers everyone equally, and pride in East Germany as the nation which embodies the ideals of socialism. 

Gretel graduated from Karl Marx Integrated School as their representative and served in Pioneer, winning national speech competitions along the way, and aimed to join the Schwarzesmarken as the political commissar to get her closer to achieving her goal of rising to a party leader in the SED.


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 and have been 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 Theodor Eberbach and the other members of the 666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken (Black Marks), a ruthless unit that values a mission's completion over human life. Stationed in East Germany on the Oder-Neisse line 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.


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Kiyono's hobbies are watching stage plays, films, comics / manga and singing karaoke.

Kiyono Yasuno is a member of the real-life idol group [Walküre](https://anilist.co/staff/226500/Walkre)

__Non-Anime Roles__
- Palema in Granblue Fantasy (VG)
- [Hoshiguma](https://anilist.co/character/174800/) in Arknights (VG)
- Pearl in Honkai: Star Rail (VG)

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Was born in Fürth, Germany and is currently living in Düsseldorf, Germany. She also voiced roles in non-anime productions.

Laura Angélica Sánchez Vargas is a Mexican voice actress.

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Schwarzesmarken is another spinoff of the Muv-Luv series, set in Cold War Europe in 1983, eighteen years before the events of Muv-Luv Alternative. Like Total Eclipse, Schwarzesmarken is also a light novel.
 
High treason against the state. Theodor, a pilot with the East German military whose family bears a tainted past, is sent to the 666th Company. Known as the Schwarzesmarken, they’re a unit that focuses on destroying the enemy with even at the cost of letting their comrades die. He meets the cold and calculating commander Irisdina and the idealistic Katia, and begins to doubt the way he’s lived his life.

Schwarzesmarken Requiem is a collection of short stories exploring the past and present of the cast of Schwarzesmarken from their point of view. Some stories take place during the events of Schwarzesmarken in 1983, while others happen years before the story takes place. 
 
These volumes were compiled from various Schwarzesmarken related short stories found in TSFIA and Cross Operation, as well as some stories written originally for the novels.

Non-canon 4-koma based on the spinoff web game Muv-Luv Strike Frontier. Features characters from Muv-Luv Total Eclipse, Muv-Luv Alternative, Schwarzesmarken, and Strike Frontier. 

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