IS: Infinite Stratos 2

You know what a mediocre Harem story needs? A sequel that's not mediocre at all, but bad! Like, really bad

That's the case with Infinite Stratos 2. Somehow, that last season was enough to warrant a sequel despite its awfulness.

The good thing is, it builds itself on top of its predecessor. The bad thing is, it builds itself on top of its predecessor.

I'm gonna review this based on the assumption that you people who're reading this have seen the first season. If you live through that, than you just might live through this.

Story - 3/10

With the same setting as the previous season, the story didn't really ... change much.

This time around, they tried to incorporate more Action. They even have an evil group now! But alas, it was all for naught. Because the evil group didn't really do other things aside from being, well, evil.

That's all that happened really. Bad guys does bad things, then was stopped by the students with personal IS.

But the amount of action is still overshadowed by the FANSERVICE!!!
Really, every episode is some kind of Boob Showroom. It's really annoying

Art - 7/10

Same thing with the previous season too. The new ISes' designs are rather awesome.

Sound - 6/10

Same ol', same ol'

Character - 1/10

Can I rant here a little? Really? Okay here goes...

The characters are so goddamn boring!

Especially Ichika! I know that guy is supposed to be clueless. But the level of his cluelessness this season is so annoying it almost killed me!

I never knew i can get irritated by a character that much...

(Rant over)

The girls didn't really change much.
Although there are two new members to the harem.

They're sisters, Tatenashi and Kanzashi.

Tatenashi, the older one, is the Student Council President and acts like a bigger sister. A perverted one at that. And even though there's literally no reason for her to fall in love with Ichika, she fell for it anyway

Kanzashi, the younger one, hates Ichika at first due to some things. But since he's so nice, she fell for him too.

Because a guy who can accidentaly grab boobs every episode is a nice guy everyone loves.

The enemy characters are mostly boring, except for one, whose name i'm not gonna say. But even then, she didn't even get deve... screw development! They didn't even EXPLAIN, why she's like that. Even by the end of the season, we know nothing about this girl!

So Character-wise, IS2 was a flop

Overall - 4/10

This thing must be crazy popular in Japan, because aside from... well... i can't really think of any good things to set aside.

I don't think this thing is worth to watch, if you like School Life Mecha that much, you can always watch Valvrave.

*shudder*... Valvrave... *shudder*

First season was much more enjoyable.

Director thought it would be a better idea to rush through the source material so Kanzashi could be introduced halfway through the series and be useless instead of waiting until Episode 9 which when Vol 7 should have been adapted. Instead we got a ending that was a lot like the ending to S1 (everyone against OP IS and jobs it save Ichika and Houki), but managed to be so much stupider just from the last minute and a half as a BUY THE BDs measure.

Having read the LNs, Vol 5-7 would have been fairly entertaining to see adapted because ... Yumizuru bothered to offer some action in a harem series, along with actually character development for Cecilia instead of Charlotte and Houki getting jammed down our throats like S1. To a certain extent, some scenes had to be omitted because of choices made from S1, such as taking Natasha Fairs out of Silver Gospel, so that couldn't be helped.

But so much stuff was skipped/omitted it's not even funny:
>Gotanda siblings
>Student council
>Cannonball Fast Race
>Ichika's core actually being extracted from Byakushiki during that part of the Cinderella Ball
>Cecilia training her bits to bend beams like Madoka did
>Cecilia and Madoka rematch where Cecilia's hard work and guts paid off though it's a Pyrrhic victory

Instead we had about 70% of the content from those volumes skipped for an episode about Char's hammerspace panties. Not saying all of that was skipped so Char could run around with no panties for an episode, but the episode itself offered absolutely nothing otherwise in terms of plot or even fanservice.

And even after that, they bothered to fuck around with the viewer more by offering slideshows over actual animation as a ploy to get viewers to buy the BDs. Granted, as a Cecilia fan, I did like her section of the birthday celebration as well as her episode because she didn't try to kill Ichika during those times (not saying she didn't try like during Cinderella ball, but Yumizuru's sense of slapstick violent humor has never been IS's strong point).

I can understand that some of the QUALITY issues from IS artwise were because of the fact that 8bit was also working on Tokyo Ravens and Walkure Romanze at the same time, but I didn't like feeling gyped to buy the BDs. IS S1 was this studio's project they had the most control over and was rather enjoyable: you'd think they would have put a little more thought into handling their flagship series and not run it at the same time as two other shows.

That being said, I still like the novels, so if we get a S3, I suppose I'll give it the three episode rule, but I gave S2 9 episodes too many in the long run.

Now My review of Infinite Stratos 2

before i start please don't get mad this is my opinion of this anime.

To start this i got to say the story was poor most of the time i felt like they just slapped nonsense into one episode then got serious out of know where like when they where casing Ichika around in princess outfits then a terrorist attack then a birthday party, i say they should take there time putting this stuff together. My rating of the story is a 3/10

Art: I say lantis did a pretty good job with the art but messed up on the ... 3D they tried to add in the second season when i looked closely you could barley tell who it is but when up close they decided to switch from 3D back over to 2D but that did not really bother me,The Art made even me to try and master this art style so if you love to draw try this style once. rating 8/10

Sound: Now here is where it counts the feeling that your in the battle or you can tell that ichika felt that beat down great sounding not like when some anime use to blocks of wood and slam them together no, it sounds like skin getting hit by a huge mecha arm still ichika you need to read the mood. rating 9/10

Character: I say i loved all the females following ichika one they just bring the mood to the scene like how laura comes in a serious say "Your my wife" and all that but as we all know she has a soft side that she barley shows to anyone and when

[spoiler] with the cake bunny scene lol made my day[/spoiler]

now the rest of the girls give the same feeling just in there own way like Houki and her Tsundere act and her helpless act she makes you feel like i would not want to mess with her.now this is how i feel about all the females in the series you will understand when you watch you will laugh tons.10/10

The Enjoyment was a good amount because of the comedic affect but the fighting i could not take seriously

[spoiler] only the part with the sisters i say that is a family right there[/spoiler]

there were like half the episode while other mechas make it 3 or the whole series about fights with mecha no this anime just adds two fights and ichika always being useless,but i say if this anime would have used the mecha battles to be a sport then the anime would have made sense to make the battles,well still in the end its the comedy and the spoiler in the first episode with a scene of the last episode keeps this anime alive Lantis you have found a way to trick our minds. 7/10

Overall: I will say it again still a pretty good anime to waste time on but raging at the same this my OVERALL Rating is 8/10

Hello! I'm only writing a review for this season, as I found the first season a lot more enjoyable than the second one. Therefore, I just want to get straight to the point with my review and why I rated the anime as I did and how enjoyable it was for me. (This is my first review by the way.)

Story
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Infinite Stratos 2 did not have a good story in my opinion. There was little to no story development, only a small preview of what's going to happen in the beginning of the anime, then it suddenly jumps into the end. That preview almost seems like ... it was rushed into the end and placed uncomfortably. Most of the episodes in the beginning were as you so call 'fillers', as they had nothing to do with the main storyline at all. (I never expected there to be fillers in a 12 episode anime...) Of course, it's only a 12 episode anime, so I didn't expect the storyline to go too far, but they could've progessed it little by little instead of just introducing more characters and watching them hang out with the main character. I think that the writers did not do a good job of focusing on the story, but more of comedy with a little bit of ecchi.
I give this show a story rating of: 1/10

Art
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As someone who does art and wants to become an animator, I see the art as amazing. The IS mecha was so cool to me. (Besides the main character's, His suit looked mediocre compared to the other IS suits. -_-;;) There were nice and unique effects to each IS suit and weapons. The art made the fighting look super intense and really cool. Also, for an ecchi show, it was nice to know that the girls didn't have a 4 cm waist and DDs. I've seen shows such as Highschool of the Dead, Kampfer, and all the girl's bodies seemed the same with different faces. I do believe the Art was a good aspect of this anime.
I give this show an art rating of: 10/10

Sound
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The sound was also a very good aspect of the anime. Just like the art, the sound of the weapons clashing together and the missiles shooting away made the anime much more enjoying to me because of the intensity it gave. The voice actors (seiyuu as I should say because I didn't watch the dubbed version.) were good at showing emotions whether it be shy, angry, or proud. I would also like to point out that not every girl's voice was a squeaky 4 year old's voice. The cute characters had a cute voice while the more mature characters had a mature voice. The sound fit in with the character and the sound fit in with the situation. The soundtrack was the best part. It captured each moment well. It gave intensity when it needed to and gave comedy when it needed to. The opening and ending songs were great. I loved them every time I went to a new episode.
I give this show a sound rating of: 10/10

Character
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This is where the downfall of the anime begins. The main character is so dense when it comes to girls that it makes me want to punch my computer screen, go into the anime world, and rip his eyes out. I understand that this is a harem anime and that his character shouldn't really go into ONE of the girls, but he could've at least progressed with them. Also, it felt like he couldn't really improve his skills with maneuvering his IS. However, not ONLY was the main character really stupid/frustrating, the character development was a big thumbs down. There was little to no character development AT ALL. (Mostly because most of the episode were 'fillers') I felt like the characters stayed the same since the first season ending and that there was no change at all. It felt like they introduced each character's problem in the first season, and completely forgot about it and made them into robots. I did not like the character set in this anime WHATSOEVER besides the comedical aspect of each of them.
I give this show a character rating of: 2/10

Enjoyment
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As horrible as the storyline and characters development was, I still did find this anime to be mediocre. Why? Because even though the main character was dense, it was still really funny. I kept watching this anime mainly because of the comedy. It gave me a good laugh every episode and didn't fail to make me quit watching. I'm not too into ecchi, but I don't mind it at all as well. Sometimes, when they incorporated ecchi into an episode, I thought, "How in the world can this happen." Its like you try to open a door and it turns on the light instead, you know? But they rescued those areas with a comedical turn and the anime DID have its cute and shounen like (?) moments.
I give this show an enjoyment rating of: 5/10

Overall
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I didn't like the story or the character, but it wasn't an anime that I would cross out of my list. It still is enjoyable to watch. It isn't too plot heavy, (And I actually mean the PLOT. Not boobs plot.) I guess but more enjoyable. It's more of an anime to watch when you just wanna watch a short anime that had a simple storyline (Although it didn't do well with the storyline xD) and comedical features. Why do I put comedy, comedical and enjoyable so much in this review? Because IT REALLY IS VERY FUNNY. Its nice to watch when you're having a bad day and really want a good laugh.
Therfore, I overall give this show an OKAY rating of...
....4/10!

Thanks for reading this review, I hope it had shown you what experience I had when watching this anime and what kind of experience you'd GET from this anime. :)
Goodbye!

This is a review for both 1st and 2nd season. They are basically the same anime with different names.
First off all, Infinite Stratos is NOT A ROMANCE anime. It is not even trying to be one. It doesn't involve anything I would call romantic. It is an exaggerated example of harem genre. Yes there are also anime with both romance and harem in it, however IS:Infinite Stratos is NOT one of them. This is pure harem. So if you keep that in mind and set your expectations that way, it is actually pretty enjoyable and I will tell you why.
1- Story
There is no plot ... that is worth mentioning in this anime and I couldn't care less about it. The very first scene of the anime already shows that. A guy in an all-girls school. WTF are you expecting??? There is this guy and the girls around him and they are doing standard harem things. Time to time everyone in the school also joins them. That's all. Also he has a sister who was a legendary IS pilot and now a teacher. Bonus: There is no incest and siblings relationship with each other is, altho a little bit overshadowed by standard harem things, still gives a little warmness to the show. Heck, it is the only thing that is a bit realistic and warm here.
Some might enjoy the action scenes but I certainly did not since I don't really like those nonsense characters are spouting rather than actually fighting.(I am looking at you Bleach). Now put mecha here and I am done.
Overall it is average harem with lots of fan service and time-to-time fun. Nothing serious happens and even if it does I didn't and you shouldn't care.

2- Characters
Girls are cute and they differ from each other. We have the standard set:
-tsundere childhood friend
-loli tsundere childhood friend with twintails YAY!
-foreigner noble overly self-conscious blonde
-clueless to love, villain to yandere girl
-a girl with a little bit of logic and looks more reliable than the others yet still acts foolish with the flow sometimes
These two will be added in 2nd season:
-A shy and hard-working glasses girl overshadowed by her big sister
-Perfect senpai with a daring personality and easy-going attitude, always teases the guy and claims to be a big sister etc.

Finally MC:
Think about a general unrealistic harem MC and increase denseness to the max. I have watched lots of anime like that however this guy was something else. It is so ridiculous that the show itself intentionally highlights his impossible denseness. I gotta say tho, he is not that unlikable due to his genuine over the the top denseness. So dense that it has adverse effect on the viewer.
Just from these explanations, everyone with enough harem experience can now guess most of the story given the context.

Technical aspect:
Nothing out of ordinary. Fitting voice acting, poor soundtracks. Animation is nothing amazing but doesn't suck either, easily watchable. Characters look cute and likeable too.

Overall;
this anime is a generic harem for easy watching. Don't even try if you are tiny bit serious. Also much better and realistic than School Days imo.

As when you watch any anime you have to be open to the genre with this being a harem you should expect most of the over used things in this genre.

Plot: With Infinite Stratos you will find yourself in the future where mankind is at a age where mechs are created and used but there is a twist they can only be used by the female gender. This is the main idea of the story but there is one other thing the is a boy named Ichika who can use the mechs as well. This boy is forced into the I.S academy where he ... is surrounded by women.

Next we have the story which is about Ichika and his harem life while haveing to deal with problems with the school and training. After the first couple of episode a the action begins and Ichika is left to fight with his personal I.S and those of his other female class mates.

With the characters you have the main male Ichika and his other lovers. This includes the 5 from the first season and 2 new. First is the Student President Tatenashi Sarashiki who is also the strongest in the school which is why she has the title of President. Next is her sister Kanzashi Sarashiki who is not as strong and has always been not at the same level as her sister.

After this is the sound which is ok in my eyes but with me i dont pay to much attention to it other then the Opening and Closeing. The opening was cheerful and average not very memorable. The Closeing was better. It kept the cheerful feel and found its way to something i listen to often.

Animation on the other hand is different when i say that i mean it was done by someone else. It was similar but if you compared them side by side you would see the differences other than that is was nice art work but not interesting or amazeing.

This leaves me with my final verdict giving it a 7 out of 10. Also saying if you like the harem, sci-fi, romance genres to watch it

So here we have season 2 of IS and to be completely honest, what a waste of a season it was. 12 episode and guess what, 90% of it is fan service and the other 10% is split between action scenes an actual honest to goodness storyline and plot development. Art remains pretty good good and sound is likewise. As for character develop on the other hand, forget about it. I mean they did try something but even then it only serves to make you realise how weak the main protag is. By far the most frustrating thing about season 2 is the wasted potential. ... With the new characters introduced and the events that were set in motion, i personally thought at the start of the season that we were in for something great, after episode after episode after episode of disappointment however i'm beginning to wish i had watched something different. IMO if you don't watch it, you're not missing much, if you do still watch it, don't expect much out of it

Hi everyone! I recently chanced upon the reviews on the final episode of Infinite Stratos and to my utmost astonishment, the vast majority of posts were absolutely negative and offered blatantly scathing replies regarding the termination of another season of Infinite Stratos. As an avid supporter of anime and artists of all genres, such comments regarding the twelve hard-won episodes stirred something within me and hence I took to crafting this review which I believe is an accurate reflection of what I believe in as a positive supporter and compassionate patron of the anime and manga arts.
As an anime, Infinite Stratos Season 2 is doubtlessly ... not without its faults (like all of its other counterparts, predecessors, and works to come) however it is also not without merits; the spirit and zeal that went into producing this particular season and the combined efforts of the artist, production personnel, and most importantly the fans who never gave up on this project that almost never happened epitomize what anime is all about and gave this work a place in my heart. Instead of offering a bleak and bludgeoning critique on this work, I believe that an anime (just like everything in life cannot be objectively judged) and remains ostensibly a unique opinion that can only be determined by the viewer which also restricts its validity to encompass only the latter. If there is to be an objective interjection, I welcome and beckon all to view, experience, and come to a unique conclusion on what Infinite Stratos means. Perhaps it may be a bad experience, perhaps a good one (like mine was) or even an ambivalent one; however I sincerely hope that all may embrace it for what it is.
The plot was great (albeit involving a vast amount of fanservice just like last season which is not surprising for a harem anime) if one cares to keep track of it and involved a great deal of cliffhangers which should not be an issue for inquisitive audiences now that all twelve episodes are finally out. Despite the fanservice, the plot is still existent and contributes greatly to the suspense and cathartic poignancy of the work. The addition of new and entertaining characters like Kanzashi and Tatenashi keeps individuals on the balls of their feet and the fun never subsides. With fantastic and dramatic fighting scenes IS 2 features a vast array of designs and action that will not disappoint either returning viewers or new viewers who want a part of the action. The artwork (especially the stunning details in mech designs, equipment, and characters) was phenomenally rendered and the girls just keep getting cuter with innovations in technology. Despite having a new artist and animation company producing the work, the characters resemble their counterparts in season one so there are no discrepancies regarding appearance. Needless to say, the characters were likable and overall the anime was thoroughly enjoyable. While Infinite Stratos 2 is not the best anime that I have watched it has certainly been an exceedingly pleasurable and great experience.
After all the hate and highly negative views on this anime, I sincerely hope that I have helped in some way and contributed my positive opinions on IS 2. Thank you for your time and best wishes! Take care and happy watching!

To start off with this review of "infinite stratos 2" I just want to say from my opinion that this second season really disappointed me a lot and I made up a "don't pull a infinite stratos" which this all relates to the main protagonist in this story who is ichika oremura who is by far the worst protagonist of a romance and action anime. now lets get into the scores shall we.

THE STORY: the story of the season 2 of infinite stratos of course picked up from where we left off carrying everything from scares and worries from season1 all the ... over to season 2 which was a good thing to start off with which got me all excited. but as I progressed in watching season 2 I got very bored in watching the same girls still chasing after 1 guy who Is all STILL chasing after one guy, who doesn't seem to notice any of their feelings yet unlike in one of the episodes where he was carrying one of the girls and her face was next to him and she whispers "I love you ichika." and he acts like any cliché protagonist would and responds to that with "what?" and brushes it off which made this anime a horrible anime for the harem and romance parts because of how stupid and weak the main protagonist is but ill save that for the characters. so everyone in the story hears about an organization who is trying to capture the main protagonists mecha armor or whatever to use to create an even bigger and powerful weapon stronger than anyones power which is kind of a cliché way to go for the villan part and yup it ends in a part which brings up a lot of questions and no they aren't done with the story yet so there is or will be a season 3.

ART: the art still remains the same which is also a popular and very modern in todays animation which is of course what we all like but what good is art when it dosent have an interesting story right?

CHARACTERS:
ICHIKA- the worst guy you can ever have in a romance or harem story BECAUSE he may consider all the girls around him but he dosent seem to have STILL a clue that any of them even love him even though they bombard him with all these clues and some even straight up confessed and he just brushes it off with saying "what?! what do you mean?!" im very angry with this man. -_- I think school days does better.

the rest of the characters haven't developed at all from season one they all are still the same amount of jealousy and love and skills just a continue from season ones plot.

overall enjoyment: I GOT BORED!

score: 6

[Rant]
A while back I remember watching Infinite Stratos for the first time. The harem and comedy elements of it were good and although I'm not really a fan of mecha I could stomach it and thought it was a good anime altogether and rated it pretty high. When I found out a 2nd season was coming out I was excited, like I bet all IS fans were, but sadly the 2nd season was a huge let-down.

[Plot: 4/10]
No plot what-so-ever. It was episodic and pretty much random throughout the whole series. The whole basis of the anime was only only visited in like 2 or 3 ... episodes and then the rest of the anime was followed but "The Daily Lives Of Ichika And His Harem" .The fight scenes were lazy, the storyboard was lazy and altogether IS 2 was horrible. The only good thing about IS I can think of is the comedy which entertained me for most of the anime but then the same gags kept getting repeated over and over again and after awhile you just get tired of it.

Characters: 2/10
S.H.A.L.L.O.W
In the first season of IS, the characters were just being introduced so Ichika's Harem had a lot of character development and we went through their back stories. Each character had episodes dedicated to them and we got to know them better. Since IS 2 continues were IS 1 left off, all we get is Ichika's mindless harem who are blindly in love with him for god knows what reason. Ichika is the most stupidest protagonist I have ever seen. There's a limit to how ignorant you can be. The girls are freaking throwing themselves at you and nothing comes to mind. If i had a penny for every time Ichika said something stupid or corny to one of the girls I'd be a billionaire. So the fans don't find this too weird they even added 2 more girls to his harem. The first ones personality was ok but her sister was as generic as can be and it was a pain to hear her say anything.

[Art: 6/10]
The art was actually really good. Its nice to look at and was a redeeming factor of the anime.

[Sound: 8/10]
I actually liked the OP and ED. They had somewhat good replay value but are easily forgetable.

[Overall 4/10]
Infinite Stratos 2 was trash and the worst anime of the season. I normally don't say this but after watching all 12 episodes I regret every second of this and think it would of been better if IS 2 was never made. If your an IS fan go ahead and watch this because it brings back all your favorite people from the first season but be prepared to be disappointed severely. Also to top everything off the ending was horrible too. It started off average but then turned into a snow ball going down a mountain and kept on getting worse and worse until your hit with the impact from the giant snowball crying for help but no one can hear your calls.

When I was a kid, I lived in a rural part of Fujian in China, a few hours away from Xiamen. We lived on a mountain of sorts and the main industry of the village was mining ceramics, due to the high abundance of the material and the relatively cheap labour cost. I really, really hated it back in that village. The air was nasty as hell, the water was always polluted with mud and dust and all sorts of germs, and every time you walked back into your house you'd cover the entire floor with dust that would choke every breath you took and ... cover every carpet in ash. My grandma would always tell me about how, just a few hours south, there was a whole, beautiful city, where the water was clear, and the air was clean, and you could wear shoes indoors without the risk of covering your soles in orange and pink. I studied day and night, listening to my grandma whisper to me the wonders of the city. I dreamed about it from dusk to dawn, and worked my very hardest to earn a scholarship for a middle school in the big city.

When I arrived, everything seemed exciting. Everything was fresh, and new, and sparkly and clean. The streets had more cars than motorcycles; the shops sold more clothing than food; the streets were wiped clean by cleaners and janitors; the water looked green instead of the brown-ish hue I had become so accustomed to. One day, I stumbled into a small store in a backalley 20 minutes away from my school. It was covered in grime and smelled of cigarette smoke, and the shelves were filled with these strange, plastic models of these cartoon women. But I wasn't attracted to any of the girls. In the corner of my eye, I saw a figurine of a cool looking boy with blue hair and red-brown eyes. He had a white uniform lined with red stripes, and had a black collar that seemed to flow past into the wind. I instantly fell in love.

I asked the store owner who he was. The store owner was about 5 feet tall, and wore a ripped, stained, white tank top that exposed his belly hair. When he walked close to me to answer, all I could smell was the stench of ash and alcohol. But I didn't care. I needed to find out the answer. The store owner glared at me with death-staking eyes, and said in a low, sub-masculine voice: "What? That guy? From Infinite Stratos? You don't even know who he is? You some sort of fucking normie? The hell are you doing here?"

The moment I arrived home, I opened up my 2006 ThinkPad laptop running on Windows XP and fired up 360Browser, smashing the keys into Baidou. Every cell in my body went into hyperdrive and every pore dripped down sweat as I overcharged my arms and legs and quadro-wielded four separate keyboards for the optimal keypress positioning. "I", I had entered into the search bar. This wasn't fast enough. I pulled out my second monitor with the fifth appendage that had mutated out of drinking sewer oil for 15 years from my 50 yuan wooden shelf and activated my Sharigan to cast Tsukyoumi on my own eyes so that I could sate the temptation for just a bit longer. "NFINITE", I had entered into the keyboard. I had grown faster. Much faster. My keyboard skill had finally soft-capped at 95, but I coudln't bear it for much longer. The only way to close the gap was to find the last 4 levels worth of XP, but the hardest zone had been locked behind a dark, deep, wilderness. But I knew I had to do it. I started moving two mice with both my elbows like a parpalegic CSGO player and booted up the on-screen keyboard with sound-activation. I started peeing my pants to make the average temperature of the room hotter to make the particles move faster. I channeled my spiritual energy into the top of the caps of my keys as my hair accented straight and expanded twentyfold vetically. I was not pokekevin anymore. I had become pokekevin-san. "STRATO", I had entered into the keyboard. I was so close. I had come so far. But I knew, I couldn't keep it up for long. With my last, dying breaths, I cemented my willpower and gathered my mana, and vibrated my wrists like nobody had ever done before. But I had been too late. The tendon on my wrist had already snapped from years of 280bpm dt playing and the pain had finally picked in. I dropped dead on the ground as my balls detached from my body and snapped in half. I couldn't do it. I could never see the anime. But the character design for season 2 was pretty hot, so this show is probably pretty good.

Infinite Stratos is like crack you know that it is bad and horrible but you just cant help but like it watching it now the story is set in a world where most military assets like tanks and planes are replaced with large body suits that can adsorb damage fly and have heavy wepons yes i am talking about mechs these mechs are called infinite statos or is for short now the only problem with said mechs said mechs is that only females can use them enter the main character the only male that could use one of the suits i could not ... help but think that the main character "Ichika orimura " is so dense that atomic bombs would cause less damage than a nuke if they were both dropped on a city. I mean I don't know about others but i would not be able to keep my virginity if i had 2 female room mates and a girl sneaking into my room every night to sleep naked with me every day but hey that is just me and he is still very funny with they way he backs away from the advances of the others but other that the good comedic writing although over played in most anime now days the characters themselves are very bland and generic dere type characters that have absolutely no development throughout the series cecilea is the generic ojou sama rin and hoki are basically the same tusndere person except rin is a loli and laura the closesd to a kuudere and last but not least we have cahrlete aka best girl but even still they are still good example of said generic dere types however the art style for the mechas themselves are different than most others but i should love to be the meeting table with the creator when he came up with them so we have these how girl pilot mech but to keep it sexy we will leave their head exposed as well as their chest and crotch only there arms and legs need protecting but with that said they look good i personally found some design element of the mechs similer to gundam 00 like lauras shoulder cannon was similer to the throne gundam and charlotes was similer to harute gundam and the sound pretty good as well but then again on the same hand it is a little hard to mess that up however no one cares about that kind of stuff when it comes down to it its all about enjoyment and that is where the show shines as it was and fun to watch however the story in season one is pretty much non existent there is hints at a larger picture just teasing you like the guy that makes samiwtches at subway.....yeah now the honey mustard hmmm smear it.. anyway season two is much much better as it has some plot to go along with charlottes god danm perfect everything sos would i recommend this anime yeah yeah i would watch a episode and see if u like it.

Truly it is unfortunate when an anime is just bad. Infinite Stratos 2 is one of the worst anime I have ever had the displeasure to watch. The story continues from where it left off in season one (kinda?) and it seems alright up to episode 3. After episode 3 is where season 2 spirals down into a void so deep that no amount of drugs will get you high enough to get you out of there.

Story (4) - As I said before the show was alright up until episode 3. By the end of episode 3 there is a new character who appears and ... proceeds to give the show an actual plot that could have turned the show into a more serious and interesting; however, it was all scratched and instead the only story there is to be told is Ichika’s growing harem that will most likely never end. Some of the events in this show are just utterly ridiculous. A perfect example of this is episode 6, in which Charlotte’s panties disappear for reasons not properly explained at the beginning of the episode. At the end, the problem is solved (how?) and Charlotte proceeds to call Ichika a pervert when she tries to show him what was going on.

Sound (5) - While I do enjoy the majority of opening and ending themes, I found the opening and ending of this show were mediocre at best. There isn’t much to say about the soundtrack either as every track was entirely forgettable in my opinion, but everyone has their own taste in music, so my own opinion shouldn’t stop you from liking this soundtrack. The voice acting is, for the most part, good; however, I find Cecelia’s voice incredibly irritating.

Art (5) - The animation is rather average and fight scenes are mostly CG. Even then there are very few fight scenes worth mention.

Characters (1) - I find that I dislike just about every character in this anime, especially the females (oh wait, that’s 99.9% of the cast…). Ichika has to be one of the worst protagonists I’ve ever seen in an anime, specifically his denser-than-dense part of his character (oh wait, that’s almost all of his character interaction…). His IS piloting skills range from average to just plain bad, as he is never able to take care of himself in battle for very long without help. The main girls aren’t any better. Here is a list of the main girls and their personality:

• Houki - Japanese childhood friend, easily jealous of other girls being with Ichika.
• Rin - same as Houki, but is Chinese.
• Charlotte - French girl, appears cute, calls Ichika a pervert when she herself causes the perversion in the first place.
• Laura - German girl, doesn’t know culture if it hit her in the face (in her defense, she was very strictly raised as a solder). She calls Ichika her wife (no excuses on this one…) even though they aren’t even together.
• Cecelia - British girl, everything about her is annoying, likes Ichika for one reason: he has “strong and idealistic eyes” (what does that even mean?)
• Tatenashi - An absurdly powerful student council president, tries to seduce Ichika, make Ichika do impractical things like take the girls’ measurements (apparently the teachers allowed it... so did the students...), and likes him for reasons unknown.
• Kanzashi - Tatenashi’s little sister and Japan’s IS representative, jealous of her older sister’s talent (which makes one wonder why Kanzashi is the representative…) and, because of that envy, insists on building her IS herself without anyone’s help. Luckily, Ichika saves the day by helping her and gains yet another girl in the harem.

Entertainments (2) - There are much better harem anime out there such as Clannad, The World God Only Knows, and Heaven's Lost Property. The only "entertainment" that this show provides is within those ephemeral fight scenes; everything else not pertaining to the plot is simply blatant fanservice. I had hoped that, like most second seasons, this season would have actually picked up in terms of plot. The ending of episode 3 really made me look forward to episode 4. Unfortunately, the plot was tossed aside for a whole bunch of needless "comedy" and fanservice. Due to this terrible season, I have absolutely no hope for the upcoming “World Purge” arc due to the synopsis of it. I believe it's safe for me to say that I will never touch this show again...unless it’s for a drinking game, in which case I will be too drunk to care.

So let's get this out of the way early: this is not what one would consider a "good" anime, even by the standards set by the first season. It's not even a good ecchi. This is the second season of a harem ecchi that toned down just about everything from the fanservice to character development. Actually, it's one of the rare anime that would have really been helped by adding more (or any) tits - as the whole show is based on a ridiculous harem-ecchi premise that fails to deliver. Going for pure fanservice ridiculousness I get, hell I even support it, but this lacks ... even that.

That being said, it's entertaining if you go into it with the right mindset. Nothing here is going to make you think, or make you feel, or tickle your nether regions, but it's an amusing kind of bad at least. I'll try to avoid spoilers, but honestly nothing is surprising enough that could be spoiled.

Story: Underdeveloped at best. There is no resolution, and the entire "real" plot revolves around a team-rocketesque secret group known as Phantom Task that randomly show up in what should be very rare personal IS machines, mess up some scenery, then retreat. Stuff just kinda happens.

3/10

Art: For the most part this is the highlight. Not much different than the first season, the characters are designed well and uniquely enough, though admittedly not in a groundbreaking kind of way. The girls are cute and varied, and even most of the extras are well designed from an artistic standpoint. The mechs are well designed, however in combat and motion they range from very fluid to clunky-as-hell like the CGI was never completely finished.

6/10

Sound: Nothing of note here really. Not bad, not good, completely average anime soundtrack.

5/10

Character: Lets take a moment to talk about the main character, Orimura Ichika. To say this guy is dumb would be a compliment. He's so amazingly oblivious all the time it's amazing he isn't constantly wetting himself. Not only is he dumb, he is awkward and about as sexual as a can of beans. God forbid he take a girl's measurements with his eyes open - the only thing he has going for him is he is the only outie in a sea of innies, and he's really good and bashing his head into things until they break. 95% of what this guy does is suck and lose, his entire purpose is to throw himself in front of whatever high powered beam weapon is being shot at a cute female companion. This is the guy that is the linchpin of the whole story.

As for the rest of them, there's only one real stint of character development in the whole season and it boils down to a shy girl falling in love with a moron, the same moron who is already being half-seduced by that girl's sister. Every other character was deemed developed enough in the first season I suppose, so they all go on the back burner until it's time to randomly beat some Ichika ass for accidentally seeing side-boob while adrift in a sea of women.

4/10

Enjoyment: All that being said, I did enjoy it for what it was. You definitely have to turn your brain off to get any enjoyment out of this show, but hey - it's flashy at times and almost ecchi. As I said before, everything was dialed back and it exists in this strange in-between gray area for an anime. There are some suggestive poses, but a severe lack of fanservice and tits to be anywhere near a good ecchi. It would have done itself a big favor to just embrace its ecchi soul and go with it, but it didn't. At the same time, it's not anywhere near developed enough or even tell a coherent story enough to be the anime it wants to be. However, it's amusing and the art is pretty, so that's something.

6/10

Overall: Add it all together, and you get something exceptionally average. No risks were taken, and no meaningful story was told. Then again, it's not like I'm lamenting the time I spent watching it, so that's something. It is at least worth looking at for a palate cleanser.

5/10

"Second season of Infinite Stratos."
- Synopsis as of February 17, 2016

This season is so bad that even the synopsis struggles to come up with anything to say about this garbage. So allow me (and all of the other negative reviews) to give it a helping hand.

Infinite Stratos 2: Electric Boogaloo is a perfect example of not only how not to write a sequel, but also how not to create an anime with any redeeming qualities whatsoever.

I'll be honest with you. I actually... kinda enjoyed the first season, if only just for Charlotte. ... Besides that, it was typical harem formula, ie. not much actual story.

This sequel follows suite with the harem formula as well, having little to no plot.

So, why do I let the first season slide away with a 6 while this gets the only 1 rating I've ever given to a show as of the time I wrote this?

BECAUSE IT DIDN'T TRY TO FUCKING LIE TO US.

You see, what the second season did was introduce a fairly interesting plot point in order to add some needed depth to the series, and if the writers continued with this idea, the show could've had some kind of legs to stand on.

Sadly, the writers decided not to expand on this fairly neat idea, and instead chose to try to expand our pants instead, with an endless stream of T&A (and not even GOOD T&A!).

And when the writers actually CHOSE to think even a little bit about creating something of quality with that idea, what did they give us?

2 minute cliffhangers every so often that barely progressed the story.

Are you fucking kidding me?

For the writers to lie to viewers like this is completely underhanded and totally insulting; I don't even know what else to say to be honest.

Even when factoring out the blatant lies, the show is still utter shit on its own.

As previously stated, it's nothing more than bad T&A, but what's even worse than that is that apparently the writers weren't done demonstrating their incompetence, so they decided to flanderize pretty much every character in show.

The girls (even Charlotte!) are noticeably more bitchy, pretty much rendering some of them almost unlikable.

And as for Ichika?

H O L Y S H I T.

He went from being dense yet at least still showed signs of competence in other areas, to being nothing more than an insufferable, idiotic, pushover of a "man".

So basically a self insert for the writers.

And the Sarashiki's are nothing more than an addition to Bitchka's harem. Seriously, take them out and the show wouldn't be much different. Or good.
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If it wasn't obvious enough, Infinite Stratos 2 is little more than an insulting cesspool of bad fanservice, horrible characters, shit writing, and LIES.

Hmmm, I have no idea what the reason is for others disliking the series, but its not ALL that bad. I enjoyed it as much as any other harem lover would, but the thing that really hit me is this. Us Infinite Stratos fans waited for a sequel, and they give us a sequel. They give a totally incomplete series and although good for the most part, it was totally ruined by the ending. I honestly like this one, because unlike newer harem animes, they are more concerned on the trope of the harem genre, Infinite Stratos 2, like the first season, gave a blend ... of both harem and its action. Its a good combination for those harem lovers who seek a new blend, unlike the usual school life RomCom. However, despite all these, why do I give it only a 6 and not a good rating of 8 like its previous season? ITS ENDING THAT'S WHAT

Unlike the previous season, the ending actually gave way to a sequel, but it was good enough even without it. The second season gave an ending that was simply saying "I STILL HAVE MORE PLOT TO SHOW AND MORE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER, BUT I WON'T SHOW YOU ANYMORE". The season as a whole was good and enjoyable but the ending simply drove it all off away, I really feel it could have been much much more had it been at least 2-3 more episodes long. They gave the climax of the story and the main battle in less than an episode, if they had not compacted that into a single episode, It would have been much better. Also, had they given a little bit more, and not cutting us off right at the middle of the action, but not only did they cut off the action right at the middle, they only gave a 3-5 minute cool-down from all the action. You raised the tension and you expect to lose that tension from 3-5 minutes of cooling down? To add it all up, not only did the anime not answer the questions it even first presented, after the ending of the 12th episode, it even gave twice the amount of questions, unlike the 1st season that didn't give so many questions after the ending that would bother the audience even after the show, OH NO, this season gave us a complete set of questions that they didn't bother answering and cutting us off like that, it FELT LIKE A VERY ST*PID ending, but beyond that, it was enjoyable

Story (6/10) - The story is as typical as any other harem genres, but with a mix in of good action. It'd get an 8/10 or a 9/10 for me had they given more plot than harem. I was fine with all of the harem moments, but the climax was half done and it was barely an ending, more of a "calm before a storm" type of feel, so it leaves even more questions.

Art (9/10) - gotta admit, the art is enjoyable. Although a few problems here and there, but not enough for one to notice unless you watch it multiple times. The 3D elements make it seem very action packed, though transition from 3D to 2D is a bit annoying at times but no worries, the 3D elements are only a few selected battle scenes. The OP and ED gave it even more spice since every episode features the girls running(along with Ichika) in different outfits based on the episode's setting

Sound (10/10) - How can you NOT like the sound? the OP was great (the ending didn't beat SUPER STREAM of the first season in my opinion, but it was enjoyable), and the voice actors did a very good job. As usual, the 5 girls' voice actresses did a wonderful job in portraying their character, and the BGM is very catchy and is most of the time spot on with the episode's situation

Character (7/10) - I'd give it a 4/10 supposedly since none of the girls ever even made any progress, and all of them are usually together when there are harem moments. The only reason I gave it a 7/10 is because of Tatenashi, and Kanzashi. In contrast to the previous season, where I'd given a 8/10 score because all girls were given their own chance to develop their characters and even show different sides of themselves, in this season they all had their moments, but they barely showed any character development or anything new from twhat the previous season had already shown. Most of the characters were very predictable and never really went out of their character tropes or pretty much anything that the 1st season ever showed. This is not the case with Kanzashi and Tatenashi, as they were properly given development, and they gave out more mystery to their true character than what they already show. Ichika and Chifuyu also shined here, since we find out more on Ichika and Chifuyu, more of what they feel and more of their character, unlike the previous season that simply showed Ichika getting kicked in the as* by other girls.

Enjoyment (6/10) - Yeah, I'd give it an 9/10 if not for the ending. Although most of the characters' development were slow and relied on harem moments to even get screen time, other characters still showed fair developments on their own, and they were very enjoyable. The story was very enjoyable up to the episode before the last. I really think it would have been better had they allotted at least a 24 episode season than a 12 episode, because there was simply too much plot to cover. Even if it wasn't a 24 episode season, at least 1-2 more episodes, one to cool down the tension form the previous fighting and another to answer all the questions, or at least give hints on them, not leave them on our face at point blank.

Overall (7/10) - well, what can I say? it was good, but it could've been better. So many unanswered questions, and it'll only leave me wanting to know more, but knowing this anime, I'd only get it way after I'd already lost interest in wanting to know more. My advice to the people who are diligently watching the series and is still a big fan of the series is to read the light novel, since it explains all the questions that this season 2 never bothered to answer. Beyond the ending, it was a very enjoyable show

When i watch the first season of IS i was thinking this anime will be over the top in the second season but that went downhill when i watch the SECOND season. I just have a feeling that Infinite Stratos was better off being a comedy, school life,eccchi , harem anime.

Story
-Infinite Stratos has fallen apart in the second season i can hardly even see
the action and suspense of the anime. Its just an typical harem anime with
an oblivious male protagonist

Art
- The art of infinite stratos is average nothing to say about it other than a normal 2013 animation

... Sound
- The OP and ED i give them 7/10 since i enjoyed it other than that the background music is standard fair

Characters
- You have your clueless protagonist Ichika even though he can fight i can't stand his stupidity over love even if the 7 heroines obviously show's their affection to him

Enjoyment
- i did not enjoyed infinite stratos to the fullest because of its story i could say it was 99% harem and ecchi and 1% action if your the type of guy who like harem ecchi romance then you MIGHT enjoy this show but if your looking for the action then you should not even bother watching this anime

Infinite Stratos 2 is an anime that you can't watch if you have a criteria on your hands, Is one of those animes that have their charm but you gotta clear your mind. This second season was a lot more fan service and more romantic approaches from the heroines to the main character, This season was purposed to that angle and the uncovering of "Phantom Task", The explanation on why was "Ichika Oremura" was kidnapped on his early youth and why Ms.Oremura had to step in when she was at a tournament at the time. Many reviewers don't understand the directors point of view or ... why did the writer did what he did to make this season. This a fanservice + base of what will happen on Infinite Stratos 3rd season, Since "Phantom Task" will take a heavy lead on the upcoming anime and A background of Dr.Tabane will be revealed and show her real intentions. IS 2 is a great anime, You can't expect this to be a very compact anime or to get straight to the point, If it did it would be a mainstream wouldn't it.

IS2 Shows the hidden personality the heroines share and differ. New characters are added plus 2 new heroines that are added to his "Harem".

If you're that kind of person that has a criteria already set, Please give up on anime and do something else with your time, Like i said before not all animes can be graded because non-mainstream animes such as this one are the type that you enjoy with a clear head, You must accept what you watch not question it, Otherwise you'll never understand the point of the anime.

Now if you're like me a person who appreciates anime and actually is able to absorb multiple points of view and understand concepts, You'll love this anime is great. It just has an unfinished taste to it, Because like i said it's a background anime with some action but serves as base to avoid certain explaining on the next seasons and at the same time raise questions.

A word of advice to ya all would be, Develop what i call an Spherical Understanding, You don't get it? Well how many sides does a sphere have? I guess that was hint enough. Don't approach an anime from just 1 angle if you do you're no different than a BLIND MAN trying to judge an animes graphics.

Well it was a pretty good anime adaptation to the light novel. But sadly it caught up to the light novel. The second season of IS was great but, had a lot of filler moments and episodes. Some episodes are meant to be very funny and has nothing to do with the story which disappoints. Harem moments within the show don't last, and certain character moments are quite lacking. Overall it's an average, good adaptation to a light novel series. Plus it has it's first video game to come out and is some what popular within Japan.

Overall 8/10

Story: For the second season of IS, this season didn't even try to be decent. It didn't even put effort into progressing the plot that it was setting up for in the previous season. Each episode is 17 minutes of fan service and 5 minutes of substance. This season has decided to push any chance to have a story or character development out of the window just for cheap and dull fan service we already experienced in season one. I can't even remember the story because of how little the show spends on it for all 12 episodes. This season spends 20 minutes focused on ... the plot. Anyone who enjoys this season, I'm positive are new to anime and are here for the harem and titties. There cannot be any other reason to say you enjoy this show.

Art: Here's the most positive thing I can say about the show and that's the art is pretty good and the color scheme is solid. Yeah the mecha designs are pretty generic, but I can let it slide. The character's design is also somewhat charming and memorable. I admittedly suck at remembering character's names, but their interesting design helps.

Sound/Music: As for sound effects and voice acting, this anime has done an acceptable job. It's not unbearable, so thank goodness. The soundtrack of this season smacks, so credit given where credit is due.

Character: Now that we're done with all of the positives this show has to offer now it's all down hill from here. Yes the characters are memorable, but that's strictly because the art style makes them so. Other than that, the characters don't have anything worth mentioning. Yeah, it's cool that all of the harem girls are of different ethnic background, but that's all your getting for anything interesting about them. Now let's talk about the elephant in the room, Ichika Orimura is THE harem protagonist. When you think harem protagonist, this is the guy you think of. No personality, no real interesting trait; other being the only male being able to pilot an IS, and the reason he has a flock of girls falling for him is because he's a nice guy and you know why he's a nice guy? Because you're a nice guy. He's literally an empty vessel for you to project yourself onto. He's as boring as mine and your middle school and high school love lives. He has no depth, he isn't funny, and/or doesn't have an actual motive or goal. I am confident that if the studio swapped him with a cardboard box in the middle of an episode, no one would notice. With the introduction of a few more girls this season to join the harem circle jerk, they are both completely forgettable. I actually had to go check what their names were whilst typing this review.

Enjoyment: I did not enjoy this in the slightest. I believe gargling a bowl of nails would be more entertaining and fun than re-watching this season. I can tolerate season 1 because it did have fun battles and actually attempted to push a story, but if I had to choose to either watch this again or to fight Madara Uchiha solo? Then hand me my ninja headband and allow me to get folded properly.

Overall: This show is awful and I could theoretically recommend the first season, but I would always suggest that they should stop right there. I wouldn't recommend this show to my worst enemy. I can't even sarcastically suggest this to someone. If you're reading this right now and you haven't watch this yet, you are currently blessed. Feel free to watch it at your own risk.