Story-6
The Story revolves around unmanned IS attacking and they have to combat them, now this is where Ichika comes in because his attacks can go through shield and actually damage the IS which works as a great setup for why he should be the hero (since he is focused as the hero) but this fails because literally every time he is about to win any fight it gets interrupted or his shields run out which makes him look weak thats why I gave the story such a low score that and the fact that there really are no antagonist until the second season so there really is no place for a story unmanned IS can only go so far.
Art-7
The art in Infinite Stratos is good but there are notable changes when they get in the IS but overall the show looks nice.
Sound-7
The opening and outro songs fit the show very well but aside from them there's nothing really special about the music but it's still good(The outro is actually a really good song).
Characters-10
Now this is where Infinite Stratos real advantages shine the characters i this show are great but im not just talking about the main characters im talking about all of them even the characters who make appearances every 2-3 episodes for just a few moments are wonderful and add so much light to this show. The main 5 girls are very strong as well.
Houki Shinonono who is his childhood friend and the first of his harem we are introduced to she also shares a room with ichika for a short while.
Cecilia Alcott is the second addition to his harem and is the IS representative from England.
Lingyin Huang who is actually ichikas second childhood friend and the 3rd member to join his harem she is the IS representative from china and is the only of the 5 to not be in his class.
Charlotte Dunois is the 4th character added to his harem and is the IS representative from France she also shared a room with Ichika for a short time while everyone thought she was a boy.
Laura Bodewig is the IS representative of Germany the fifth person added to his harem and a former student of Chifuyu Orimura.
Other then them Chifuyu Orimura who is Ichikas sister and arguably the best IS pilot in the world and too top it off their teacher, Maya Yamada who is the assistant teacher for Ichika a friends, and Tabane Shinonono who is the creator of the IS and is Houkis sister. All of these characters and the one that I didint mention make this show great to watch.Though Ichikas inability to catch a hint seems to leave many frustrated but I dont mind much and makes for some great moments
Enjoyment-8
The character cast make this show fun to watch every second just because they are enjoyable and no matter who is on the screen you wont mind, plus Ichikas incredible hard headiness at certain scenes makes for some enjoyable times albeit you may find yourself yelling at the screen for him to catch a hint.
Overall-6
This show is fun to watch but they do miss some pretty important parts like the story and Ichikas inability to look strong since all of his fights are interrupted or he runs out of shields because he dosent realize how much he uses, the opening and outro are good and fit the show like they were made for it but the fact that 4 of the 5 main females are representative candidates from their selected country's they seem to weak I get that their young and all but still Ichika almost beats them very earlier and it makes their titles seem almost meaningless. Ill be honest I actually love this show it seems to hit all the notes i personally want from a show but I didint want my personal feelings to affect my scoring but to me it's an 8 or even 9 outta 10 but like I said thats just cause I love the show so much.
If you like Harem based shows then id say it's a must watch if you like mech shows you could do worse and there's a nice amount of comedy in here to find every episode entertaining not to mention fanservice including 2-3 instances of nudity but its done in a classy sort of way or better yet as classy as it can be without seeming out of place but it is a show that id recommend seeing at least once.
