Infinite Stratos Dubbed Season 2
Posted By admin On 21/04/19Infinite Stratos is an anime series adapted from the light novels of the same title written by author Izuru Yumizuru and illustrator Okiura published by Media Factory. The anime is produced by 8-Bit, directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi, series composition by Fumihiko Shimo, character design by Tomoyasu Kurashima, art directed by Shunichiro Yoshihara and sound directed by Masafumi Mima and Toshihiko Nakajima.[1] Set in the near future, a powered exoskeleton called 'Infinite Stratos' (IS), which possesses advanced technology and combat capabilities, changes the world including a major effect on society, as only women can pilot IS. The story focuses on Ichika Orimura, discovered to be the first ever male IS pilot. He is enrolled to the prestigious Infinite Stratos Academy, an international academy where IS pilots from all over the world are trained. There he meets Houki Shinonono, who is his childhood friend and younger sister of the creator of the IS. Along with other IS students from different nations, Ichika and Houki's busy school life begins. The anime follows the first three volumes of the light novels.
Free bollywood mp3 songs download high quality. Despite being the only male capable of piloting an Infinite Stratos, Ichika has finally settled in to life at Infinite Stratos Academy. Unfortunately, living in a school full of competitive girls with giant robots has more hazards than perks as the fight for Ichika’s affections continues.
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The first season aired in Japan from January 7 to April 1, 2011 on TBS, with subsequent runs on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, Sun Television, Kyoto Broadcasting System and BS-i. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks,[2] with Anime Network simulcasting the series on their video website.[3] Six DVD and Blu-ray volumes will be released by Media Factory between March 30 and September 21, 2011.[4] An original video animation, entitled IS <Infinite Stratos> Encore: A Sextet Yearns to Be in Love (IS<インフィニット・ストラトス>アンコール 『恋に焦がれる六重奏』IS <Infinitto Sutoratosu> Ankōru: Koi ni Kogareru Rokujūsō), was released in Japan on DVD and Blu-ray on December 7, 2011.[5]
The opening theme for the first season is 'Straight Jet', performed by Minami Kuribayashi.[6] The ending theme song is 'Super∞Stream', with the first episode version sung by Yōko Hikasa, the second and third episode version sung by Hikasa and Yukana, the fourth and fifth episode version sung by Hikasa, Yukana and Asami Shimoda, the sixth and seventh episode version sung by Hikasa, Yukana, Shimoda and Kana Hanazawa and the final version for the rest of episodes sung by Hikasa, Yukana, Shimoda, Hanazawa and Marina Inoue.[6] Each version of the song reflects the voice actresses' character who is running with Ichika in the episode's ending credits.
The second season aired in Japan from October 4 to December 20, 2013 on TBS, with subsequent runs on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, Sun Television, Kyoto Broadcasting System and BS-i. The opening theme, 'True Blue Traveler', is once again performed by Minami Kuribayashi. The ending theme song is 'Beautiful Sky' with the first version for episode 1 to 8 sung by Yōko Hikasa, Yukana, Asami Shimoda, Kana Hanazawa and Marina Inoue, the second version for episode 9 to 11 version sung by Hikasa, Yukana, Shimoda, Hanazawa, Inoue and Suzuko Mimori and the final version for episode 12 sung by Hikasa, Yukana, Shimoda, Hanazawa, Inoue, Mimori and Chiwa Saitō.
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Infinite Stratos (2011)[edit]
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date[7] | |
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1 | 1 | 'All My Classmates are Female' Transcription: 'Kurasumeito wa Zen'in Onna' (Japanese: クラスメイトは全員女) | January 7, 2011 | |
Ichika Orimura begins to attend the Infinite Stratos (IS) Academy. As the first male in the world to ever pilot an IS, he becomes an instant sensation among the all-female students of the academy. With his homeroom teacher being his older sister Chifuyu Orimura, assisted by substitute instructor Maya Yamada, Ichika is uneasy and unprepared as he tries to get used to the academy. He later learns that his dorm roommate is his childhood friend, kendo champion Houki Shinonono, whom he has not seen in six years. When his class decides to elect him as their class representative, Cecilia Alcott, a British IS pilot, objects and challenges him to a duel for the position. | ||||
2 | 2 | 'Class Representative Selection Match!' Transcription: 'Kurasu Daihyō Ketteisen!' (Japanese: クラス代表決定戦!) | January 14, 2011 | |
Chifuyu tells Ichika that he will be provided with his own personal IS for his match against Cecilia, a rarity since only 467 IS Cores were created by Tabane Shinonono, Houki's older sister, before she disappeared. To prepare, Houki agrees to train Ichika by practicing kendo brutally. On the day of the match, Ichika is given the Byakushiki to fight against Cecilia in the Blue Tears. At first, Cecilia has the advantage due to her sniper abilities. Ichika eventually manages to transform his IS into First Shift, pulling out his energy sword. However, using the energy sword quickly depletes his shield energy, and it runs out just as Ichika is about to land a strike on Cecilia. The match is declared over with Cecilia as the winner. After losing, Ichika agrees to train more with Houki. On the other hand, even though she technically won, Cecilia becomes unsure of herself. | ||||
3 | 3 | 'The Transfer Student is the Second Childhood Friend' Transcription: 'Tenkōsei wa Sekando Osananajimi' (Japanese: 転校生はセカンド幼なじみ) | January 21, 2011 | |
Cecilia takes a liking with Ichika and gives the position of class representative to him instead, much to Houki's dismay. The next day, Ichika meets Lingyin Huang, the new transfer student from China who also happens to be his childhood friend as well as the class representative of her class. After Ichika and Lingyin get reacquainted with each other, Houki and Cecilia get jealous. Upon learning that Houki is Ichika's roommate, Lingyin tries to get Houki to let her become his roommate instead, to which Houki refuses. Lingyin later leaves in anger after Ichika fails to figure out the childhood promise that they had made in the past, as she wants to settle it in a class league match of the IS tournament. With his match against Lingyin with her Shenlong soon approaching, Ichika prepares himself. | ||||
4 | 4 | 'The Class League Match' Transcription: 'Kessen! Kurasu Rīgu Matchi' (Japanese: 決戦! クラス | January 28, 2011 | |
Ichika and Lingyin battle in the class league match, but they are interrupted when a mysterious IS attacks the arena. As Ichika and Lingyin hold off the IS so the audience can escape, they soon realize that the IS is an unmanned drone called a Golem due to its mechanical behavior. Together with Cecilia, the three of them manage to defeat the Golem, but not before it injures Ichika. As Ichika recovers while Lingyin watches over him, Ichika wonders if the promise that he made with Lingyin had a different meaning, in which the latter quickly denies. Meanwhile, Chifuyu and Maya examine the defeated Golem and confirm that it is an unmanned drone with a unique IS Core apart from the other 467 IS Cores that the world actually has, leading them to question who would make such a thing. | ||||
5 | 5 | 'Boy Meets Boy' Transcription: 'Bōi Mītsu Bōi' (Japanese: ボーイ・ミーツ・ボーイ) | February 4, 2011 | |
Ichika acts dense when Houki is allowed the chance to have her own room. As she leaves in anger, she makes him promise to go out with her should she win the next tournament, which then spreads into a rumor that the winner of the tournament would score a date with Ichika. At the same time, a transfer student, who is a male French IS pilot named Charles Dunois, arrives and becomes Ichika's new roommate. During a training session, Chifuyu has Cecilia and Lingyin battle against Maya in the Rafale Revive Basic, though Cecilia and Lingyin are easily defeated despite them piloting the more advanced models. During lunch, as the girls share their food with Ichika, he declares that Houki's food tastes the best, much to the dismay of Cecilia and Lingyin. The next day, it is a surprise to the class when Laura Bodewig, who is a transfer student from Germany and an acquaintance of Chifuyu, arrives. Laura immediately walks up to Ichika, slaps him and says that she is unable to accept him as Chifuyu's brother. | ||||
6 | 6 | 'My Roommate is a Young, Blonde Nobleman' Transcription: 'Rūmumeito wa Burondo Jentoru' (Japanese: ルームメイトはブロンド | February 11, 2011 | |
As Ichika has a training session with Charles in the Rafale Revive Custom II, the former declines a fight challenged by Laura. On his way to his dorm room, Ichika spots Chifuyu refusing to comply with Laura, who begs Chifuyu to return Germany and says that the academy is unsuitable for her teaching status. It is revealed that when Ichika was kidnapped during the Second Mondo Grosso of the IS championship, Chifuyu forfeited the finals to rescue her brother. Ichika later walks in on Charles in the shower, discovering that Charles is actually a girl. Charles explains that her family corporation had entered a financial crisis due to the demand for the third generation models, and she was ordered to act as a boy to give the company publicity and eventually steal data from these models. Ichika decides to keep this a secret on behalf of her safety due to diplomatic immunity of the academy if Charles stays for a few more years. Meanwhile, Laura, who blames Ichika for blemishing his sister's record, removes her eyepatch to display her golden left eye as she swears revenge on him. | ||||
7 | 7 | 'Blue Days ~ Red Switch' Transcription: 'Burū Deizu/Reddo Suitchi' (Japanese: ブルー・デイズ/レッド・スイッチ) | February 18, 2011 | |
Houki becomes pressured to win the upcoming tournament after her attempt to ask Ichika out has escalated into a rumor that whoever wins the tournament would score a date with him. As Cecilia and Lingyin prepare to spar, Laura appears in the Schwarzer Regen and goads them into a two-on-one battle, effortlessly countering all their attacks. When she continues to beat the two at the risk of their lives, Ichika and Charles step in to the rescue before Chifuyu reveals that the duel will be settled in another tournament. It is soon announced that the tournament will be conducted in pairs, with Ichika choosing Charles as his partner. On the day of the tournament, it is decided via lottery that Houki is to be paired up with Laura in a class league match against Ichika and Charles. | ||||
8 | 8 | 'Find Out My Mind' Transcription: 'Faindo Auto Mai Maindo' (Japanese: ファインド・アウト・マイ・マインド) | February 25, 2011 | |
Laura focuses on fighting Ichika while she tosses aside Houki, who is then disabled by Charles. Ichika and Charles then take advantage of lowering Laura's shield energy to defeat her, despite Ichika depleting all of his. With her defeat imminent, Laura reminisce her past of being a failed genetically engineered soldier, until her first meeting with Chifuyu. However, Laura resents Ichika upon learning that Chifuyu has shown her softer side because of him. Refusing to lose, a berserk Laura transforms into a dark IS. Charles transfers her remaining shield energy to Ichika, allowing him to manifest his energy sword. He strikes the dark IS and frees Laura. After Laura recovers, Chifuyu explains what caused her IS to go berserk, then consoles her to choose her own path. Despite the tournament being canceled, Ichika decides to date Houki. Later at the newly opened male public bath, Charles tells Ichika that she will stay at the academy under her true name, Charlotte Dunois. When the class learns the truth about Charlotte, an angry Lingyin arrives to punish Ichika. However, Laura intervenes and kisses Ichika in front of the class, declaring him to be his wife, which leaves everyone else in shock. | ||||
9 | 9 | 'Ocean's Eleven!' Transcription: 'Ōshanzu Irebun!' (Japanese: | March 4, 2011 | |
Houki calls her sister Tabane, who reveals she has completed a personal IS called the Akatsubaki just for her. After being grappled by Laura and beaten up by Houki, Ichika goes with Charlotte to the mall to buy swimsuits for the upcoming beach study session while Cecilia, Lingyin and Laura stalks them. When Charlotte notices them following her, she hides with Ichika in the dressing room to show off her swimsuit, but they are eventually discovered by Chifuyu and Maya instead. During the beach study session, each of the girls tries to get close with Ichika, but their efforts somehow backfire. The students and staff then enjoy a game of beach volleyball. As sunset arrives, Chifuyu talks with Houki about Tabane and believes her sister will come with the Akatsubaki on the seventh day of July. | ||||
10 | 10 | 'Thin Red Line' Transcription: 'Shin Reddo Rain' (Japanese: | March 11, 2011 | |
After catching the girls listening at their room while Ichika is massaging her, Chifuyu has a talk with the girls about their feelings for her brother and gives them some advice. The next day, Tabane arrives to personally deliver the Akatsubaki, a fourth generation model with abilities far more advanced than the other models, and Houki gives it a test run. However, Chifuyu soon receives news from Maya that an unmanned IS called the Silver Gospel has gone out of control. After assessing the situation, Chifuyu orders the group to stop it, while Ichika and Houki will pursue it, as only they would be fast enough to catch up with the Silver Gospel. | ||||
11 | 11 | 'Get Ready' Transcription: 'Getto Redi' (Japanese: ゲット・レディ) | March 25, 2011[n 1] | |
As Ichika and Houki begin their operation, the others notice how happy Houki looks, which prompts Chifuyu to tell Ichika to watch over her carefully. As Ichika and Houki engage in battle with the Silver Gospel and are about to corner it, Ichika notices an illegal fishing ship in the area and breaks off formation to protect it. Houki is angry at Ichika for ruining the plan, but he scolds her for disregarding the safety of the ship, which is something she never does. However, the Silver Gospel launches a surprise attack on them, which forces Ichika to protect Houki by shielding her with himself. As the critically injured Ichika is admitted, Houki blames herself on what happened and wants to quit being an IS pilot. Cecilia, Lingyin, Charlotte and Laura manage to convince her otherwise. Together, they ignore Chifuyu's orders to stand by and go after the Silver Gospel themselves. | ||||
12 | 12 | 'Your Name Is' Transcription: 'Yua Nēmu Izu' (Japanese: | April 1, 2011 | |
As the girls fight the Silver Gospel, Ichika has a dream where he accepts power from a young girl and a warrior woman, driven from his desire to protect his comrades. Houki cuts one of the wings off the Silver Gospel as it falls into the ocean, but it reemerges with angel wings and takes down the girls. Houki is soon awakened by Ichika in the Byakushiki Setsura, its Second Shift, and he gives her a hair ribbon as a birthday gift. With their combined strength, Ichika and the girls finally destroy the Silver Gospel, with Ichika giving the finishing blow. As they return to their hotel, Chifuyu lectures them for defying orders, but allows them some rest and recuperation as a reward. At a seaside cliff before Tabane vanishes, Chifuyu realizes that Tabane not only coincidentally allowed Ichika to be the only male pilot in the academy, but Tabane also hacked the Silver Gospel to go berserk in order to debut the Akatsubaki. At the beach, Houki apologizes to Ichika for his injuries and admits her feelings for him. As Ichika attempts to kiss Houki, they are interrupted by the other girls, forcing Ichika to carry Houki to safety. | ||||
13 | OVA | 'A Sextet Yearns to Be in Love' Transcription: 'Koi ni Kogareru Rokujūsō' (Japanese: 恋に焦がれる六重奏) | December 7, 2011 | |
On a hot day of summer vacation, Charlotte's plan to spend time alone with Ichika at his house is somewhat ruined when Cecilia gets the same idea, later followed by Houki, Lingyin and Laura. They spend the afternoon playing games and cooking. The next day, Houki helps out at a summer festival being held at her family's shrine and is surprised when Ichika shows up. Her time alone with Ichika is soon ruined by the appearance of Ran Gotanda, who momentarily has been separated by her brother Dan Gotanda. Later, Houki attempts to confess her feelings to Ichika, but is instead drowned out by the fireworks. Houki holds Ichika's arm in a romantic moment. |
Infinite Stratos 2 (2013)[edit]
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date[8] | |
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14 | 1 | 'The Memory of a Summer' Transcription: 'Hitonatsu no Omoide' (Japanese: | October 4, 2013 | |
Ichika Orimura is awaken by Laura Bodewig, who is wearing a one-piece swimsuit. After she suggests for the two of them to go a new water park, she storms out in anger when he plans to invite the other girls. Laura decides to go shopping with Charlotte Dunois at a mall, where they end up becoming models in a clothing store and heroines in a hostage situation while working at the maid cafe. Charlotte and Laura enjoy eating crêpes afterwards. Meanwhile, a female code-named 'M' infiltrates a heavily guarded facility in England to retrieve a confined IS using the Silent Zephyrs, an extremely powerful IS. Ichika and the girls have a fun time at the water park, despite him being blamed for presumably inviting each of them on a date. They go down on a couples water slide and participate in the summer festival. They close by lighting sparklers, which marks the end of summer vacation. At the same time, Chifuyu Orimura and Maya Yamada check on an incident involving a new IS. | ||||
15 | 2 | 'Heart Pain Killer' Transcription: 'Hāto Peinkirā' (Japanese: | October 11, 2013 | |
After sparring with Lingyin Huang, Ichika runs late to class, where Chifuyu commands Charlotte to shoot him indirectly as punishment. After Ichika officially meets student council president Tatenashi Sarashiki at the school assembly, Laura suggests that the class should do a maid cafe as a fundraiser for the upcoming school festival. Unwilling to receive Tatenashi as an instructor, Ichika challenges her to a match, only for him to be defeated. Dreaming upon the grasslands, Ichika appears to see Houki Shinonono before awaking in Tatenashi's lap and dodging Laura's surprise attack. Tatenashi takes Ichika to train in circle rondo formation with Cecilia Alcott and Charlotte. Later on, Tatenashi coaches Ichika to practice the circle rondo formation by flying around a red orb at high speeds, but he ends up crashing into the wall. While having dinner, Houki, Cecilia, Lingyin, Charlotte and Laura all try to comfort Ichika, but he falls asleep from exhaustion. | ||||
16 | 3 | 'Translucent Chord of Cinderella's Heel' Transcription: 'Shinderera Hīru no Sukiiro Waon' (Japanese: | October 18, 2013 | |
In the morning, Tatenashi extorts Ichika for a massage, much to his dismay. Later during the school festival, Lingyin stops by the maid cafe, where Ichika serves as the butler. She orders a wineglass filled with chocolate sticks which includes a special, wherein she gets to personally feed Ichika, but she slaps him and leaves in embarrassment after he says that she eats like a cute squirrel. An IS expansion saleswoman named Reiko Makigami makes Ichika uncomfortable when she asks him to try on her company's equipment. As Ichika goes on break, Cecilia takes him to the brass band exhibition, but Cecilia blows her chance of getting an indirect kiss with a French horn. Tatenashi forces Ichika into being the prince of the student council's rendition of Cinderella, but he is unaware that whoever gets his crown receives the right to live with him. Under constant fire against the girls, Ichika manages to survive the absurdity of a play, which involves running from booby traps set by Tatenashi, only to be pursued by the walk-in contestants. Ichika is dragged under stage in the locker room by Reiko, who desires to steal the Byakushiki. | ||||
17 | 4 | 'The Mysterious Lady' Transcription: 'Misuteriasu Reidi' (Japanese: ミステリアス・レイディ) | October 25, 2013 | |
Reiko unleashes the Arachne, revealing herself to be Autumn from the underground organization Phantom Task. After detaining Ichika, Autumn reveals that it was Phantom Task who abducted Ichika during the Second Mondo Grosso while she forcibly attempts to take the Byakushiki. Cecilia and Lingyin engage M using the Silent Zephyrs in the sky, while Tatenashi uses the Mysterious Lady, equipped with water manipulated by nanomachines, to engage Autumn in the locker room. As Ichika pursues Autumn outside, he is intercepted by M, who successfully deters him. M and Autumn retreat before Houki, Charlotte and Laura join in the fight. Maya briefs Chifuyu that the Silent Zephyrs was the second Blue Tears stolen from England, while Chifuyu states that Tatenashi's true objective was to train and safeguard Ichika. In an unknown location, Autumn berates M for her interference, but they are intervened by Squall Meusel, leader of Phantom Task. M awaits her revenge while staring at a locket containing a photo of Chifuyu. Tatenashi not only tells Ichika about her purpose of protecting him, but also the ulterior motive behind the prince's crown, which she now possesses. | ||||
18 | 5 | 'Lovely Style' Transcription: 'Raburī Sutairu' (Japanese: ラブリー・スタイル) | November 1, 2013 | |
By request of Maya, Ichika is lured to an event where each of the girls are allowed to provide service for him for a limited amount of time. Houki initially stumbles while performing a Japanese tea ceremony to him, then Cecilia plays nine-ball with him while wearing a Playboy Bunny costume. Charlotte serves Ichika some cookies while dressed as a French poodle, but she is disqualified for going overboard. Laura wears a Playboy Bunny costume as well and plays darts with him, but he ends up with her one-piece swimsuit as a prize. Tatenashi appears to join the party and teases Ichika wearing a cat suit, only turning into a brief fiasco with Lingyin. After Chifuyu serves him a sundae while dressed as a maid, it is revealed that all of this was part of a surprise birthday party prepared for him. When Maya asks Ichika to choose which girl provided the best service, he chooses Chifuyu instead, causing the girls to angrily attack him for his stupidity. Afterwards, Ichika is approached by M, who introduces herself as Madoka Orimura and shoots him off screen. | ||||
19 | 6 | 'The Secret Base' Transcription: 'Za Shīkuretto Bēsu' (Japanese: | November 8, 2013 | |
Laura arrives in time to protect Ichika, causing Madoka to flee in retaliation. Some time later, Ichika offers to assist Charlotte in escorting IS equipment at a port, but they are faced against two IS pilots armed with rifles. One of the IS pilots causes an explosion, wherein Ichika shields Charlotte from the blast. However, Ichika is advised to confiscate the Byakushiki back at the academy due to a detected abnormality. Charlotte finds herself in a predicament when her underwear vanishes mysteriously, thus she is forced to keep quiet and prevent Ichika from finding out. Houki, Cecilia and Lingyin manage to have Charlotte reveal the truth about the situation with the Byakushiki, resulting in the three of them fighting for the right to become Ichika's bodyguard. Tatenashi interrupts to reprimand the three for causing a commotion inside the school. Just when Charlotte decides to reveal her predicament to Ichika, Laura appears and confirms that Charlotte's underwear returned, as both detected abnormalities have now subsided. Back at their room, Laura points out to Charlotte that all her troubles could have been averted if she had worn bloomers instead of panties, much to her chagrin. | ||||
20 | 7 | 'Sisters' Transcription: 'Shisutāzu' (Japanese: シスターズ) | November 15, 2013 | |
Tatenashi watches over her younger sister, Kanzashi Sarashiki, who is feeling gloomy since her personal IS, the Uchigane Nishiki, was delayed due to the development company focusing on the Byakushiki. Ichika and Houki are invited by newspaper club vice president Kaoruko Mayuzumi to be put on exclusive magazines for personal IS pilots, using dinner tickets as bribery. The two then have an personal interview and an intimate photo shoot hosted by Kaoruko's older sister Nagisako Mayuzumi. Wondering about Madoka, Ichika later asks Chifuyu if they have any other sisters, but she says that he is her only family. With a tag match tournament coming up, Lingyin and Charlotte try to butter him up with food, figuring out what type of partner he would choose. Tatenashi entrusts Kanzashi to Ichika for the upcoming tag match tournament. He rejects Laura, which brings Houki and Cecilia to assume that he would partner with one of them. As Ichika tries to approach Kanzashi, she turns down the proposal in anger instead. | ||||
21 | 8 | 'Open Your Heart' Transcription: 'Ōpun Yua Hāto' (Japanese: オープン・ユア・ハート) | November 22, 2013 | |
Ichika is slapped by Kanzashi when he becomes persistent to be her partner. He later finds it difficult to look up on maintenance assistance for the Uchigane Nishiki because Kanzashi assembled it herself. Upon realizing that Ichika insists on pairing with Kanzashi for the tag match tournament, the girls take their time training more aggressively. As Tatenashi devises Houki to team up with her, she analyzes Houki's physical maneuver, surprisingly to learn that her aptitude is up to level S already. Kanzashi takes the Uchigane Nishiki for a test run, but it malfunctions. Ichika saves her before she crashes, giving her a change of heart towards Ichika as she indirectly agrees to be his partner. Ichika shares data from the Byakushiki to help improve the Uchigane Nishiki, and has the maintenance students gladly help. Returning to his dorm room, Tatenashi insists upon Ichika for another massage, telling him that Chifuyu is so strict on him because she cares about him. Hoping to give Ichika a bag of muffins as a gift, Kanzashi reaches his door only to overhear that Ichika's generous offer was Tatenashi's idea, leaving her heartbroken. | ||||
22 | 9 | 'The Requirements for a Hero' Transcription: 'Hiirou no Jōken' (Japanese: ヒーローの条件) | November 29, 2013 | |
Ichika searches for Kanzashi, who starts developing the fear of incompetence. Tatenashi announces the tag match tournament at the opening ceremony. However, the arena is suddenly raided by five advanced Golems. Ichika and Kanzashi take on a Golem, while Houki and Tatenashi charge against another Golem. Tatenashi fails to penetrate its armor, causing an explosion and rendering her weak. This enrages Kanzashi to fight the Golem until her weapon power is depleted. Kanzashi feels hopeless until she is then protected by Tatenashi, who ends up gravely injured. Deep within her subconsciousness, Kanzashi is encouraged by Ichika and Tatenashi to never run away and always accept her weaknesses. After Houki replenishes Ichika's shield energy, Kanzashi uses Tatenashi's aqua crystal as a good luck charm, allowing them to destroy all five Golems. Recuperating in the infirmary, Tatenashi contemplates how reliable Ichika can be, as she and Kanzashi have a friendly sister-to-sister talk. Meanwhile, Maya manages to recover two of the Golems, as Chifuyu plans to notify the government. Kanzashi gives Ichika an anime movie as a gift, and she confesses her love to him before running off. Kanzashi realizes that she misspoke by saying that she loves anime instead. | ||||
23 | 10 | 'Cooking My Way' Transcription: 'Kukkingu Mai Uei' (Japanese: クッキング・マイ・ウェイ) | December 6, 2013 | |
Houki, Cecilia, Lingyin, Charlotte and Laura are relieved when Kanzashi sees Ichika as just a friend. Meanwhile, Maya calls Ichika to the infirmary to have him take the body measurements for IS improvements, resulting in a shocking debacle. Hearing how Ichika loves the other girls' cooking, Cecilia later ask Houki to help her make fried chicken. When Houki steps out of the kitchen, Cecilia purposely adds perfume and hot mustard to the fried chicken for a sparkly appearance. Houki comes back to sample it, wherein Houki is shown absent during class the next day. Cecilia later meets up with Charlotte to cook pot-au-feu. When Charlotte goes to tuck Laura in bed, Cecilia adds perfume and hot mustard to the dish. Both Charlotte and Laura end up absent the following day. Cecilia asks Lingyin to help her cook sweet and sour pork. However, Cecilia deliberately blows up the kitchen pot after Lingyin mentions that her electric stove is a slow burner. After Cecilia feels disappointed in herself, Ichika brings Cecilia to his room, where they make rice balls together. At a fancy restaurant, Tabane Shinonono easily defeats Phantom Task, but she offers to make a personal IS for Madoka. | ||||
24 | 11 | 'Looking For Memories' Transcription: 'Rukkingu Fō Memorīzu' (Japanese: | December 13, 2013 | |
Ichika and his class go on a leisurely field trip to Kiyomizu Temple scheduled in the evening. When Cecilia stands near the autumn leaves, Ichika takes a picture of the autumn leaves, mistakenly not taking her into account. After Charlotte helps Ichika fish for his lens cover under the bridge, they head to the shrine, where Cecilia, Lingyin, Charlotte and Laura vie for his attention. While evading the four, Ichika crosses paths with Kanzashi and carries her, only to crash into Houki. Following a picnic with the girls, Ichika and Houki walk into a bamboo forest, where Squall appears and takes a picture for them. Ichika becomes curious after Squall departs with mentioning him by name. Later, Ichika drops his camera off the balcony of the temple. At the stairway, he encounters Madoka, who attacks him, piloting her personal IS, the Black Knight. On top of a tower, Tatenashi fights Squall, who is armed with the Golden Dawn. Houki and Cecilia look for Ichika at the temple, but the two are attacked by Autumn. The rest of the students and staff head back to the academy on the monorail, but it begins to malfunction. | ||||
25 | 12 | 'Girls Over' Transcription: 'Gåruzu Ōbā' (Japanese: | December 20, 2013 | |
While evading Squall, Tatenashi alerts Kanzashi that there is a bomb planted onboard the monorail. Ichika manages to prevent Madoka from blasting the monorail. Houki and Cecilia pin down Autumn and kill her in an explosion. However, the two later witness Madoka stabbing Ichika, just as the bomb explodes in the distance. Houki catches Ichika and cries for him to awaken. After the bomb was located, Lingyin, Charlotte, Laura and Kanzashi luckily disarmed it in time. In a vision, Ichika is seized by Madoka, but a young girl in white lends Ichika a helping hand. Lingyin, Charlotte, Laura and Kanzashi are thwarted by Squall after trying to disable Madoka. Tatenashi, who diverts Squall with a shot to break her barrier, signals Ichika to attack in White Knight form, but Madoka intercepts him. After Squall fires Ichika to the ground, Squall and Madoka withdraw, as they have collected enough data. In a hot springs bath, Ichika relaxes while thinking about Madoka's locket containing a photo of Chifuyu. He hides behind a rock when the girls enter the bath, since the owner mistakenly reversed the bath signs during his stay. Due to dizziness, Ichika faints and floats, causing the girls to scream. | ||||
26 | OVA | 'World Purge-hen' Transcription: 'Wārudo Pāji-hen' (Japanese: | November 26, 2014 | |
A program called 'World Purge' sends illusions to all the girls about their ideal fantasies. |
Notes[edit]
- ^Episode 11 was delayed due to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
References[edit]
- General
- 'List of Infinite Stratos episode titles' (in Japanese).
- ^'Infinite Stratos Staff Cast' (in Japanese). TBS. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^'Sentai Filmworks Adds Infinite Stratos Anime'. Anime News Network. January 18, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^'New Sci-Fi Action Series Infinite Stratos to Begin Simulcasting This January on The Anime Network'. Anime News Network. January 19, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^'Infinite Stratos DVD & Blu-ray Volumes' (in Japanese). TBS. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^'BSアニメーション・<インフィニット・ストラトス>公式ホームページ - グッズ情報' (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
- ^ ab'TBSアニメーション・<インフィニット・ストラトス>公式ホームページ - CD情報' (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^IS インフィニット・ストラトス. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^IS インフィニット・ストラトス 2. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Official Anime website(in Japanese)
- Official Anime Twitter page(in Japanese)
Infinite Stratos | |
Cover of Infinite Stratos Volume 1 as published by Media Factory, featuring Houki Shinonono. | |
IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 (IS <Infinitto Sutoratosu>) | |
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Genre | Mecha,[1]romantic comedy[2] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Izuru Yumizuru |
Illustrated by | Okiura (Vol.1–7) CHOCO (Vol.1–7 reprints), (Vol.8–present) |
Published by | Media Factory(Vol.1–7) Overlap (Vol.8–present) |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | MF Bunko J(Vol.1–7) Overlap Bunko (Vol.8–present) |
Original run | May 25, 2009 – present |
Volumes | 12 (List of volumes) |
Manga | |
Written by | Izuru Yumizuru |
Illustrated by | Kenji Akahoshi |
Published by | Media Factory |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
Original run | May 27, 2010 – July 27, 2012 |
Volumes | 5 |
Manga | |
Written by | Izuru Yumizuru |
Illustrated by | Homura Yuuki |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Monthly Sunday Gene-X |
Original run | 2013 – present |
Volumes | 6 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yasuhito Kikuchi |
Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | 8-Bit |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TBS, CBC, Sun TV, KBS, BS-TBS |
English network | |
Original run | January 7, 2011 – April 1, 2011 |
Episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
IS <Infinite Stratos> Encore: A Sextet Yearning for Love | |
Directed by | Yasuhito Kikuchi |
Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | 8-Bit |
Licensed by | |
Released | December 7, 2011 |
Runtime | 27 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Infinite Stratos 2 | |
Directed by | Susumu Tosaka, Yasuhito Kikuchi |
Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | 8-Bit |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TBS, Sun TV, CBC, KBS, BS-TBS |
Original run | October 4, 2013 – December 20, 2013 |
Episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
Infinite Stratos 2: Long Vacation Edition | |
Directed by | Kumi Horii, Susumu Tosaka |
Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | 8-Bit |
Licensed by | |
Released | October 30, 2013 |
Runtime | 39 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Infinite Stratos 2: World Purge-hen[3] | |
Directed by | Yasuhito Kikuchi |
Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | 8-Bit |
Licensed by | |
Released | November 26, 2014 |
Runtime | 45 minutes |
Infinite Stratos, also written as IS <Infinite Stratos> (Japanese: IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉Hepburn: IS <Infinitto Sutoratosu>) is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations provided by Okiura (original MF novels) and CHOCO (new Overlap novels). As of October 2013, 7 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. From volume 8 onwards, the novels are published by Overlap under their Overlap Bunko label. A manga adaptation by Kenji Akahoshi was serialized in the seinenmanga magazineMonthly Comic Alive from May 2010 to July 2012 with five volumes published under their Alive Comics imprint. A 12-episode anime adaptation aired in Japan between January and March, 2011, and an original video animation (OVA) episode was released on December 7, 2011. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, and they released the series on April 10, 2012. A second series aired from October 3, 2013 to December 19, 2013.
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Plot[edit]
In the near future, a Japanese scientist creates a high-tech powered exoskeleton called 'Infinite Stratos' (IS). Possessing technology and combat capabilities far surpassing that of any other arms system, the IS threatens to destabilize the world. Faced with such an overpowered weapon, the world's nations enact the 'Alaska Treaty', stating that IS shall never be used for military combat purposes, and that the existing IS technology must be equally distributed to all nations, to prevent any one nation from dominating the others. However, sometime after the IS was introduced, the society undergone a drastic change. As IS can only be operated by women, there is a shift in the power balance between men and women, where women now dominate society over men.
Ten years after the IS was initially introduced, the world has entered a new age of peace. However, a 15-year-old male Japanese teenager named Ichika Orimura changes everything. During an accidental run-in with a hibernating IS suit, it is revealed that he possesses the innate ability to operate an IS - the only male in the world capable of doing so. Seeing his potential, the Japanese government forcibly enrolls the bewildered young man to attend the prestigious Infinite Stratos Academy, a multicultural academy where IS pilots from all over the world are trained. Thus, he starts a busy high school life surrounded by girls training to become expert IS pilots. While they seem to be enjoying their thrilling school life, the danger of looming threats and enemies are never too far away.
Characters[edit]
Main characters[edit]
- Ichika Orimura (織斑 一夏Orimura Ichika)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese); Josh Grelle[4] (English)
- Ichika is a first year student and class representative, as well as Vice-President of the Student Council at IS Academy. His older sister, Chifuyu, is a legendary IS pilot who raised him when the siblings' parents abandoned them at a young age. During the second Mondo Grosso tournament, he was kidnapped by the Phantom Task, that effectively causes Chifuyu to forfeit the match to rescue him, to which he regrets for being a weak brother. As the first male IS pilot, his new reputation has made him somewhat famous as many scientists and engineers would like to study him. He is mainly absent minded and oblivious to the feelings of the girls around him and seems to misunderstand their feelings towards him (though he seems to understand Houki's words during the second last episode of the first season when they almost kissed). Rumor has it that Ichika is aware of the girls' feelings for him, but avoids such affections due being the only male in school, and believes himself to have zero talent for being a suitable man.
- He is a very kind person and he will go to great lengths to achieve a goal he has set for himself. He pilots the Byakushiki (白式, lit. White Expressions) IS,[5] a prototype, one of only two developed 4th generation IS focused on short-range melee attacks. He also possesses Chifuyu's Yukihira Type 2 (雪片弐型Yukihira Nigata), upgraded from the version used by his sister; and Core Number 001, the very first IS core. Later on, Byakushiki undergoes Second Shift shortly after Houki Shinonono acquires her personal unit, Akatsubaki. In the resulting Second Shift form, named Byakushiki Setsura (白式雪羅), it is equipped with a multi-function unit (A.I.) Setsura (雪羅), which has: a high-caliber charged particle cannon, an energy claw for close-quarters combat, and an energy shield with the One-Off ability. In its Second Shift, Byakushiki also gains an increase in mobility through the addition of 4 large wing thrusters, enabling it to execute Double Ignition Boost.[volume & issue needed] In this Second Shift form, it, and Houki's Akatsubaki, are the most advanced IS ever made.
- Houki Shinonono (篠ノ之 箒Shinonono Hōki)
- Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese); Monica Rial[4] (English)
- Houki is a first-year student at the IS Academy and Ichika's childhood friend, though they have not seen each other for six years.[6] She has a very long ponytail.[7] Her place of residence is home to a kendodojo, which led to her early interest in kendo. Houki even competes in kendo competitions at a national level, and was the winner of the national tournament that was hosted one year before the story of Infinite Stratos began.[8] She is part of the kendo club at the IS academy. Her older sister, Tabane Shinonono, is the creator of the IS, though their relationship is strained. Six years ago, Ichika agreed to become her boyfriend if she could win the national kendo tournament of their grade. However, the day of the tournament is also the day the IS was introduced to the world. Due to the familial links to Tabane, Houki's family is placed under government protection and Houki is forced to withdraw from the kendo tournament. Since that incident, Houki resents her sister for moving her away from Ichika and abandoning their family.
- Despite not seeing him for a long time, Houki still harbors strong feelings of love for Ichika, as her continuing practice of kendo was her only link to him. She was his initial roommate before the arrivals of Charlotte Dunois and Tatenashi Sarashiki, and tends to get jealous when other girls are around him. Originally not possessing a personal IS, in Volume 3 she receives and pilots the Akatsubaki (紅椿, lit. Red Camellia) IS from Tabane, one of only two developed 4th generation IS and a short-range melee-class IS, armed with twin katana named Amatsuki (雨月, 'Rainy Moon') and Karaware (空裂, 'Cracked Sky'). The Akatsubaki has a One-Off ability called Kenran Butō (絢爛舞踏, 'Magnificent Dance'), which allows Houki to replenish both her own and other IS's energy when she comes in contact with them. However, because she is still unskilled as a pilot and her compatibility with the IS is only at grade C, she is still considered to be on the same level of the other girls. As of Volume 7, her compatibility has risen to grade S.
- Cecilia Alcott (セシリア・オルコットSeshiria Orukotto)
- Voiced by: Yukana (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski[4] (English)
- Cecilia is a first year student at the IS Academy and is an IS Cadet Representative of the United Kingdom. Her family is part of the British aristocracy. Her father, a spoiled and timid man who had little influence both inside and outside the Alcott family, makes her swear to never marry a weak man (a difficulty due to the shift in social status). Upon losing her parents in a deadly train accident when she is 12 years old, Cecilia is forced to protect her family fortune from those who wish to claim a stake of it. After showing high IS aptitude, she makes a deal with the British government, who, in exchange for protecting her family's assets, wants her to go to the IS Academy as a Cadet Representative to gather data for their latest 3rd-generation model. She was almost defeated by Ichika for the position of class representative but won due to a technicality, but later cedes her position to Ichika. She soon starts to see him as a true man and falls in love with him. She pilots the Blue Tears (ブルー・ティアーズBurū Tiāzu) IS, a long-range sniper-class IS, which can deploy four remotely controlled 'drones' (B.I.T.S. System) for engaging enemies at medium range. The Blue Tears IS is also equipped with the Starlight Mark III (スターライトmkIIISutāraito Māku Surī), a large laser rifle, and Interceptor (インターセプターIntāseputā), a short blade used for close-range combat. In the anime, Blue Tears is shown to also have a pair of rocket launchers attached to the hips, in place of two other Blue Tears shown in the light novels, used at close to long-range on different occasions.
- Lingyin Huang (凰 鈴音Huáng Língyīn, 'Rin Fan') in the English dub
- Voiced by: Asami Shimoda (Japanese); Hilary Haag[4] (English)
- Lingyin is a first year student at the IS Academy, the class representative of her class and is an IS Cadet Representative of China. As with Houki Shinonono, Lingyin has been friends with Ichika Orimura since their early childhood. She has been in love with Ichika ever since he protected her against four school delinquents. Lingyin at first becomes extremely hostile to Ichika after he forgets the details of a promise they made as kids (in which it was implied; although not explicitly stated, that if she became an excellent cook, he would become her boyfriend). She is also called 'Ling' (鈴Rin, 'Rin' in the English dub). Her family ran a Chinese restaurant that Ichika would often eat at before Ling's parents divorced and she moved back to China. She pilots the Shenlong (Shinryū, 神竜lit. Spirit Dragon) a short-to-medium-range melee-type IS armed with the Ryuhou (龍砲lit. Dragon Cannon), powerful 'Impact Cannons' hidden in the shoulder armor. It is also armed with the Sōten Gagetsu (双天牙月), a pair of liuyedao that can be connected to form a naginata-like weapon.
- Charlotte Dunois (シャルロット・デュノアSharurotto Dyunoa)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Shannon Emerick[4] (English)
- Charlotte is a first year student at the IS Academy and is an IS Cadet Representative of France. Charlotte initially calls herself Charles Dunois (シャルル・デュノアSharuru Dunoa), posing as the second 'male' IS pilot student that was transferred into Ichika's class. However, her plan is to spy on Ichika, discover how he is able to pilot an IS and acquire data from his IS (which at the time was considered the most advanced 3rd-generation unit). Because she enrolls as a male IS pilot, she is paired with Ichika as roommates since they are 'both' guys. As a result of this arrangement, Ichika later discovers her true gender when he inadvertently walks in on her showering. Upon learning that Charlotte's father and his corporation used her to spy on him, Ichika decides to help protect her. She later falls in love with Ichika due to his bravery. She pilots the Rafale Revive Custom II (ラファール・リヴァイヴ・カスタムIIRafāru Revaivu Kasutamu Tsū) IS, a 2nd-generation custom multi-range IS possessing a wide array of interchangeable weapons allowing for fast battlefield adaptation and capable of performing the Ignition Boost. Her weapons, once called upon, can be used by another IS pilot as long as she grants permission. Due to her training to make her a convincing male prior to her entry to the IS Academy, Charlotte uses 'boku' (an informal male equivalent of 'I') when referring to herself. Following the Silver Gospel Incident in later novels, Charlotte becomes Laura's roommate.
- Laura Bodewig (ラウラ・ボーデヴィッヒRaura Bōdevihhi)
- Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Tiffany Grant[4] (English)
- Laura is a first-year student at the IS Academy and an IS Cadet Representative of Germany. A genetically-engineered super-soldier, Laura is the commander of the German IS special forces, Schwarzer Hase (シュヴァルツェア・ハーゼShuvarutsea Hāze, German for 'Black Rabbit'). She has a red eye and long silver hair; but her most distinct feature being a black eyepatch covering her glowing-yellow left eye, the result of a failed nano-machine experiment meant to help her pilot an IS better. Laura was under Chifuyu's tutelage when the latter was an instructor for the German army following the 2nd Mondo Grosso, and holds Chifuyu in high regard for helping her and was her role model when she suffered a depression for not being the strongest.[9] Her current name is actually a code name given to her by the German military, as she was artificially created from human DNA. She has an elder sister, Chloe Chronicle, who is capable of infiltrating a person's mind through virtual reality via manipulate the modules around them.
- Laura pilots the Schwarzer Regen (「シュヴァルツェア・レーゲンShuvarutsea Rēgen, German for 'Black Rain') IS, a medium-to-long-range artillery-type IS. The Schwarzer Regen possess several remotely guided tethers, which Laura uses to capture and restrain her opponents while she attacks them with a slow-firing but extremely powerful railgun. The Schwarzer Regen also possesses an 'Active Inertial Canceller' (AIC), which can be used to stop the movement of projectiles and even another IS. While a very powerful defense, the canceller can only be used against one target at a time, and is only effective at very close range.
- Laura's original purpose for coming to the IS Academy is to punish Ichika, whom she blames for his sister withdrawing from the 2nd Mondo Grosso (unaware that Ichika was kidnapped at the time and Chifuyu withdrew in order to save him). She initially defeats Ling and Cecilia but struggles in the tournament against the pair of Ichika and Charlotte, as they had planned their attacks beforehand (unlike Laura, who does not excel with allies). After Charlotte beats her during the class tournament, the dormant VT-System within Laura's IS activates, causing her to go berserk. She is then stopped by Ichika, who also calms and console her in the Inter-IS subspace. After consoling her in the subspace, she realizes what Chifuyu sees in him and falls in love with him. Upon learning Ichika's strength is his freedom to choose and helping those around him and Chifuyu's advice, Laura decides to become Ichika's bodyguard to protect him against the other girls by kissing him in front of his class and professes that he is her 'wife', a misunderstanding of her knowledge of Japanese culture, and she will not accept any objections.
- Tatenashi Sarashiki (更識 楯無Sarashiki Tatenashi)
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Japanese); Jessica Calvello (English)
- Tatenashi is the Student Council President of the IS Academy, as well as the 17th leader of the Sarashiki Family and the IS Representative of Russia. The long history of her traditional family, it's actually a secret organization that's been protesting Phantom Task for over 50 years. She is the Academy's most powerful IS pilot (the position of Student Council President is only given to the strongest IS Academy student). She is assigned to protect Ichika after the Silver Gospel incident and used her position as president to become Ichika's roommate (much to Houki's jealousy). Tatenashi likes to flirt with Ichika, teasing him with her body and making him uncomfortable most of the time. She asked for his help in getting her younger sister, Kanzashi's, IS operational in time for the school competition. Afterwards, she may have developed feelings for him. She is the pilot of the Mysterious Lady (ミステリアス・レイディMisuteriasu Reidi) IS. At the end of Volume 8, she reveals her true name Katana Sarashiki (更識 刀奈Sarashiki Katana) to Ichika, indicating some affection has grown between them.
- Kanzashi Sarashiki (更識 簪Sarashiki Kanzashi)
- Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori (Japanese); Kira Vincent-Davis[10] (English)
- Kanzashi is Tatenashi's younger sister and the IS Representative of Japan. Kanzashi is a fan of anime heroes. Despite being an IS Representative, she does not have a personal IS. The company that was developing her personal IS also produced the Byakushiki. Due to Ichika's rise in fame, the development of his IS unit was given priority over hers, and as a result, she harbors a resentment towards Ichika, not that he had anything to do with the decision. In addition, Kanzashi has always competed against her older sister and feels incompetent when compared to her. However, thanks to Ichika's efforts (unaware of Tatenashi's assistance until later), her IS the Uchigane Nishiki (打鉄弐式Uchigane Nishiki) is made operational. Kanzashi falls in love with Ichika for his kindness in helping her, and her view towards Tatenashi changes when she realizes that she has been competing with an idealized conception of Tatenashi and comes to be more accepting of her own accomplishments.
IS Academy staff[edit]
- Chifuyu Orimura (織斑 千冬Orimura Chifuyu)
- Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese); Luci Christian[4] (English)
- Chifuyu is Ichika's 24-year-old older sister, and homeroom teacher of his class at the Academy. She was the Japanese pilot for the first-generation IS machines and was said to be the strongest IS pilot at one point before retiring. During her retirement, she looked after her brother and raised him by herself after their parents abandoned them at a young age. Despite her indifference towards Ichika, Chifuyu deeply cares for her brother, as she sees him as her only family. Chifuyu was also the one who enrolled Ichika to the IS Academy to keep him safe from other countries. Chifuyu once wielded Yukihira, a powerful IS energy blade now in Ichika's possession. Chifuyu was a close friend of Tabane Shinonono, which explains how their younger siblings became childhood friends. Tabane also implies (heavily) that Chifuyu piloted the 'White Knight' (白騎士Shirokishi)–the first ever developed IS that protected Japan from a massive missile attack 10 years prior to the series. Her IS currently is called the Kurezakura.
- Maya Yamada (山田 真耶Yamada Maya)
- Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya (Japanese); Cynthia Martinez[4] (English)
- Yamada is the substitute instructor of Ichika's class, possessing a noticeably large bust. She used to be an IS Representative Cadet of Japan. In the anime, her skills become very apparent, as during a training exercise she was able to single-handedly defeat both Cecilia and Lingyin, in their personal IS units, using only a mass-produced Rafale Revive IS.
Other characters[edit]
- Tabane Shinonono (篠ノ之 束Shinonono Tabane)
- Voiced by: Yukari Tamura (Japanese); Allison Keith[4] (English)
- Tabane is Houki's older sister and the creator of the IS. She mysteriously disappeared after introducing the IS technology, and is currently the most wanted person in the world as many seek her for her knowledge about it. She is a close friend of Chifuyu, Ichika's older sister. Houki resents being related to her, due to what happened to their family and Ichika six years ago, and has hated her since. Tabane and Chifuyu's connections, is the reason Ichika and Houki became childhood friends. Despite her normally cheerful nature, she has a condescending view towards outsiders and strangers and will often treat anybody besides Chifuyu, Houki, and Ichika with disdain. Tabane has a thing for rabbits, hence the metal bunny ears on her head and the carrot pod she arrived in to give Houki her IS. During a conversation with Chifuyu she admits to having initially reprogrammed the first IS to be compatible for Ichika, however she doesn't know how the Byakushiki moves while Ichika is piloting it. She is shown to be very proficient in combat when she easily held her own against three members of Phantom Task.
- Clarissa Harfouch (クラリッサ・ハルフォーフKurarissa Harufōfu)
- Voiced by: Kei Mizusawa (Japanese); Shannon Emerick (English)
- Clarissa is Laura's comrade and the deputy commander of Schwarzer Hase. Like Laura, she also wears an eyepatch. An Otaku, Clarissa teaches Laura about Japanese culture through anime and manga (which is, even in reality, not very accurate). She is the pilot of the IS Schwarzer Zweig (シュヴァルツェア・ツヴァイクShuvarutsea Tsuvaiku, German for 'Black Branch').
- Natasha Fairs (ナターシャ・ファイルスNatāsha Fairusu)
- Natasha is the IS Representative Cadet of the United States. In the novels, she was the test pilot for the Silver Gospel (銀の福音(シルバリオ・ゴスペル)Shirubario Gosuperu), an IS co-built with Israel, before she loses control of it when it goes berserk. It is only when the intervention by Ichika and the rest of his comrades are they able to stop the Silver Gospel. As gratitude for saving her life, Natasha kisses Ichika on the cheek as thanks, much to the anger of the girls.
- Dan Gotanda (五反田 弾Gotanda Dan)
- Voiced by: Makoto Yasumura (Japanese); Christopher Ayres[4] (English)
- Dan is a close friend of Ichika's back from middle school. He is often threatened (and sometimes beaten) by his younger sister, Ran. Dan is also the only other notable male character besides Ichika in the series.
- Ran Gotanda (五反田 蘭Gotanda Ran)
- Voiced by: Noriko Obato (Japanese); Luci Christian[4] (English)
- Ran is Dan's younger sister. She is currently in her third year of middle school and is the student council president. Ran apparently has a crush on Ichika. She plans to enroll at the IS academy, after revealing that she ranked A on an IS aptitude test.[11] A few of the other girls such as Lingyin already see her as a rival for Ichika's affection.
Phantom Task[edit]
- Madoka Orimura (織斑 マドカOrimura Madoka)
- Voiced by: Ai Kayano (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)
- Madoka is Chifuyu's younger sister and Ichika's twin sister who has a striking resemblance to Chifuyu and harbors a grudge against her (possibly something having to do with their separation), and is a primary antagonist of the series. It is revealed, Madoka is a member of the Phantom Task organization, under the codename: M. She pilots the Silent Zephyrs, a 3rd generation IS stolen from England and based on Cecilia's Blue Tears. It appears to be more advanced than its predecessor. She later pilots the 'Black Knight' that was given to her by Tabane for unknown reasons.
- Squall Meusel (スコール・ミューゼルSukōru Myūzeru)
- Voiced by: Fumi Hirano (Japanese); Carli Mosier (English)
- Squall is the leader of Phantom Task. Not much is known about her. She combines with an unusual IS called the Golden Dawn, its generation is unknown. Squall has enough confidence in her skills, and is a highly trained and dangerous fighter with incredible reflexes. She usually displays herself as polite, and ladylike in front of other. While she can be very ruthless when she want to be and doesn't mind using force, but doesn't like overdoing unnecessary things when she order Madoka not to kill the soldiers at the American base. Her main objective seems to collect data on Ichika's Byakushiki (in White Knight form) for a purpose yet to be revealed.
- Autumn (オータムŌtamu)
- Voiced by: Yuka Nishigaki (Japanese); Shelley Calene-Black (English)
- Autumn is a rash, hot headed member who fought with Ichika during the IS academy's anniversary and almost succeeded in stealing the Byakushiki, with a device called the 'Remover', only to fail at the last minute when Tatenashi interfered. She pilots the Arachne, an eight-legged 2nd generation IS that was stolen from the USA. She is hinted to have a homosexual relationship with Squall, uncharacteristically blushing like a little girl upon seeing Squall.
Others[edit]
- Honne Nohotoke (布仏 本音Nohotoke Honne)
- Voiced by: Mai Kadowaki (Japanese); Monica Passley (English)
- Kiyoka Aikawa (相川 清香Aikawa Kiyoka)
- Voiced by: Arise Satō (Japanese); Allison Sumrall (English)
Media[edit]
Light novels[edit]
Infinite Stratos began as a light novel series written by Izuru Yumizuru, with illustrations provided by Okiura.[12] The first volume was published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label on May 31, 2009. As of April 25, 2018, twelve volumes have been released.[13]
Due to conflict between the publisher (Media Factory) and the author, publication of the light novels was under suspension.[14][15] Later, the author confirmed that he is simultaneously writing a new work and continuing Infinite Stratos through Kodansha.[16] The novels are now being published by Overlap under their Overlap Bunko imprint, with CHOCO replacing Okiura as illustrator. Reprints of the first seven volumes begun on April 25, 2013, starting with the first two volumes.[17]
The series will end in the 13th volume.[18]
The light novels are being translated into traditional Chinese and the first volume was published and released by Sharp Point Press[19] on November 9, 2010. The Chinese translations of the light novels were originally under an indefinite suspension.[20] Yumizuru cited that Media Factory's overseas representatives were engaging in contracts with foreign publishers without the author's permission as the reason for the suspension.[20] Yumizuru had also stated that he was willing to fight over this matter in court if necessary.[20]
On February 27, 2018, J-Novel Club announced it had licensed and begun translating the series into English.[21]
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01 | May 25, 2009 (Media Factory)[22] April 24, 2013 (Overlap)[23] | ISBN978-4-8401-2788-2 (Media Factory) ISBN978-4-9068-6605-2 (Overlap) | |
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02 | August 25, 2009 (Media Factory)[24] April 24, 2013 (Overlap)[25] | ISBN978-4-8401-2870-4 (Media Factory) ISBN978-4-9068-6606-9(Overlap) | |
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03 | December 25, 2009 (Media Factory)[26] May 23, 2013 (Overlap)[27] | ISBN978-4-8401-3086-8 (Media Factory) ISBN978-4-9068-6607-6 (Overlap) | |
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04 | March 25, 2010 (Media Factory)[28] June 22, 2013 (Overlap)[29] | ISBN978-4-8401-3179-7 (Media Factory) ISBN978-4-9068-6608-3 (Overlap) | |
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05 | June 25, 2010 (Media Factory)[30] July 25, 2013 (Overlap)[31] | ISBN978-4-8401-3428-6 (Media Factory) ISBN978-4-9068-6609-0 (Overlap) | |
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06 | December 24, 2010 (Media Factory)[32] August 25, 2013 (Overlap)[33] | ISBN978-4-8401-3516-0 (Media Factory) ISBN978-4-9068-6610-6 (Overlap) | |
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07 | April 8, 2011 (Media Factory)[34] September 25, 2013 (Overlap)[35] | ISBN978-4-8401-3856-7 (Media Factory) ISBN978-4-9068-6611-3(Overlap) | |
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08 | April 25, 2013[36] | ISBN978-4-9068-6604-5 | |
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09 | April 24, 2014[37] | ISBN978-4-9068-6636-6 | |
10 | July 23, 2015[38] | ISBN978-4-8655-4046-8 | |
11 | May 24, 2017[39] | ISBN978-4-86554-213-4 | |
12 | April 25, 2018[13] | ISBN978-4-86554-336-0 | |
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Manga[edit]
A manga adaptation by Kenji Akahoshi began serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on May 27, 2010, its July 2010 issue, and ended in the September 2012 issue on July 27, 2012. The first bound volume was released on December 22, 2010,[40] and released five volumes until September 21, 2012 under their Alive Comics imprint.[41]
Homura Yūki launched a second manga adaptation in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X on May 18, 2013.[42][43] The manga went on hiatus starting on June 19, 2018, with plans to return in 2019.[43]
Internet radio[edit]
An Internet radio show named Radio IS, produced by Super A&G+, aired from January 1 to March 26, 2011.[44] The show was hosted by Yōko Hikasa, the voice actor of Houki Shinonono, and Asami Shimoda, the voice actor of Lingyin Huang. The first episode was available in the listening archives for three weeks, whereas subsequent episodes were available for two weeks.[44] A second radio show, called Radio IS Overtime (Radio IS 延長戦Rajio IS Enchōsen) began airing on April 9, 2011, and aired four biweekly episodes until May 21, 2011.
Anime[edit]
An anime adaptation for Infinite Stratos was first announced on June 21, 2010,[45] and its official website opening on August 8, 2010.[46] The adaptation is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi who also directed Macross Frontier[47] with 8-Bit, who also handled Macross Frontier,[47] animating the adaptation.[48] The character designer and chief animation director of the anime is Takeyasu Kurashima and the mecha designer is Takeshi Takakura.[48] The script was handled by Atsuhiro Tomioka, Chinatsu Hōjō, and Fumihiko Shimo.[48] Shimo will also be handling the series' composition.[48] The anime aired in Japan between January 7 to April 1, 2011 on TBS,[49] with subsequent runs on CBC, SUN-TV, KBS, and BS-TBS. Six DVD and Blu-ray volumes were released by Media Factory between March 30 and September 21, 2011.[50] An original video animation (OVA) episode, entitled IS <Infinite Stratos> Encore: A Sextet Yearns to Be in Love (IS<インフィニット・ストラトス>アンコール 『恋に焦がれる六重奏』IS <Infinitto Sutoratosu> Ankōru: Koi ni Kogareru Rokujūsō), was released in Japan on DVD and Blu-ray on December 7, 2011.[51] A second season of the anime series was announced in April 2013.[2]
The anime is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks,[52] with simulcasts provided by Anime Network on its video website. Section23 Films released the series and the OVA with an English dub (produced by Seraphim Digital) on DVD and Blu-ray on April 10, 2012.[53]
The first season of the anime is licensed in the United Kingdom by MVM Films for release on February 17, 2014 on DVD.
The second season of the anime aired from October 4 to December 20, 2013.[54] Sentai Filmworks has also acquired the second season for streaming and home video release in 2014.[55]
The anime's soundtrack is composed by Hikaru Nanase.[48] The opening theme song for the anime is 'Straight Jet', performed by Minami Kuribayashi.[56] The ending theme song is 'Super∞Stream', with the first episode version sung by Yōko Hikasa, the second and third episode version sung by Hikasa and Yukana, the fourth and fifth episode version sung by Hikasa, Yukana and Asami Shimoda, the sixth and seventh episode version sung by Hikasa, Yukana, Shimoda and Kana Hanazawa and the final version for the rest of episodes sung by Hikasa, Yukana, Shimoda, Hanazawa and Marina Inoue.[56] Each version of the song reflects the voice actresses' character who is running with Ichika in the episodes' ending credits. The CD single for 'Straight Jet' was released on January 26, 2011, and the CD single for 'Super∞Stream' was released on February 16, 2011.[56] Both singles are published under the Lantis label.[56] For the OVA, the ending theme is 'Best Partner' (ベストパートナーBesuto Pātonā) by Yōko Hikasa. For the second season, the opening theme is 'True Blue Traveler' by Minami Kuribayashi and the ending theme is 'Beautiful Sky' by Yōko Hikasa.
Games[edit]
A 2014 video game, titled Infinite Stratos 2: Ignition Hearts for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, was released in Japan on February 27, 2014. Its plot focuses on memories from Ichika's school festival, and is developed by 5pb.[57] A TCG game from Bushiroad's Five gross was released on November 8, 2013. Characters from Infinite Stratos also feature in the PlayStation Vita game Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur.[58]
A PC mecha action game developed by 5pb. titled Infinite Stratos: Versus Colors was released in Japan on December 31, 2014.[59] Another video game titled Infinite Stratos 2: Love and Purge for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita was released in Japan on September 3, 2015.[60] A cross-platform Gacha game titled 'Infinite Stratos: Archetype Breaker' (インフィニット・ストラトス アーキタイプ・ブレイカーInfinitto Sutoratosu: Ākitaipu Bureikā) was released by DMM Games in December 2017, and was shutdown in August 27, 2018.[61][62][63]
Reception and sales[edit]
The light novels have collectively sold 1.2 million copies as of February 2011.[64]
The opening theme of the anime adaptation, 'Straight Jet', reached No. 16,[65] and the ending theme, 'Super∞Stream', reached No. 10 on the Oricon charts.[66] The Blu-ray disc release of its first volume sold around 22,000 copies in its first week, becoming only the sixth-ever first volume of any anime television series to reach number 1 on Oricon's Blu-ray Disc weekly overall sales chart.[67]
Theron Martin of Anime News Network criticized the anime for its 'unbelievably dense protagonist' and weak storyline, but the action sequences received praise.[1]
Infinite Stratos Dub Season 2
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「はい!織斑くんの専用IS「白式」です!」
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「久しぶり。六年ぶりだけど、箒ってすぐわかったぞ」
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「去年、剣道の全国大会で優勝したってな。おめでとう。」
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もう私は教官ではないし、ここではお前も一般生徒だ。
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その態度を併せて、箒は蘭が恋のライバルだと一瞬で理解する。
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Infinite Stratos English Dubbed
External links[edit]
Infinite Stratos Dubbed
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Infinite Stratos. |
- Official light novel website at Media Factory (in Japanese)
- Official light novel website at Overlap (in Japanese)
- Official anime website for Infinite Stratos at TBS (in Japanese)
- Official anime website for Infinite Stratos 2 at TBS (in Japanese)
- Infinite Stratos (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Infinite Stratos on IMDb