Art & Sound-8
Character-8
Enjoyment-9
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Overall-7
Most Mecha and Sci-fi people are looking at this and thinking about giving Infinite Stratos a shot. Well if your one of those people, it'd be best to stand clear, for this anime is not your type. Part of the anime industry are stuck on creating anime with an unclear plot, a plot that doesn't make sense, pointless harems, and too much fan service. But at the same time all of this entertains some people. There are some viewers who do like ecchi and harems, and that's okay, that's your personal preference. I wouldn't call IS a fail but a disappointment because it did have some potential in it but no cigar. I decided to compare it to the anime Freezing and noticed they were aired almost exactly the same time, so it's possible they were competing with each other.
To start it off, IS didn't really have a story to it, which was a major mistake. What the creators need to understand is that every anime needs a story. Its like building a house without a foundation. Without a story, the anime almost isn't going to be favored. Now there are some houses that are standing strong without a foundation, and there are also some anime that are still entertaining without a clear plot.
The art in IS for the characters were good, but for the mecha part, the IS's they were piloting weren't well thought of. There were parts of it that was just floating...in the air. Nothing were attached to them or anything. They didn't really put much thought into the mecha part but mostly into the harem. The backgrounds on the other hand were pretty sweet though.
The sound was alright, the opening and closing themes were pretty good, not bad at all. There were probably one or two songs they played during the action scenes that were just straight up horrible, but music choice shouldn't really affect how much you enjoy an anime.
The characters weren't bad, but many people can't really like them if a harem is going on and there's not enough time for character development.
But with only 12 episodes, a harem going on along with fan service there's not enough time to allow character development I guess. *scratches head*
I have the enjoyment category a 9 because despite all the fan service, the harem, the absence of a plot (and I for one strongly prefer anime with good plots), I actually did enjoy IS. It was rather funny in my opinion, and I hope some of you do actually give it a try.
IS wasn't all that bad. If they were truly competing against Freezing, then I can see where the creators were trying to get at but the didn't do such a great job, the anime could have possibly been rushed.
Overall if you don't mind harems and fan service, try this one out. If not then forget this show.
