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
