IS: Infinite Stratos [Review #3] 07-07-2013, 06:20 AM
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IS: Infinite Stratos Review #3
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MAL Synopsis:
Japan engineered an armed powered exoskeleton "Infinite Stratos" (IS) and it became the mainstream of weapons. Since only women can operate IS, women dominate the 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 only man who can operate IS and forced to enter the training school. Ichika's busy school life surrounded by girls has begun.
Read more at http://myanimelist.net/anime/9041/IS:_In...cHMUXqB.99
Story:
The story was quite nicely paced. The anime is about Infinite Stratos mechanical robots designed to travel to space. But the plan to use it in space failed when it was discovered that the IS has potential to become a weapon. These robots are now used for sports and tournaments. Only females can pilot these robots and only a few become a pro. There is an academy where a future pilots of IS are trained. And one day the students found out that some boy was transferred to it. That’s right. Ichika Orimura is the only guy to ever pilot an IS.Each episode revolves around a mecha battle or two, with the first half of the series using this medium as the basis for introducing new characters and their unique machines. The battles themselves are quite good.
The mecha aspects of the anime are pretty great. It has a lot of technical terms and talks about the different functions of the IS to support its mecha theme. The robots are all different from classifications to generations. The mecha aspect of IS is great. This is not the end, we have many countries, every country develops their own robots and they want to have the best in the world. They even do experiments on girls to improve synchronization to the robots. Also send double agent to collect data about IS units. All in all the story line is great.
Art/Sound:
Sound isn’t really something I pay attention to. The opening and ending were catchy and the background music seemed alright (although I only listened to it sometimes) and the voice actors seemed to fit the character that they were playing.
Here Infinite Stratos tries to redeem itself (and at least in my case the redemption effort works). Art in this show is clean and fluid--just the way I like it. People are drawn quite well, and nothing is left without detail. Even the GUIs of the students' workdesks and the classroom screens are well-made. Mechas are presented in 3D when in combat, and in 2D when in static frames. I think this is a plus, since the 3D action scenes are certainly eye-catching (I mean, with all those lasers and boosters and all that). Color schemes for the mechas aren't really stellar, but at least they match the mood of the show. Also, if you're going to do a mecha show, you have to pay attention to the mecha designs. Luckily, Infinite Stratos does this well, and the mechas certainly look great.
Environment-wise, it's pretty much standard. You won't expect any vivid settings from a school that's pretty much isolated at sea, but at least they try their best to give it a futuristic feel. Personally, I liked the art direction of this series.
I suppose animation goes here as well, and the fight scenes are well-done. Not the type of fight scenes you'd expect from a 12-episode harem series, but still well-done.
Characters:
Characters are good, aside from the robots and the fighting, the anime does touch up on the character development. Not so much for the girls, but more of the main star and only guy. Stories usually revolve around the girls and how they are connected to the main guy. Big diversity of characters too, given the fact that its an international school, and so far, Japan, England, France, and Germany, are represented. Good mix of characters and personality.
Overall:
Overall i gave this one an 8. I enjoy watching it, and there are a few anime out there that i do actually wait for to come out to watch the next episode. Its not a smart anime, bring nothing new to the table, but highly enjoyable. Even the little humor that is inserted here and there are noticeable. But if you taste is not like mine, you might not like it. All i can say is watch the first episode, if that doesn't hook you in, then the rest wont either.
Recommended for:
fans of ecchi, harem, mecha, action, romance, loli.
Anime like this:
Freezing
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari
MAL Synopsis:
Japan engineered an armed powered exoskeleton "Infinite Stratos" (IS) and it became the mainstream of weapons. Since only women can operate IS, women dominate the 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 only man who can operate IS and forced to enter the training school. Ichika's busy school life surrounded by girls has begun.
Read more at http://myanimelist.net/anime/9041/IS:_In...cHMUXqB.99
Story:
The story was quite nicely paced. The anime is about Infinite Stratos mechanical robots designed to travel to space. But the plan to use it in space failed when it was discovered that the IS has potential to become a weapon. These robots are now used for sports and tournaments. Only females can pilot these robots and only a few become a pro. There is an academy where a future pilots of IS are trained. And one day the students found out that some boy was transferred to it. That’s right. Ichika Orimura is the only guy to ever pilot an IS.Each episode revolves around a mecha battle or two, with the first half of the series using this medium as the basis for introducing new characters and their unique machines. The battles themselves are quite good.
The mecha aspects of the anime are pretty great. It has a lot of technical terms and talks about the different functions of the IS to support its mecha theme. The robots are all different from classifications to generations. The mecha aspect of IS is great. This is not the end, we have many countries, every country develops their own robots and they want to have the best in the world. They even do experiments on girls to improve synchronization to the robots. Also send double agent to collect data about IS units. All in all the story line is great.
Art/Sound:
Sound isn’t really something I pay attention to. The opening and ending were catchy and the background music seemed alright (although I only listened to it sometimes) and the voice actors seemed to fit the character that they were playing.
Here Infinite Stratos tries to redeem itself (and at least in my case the redemption effort works). Art in this show is clean and fluid--just the way I like it. People are drawn quite well, and nothing is left without detail. Even the GUIs of the students' workdesks and the classroom screens are well-made. Mechas are presented in 3D when in combat, and in 2D when in static frames. I think this is a plus, since the 3D action scenes are certainly eye-catching (I mean, with all those lasers and boosters and all that). Color schemes for the mechas aren't really stellar, but at least they match the mood of the show. Also, if you're going to do a mecha show, you have to pay attention to the mecha designs. Luckily, Infinite Stratos does this well, and the mechas certainly look great.
Environment-wise, it's pretty much standard. You won't expect any vivid settings from a school that's pretty much isolated at sea, but at least they try their best to give it a futuristic feel. Personally, I liked the art direction of this series.
I suppose animation goes here as well, and the fight scenes are well-done. Not the type of fight scenes you'd expect from a 12-episode harem series, but still well-done.
Characters:
Characters are good, aside from the robots and the fighting, the anime does touch up on the character development. Not so much for the girls, but more of the main star and only guy. Stories usually revolve around the girls and how they are connected to the main guy. Big diversity of characters too, given the fact that its an international school, and so far, Japan, England, France, and Germany, are represented. Good mix of characters and personality.
Overall:
Overall i gave this one an 8. I enjoy watching it, and there are a few anime out there that i do actually wait for to come out to watch the next episode. Its not a smart anime, bring nothing new to the table, but highly enjoyable. Even the little humor that is inserted here and there are noticeable. But if you taste is not like mine, you might not like it. All i can say is watch the first episode, if that doesn't hook you in, then the rest wont either.
Recommended for:
fans of ecchi, harem, mecha, action, romance, loli.
Anime like this:
Freezing
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari
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