Let's cut to the chase..
Gundam Seed is one of the best mecca anime out there and I thought IS was its son; however, it was its close relative on Harem. SO.. what's so good about the story? I can't tell you exactly but it has its uniqueness. Apparantly, it has robots called the Infinite Stratos, which can only be used by women. On the one hand, Ichika came in to the all girls school for IS Training because he is the only guy who could use it (spoiler alert). So.. the interesting plot ends here. Because in all episodes all I can say is "Harem... HAREM EVERYWHERE" which is the part that kind of disappoint me the most. I thought it was an action-packed anime but all the things that came in my way was new girl then fall in love with main guy then all of a sudden every girl want that guy. I hate it. It was like, the whole mecca genre was just a mascot of the series so that people will get interested so that's a perfect example of "Don't judge the book by its cover" UGH! If only they made it into a shounen anime with lots of action, comedy and villains. But everything turned out to be a shoujo anime for thirteen year old girls. I believe men would like this show because they can have all the naked women that they can watch. but anyway.. its good but not so much.
Art is vibrant and modern. SO it is very good and splendid.
I was interested by the opening but on the sound effects and the ending was just nothing to me. It didn't stand out so don't want to care about it anymore.
Characters were just all the typical shoujo characters mixed up in one anime. They belong to different countries and links to Ichika for some Goddamn reason. And to put the cherry on top, the childhood friend gets closer to the main character at the end. (how pathetic and convincing) I think the characters were poorly executed not to mention Ichika's idiocy about Houki's feelings for him. I was sad because Uchiyama Kouki does not deserve this project (I'm sorry) because he had a lot of magnificent roles; plus, he is my hero and my favorite seiyuu of all time.
I didn't enjoy the most part. The inside jokes, ridiculous women trying to get closer to the main character. Cliche and repetitive moments. Everything seem so bold and naked.. I just liked the fact that only us (girls) can use robots. If they were real, I can shoot multiple weapons to ex boyfriends and ridiculously stupid enemies. (evil laugh) I just wished more action was inscribed here in this series then the art would have justice :)
Overall, I place it between Mediocre and Good because of the animation and its minor creativity. If you want an anime which will make you throw tomatoes on your screen then why not? But seriously, this one is sucky so if want to watch this fine have it your way.. NOT. MY. FAULT.
