IS: Infinite Stratos

First of all my rate was based on MAL, "6" means fine... and thats how this anime is. Infinite Stratos is your generic harem anime with mecha on it, so do the Harem + mecha is a good combination? i said it wasn't, yet it brings a new fresh type of harem anime. Since its really rare to see a mecha anime with harem, and honestly, i hate mecha anime but when i find Infinite Stratos i thought it was a good choice to start watching a mecha anime and its not really bad for the first mecha anime and honestly i enjoyed a bit. and based on what i see from this anime was the harem aspects is far more dominant than the mecha things. My problem with this anime was the "Plothole" and there is no actual strong story, for the plothole, the story was really "jump-off" , i have a big expectation for IS to expand the story to be much better for the last episode, but its doesnt happen. its like any harem anime which easy to predictable what happen next. as for next, the MAIN REAL PROBLEM with this anime was "What this story about? what the purpose of all this scene?" that words are quite hanging on my mind when i am watching this, since in this anime they didnt have any quite purpose or goals. so, basically is this anime is failed? No, i dont think so, since its quite enjoyable. After all the negative things i have said, lets see the positive side of this anime. + Its quite original and rare to see a combination within Harem and Mecha. its a good start for the people who hates mecha anime (like me) to give a shot watching a mecha thing. + As i said, the story was not quite strong but the fillers in this anime (like in the beach scenes ) was far more better than the "main" plot. summary, Fillers> Story + The battle scenes were epic, the effect and the movements of mecha was really smooth and the details for the mecha itself was really amazing. Its maybe the best parts for this anime. If you hate mecha anime and want to try some light mecha, IS or Infinite stratos its worth to try, but just dont have a big expectation on this anime.

In the near future, a Japanese scientist engineers a power-driven exoskeleton called "Infinite Stratos" more commonly known as the (IS). Possessing technology and combat capabilities far more advanced than any other weapon system, the IS threatens to destabilize the world. Faced with such an overwhelming weapon, the nations of the world enact the "Alaska Treaty", which simply says that IS will never be used for military combat and that existing IS technology must be equally spread to all nations, to prevent any one nation from dominating the others. The introduction of the IS does however have a key effect on society. As IS can only be operated by women, the power balance between men and women is broken, with women coming to dominate society over men. Ten years after the first IS were introduced; the world has entered a new age of peace. That peace is destroyed, however, by an unexpected discovery. A 15 year old Japanese boy, named Ichika Orimura, is found to be able to operate an IS. Realizing his potential, Ichika is forced by the Japanese government to attend the prestigious Infinite Stratos Academy, an international academy where IS pilots from all over the world are trained. And so his busy school life surrounded by girls begins. Story and Characters (6/10) Guilty Pleasures. Out of everything that I enjoy, I always return to those series that I find to be guilty pleasures. These series are normally something that isn't truly exception, but at the same time are not exactly terrible either. They find a proper balance and appeal to us on a personal level that keeps us coming back for more, despite the fact that they may not be worth a revisit. This is the best way I can describe Infinite Stratos. A pure guilty pleasure and maybe just a little bit more. Infinite Stratos follows the life of Ichika Orimura, a young man who is the first known male that can pilot the legendary mecha-style exo-skeleton, Infinite Stratos (IS). These units, for unknown reasons, only respond to females. So, when Ichika activates one, you can image the shock. He then enrolls in the all girls school of IS academy. It's not hard to figure out that this series is going to take the harem route and wastes no time getting the characters established. We are first introduced to Houki Shinonono, childhood friend of Ichika and playing the part of the typical tsundere in the series. We are then introduced to the Cecilia Alcott, who immediately challenges Ichika to a duel to decide who should be class president and falls for him under the philosophy of "He has bested me so now I automatically admire him for no real reason". Shortly afterwards, Huang Lingyin, another childhood friend of Ichika, transfers in. This is followed by Charlotte Dunois, who disguises herself as a boy and then immediately drops the disguise for relatively no reason. Lastly we are rounded off with another tsundere, Laura Bodewig. Each character, while fairly stereotypical, is a welcomed addition to the show and brings a certain extra appeal to it. The series itself wastes no time gathering all the cast together and establishing the reasons for why each of the main female characters like Ichika. Hilarity and stereotypical antics ensue, along with two completely pointless filler episodes and a thrown-out-of-left-field serious turn for the ending. While IS maybe stereotypical in many areas, it does more than enough to break the mold. Ichika, while dense, is a likeable character. He generally misunderstands vague hints the girls give that they like him, enough to a level that the audience can understand and not brush it off as him just being a complete dunce. It also helps that he's a strong character that cares about his friends, helping to add more depth than what we normally see from most harem series. It also helps that each of the five ladies also have very different personalities and we get to know each of them rather well (or at least in comparison to most harem series), with the exception of Cecilia and Huang, who don't get nearly enough development compared to the rest. Aside from that, my only real issue is with Charlotte. They go through great depth to explain why she disguised herself and she forms a bond with Ichika over it. Yet, for some random reason, this is completely dropped in the next episode. So what was the point of even having this scene if the show immediately decides, "Oh wait, I change my mind. I don't want to do this anymore". One of the biggest issues I have with IS is that it doesn't know what it wants to do. The first five episodes do a great job introducing the cast and setting the stage for the final act, but then over half way through we're thrown two filler episodes that take place at a beach and an inn for no better reason than they simply do. While there was some plot established and progression was made, these episodes just get thrown in there and really do nothing to forward the series. While not nearly as bad as The Sacred Blacksmith, they also don't really help in this twelve episode run of the series. It makes it even more confusing because the series takes a fairly serious turn for the final episodes. While the series has generally had a light-hearted tone, I felt that these filler episodes made it even more of a noticeable change than had they not been introduced. Yet all the same, I enjoyed the short story that was told and wouldn't mind seeing more of it. Art (7/10) One of the things that really makes IS a treat is it's art. This is a beautiful series, there is no doubt about it. Characters are well animated and fairly far from static. Environments are beautiful and I really loved the studios decision to change the classroom to a more futuristic look instead of the traditional school scene from the manga. However, the true star of the show are the IS battles. These are, hands down, the best part of the show. Beautifully done, they provide plenty of detail and are far from simplistic. My only complaint was that there simply wasn't enough of them. However, there were more than enough to truly enjoy. While the art style itself isn't revolutionary, nor is it ground breaking, it does the job and it looks darn good doing that job too. This, in my opinion, is extremely exceptional artwork for a TV series. Sound (6/10) Sound is another department that, while well done, truly doesn't leave any outstanding impressions. The voice work was very well done, with Koki Uchiyama doing a wonderful job as Ichika Orimura. While not a diverse character, Mr. Uchiyama went above and beyond to give Ichika that extra bit of depth. Yoko Hikasa (Houki) , Yukana (Cecilia), Asami Shimoda (Huang), Kana Hanazawa (Charlotte) and Marina Inoue (Laura) all did a great job as well as the lead female characters, alongside Megumi Toyoguchi (she voiced Ichika's older sister Chifuyu, who is a legendary IS pilot and a teacher at the IS academy). Music itself fit each individual scene rather nicely and battle music was well constructed to give a rather epic and emotional feel to it, but honestly I didn't really notice the music too much until the final episodes. This is when the series sound design really shined for me. While nothing truly to write home about, it was well done and fitting for the series. Overall (6/10) Infinite Stratos (IS) is fairly stereotypical in many aspects. It also doesn't dive that deep into a plot during its twelve episode run. However, what it does do it does rather well. From the animation, to the well casted VAs, to the premises, IS is definitely above average in every aspect. While certainly not an legendary anime, it's certainly enough for me to consider it a guilty pleasure and recommend it for those that don't mind harem series. Bear in mind that IS flirts more with being mediocre than above average, but it is above average for a harem series. It's definitely one of my top ten guilty pleasures, even if it's stereotypical in so many manners. Not to mention it has the mos…

Honestly I really liked the idea of the story but all the girls were REALLY and I mean REALLY annoying the "love conflicts" voices make me want to scream into a pillow and throw my computer against a wall, and their always getting on the mc's ass about them being better than him and about how he's not doing things right and that's the entire show. I would like to say that was just the beginning of the anime but it was the entire 12 episodes this was probably one of the worst animes I have watched in a LONG while.

Infinite Stratos is a show that had a great setup but cant quite deliver where it has too because of a few problems. The main character Ichika Orimura is the only male in the world who can pilot an IS and because of this he is sent to a school where people learn to use them and due to the fact that he is the only guy there all the girls instantly love him, not exactly great but I can deal with it. and he has to learn how to pilot an IS with help from 5 girls who all are head over heels in love with him but he cant seem to catch a hint. Story-6 The Story revolves around unmanned IS attacking and they have to combat them, now this is where Ichika comes in because his attacks can go through shield and actually damage the IS which works as a great setup for why he should be the hero (since he is focused as the hero) but this fails because literally every time he is about to win any fight it gets interrupted or his shields run out which makes him look weak thats why I gave the story such a low score that and the fact that there really are no antagonist until the second season so there really is no place for a story unmanned IS can only go so far. Art-7 The art in Infinite Stratos is good but there are notable changes when they get in the IS but overall the show looks nice. Sound-7 The opening and outro songs fit the show very well but aside from them there's nothing really special about the music but it's still good(The outro is actually a really good song). Characters-10 Now this is where Infinite Stratos real advantages shine the characters i this show are great but im not just talking about the main characters im talking about all of them even the characters who make appearances every 2-3 episodes for just a few moments are wonderful and add so much light to this show. The main 5 girls are very strong as well. Houki Shinonono who is his childhood friend and the first of his harem we are introduced to she also shares a room with ichika for a short while. Cecilia Alcott is the second addition to his harem and is the IS representative from England. Lingyin Huang who is actually ichikas second childhood friend and the 3rd member to join his harem she is the IS representative from china and is the only of the 5 to not be in his class. Charlotte Dunois is the 4th character added to his harem and is the IS representative from France she also shared a room with Ichika for a short time while everyone thought she was a boy. Laura Bodewig is the IS representative of Germany the fifth person added to his harem and a former student of Chifuyu Orimura. Other then them Chifuyu Orimura who is Ichikas sister and arguably the best IS pilot in the world and too top it off their teacher, Maya Yamada who is the assistant teacher for Ichika a friends, and Tabane Shinonono who is the creator of the IS and is Houkis sister. All of these characters and the one that I didint mention make this show great to watch.Though Ichikas inability to catch a hint seems to leave many frustrated but I dont mind much and makes for some great moments Enjoyment-8 The character cast make this show fun to watch every second just because they are enjoyable and no matter who is on the screen you wont mind, plus Ichikas incredible hard headiness at certain scenes makes for some enjoyable times albeit you may find yourself yelling at the screen for him to catch a hint. Overall-6 This show is fun to watch but they do miss some pretty important parts like the story and Ichikas inability to look strong since all of his fights are interrupted or he runs out of shields because he dosent realize how much he uses, the opening and outro are good and fit the show like they were made for it but the fact that 4 of the 5 main females are representative candidates from their selected country's they seem to weak I get that their young and all but still Ichika almost beats them very earlier and it makes their titles seem almost meaningless. Ill be honest I actually love this show it seems to hit all the notes i personally want from a show but I didint want my personal feelings to affect my scoring but to me it's an 8 or even 9 outta 10 but like I said thats just cause I love the show so much. If you like Harem based shows then id say it's a must watch if you like mech shows you could do worse and there's a nice amount of comedy in here to find every episode entertaining not to mention fanservice including 2-3 instances of nudity but its done in a classy sort of way or better yet as classy as it can be without seeming out of place but it is a show that id recommend seeing at least once.

IS: Infinite Stratos is an anime talks about IS a Mecha or robot for girls only. Orimura Ichika the only male who can use an IS. After that he was put in girl's school because, Just I said he is the only who can use and by the way this anime contains Harem and some annoying childhood friends. What a Lucky Guy!! Story 8/10 Well the story is all about mechas and some family and childhood friend issues as well as fighting. The story is not boring I find it funny because of the character of being innocent and funny. The Story is unique and it really follows the genre. Art 9/10 The IS are awesome well design the fights did really fit the styles of this anime. The Art really fits the story. The Character really put a good fight between his enemies. The quality of the anime is great and well constructed. Sound 9/10 The voice actors really fit in every character they play. The background music really puts the atmosphere around. I liked the Opening and Ending songs it keeps on coming. They really put the great effort to it. Character 9/10 The MC is not very strong just moderate,that MC needs to be train. The character is innocent and very funny for me. The MC owns A Harem because its girl's school. Enjoyment 8/10 I'd enjoy watching it. I bet you will enjoy, Great female booby characters and underwear shots hahaha. Overall 9/10 You will never regret after you watched this anime. Don't worry this anime has season 2 or more. Thats all people this is my Infinity Stratos review

-PLOT- Ichika Orimura, a first year student stumbles upon an IS machine. IS machines are advanced weaponry made by the brilliant Japanese scientist, Houki Shinonono. Ichika finds out within the next few minutes that he is able to operate the IS machine and (so it is stated in the next few episodes from the first) begins to duel an instructor of a training academy which teaches high school students how to use IS weapons... the only problem is that Ichika is the only male in the entire world who can operate an IS -- the rest only respond to females. He finds himself forced into the training academy, meeting up with many of his old friends and making many new ones... -STORY- (6/10) I give the story a 6/10 rating because, though easily understandable when the pitch was given, it was a bit scattered. The story seemed to be explained backwards -- what I mean by this is that they explained everything like George Lucas would have, they begin to explain and give detail with the story as the anime progresses, making it a bit hard to follow. None the less, I did enjoy the story once I got use to what the hell was going on... but even so, a lot of things were left out. "Where did he meet a few of his old friends?" "Who is this friend, she/he was never properly introduced?" -ART/SOUND- (8/10) I absolutely loved the art and sound of this anime. The character design was a perfect mixture between seriousness and cuteness. It wasn't too far to one side, if that makes sense. On top of that, the fight sequences between the IS battles were very smooth, and I could make out what was happening. Very rarely do you see this in some anime. I believe it was because they used some kind of 3D program, so instead of drawing out everything (which might be the cause of reduced FPS), they were able to just simulate it. The sound FX was clear cut, and it didn't have a lot of cheesy sound tracks added to it. I think the music was good aswell, though some might dislike the introductory soundtrack, I thought it was very nice. The music they embedded into the video during some battles also either gave the scene a more dramatic, suspensive aura or a more action-packed, "KILL HIM GODDAMNIT!" aura. -CHARACTER- (8/10) I'd say I liked all of the characters, the way all of their personalities clashed with eachother to make a decent harem seemed to be put together quite well. On a personal level, I love how Ichiko seemed different from the average, run of the mill male character in this genre of anime. He doesn't make mistakes like tripping over a 1 centemeter wide pebble and land hand first on a big chested woman every episode, or not looking away and removing his hand after him and big-chested-woman-A exchange awkward looks... no, instead he seemed mature and there wasn't too much retardation and perversion. As for the rest of the females, I didn't give any one of them more attention than the other. They were all equally cared for, and hated by me at different times. In other words, they're the typical females in harem that are extremely pressed towards the main character -- though they get mad at him when he gives more attention to other girls. -ENJOYMENT/OVERALL- (9/10) Though the story might have been a bit confusing at times I'd give enjoyment and overall rating a solid 9/10 because it had me smiling, feeling sad, or having atleast some kind of emotion other than boredom or annoyance which was directed to the anime itself (not the character's personalities). Some might say that this was a generic harem (but isn't all harem the same? A guy is surrounded by a group of girls that like said guy. That's why I watch it... because it's harem) or that it was poorly written.... and yeah, it may have been so, but at least it kept me entertained throughout the entire 12 episode series, and actually made me want to write this long review about it. A lot of times I stumble upon anime with great story and great detail, but it never keeps me entertained! But of course, to each his own. That's just my view on it.

I usually don't review anime, unless I feel like I could really change someone's decision to watch the show. This is one of those cases, but not how you may think. Story: Infinite Stratos has an all around weak story, why? Because there really isn't much of one. Its a pretty run of the mill mecha/harem show. I'm ok with both of those but I prefer a bit more substance. Here's a short story synopsis: "Guy who can fly mechs for girls goes to all girls mech school, hilarity, action, and ecchi insue." The story really doesn't explain much about the events that are not part of the romance/harem plot and leaves a lot to be desired. simple explanation would have at least made the story average. 3/10 Art: The action scenes are really good, the animation is slick and the art direction is really good all around. And for the people who mainly would watch this for the harem and ecchi aspects, its good as well. 8/10 Sound: The sound is pretty average, the music is really nothing special, its not bad its just average. I watched the dub, because the accents are apparently hilarious, they are in a sort of endearing way, and overall the characters without accents are really well voiced and there really aren't any characters that stand out as downright bad. 6/10 Characters: I won't spoil the romance or the characters stories here, but overall I think the characters are good. The lead is annoying and overreacts at times but when he's fired up he becomes an all around good guy. Each girl also has a sort of backstory or previous relationship with the lead. All of these are underdeveloped and relegated to a single scene each. Other than that, each character develops at least a little bit by the end, and honestly there's nothing bad about the characters in my opinion. They are all just good but a bit stereotypical characters. 6/10 Enjoyment: Now, if it wasn't for the story and some poor choices regarding the characters this show could have been great. I saw that from the beginning, and I can say that I genuinely enjoyed the show as a mindless sort of show to just watch in my down time. Overall, I'd say to watch the first few episodes and see if you can get into it, I did and enjoyed it, but its not for everyone. 7/10 Overall: Give it a try, it could surprise you. 6.5/10

Ah Infinite Stratos. The anime I love but really, really, don't ever tell anyone about. Well. Unless they're already anime fans. Then I'll talk to them about it. Infinite Stratos is my ideal for one specific thing I like to find in anime. What I refer to as "junk food". Anime that you can reach into your brain housing unit, flip the off switch and just veg for a bit. Now Infinite Stratos happens to be a very good piece of junk food, but it's still junk food. With a standard scifi harem set up and the usual characters showing up with the special addition of three foreigners instead of one, two childhood friends, and back to normal with implied repressed feelings for the protagonist's big sister! Woo! There's even a reverse trap. Which would a spoiler if they didn't give it away in any cast image ever put up, including the one on the anime's page here on MAL. Not to mention, how often do you actually see characterized males in harem anime? Especially during the harem assembly phase. Despite the standard setup IS rose above it's material, making the old archetypes shine as fun and enjoyable characters, and the story's set up is a bit hackneyed, but looks great with it's refurbishment and fresh coat of paint. So if you're looking for something to compliment your reading of Anna Karenina that will let you switch to something complex and interesting but not so depressingly Russian you're barking up the wrong tree. If you want to put your brain on pause for a little bit and take a micro vacation from work or studying though, Infinite Stratos might be what you're looking for.

Never thought someone would make an anime that resembles Vandread, one which I loved watching. Same background: women are the only ones able to control mechas and, with just one man among them, feelings never shown before suddenly appear... Main difference is that Vandread occurs on space and IS, on Earth... Other thing was that Vandread had an incredible climax, based on a real enemy... One single man, surrounded by tons of girls... And just like on any other harem anime, the main character is just stupid enough to not realize the way others feel towards him... Well, this is what makes this kind of anime funny... Plot may not hook you, but all those amazing mechas, with cool transformations and weapons, starring exciting and ultra quick battles, were enough to keep my attention... Seeing how Ichika is dumb and unable to return all the affection he receives from the other girls is the main attraction in here... Since there are no wars and ISs are made only for competitions, you can't expect an intense plot or epic battles against terribly evil and powerful foes... I noticed that a second season is ongoing right now, so who knows? Is there something really big coming up? We can also get an obvious cliche after Laura's appearance. All that stuff that Germany is mean and buys fight with others... This is demonstrated through provocations made by Laura to both Cecilia and Rin, these two representing the alliance between England and China during WWI... It's not like what happened in that time wasn't horrible, but this is 21th century... There's no reason keep arguing over that kind of thing anymore... Episode 8 has a totally unpredictable ending, surprised me completelly... Congrats on that! The real ending was a little disappointing... That forgiven since there's a sequel, so it couldn't end here as well... Animation was the main focus: battles are fast and explosive, transformations are incredible and those mechas (that look more like compact armoured suits) are unique, pretty original and well designed! This is an anime for chilling out and get some good laughing, no masterpiece... It's focused more on comedy than drama. Still, I've enjoyed it a lot and this is a nice recommendation for those who just want to have fun...

I'm not one to bash animes in reviews which is why infinite stratos is killing me, I always enter an anime with an open mind and base my opinion on the story and how well it was done. Where to start, hmm lets see, oh I know! All the girls, now i can understand the writters making the characters mostly girls and I've enjoyed anime like that, but IS takes it, everyone in it was a girl except for the main character, not only that but everyone in it was in love with him. Then the story seemed way too rushed, every episode would be like 3 mashed together, towards the end so much is thrown in it makes it hard to even try to like it. The story is also soo predictable, as are the characters, they could've at least added some twists to the plot. I do have a few good things to say though since i hate being one of those all-animes-suck-these-days reviewer. The art really is good, the characters definately have more detail to them then in other animes. Finally i think IS tried have everything and failed at it, they changed up the location, tried to show growth as characters, and tried to have two fall in love (which nobody could really tell because they failed miserably at showing any progression in any relationship between any characters, they just kept adding more), it was one where everything was there, it was just unbalanced, an poorly thought out, but I will say thanks for trying, it's all anyone can really ask for. If you watch it you'll notice that they could've done soo much more with the characters than what they did which would've made IS pretty good, and thats what disappoints me, when so much potential was wasted. In case you're wondering, the plot is about mech suits tbat only females can operate but a guy finds out he can use one so now every girl at the IS training academy is in love with him, the rest is pretty much pridictable sorry to say.

Art (9/10) The animation was done fairly well. Backgrounds were detailed and characters were animated well. Even the extras were all physically different in some way. The battle scenes, even though there weren't many, were really smooth and exciting to watch. Characters (6/10) This category is where the anime suffers. First, you have the dense male harem lead, Orimura Ichika. At first glance, he looks like a regular teenage guy who gets the opportunity to enroll in an all-girls school. Many guys out there would give up everything just to be in his situation. However, because he is the typical, dense male harem lead, he is oblivious to the feelings of the all the girls around him. This happens throughout the whole series so it is frustrating to watch sometimes. Understandably, since he is the only male, all the female characters want to befriend him. The main females come from different countries of the world so there's a bit of diversity in the characters. However, they all possess at least one of the typical harem traits (childhood friend, tsundere, ojou-sama, sadistic etc). With that being said, the characters' interactions were not special. I guess with IS being a harem anime, I should not have expected character development. I didn't really have a "favourite" character because there wasn't a character that was interesting. tl;dr - Don't watch IS and expect the characters to be great. Sound (8/10) The OP and ED were very good. I found it nice that the seiyuu voicing the main female characters sang the ED. Both songs were upbeat and fit the general mood of the series. The BGM wasn't really memorable but it was not out of place. Story (6/10) It's hard to say that IS actually had a "story". A third of the episode was used just to introduce characters. The rest of the episodes (excluding 11 and 12) were mostly about the girls interacting (is that even the right word?) with Ichika. Episodes 11 and 12 wrapped up the so-called "story" with a battle scene. If I were to condense the story into a few points, here is what it would look like: - Teenage boy discovers he is the only male capable of piloting an IS - Main female characters are introduced - Male lead interacts with females - Final battle As you can see, there aren't a lot of points. However, I understand that a harem anime is not watched for its story so I guess there's no helping it. Overall (7/10) Infinite Stratos met my expectations in general. I wouldn't mind having a second season sometime in the near future. There are some aspects that I would want the producers to improve on but overall, I enjoyed watching Infinite Stratos.

Infinite Stratos . . . A Mecha/Harem/Ecchi/Romance combination of a anime. That is something that people just do not see everyday. But to me, I thought it went well overall for the entire season. Going into this, I had no idea what to expect since I only had a picture and the tags to go on and decided not to read the synopsis. I feel like I should start doing that more often but anywho I liked this anime overall. Ecchiness. Yup thats right, it has some of it in here. I was glad to see the ecchiness to be true since getting ecchi into a mecha anime is a bit hard but they pulled it off beautifully. Only down side is the censorship...YET AGAIN! I am not a big fan of censorship so of course I am going to watch this anime again once the uncensored version comes out. Though it is hard to tell, I can see some romance inside some of this anime. But mainly it is a Harem. Why is that? 1 guy, bunch of girls, that is why. Romance side would be some of the stuff in the anime that make up something kind of like a date. So there is some romance in it. If you have not noticed yet but this is a mecha anime. I will let that soak in real quick..........Ok, if you hate mechas, you might not like this. There are terms in here that could drive people crazy and seeing battles and stuff . . . not your thing, don't watch. Mechas are my thing so I would reccommend this to anyone who does like mechas. But if you do not like Harems, then yea, don't watch. If you are a guy and you don't like harems then I will question your manhood just a tad. Overall I think this is a pretty good anime. It holds up pretty well, has a story and ties in things well. Censorship is a killer mainly because I hate censorship and it makes me angry for some reason. If you hate censorship too then I would suggest waiting until the uncensored version comes fully out and watch it then.

Ninth review...and where the hell do I even begin with this anime. Ok, so it says 'Harem' in the description but it's far from it, all the other stuff in the description should just be removed and replaced with Full on Romance 10000000 girls vs 1 boy. 'Cuz all the show is really about is every girl getting one guy. I thought 'Hey, a program about people using Mecha robot things and fighting in tournaments sounds pretty cool' So I started watching this anime thinking that I would enjoy it, honestly in some areas I did, and admittedly some areas even made me laugh. However most the show was just all about girls loving a darn boy that's so stupid to not even realize anything. I gave this a overall 6 as the art style is very nice and how they did the fighting and the Mecha suits actually looked nice, the sound was decent and I did enjoy some areas of the anime. As for the story it was well thought of with the IS suits and the academy, however the story about the Harem areas where too overpowering for the anime and it wasn't at all decent in my opinion. Heck, even the character development was poor because of all the 'I have to love this one guy that's the only guy in my class' scenario. Sorry for pretty much all the hate, but this show could have been so much better if it stuck to it's original concept of the IS suits and that's it. Please no haters - this is MY opinion, Thank you. ~ Canaan

Story- Power/Technology that only girls can use until MC comes into play of which he is a male. With the power of anime he goes to an all girl school. Art- Nicely drawn mech and super expose skin Sound- The voice was nice, but the fight scene sounds bad Character- Ichigo is the most clueless guy. Every other girl wants him. They want to be with Ichigo but hes way to dense to sense anything. Though he comes to like Houki Enjoyment- Ok Overall- If you like girls in mech and MC being all baller then its good

I don't know if it's just because this pulled through for me as a harem/ecchi/action anime that stood out from the other recent ones I have watched or not;but I was really satisfied with watching Infinite Stratos. Please remember that this review is my own personal opinion, and whether you choose to think bad about it is yours to think. I'm also going to say up front, this review will contain SPOILERS. Story:8: The story didn't bore me at all, or in other words, I wasn't dissatisfied with watching any of the episodes. The plot development wasn't very extensive but was played out very well. Although in the beginning it seemed as if the harem theme was rushed at you a little too quickly, it smoothed out to a good pace for the rest of the episodes. When episodes were mainly focused on the development of the relationships between Ichika and the other main girls,the anime didn't stray far from the main goal and story plot. Looking back at the anime now, one can say that it is mainly based on ecchi and relationships, and the animators just added mechas that contributed to this factor, but one can also say that the way the anime went about incorporating this factor is very nice. What impressed me the most was when a typical scene appeared,too cliche in other words, but the resolution of the matter was taken in a different way I haven't seen before; that's something that stood out for me. I won't say that there were typical outcomes, that a dog could guess what was going to happen, I mean come on guys, it IS a harem based anime. But Infinite Stratos was a definite change in pace, now that I look at my recent, I've watched too many of these similarly themed anime in row, but IS didn't fail to disappoint and follow in their shadow. Art7 and Sound10: The Art for a 2011 anime could have been done better, I'll say that the animations for combat and the equipping of the ISs could have been greatly improved on. The sound was IMO the same as all the anime I have watched so far, it complimented very well with the scenes that were presented. Characters 8: My favorite has to be the main character Ichika who's blind ignorance to the desperate girls around him, just put a smile on my face the whole time. His misunderstanding at their attempts were laughable (in a good way) and his personality was something different that I haven't seen yet in a good harem anime. Now for the other main characters, the girls. I won't describe them all but the way each one was introduced was unique in their own way, and I loved every bit of the plot twists that occurred around each one (in regards for their relationship progression with Ichika). Enjoyment and Overall (8&8): I didn't cheer with joy for this series, nor did I end it with a feeling of "why did I watch this?". I think I was completely satisfied because of the mediocre anime that came before this one on my watch list. I went into this anime, not expecting much, but left the first episode with a grin on my face. The harem aspect was done well IMO, comparable to Date a Live. The ecchi aspect...Well you don't really see much but it compliments the series when you do. I'll have to say it isn't shoved in your face for complete fan-service/ otaku fap time, but tastefully implemented with a clever cooperation. Overall this anime was Very good and is one of the few on my list so far that has passed the line of the overall score of 7. I recommend this anime to any mecha/ecchi/harem lover and I guarantee joy or at least satisfaction.

Where do I start? Perhaps I'll start with the good. IS is a story about the luckiest boy in the world. It's a guy, Ichika, who lands in a school of mecha-wielding girls who have raging hormones. It has it's funny times and the action isn't half bad. Plus, a few characters can provide a really good laugh in awkward situations. That's about all I could say though. Infinite Stratos wasn't the right name for this series. There were two better that I was thinking of: Infinite Tsundere Infinite Fanservice Allow me to go into detail. Infinite Tsundere: Every supporting girl's personality takes a dip in all parts of tsundere personality. One girl even goes from Tsuntsun to deredere in the span of two episodes. One goes the opposite direction in the same span. However, no one diverges from it. It's just a bunch of tsunderes piloting mechas and competing with each other for the love of a guy so clueless that he makes Kamijou Touma look like a genius. And I do mean clueless. Everyone else can immediately note what's going on except him. I'm usually not one to mind the clueless main character role. At times, you could call me a fan of it actually. Ichika pushes boundaries though. Especially considering how every girl goes out of their way to accommodate him. But I'll get to that later. Infinite Fanservice: The fanservice essentially serves as the plot. If you want to see some compelling story, you won't. I mean that. There's not a moment where you can pick up on a plot until the very last episode. But there's plenty of shower scenes that border on the erotic while thinking about the main character. There's also plenty of boob-grabbing, boob-rubbing, partial nudity, "accidental" nudity, body-on-body and just all-around general flirting. Remember, this is a guy that has been thrust into an all-girl school. The girls all act like they've never seen a boy before. I mean, almost every single one. Heck, even a teacher. I'm fairly surprised that he hasn't been violated while he slept. Oh wait . . . -------- But in the end, the problem with this series doesn't lie with the lack of plot, abundance of fanservice or the tsundere club. It lies with the main character. The world is centered around him. No really. This guy, through pure luck, lands into an all-girl school, immediately making him popular. He lucks out to grab the class with his sister, a renown pilot, teaching it, thus making him even more popular. He sees a friend who he hasn't seen in 6 years and she remembers everything about him and becomes the first member of his harem by default. He gets his own personal IS for "data" purposes and somehow, despite being weaker than everyone, he's constantly the key to winning. Then there's the fact that every single girl he knows is in love with him in some way. Of course, that's how harems work. But with Ichika, you just won't get it. He does nothing of importance or style to earn the harem. It just kinda . . . happens. And that alone is what drives the series. Girls are unreasonably drawn to him. That's your plot. Oh and danger is drawn to him as well. Though, there's a reason for that. To be honest, it's a bit underwhelming, though. Oh and the characters don't have a set personality or power level at all through this series. They will flip so hard, you forget who they are. The series has too much convenience and not enough plot to be considered something close to a masterpiece. But it is still good fun for the most part.

whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!! so much bad comments thats too bad i liked this anime its one of my favourites. but it could have some more action but the echhiness was good enough. i liked his charachter and that every girl in the school likes him because he is the only male on that school hahahaha! i liked the female charachters too, my favourite female charachter is charlotte because she is cute! if there is a season two i am going to watch it fore sure! infinite stratos is just one of the best anime my opinion :) the fight scene were short but it was good. and i liked the beach episodes it was cool too see them in bikini's if i think about its still cute *drool drool* but if the people dont like IS yeah nothing to do about it i give it a 10 and more XD so season two or twenty welcome!

IS is a 12 episode series that is one of the most highly anticipated amongst the Winter 2011 anime lineup for TV broadcast and quickly become a fan favorite upon its debut, but does it deliver? The story starts with the introduction of Orimura Ichika, a male who for some unknown reasons able to operate an IS, an armored exoskeleton that can only be used by females. Being a qualified IS operator, he enrolled to an IS school that has a population predominated by females (actually I don't remember any other male character in that school). Being the only male student, naturally all the girls are quite interested in him and so the harem begun. The series separates into different arcs, each focusing on a female character being introduced as transfer students from a different country, her back story examined and will have their own moments with the male lead. The series spends a good 2/3 of its episodes introducing the harem cast, but at the same time the series manage to introduce bits of elements to move the story forward. The finale is a bit of let down with its inconclusiveness, which may be a good thing for the viewers screaming for a season 2! The animation has more good than bad points. The environment is detailed enough, the characters are very cute and well designed as they are able to expressed their emotions very well, more importantly the cast doesn't look generic, each are unique looking and easily recognizable. The mecha designs for the IS exoskeletons are also quite good and unique for every individuals. The visuals for the action scene is also well rendered. As for my minor complaints, there are times that the animation looks inconsistent with the characters looking awkward and scenes that is generally done of poor production quality. Also very noticeable is the inconsistency of the designs with many visuals just keeps on appearing and disappearing with each transition of scenes which sometimes could be annoying and sometimes amusing that it is laughable. The series is well covered by its different background music, I felt that the music played in any given scene is just about right and appropriate for the mood it is trying to convey. The OP and ED themes along with its accompanying animation sequence is good enough and feels appropriate for the series. IS has a fairly good cast of characters. As a harem series, the male lead does a good job and doesn't look annoying on how he is clueless to the feelings of all the lovestruck girls around him. The girls albeit stereotypes that is designed to appeal to its audience, each feels unique and has a personality that is quite different from each other. Each characters has a role to play and was their own moments as the series moves along. Voice acting is very good, the VA has done a fairly good job in portraying their respective characters, I enjoyed listening to everyone as they chat with each other. If I'm going to summarize what I felt about this series, it will be "Infinite Stratos is a harem series done right." Despite having inconsistencies in both the plot and animation and a finale that lacks any real ending (season 2 please!), this is a series that I enjoyed all throughout, never a dull moment here. Infinite Stratos is a series that I will recommended to individuals seeking a harem show that contains a mix of mecha, sci-fi, and comedy as these are the predominant genres of the series.

So where to begin, Concept is good, but story is weak. It could be far better. I believe that only the comical part of this anime worth something, and i really can say that it was worth to watch just because of comedy in it (it could be more humor but its fine), Art, very good, it is nicely done, the IS itself were nicely designed, although if i must guess that technology is nano technology, in real life no chance these suits could do what was shown in anime (who knows), sound is good, it could be better but il stay on this Characters,, i love characters in IS, they are all fine and funny on its own way, enjoyment and overall, i would love to give 10 to this anime but it deserve max of 8 points, simply there is things that could definitly be better, like story, but eight is not bad score at all,

This is my third review so far and, it's also of an anime that I did not like... Why am I doing this? 'cause I hate my life. Holy hell this anime is boring as duck... It like... has ALL the features that an ecchi-harem series has: -Absurd plot -Tsundere(s) -Girls getting wet over the MC right after they meet him -Incredibly boring characters... Let's get in-depth with the features, shall we? The ''plot'' of this anime is unbelieveably boring, it goes NOWHERE. It just introduces all the characters and then they say ''There, have fun with them'' I really cannot get in-depth with the plot, it's just so stupid that it is difficult to talk about it. Human beings are able to use mechas but... OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH WHAT A COINCIDENCE, ONLY GIRLS CAN USE THEM (like if the machines only work with pussies and they ignore the dicks) BUT THEEEEEN... *CHAN CHAN CHAAAN* A GUY CAN SUDDENLY USE THEM... Sometimes I wonder if it could be any dumber... And really cannot find an answer, I think it's stupidity at its max. level. The characters are boring as duck. The MC is so ducking stupid. He doesn't have ANYTHING what a real MC needs to have. The girls of his harem... We all know very well how they are, it's just another cliche -The tsundere(s) -The MC's chilhood friend who wants to duck him -The one character who no one gives a duck about -The ONE girl who is a bit decent... I still wonder why I watched all this series, maybe because I always think these type of animes can get a bit better as the episodes go by... But I'm always wrong.