Infinite Stratos

8/10
Imagine being in a world where giant robots can only be controlled by women unless of course you are Orimura Ichika who is the only man in the world who can pilot the Infinite Stratos machines.

Ending fan-service Friday on Infinite Stratos. Now, I am all for a weird story with weird twist and whatever but, Infinite Stratos is one of the weirder ones. Sticking poor Ichika in a womens' only school for pilots isn't as great for him as you might think it sounds. Especially if you're the brother of basically the greatest pilot ever and you suck ass at it. I think my only real peeve with this show is the fact that spoilers~! Ichika pretty much blows ass through both seasons. So no to answer your question before twenty four episodes he never gets any better even though he somehow is still the main force. Not to say he doesn't have some cool throw-downs he is just one of the weakest male mains in a show I've ever seen. That being said the anime isn't all that bad.

The story involves Ichika learning how to pilot his IS so that he could one day match his sisters' prevalence in combat but, because he sucks so bad he ends up amassing a harem of women to come to his rescue at his beck and call. With that being said the writers do a very good job of making each character even if a couple of them are super over the top. Despite the overall weakness of the main character the action in this show is pretty legit. So, if you are looking for some combat with some side of ecchi this is your game. The story itself is fairly simple which, isn't a bad thing sometimes it is better to keep things simple as sometimes a very complicated story line can end up killing your overall viewings.

I'd say the huge weakness in this anime that knocks it down a few notches for me is the fact that the main character never really progresses. I mean he does but, he never really stops being the worst. Despite that the story is pretty entertaining aswell as the interactions between the characters. With some of the over the top stuff cut out they do a really good job of making the characters believable many are memorable and it is generally likable. Laura is probably the most recognizable out of the group because of how over the top she is it is really funny to watch her do her thing. I also liked the french one but, I won't tell you who that is because that will spoil a surprise later should you choose to watch this anime.

In the end this anime is probably a safe starter though it does have its' weird moments it is very likable and I found myself enjoying it most of the way through and even somewhat wanting a season three that we may or may not get. If you have nothing else to watch or just have a long time to wait until your favorite anime comes out with the next episode look Infinte Stratos up for a really good laugh.

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