On the topic of animation, I have no complaints. As par for the course, comedic violence happens, including a reveal of Houki’s bra, when Ichika pulls out a training sword with which to defend himself from his attacker’s onslaught. It was too obvious that he was going to be staying with the tsundere childhood friend, Houki Shinonono, and, when you hear the door open, it’s quite obvious she was in the shower, before it is “revealed”. For one, a couple of obvious “twists” with the lodging arrangements. No pussyfooting, no “bt ur a gurl~” bullshit, just badassery.ĭespite these, there are a couple points of contention with me. Again, when challenged to a duel by the pompous British bitch, he quickly accepts. He just stays relaxed, though mildly upset, without letting his dissatisfaction show too much. He doesn’t complain, or freak out when three girls ask to sit by him. To my great surprise, and enjoyment, he still stays quite calm. Th is comes to be a bit of pressure on the guy, understandably. During the MC’s internal monologues, conversations, and silence, y ou can often hear girls speaking of how they want to jump his bones, sit next to him, or debating who should talk to him first. He, being the only male in a previously all-female boarding school, is a prime target for a harem, which is an opportunity taken up by the author at every chance. Seeing this as an opportunity, he is immediately enrolled in the Infinite Stratos Academy, an esteemed boarding school in which pilo ts are trained. It all changes when Ichika Orimura, a male and brother to the Japanese pilot of the first generation of IS, Chifuyu Orimura, is found to be able to pilot an IS. This is normally only a sport available to women, as they are the only ones capable of operating the machines, which also breaks the balance of power between women and men. In addition, the IS m ust never be used in militaristic affairs, leading to the creation of the sport. The treaty laid out that the IS technology must be distributed to all nations, to keep any one nation from dominating all of the others in militaristic combat. The IS, an advanced weapon, threatened the balance of the world, and led to war, until the Alaska Treaty was enacted.
The stated premise of the show reminds me a bit of Bashquash!, in that it involves a sport, played with the “IS” mobile suit, though the “sport” in this show is an old fashioned “beat the daylights out of your opponent”. It almost scares me, thinking about how many more will come up in later episodes, but, for now, this show is very enjoyable. An original premise, awesome MC, and sweet CGI blended in with traditional animation, all fucked over by too many tropes popping up.
It’s not often that a show sparks such a love/hate relationship with me.
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