Audience reviews
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magaiverix
My first Anime, after which I now understand the difference between PG 13- older (Genre) Echhi and Echhi 17+.
Just say! this Anime is for his own taste people who dont cares about the plot, the main thing is HAREM (people who love this genre like me) In spite of the main story I like when there are lots of girls and one lucky guy, so my enjoyment as a minimum will be 8/10.
First season main story in overall was booring= mech vs mech in workouts all the time and only at last episodes something appeared so the story I didn't like, BUT!..... what happened with protagonist and his girls it was just fantastic, I love it when the girls were fighting among themselves for one guy love.
Music also point at the point and the sounds also liked, Art very well especially girls. That's all I am satisfie…
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Hi kids, ever wonder which show killed the LN industry and is responsible for the protagonist-kuns that we get every season?
Here it is then, IS, also called "the wall of shit that blocks masterpieces", it got this nickname when it out sold almost all other animes in merchandising and made a huge buck causing almost all the studios to go, "holy balls, why are we trying hard to make a story when we can just stick in some tits and wait for the cash to start rolling". And even though this putrid work is now died, its legacy lingers on creating the genre of LN which is now know as "pretty pictures and toilet paper" (including works like cavalry, asterisk, bahamut and many more).
So for this reason alone it is worthy of the magnificent 1/10 simply because you can't gave 0 out of 10. now on t…
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In general, harem shows are often just about the ecchi/romance and focuses very less on the actual plot that it's constructed on.
Nevertheless, I watch many harem anime just for the lols and the fanservice moments. Sometimes, the character interactions are fun too.
Where I.S. failed even in doing this much is with its extremely annoying main character, Orimura Ichika. I can't write an unbiased opinion of him because I just hate him so much.
There is a fair line of how much your character can be based of a stereotype, Ichika is so overly generic (the extremely dense harem king who just gets the panties wet) that you wish he was gay just so that it would be one of the best trolls ever.
The anime is about a type of mech that was engineered in Japan and can only be used by women. Howeve…
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With Infinite Stratos, I only watched through it mostly because i wanted a good laugh. Not because it was a comedy, but just because of how bad it could get. The story mostly surrounds a boy who gets put into an all girls school because he's the only male that can operate these machines. Why is he the only male? Why can females only use them? Don't ask, you're here for tits. This is the equivalent of to love ru but with mechas. But don't get too carried away because there is no advancements from the MC to the females.
The main character is basically autistic so get used to him not catching on to the clues that the girls around him want the cock. He also needs help because he literally can't do shit so that's when the girls come in to aid him in everything. Now i can dive into a super inf…
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It's a mobile suit... IT'S A GUNDUMB!
That is the best way I can sum up this show in one word. GUNDUMB. This anime is one that revolves around a main character named Ichika who can pilot a mobile suit called an IS, an Infinite Stratos. The twist is... wait for it... ONLY WOMEN CAN PILOT THEM! But for some reason so can this lone high school age boy. Why? Anime logic. So... naturally... this boy begins attending an all girls academy for IS training. I know what you are thinking "How can a boy go to an all girls school?" Well... anime logic. Thats how. This anime is lacking in every aspect... except the obscenely ample breasts that most of the characters have. How do these units work? Why can only women pilot them? How are the seemingly random abilities determined? Why does every girl in th…
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First of, if you're gonna watch this, fuck you, you think this is some sort of Mecha Anime, you're horribly wrong, not even close. Oh it must be a harem then? Wrong again! Listen up children, this show is the story about your best girl. The only girl archetype this show probably doesn't have is a Yandere, but if you're looking for a yandere you're in the wrong place bud, Date A Live road is next door, perpendicular to Harem street.
This isn't something you watch to ponder about your existence and learn it's deep philosophical value. You're watching this to discover your best girl, something for a lonely Friday night, something to remind you why 2-D girls > 3-D girls.
Let's start of with the MC, you can't see him of course. He may have mass, but his volume is zero, because he's as dense a…
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PLEASE READ: This is a review of both IS seasons. Scroll to the very bottom of this review to see IS S2 review (it's legit I promise!!)
There is absolutely nothing wrong with over-used generic stories. Nothing, really! Except when they're like IS. The anime that failed from the start. Though I can't say I'm surprised, with predictable story, characters, there's nothing to keep me guessing or wondering what's going to happen next.
I can sum up the story with a couple of common words:
Boy
Girl(S)
High school
Mechas Now go ahead and guess: Will the story be interesting or not?
There you go.
Instead of putting us into a world where the reality of a Woman > Man type world with mechas and perhaps applying Marshall Mcluhan's four laws to that, and showing us the complexities of it's layout. In…
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Honestly, IS had all the ingredients to be a great series.
Art (8) and Sound (8) are both wonderful, the animations were great, action scenes were eye-catching, pretty girls were darn pretty, the new Mecha idea was fresh and interesting, the settings were nice, etc etc etc. After the first few episodes I really had high hopes for IS to be able to at least match up against, say, Highschool DxD. But no. IS turned out to be a project with great potential but no ambition.
It's not like I don't like Ecchi and Harem. I like fan service a lot too. But watching Is I couldn't help thinking that it could have been better.
Let me tell you what I'm on about.
Story: 1
The story couldn't have been simpler. Orimura Ichika, a male student, is thrown into an academy, which trains it's students to pilot…
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With the dawn of the second season, I think it's time to revisit an old friend. In this review, I will attempt to describe IS: Infinite Stratos and it's components, then give you it's worth as a series.
The basic premise of Infinite Stratos is set in a world where armored mecha suit, the Infinite Stratos is invented, thus rendering all other technology obsolete. One catch, this suit can only be worn by women.
While this was an interesting premise, the setting itself just attracts questions. Why can only women wear it? What has the effects of this technology had on society? What happened to the political relations of the world after this technology? What governments has used it?
Sadly, none of these questions are satisfyingly answered, because the next portion of the premise is going to…
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Before we start this review I would like to state that I have seen all 12 episodes of this Anime, plus the OVA, although I have yet to read the Manga.
This is my first review, and while this Anime wouldn't be my first choice of Anime to review, I do find it easier to talk about Anime's that I had problems with rather than Anime's that I loved or even liked. With that said I am trying to keep this review as neutral as possible, because while I did have problems with Infinite Stratos, the show isn't all bad at all. I think Lantis did a very good job with the Anime because they know their target audience, a demographic that people like me are rarely apart of.
Story - 3/10
If you've seen this Anime or read the MAL synopsis (which if you haven't, I don't know why you're reading this...) then…
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Lets make this short.
Summary: Ichika Orimura, a 15-year-old Japanese boy who starts a busy high school life surrounded by nothing but girls who can use IS.
This anime is for people who wants
-light-hearted stuffs
-Harem comedy
-MC who is an average nice guy but sometimes really dumb and relies on others
-Girls falling in love with him after being defeated [ how retarded this is]
-Girls from different countries o.O with different personalities
-Mecha battles -a little bit of plot
-hot chicks & TsundereS
Not for people who wants
- Seriousness
- Two-sided romance
- Super Intense Mech fight/battles
- Deep plot
- Smart and cool and op MC who understands everything
- more than 2 teachers in the class.
- Dual Gender Academy
- yanderes
The Story
Infinite Stratos has a generally well-written…
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Japan engineered an armed exoskeleton weapon known as Infinite Stratos (IS for short) and it became the mainstream of weapons. However for some reason, only women are able to operate the IS and therefore, women are now favored in society over men. Orimura Ichika is a 15 year old boy and accidentally touches an IS placed in the IS pilot training school. He is found to be the first and only man who can operate IS and forced to enter the training school, which only consisted of girls. And so the tale goes on, of how Orimura Ichika’s life is surrounded by girls, has begun.
-Review: Firstly, as the synopsis states, IS is an armed exoskeleton weapon created by Japan. To some certain extend, it can only be operated by women. But one day, a boy named Orimura Ichika accidentally touches an IS plac…
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Whenever I watch anime, I try to keep a critical mindset. This doesn't mean I examine and inspect every aspect of the show, but that I try to discern the things it does well and the things it doesn't do well so that I may develop an informed opinion of it. Sometimes, however, I don't really want to bother with that, and I just want to sit back and enjoy myself without having to worry too much about reading through the lines, and usually I'll reserve moeblob anime such A-Channel or Hidamari Sketch for this role. This time, however, I decided to go with a harem.
And it was not a good decision.
Infinite Stratos has a standard harem setting: the slow, kind, and incredibly normal male main character, Orimura Ichika, transfers into an all-girls military academy that trains teenagers to pilot '…
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Infinite Stratos... Oh boy, where do I start?
Infinite Stratos is THE ultimate harem. The main character is a retard who happens to be the ONLY male in the world to be able to operate an IS. The reasoning for this is explained later in the series, but if you haven't watched it then I won't say how. Did I mention how he had a sister complex? Anyway, this show contains almost all the harem cliched elements that one show could have.
Elements:
[X] Tsundere
[X] Robot Girl (Laura)
[X] Retarded male character
[XX] Childhood friends
[X] Girl with glasses
[X] Reverse trap [X] Bossy older sister
[X] Main character walks into someone else changing (This happens way too often -___-)
Those are the things that I remember seeing off the top of my head. I watched the show around 3 months ago and just no…
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Infinite Stratos is a tale of one boy and a huge harem. Ichika is the only male able to pilot a IS well he is always the center of attention. Unfortunately, I could count the fights on one hand while it would take two to fit the female harem members or at least the ones with names. That’s not to say that there isn't anything to enjoy in this school setting story... right?
Every country gets one personalized IS machine and send their representative to the school where he is located for training. There are plenty of others that get the old run down machines essentially. Ichika, being the only male pilot, gets his own personal machine… That about sums up the uniqueness of our lead. Otherwise he is dense, but of course too kind for his own good. Typical. However if you are going to watch this…
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I was going to write a review for this earlier, but I decided to rewatch the entire series in one sitting before I did. Infinite Stratos was not what was advertised, I was expecting something completely different than what I got. And the answer is yes, this is not a good show. It will not be remembered in 10 years. The only way that will happen is if the light novels do something drastic. But if it was a bad show, why is my score so high?
Infinite Stratos' story is simple enough, 5 girls all find out ways how to get in Ichika's pants. They haven't really given another story for me to consider, which is expected as apparently the story in the light novels doesn't pick up until the 5th one. So right now, it is a generic harem with mechs. But these mechs aren’t any normal mechs; they can onl…
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Many anime I've seen using the incredibly cliché theme of harem generally come out the same, with characters seeming to all fall into a very similar rut at which point you soon start finding every single almost identical to the characters of many other anime. Quite often a somewhat gimmicky twist is tossed in that is supposed to refresh the watcher and make that anime rise above others of the same type. This anime doesn't break that mold, but it creates a great set of characters, and it'll keep you laughing.
Story: The story is probably the biggest lacking factor of this show, it leaves you wanting more story in a way that turns you off. It featured an annoying amount of plot holes, with somewhat crazy crap happening with no specific reason. If you are in the least bit versed in any anime…
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One of the problems with the anime industry is the tendency to overuse stereotypes and themes, and many of the studios in Japan continue to operate under the idea that the shows they create will generate a profit in some manner (regardless of the content), through DVD sales or merchandise. The sad fact is that many producers barely break even from one season to the next, which then prompts arguments of piracy, licensing, pricing, distribution costs, etc, all of which seems more than a little strange as while it may appear that the studios have some perfectly valid arguments, they've neglected to talk about one thing - the anime they make.
Every season viewers are subjected to a barrage of average or substandard fare that serves no other purpose than mindless juvenile media, yet these show…
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Ohhhhh sweet! A decent looking mecha series!
Well that’s what I first thought when I picked up Infinite Stratos. However I would soon realize that I was totally wrong. The series opens up with an amazing battle lasting for about 90 seconds which shows off some stunning animations and visuals, it also makes the series seem promising. Then we get to the real story, if you can even call it that.
Instead of calling this the “story” section I would like it to be called the “content” section because there is only sort of a plot in the last 2 or 3 episodes. The plot presented in the end wasn’t even that good because there was hardly any build up to it. So for the most part we aren’t given a plot, which isn’t the problem because if done right a series with no plot could become really successful.…
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Infinte Stratos has absolutely dreadful plot but top notch harem romance comedy and fan service. The key to enjoying this anime is to completely ignore the attempts at plot throughout the anime while savoring the characters and their fanservice. Infinte Stratos' premise is begins with our main protagonist, Orimura Ichika, just happens to be the only male that can pilot the Infinite Stratos mecha unit, which was thought to be only compatible with females. Thus our main protagonist is sent of to the IS academy and becomes the only male in a sea of females. And by stint of being male, he becomes the most popular student in the academy -_-.
The plot is simply torturous to watch. Throughout the series, major story developments have been random and sporadic; the events throughout the anime see…
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