Infinite Stratos - General Discussion

[S-34]

A new IS related thing? Wow...
At least it isn't completely dead in Japan.

[kaizers]

Just me or the girl in the upper, second from left look similar with Rin?

https://animeanime.jp/imgs/ogp_f/120353.jpg

[HashiriyaR32]

A sibling, perhaps? Same last name.

[Chaos-Zero]

I have a theory of why Ichika turned out to be extremely dense. It's because of his heavy schedule of studying throughout grade school,and junior high school, he didn't have a date before in his life. He could have spend one day with a girl before the series starts, but he didn't have a chance due to his family circumstances.

Also, the reason why Ichika have a strong attraction towards Chifuyu because she's the only one who is there for him after since Houki moved out. Ever since then, Ichika have been in the depressed state as he couldn't talk to anyone in school, stopped doing sports or any outside activities. All he ever think about is Houki. He felt he lost his only friend in the world. During the dark times, Chifuyu is finally there to comfort Ichika. The guy was lonely during his childhood ever Houki left.

[XFire]

I have a theory of why Ichika turned out to be extremely dense. It's because of his heavy schedule of studying throughout grade school,and junior high school, he didn't have a date before in his life. He could have spend one day with a girl before the series starts, but he didn't have a chance due to his family circumstances.

Also, the reason why Ichika have a strong attraction towards Chifuyu because she's the only one who is there for him after since Houki moved out. Ever since then, Ichika have been in the depressed state as he couldn't talk to anyone in school, stopped doing sports or any outside activities. All he ever think about is Houki. He felt he lost his only friend in the world. During the dark times, Chifuyu is finally there to comfort Ichika. The guy was lonely during his childhood ever Houki left.

Problem is that there were at least three friends we know of that he spent a lot of time with. One of which is Rin.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Anyone able to translate those names? They look like new Represenrative Cadets.

EDIT: Okay, I'm blind, just read the article. Wonder where their from...

EDIT 2: Luang can't be Ling's younger sister - I just noticed her art has her in the IS Academy uniform - and since Ichika and co. are still first years, she can't be younger and attend the academy. She's either older, or a twin.

[kaizers]

Anyone able to translate those names? They look like new Represenrative Cadets.

EDIT: Okay, I'm blind, just read the article. Wonder where their from...

EDIT 2: Luang can't be Ling's younger sister - I just noticed her art has her in the IS Academy uniform - and since Ichika and co. are still first years, she can't be younger and attend the academy. She's either older, or a twin.

Does the game stated that Ichika and co. are still first years in this?

Well, either way she's already looked sweeter than Rin.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Does the game stated that Ichika and co. are still first years in this?

Well, either way she's already looked sweeter than Rin.

It's referred to as an official side story...which, in this context, usually means that it takes place between the previous anime (in this case, World Purge, so Volume 8) and the next-to-be-animated work (in this case, Volume 9 - the school sports day Volume). And they're still first years as of the most recent novel (Volume 11)

Either way, it's a shame Tina, Daryl and Forte aren't in this. We know Daryl's Hellhound is grey, but Forte's Cold Blood is still a complete unknown colour-wise.

[blitz1/2]

Um, isn't this a bad thing? If Izuru plans on using this smartphone/android game w.e. Wouldn't that make him even MORE lasier/longer to update his LNs, much like Nasu with his so called Tsukihime remake?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Um, isn't this a bad thing? If Izuru plans on using this smartphone/android game w.e. Wouldn't that make him even MORE lasier/longer to update his LNs, much like Nasu with his so called Tsukihime remake?

It's a good thing in that, if successful, it dramatically bolsters the chances of a third season of the anime (from 'none' to 'some'), but...yes, I agree. It also means that there will be even more scheduling delays.
So... Volume 12 never.

[lovetospoon73]

I have a theory of why Ichika turned out to be extremely dense. It's because of his heavy schedule of studying throughout grade school,and junior high school, he didn't have a date before in his life. He could have spend one day with a girl before the series starts, but he didn't have a chance due to his family circumstances.

Also, the reason why Ichika have a strong attraction towards Chifuyu because she's the only one who is there for him after since Houki moved out. Ever since then, Ichika have been in the depressed state as he couldn't talk to anyone in school, stopped doing sports or any outside activities. All he ever think about is Houki. He felt he lost his only friend in the world. During the dark times, Chifuyu is finally there to comfort Ichika. The guy was lonely during his childhood ever Houki left.

in the end when ever it involves creating a powerful IS unit or creating a powerful IS pilot, usually the reason is because of chifuyu & tabane. unlike tabane, chifuyu has an attachment to his brother, sort of what keeping her from becoming like tabane, mad &
has huge ego to a point where she is showing off how skilled she is. True she's doesn't has a strong attraction toward him like he does to her, but still.

Ichika claimed that he doesn't belong at ISA.

Problem is that there were at least three friends we know of that he spent a lot of time with. One of which is Rin.

yeah because of their connection with IS units.

[XFire]

in the end when ever it involves creating a powerful IS unit or creating a powerful IS pilot, usually the reason is because of chifuyu & tabane. unlike tabane, chifuyu has an attachment to his brother, sort of what keeping her from becoming like tabane, mad &
has huge ego to a point where she is showing off how skilled she is. True she's doesn't has a strong attraction toward him like he does to her, but still.

Ichika claimed that he doesn't belong at ISA.



yeah because of their connection with IS units.

What? This was well before Ichika became a pilot, one of the friends is a guy, and another disnt even think about IS until Ichika joined.

[Chaos-Zero]

Well, what do you expect from the guy who don't have any dating experience? Reading the romance novels?

[XFire]

Well, what do you expect from the guy who don't have any dating experience? Reading the romance novels?

My point was that he was never isolated as a kid, and there were at least two girls he was around during adolescence.

[lovetospoon73]

My point was that he was never isolated as a kid, and there were at least two girls he was around during adolescence.

yeah but he was kidnapped & one of his female childhood friends moved, plus ichika's & houki's sister r basically frenemies

[Dark Rose Princess]

yeah but he was kidnapped & one of his female childhood friends moved, plus ichika's & houki's sister r basically frenemies

More like ‘basically exes’.

[XFire]

yeah but he was kidnapped & one of his female childhood friends moved, plus ichika's & houki's sister r basically frenemies

He had three friends after Houki was gone. I wasn't counting her or Tabane.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Yeah. Alongside Rin, he also had Ran and Dan.

[Chaos-Zero]

He had three friends after Houki was gone. I wasn't counting her or Tabane.

True, he has befriends with Rin, Ran, and Dan during his childhood.

Yeah. Alongside Rin, he also had Ran and Dan.

However, that time he have with Rin and Ran during his childhood were also short lived. Perhaps Ichika never been into love and romance before in his life due to his heavy schedule of studying before the series starts and Chifuyu kept him from going the outside world. Do you remember Tohka from Date A Live series? In episode 3 of the first season, Tohka is almost in same situation that Ichika is in now such as having no idea of what a date really is about. Until Shido kindly explains to Tohka the meaning of a date. That in turn, they having a great time together.

Now, how do Houki and the other IS girls expect Ichika to know how they feel about him if they're not honest with themselves like they're bottle up their feelings and denying it? Reading the romance novels? Give the guy a break. He never have a girlfriend before, or never been on a date before. Heck, Ichika didn't have a chance to experience love and before due to these circumstances prior to the series.

[Lhklan]

Um, isn't this a bad thing? If Izuru plans on using this smartphone/android game w.e. Wouldn't that make him even MORE lasier/longer to update his LNs, much like Nasu with his so called Tsukihime remake?

At least Nasu said that he want to roll for SSR Arcueid, so the Tsukihime remake is probably planned or at least a Tsuki collab is.

[Nicaea]

There's probably also the angle of Ichika being dense because of Chifuyu. I mean, for a long time she has been his world in many ways, and he's sort of attracted to her. I think he can't see much in other girls because Chifuyu has such a big presence in his life.

[Chaos-Zero]

Question: Does Chifuyu aware that the Phantom Task were the ones responsible for kidnapping Ichika long time ago?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Question: Does Chifuyu aware that the Phantom Task were the ones responsible for kidnapping Ichika long time ago?


That’s a good question, actually... We don’t know yet, but based on her reactions to them, I’d assume so.

[Chaos-Zero]

I see that we don't know if Chifuyu was aware of Phantom Task being the ones who kidnapped Ichika that day. But I do have an another question. If Ichika were to truth about Cecilia's cooking isn't good, would that make Houki,and Rin happy? I know Cecilia won't once she hears it.

[Dark Rose Princess]

I see that we don't know if Chifuyu was aware of Phantom Task being the ones who kidnapped Ichika that day. But I do have an another question. If Ichika were to truth about Cecilia's cooking isn't good, would that make Houki,and Rin happy? I know Cecilia won't once she hears it.

She isn’t bad anymore, she’s average as of Volume 9.

EDIT: Luang is Ling's older sister - her uniform shirt has yellow lines on it (the same colour as Tatenashi's grade) in the exact same manner as Kanzashi's shirt has blue lines.

[lovetospoon73]

i meaning to ask: as of vol 11 tabane plan on killing ichika right, does that mean she created something to take down chifuyu?

[Dark Rose Princess]

i meaning to ask: as of vol 11 tabane plan on killing ichika right, does that mean she created something to take down chifuyu?

No, no such invention has been referred to.

[Chaos-Zero]

She isn’t bad anymore, she’s average as of Volume 9.

EDIT: Luang is Ling's older sister - her uniform shirt has yellow lines on it (the same colour as Tatenashi's grade) in the exact same manner as Kanzashi's shirt has blue lines.

I see Cecilia's cooking level isn't bad anymore. Just about normal.

I hope this doesn't speak out of terms. It may be slightly out of character,or something like that. But I have a question I like to ask of you.

What would Rin react if Ichika were to say that her cooking (like her Chinese Stir-Fried Pepper Steak for example) doesn't taste good as he's feeling sick?

Reference Taste as that person feeling sick: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LeOc8zVs86U from 5:31 to 5:35.

Remember, you can't expect everybody in the whole world have the same taste as yours. Everyone has different tastes.

[Dark Rose Princess]

I see Cecilia's cooking level isn't bad anymore. Just about normal.

I hope this doesn't speak out of terms. It may be slightly out of character,or something like that. But I have a question I like to ask of you.

What would Rin react if Ichika were to say that her cooking (like her Chinese Stir-Fried Pepper Steak for example) doesn't taste good as he's feeling sick?

Reference Taste as that person feeling sick: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LeOc8zVs86U from 5:31 to 5:35.

Remember, you can't expect everybody in the whole world have the same taste as yours. Everyone has different tastes.

She'd be upset?
Especially because, in true IS fashion, Ichika would would it in such a way as to suggest that it always tastes bad.

I mean, I'd be upset if someone I was in love with - and had been for years - just suddenly told me that something I'd been making them for years sucked.

[LastPanzer]

Just me or the girl in the upper, second from left look similar with Rin?

https://animeanime.jp/imgs/ogp_f/120353.jpg

Her name is Huang Luanyin and, yes, she’s Lingyin’s cousin (and are pretty similar personality-wise) and was in a higher school year than her despite being younger.

Why you ask?

‘Cause this missy is the representative cadet of Taiwan and she skipped a grade under their government’s arrangement so she could be deployed against PRC in the future.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Her name is Huang Luanyin and, yes, she’s Lingyin’s cousin (and are pretty similar personality-wise) and was in a higher school year than her despite being younger.

Why you ask?

‘Cause this missy is the representative cadet of Taiwan and she skipped a grade under their government’s arrangement so she could be deployed against PRC in the future.

Wow!!! Where’d you learn that? Do you have anything on the others?

[LastPanzer]

Wow!!! Where’d you learn that? Do you have anything on the others?

Sure thing, they have the whole lot on their official twitter account, @ISAB_PR.

The 7 girls of Ichika’s harem that you all know and loved are already there.

We start with Honne Nohotoke, AKA Nohohon-San...gosh, who would know SHE of all ppl has got a personal unit...

Then again, she DID joke about making a personal unit with cardboard boxes in the next episode previews at the end of Episode 7, Season 2.

(PS: Maybe that one was stolen by someone with an eyepatch known as “sth sth Snake”?)

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMa3vfwVQAAU8Oe?format=jpg&name=large

Then we have Huang Luanyin. Lingyin’s cousin (the two are identical personality-wise) and representative cadet of Taiwan. And then, despite being younger, she was in a higher grade than Ichika and co, due to the fact that she skipped grades due to the island’s government wanting to deploy her sooner against PRC.

(PS: Of all the characters for the phoneme Luan, they chose 乱, which means “chaotic” or “wild” or “orderless”? Score -1 for Izuru’s lousiness at naming foreigners!)

(PPS: As a Chinese I find this ironic. :pDespite Taiwan’s DESPERATE attempt to break free from the concept of “China” and “Chinese people”—especially under the current , more blatantly pro-independence administration and in the mind of many unfortunately influenced, borderline Japanophillic youngsters within the island—and the amount of support Japan offered them, we now see Izuru and/or the game crew making this girl a relative to the resident Chinese one. To think Izuru DID make a promise to make a Taiwan-based character on his trip to Taiwan back in 2013 to see the fans, that’s a HARD slap to the face to those more pro-independence ones, don’t you think?)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMf87NLUQAAlLWk?format=jpg&name=large

Next up, the dark-skinned girl who, despite using the name of a Hindu GOD, is actually...the representative cadet of THAILAND? :twitch:

And oh, her full name is Vishnu (SEE?) Isa Galaxy.

Okay, another -1 score for Izuru for bad at naming foreigners!

Nothing much is said despite the fact that she’s got great-looking legs and that are made for kicking...muay thai stereotype much?

Bonus + point for being an archer, and for being voiced by Saori Hayami, aka Aila Jyrkiainen, Miyuki Shiba and Japanese voice for Ruby Rose from RWBY.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMlJCvmUQAEKn34?format=jpg&name=large

Now for a more masculine maiden, the Dutch representative cadet, Rolancine Rolandifilne (not that bad, but WHAT A MOUTHFUL).

She is an opera singer who mainly played male roles (Takarazuka much? Think Maria Tachibana and Kanna Kirishima from Sakura Wars series).

And rumor has it that she’s got 99 female lovers. Not admirers. LOVERS:twitch::twitch::twitch:

Okay I know LGBT is legal in the Netherlands, but this is downright CRAZY.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMqUu0jUQAEXOu_?format=jpg&name=large

Up to yesterday, we have sth completely new. Ladies and gents, pls put your hands together for...

Onille & Vanille Comet, Canadian representative cadets and twin idol singers!

And oh, they are unique in their own right because the two pilot a single IS unit together.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMveL2LUEAA77yp?format=jpg&name=large

That’s about it. Just two more girls left.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Thank you very much!! You’re a lifesaver! So there should be one more later today, then another tomorrow, right?

[LastPanzer]

Thank you very much!! You’re a lifesaver! So there should be one more later today, then another tomorrow, right?

You’re welcome and that is right.

We now have today’s girl.

Meet Miss Velvet Hel, representative cadet of...Greece, AGAIN!?

Okay the official Twitter is getting lazy here, nothing said except that she is the high-and-haunty type who is curt on mouth.

But this pain in the ass name...You know, I wouldn’t facepalm this much if they put a Italian or (heaven forbids) TURKISH surname down here. But a English or German “hell”:twitch::twitch::twitch::heh::heh:? DO STH RESEARCH IZURU, ABOUT FOREIGN NAMING CONVENTIONS. IT WONT KILL YOU!

Only redeeming point to me is the pose. MOAR DAKKA!!!!

Voiced by Saki Fujita, aka Ymir from AOT, and Tomoko Sakurai from Sora no Otoshimono.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DM0qUvzVwAA-DOB?format=jpg&name=large

[darkofficer]

alright so far i have seen no one with a name like Rolancine Rolandifilne in the netherlands. If it was rosaline i could understand but that name looks just weird i can't even pronounced it in dutch

[Convoy]

Oh wow, a Taiwanese character? Awesome! It's totally unrealistic that China would allow Taiwan to participate in an international institution like this, but I'm totally willing to forgive Yumizuru Izuru-sensei on this one.

"Rolancine Rolandifilne". Is Dutch. Yeahhhhhhh...

"Vishnu Isa Galaxy". I've met Thai people who explained the Thai nicknaming custom to me, but "Galaxy"? What the hell?

And "Velvet Hel" of Greece. "Velvet" is a word of Latin origin. *sigh* Way to go with completely unrealistic names.

I am reminded that the entire damn series long Laura's IS has been spelled "Roegen" when in fact "rain" in German is "Regen".

[darkofficer]

wel at least i have to say i like the fact that rolan has 99 lovers.

[XFire]

wel at least i have to say i like the fact that rolan has 99 lovers.

Inb4 she's somehow still a virgin because lolJapan.

[cyberdemon]

Inb4 she's somehow still a virgin because lolJapan.

They are female lovers ;)

[Oslight]

(PPS: As a Chinese I find this ironic. :pDespite Taiwan’s DESPERATE attempt to break free from the concept of “China” and “Chinese people”—especially under the current , more blatantly pro-independence administration and in the mind of many unfortunately influenced, borderline Japanophillic youngsters within the island—and the amount of support Japan offered them, we now see Izuru and/or the game crew making this girl a relative to the resident Chinese one. To think Izuru DID make a promise to make a Taiwan-based character on his trip to Taiwan back in 2013 to see the fans, that’s a HARD slap to the face to those more pro-independence ones, don’t you think?)


I'm from Taiwan, and some of us identify as Chinese. Most KMT supporters are fine with the concept of 1 country 2 systems. It's the DPP (which is sadly the majority by a lot) that are against anything Chinese, some almost to a point of fanaticism.

Funny thing, really. Considering that the Republic of China existed before the PRC, so they're throwing away their identity because of something that came after. Some even refusing to speak Mandarin anymore, perhaps not realising Taiwanese Hokkien came from Fujian Province in China. Most cultures, traditions, and deities also came from China.

But that's just me. As long as the CCP doesn't interfere with our politics, then I see no reason why China and Taiwan can't get along.

[Convoy]

I'm from Taiwan, and some of us identify as Chinese. Most KMT supporters are fine with the concept of 1 country 2 systems. It's the DPP (which is sadly the majority by a lot) that are against anything Chinese, some almost to a point of fanaticism.

Funny thing, really. Considering that the Republic of China existed before the PRC, so they're throwing away their identity because of something that came after. Some even refusing to speak Mandarin anymore, perhaps not realising Taiwanese Hokkien came from Fujian Province in China. Most cultures, traditions, and deities also came from China.

But that's just me. As long as the CCP doesn't interfere with our politics, then I see no reason why China and Taiwan can't get along.

Authoritarians will always want to interfere in local politics, and the Xi administration could never possibly be expected not to do so.

And not all branched-culture people align as one nation. Just look at Germany and Austria.

[Oslight]

Authoritarians will always want to interfere in local politics, and the Xi administration could never possibly be expected not to do so.

And not all branched-culture people align as one nation. Just look at Germany and Austria.

Well they haven't done much yet, unlike Hong Kong.

While that may be true, but Taiwan's official name is the Republic of China. It's literally got "China" in it. Taiwan is the name of the island.

[LastPanzer]

Well they haven't done much yet, unlike Hong Kong.

While that may be true, but Taiwan's official name is the Republic of China. It's literally got "China" in it. Taiwan is the name of the island.

Didn’t see you as a scanlator, always wanted to learn more Japanese without wanting to be branded as a weebaboo:D.

Pretty sure war is the last thing people on both sides of the Taiwan Straight wanted, and to be honest, glad to see a potentially Chinese-speaking fellow around here.

As for Hong Kong...the issue is, to my opinion, a simple issue MADE complex by a combination of administration problems and purposeful manipulation from outside forces. Macau, on the other hand...

Then again I don’t want to dive into politics too much. This is not an area for such topics.

[Oslight]

Didn’t see you as a scanlator, always wanted to learn more Japanese without wanting to be branded as a weebaboo:D.

Pretty sure war is the last thing people on both sides of the Taiwan Straight wanted, and to be honest, glad to see a potentially Chinese-speaking fellow around here.

As for Hong Kong...the issue is, to my opinion, a simple issue MADE complex by a combination of administration problems and purposeful manipulation from outside forces. Macau, on the other hand...

Then again I don’t want to dive into politics too much. This is not an area for such topics.

Nah, I'm just the cleaner and typesetter for the manga, someone else does the translating. We've currently got the entire volume 6 scanned, I'm just waiting for the translations.

[Dark Rose Princess]

We should be getting the last new character today, right?

[MrTerrorist]

^Here she is. (https://twitter.com/ISAB_PR/status/922803946007052288) The last girl is from Russia.

[LastPanzer]

Finally, the last new girl.

The backup representative cadet of Russia (since Tatenashi already served as their official representative), Clea Lukukhchevka.

Again very lazy intro, just saying she is kinda essentric and carries with her a teddy bear called Pooh-Chan all the time.

That’s it about the characters. Wonder if they can introduce some enemies next...?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DM51SX-VwAEaYKy?format=jpg&name=small

[kaizers]

It's likely just me, but I find that the new character designs apart from Nohotoke & Luangyin, doesn't having an IS-vibe on it :heh:

[Fireminer]

If anyone here needs a refreshment, both the father and uncle of Rin have some standings within the Chinese army...

Why the hell does Ichika attract so many girl with military-related or episonage background? Rin, Charl, Laura, Tatenashi... Or girl without family problem in general?

Anyway, can we hope for a Latino pilot anytime soon?

[LastPanzer]

If anyone here needs a refreshment, both the father and uncle of Rin have some standings within the Chinese army...

Why the hell does Ichika attract so many girl with military-related or episonage background? Rin, Charl, Laura, Tatenashi... Or girl without family problem in general?

Anyway, can we hope for a Latino pilot anytime soon?

I’m expecting a Korean or Indian or Middle Eastern, though the latter two look really less likely to be thrown inside the IS-verse.

[Fireminer]

Pre-registered the game! Though I do not know whether could I play it well in a language I have no idea about.

Also, does anyone notice how strange the enemies are in the trailer. They look more like biological aliens than man-made machines.

[Chaos-Zero]

Is it true that all of the girls in Ichika's harem are better of piloting the IS better than Ichika? Even Kanzashi Sarashiki?

[blitz1/2]

With Izuru's naming sense, I have NO doubt that the Korean girl will have a "Kim" in there.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Is it true that all of the girls in Ichika's harem are better of piloting the IS better than Ichika? Even Kanzashi Sarashiki?

Probably. Not sure why you say ‘Even Kanzashi’, though. She’s been studying for years, and although she isn’t a prodigy like her sister, is still incredibly gifted. Not to mention the fact that she’s the actual Representative Cadet for Japan.

[Chaos-Zero]

Probably. Not sure why you say ‘Even Kanzashi’, though. She’s been studying for years, and although she isn’t a prodigy like her sister, is still incredibly gifted. Not to mention the fact that she’s the actual Representative Cadet for Japan.

The reason why I said "Even Kanzashi Sarashiki" because I've including her in Ichika's IS harem capable of controlling an IS, even though she just appeared in Season Two.

[lovetospoon73]

didn't ichika took down madoka by himself, while it took 5 of 7 members in his harem to capture autum?

[Chaos-Zero]

didn't ichika took down madoka by himself, while it took 5 of 7 members in his harem to capture autum?

I don't really know myself. So some guy called "Thatguy0110" from fanfiction.net once told me that even with the revival and power-up, Ichika still lose to Madoka where almost took her down. But I don't know if his theory is really true or not.

[Dark Rose Princess]

The reason why I said "Even Kanzashi Sarashiki" because I've including her in Ichika's IS harem capable of controlling an IS, even though she just appeared in Season Two.

Oh, she's definitely in the harem. The reason I don't understand why you said 'even Kanzashi' is because she Japan's IS Representative, just like Laura, Charlotte, Cecilia etc all are for their countries. There is no reason to believe she's any weaker than they are.

[lovetospoon73]

Oh, she's definitely in the harem. The reason I don't understand why you said 'even Kanzashi' is because she Japan's IS Representative, just like Laura, Charlotte, Cecilia etc all are for their countries. There is no reason to believe she's any weaker than they are.

while tatenashi is the IS rep for russia, kanzashi is the japan's IS rep, how can the sisters rep 2 differernt countries at the same time?

[Chaos-Zero]

Speaking of which, how would Houki and the other girls in the harem feel if Ichika were to leave the IS Academy?

[darkofficer]

easy they chase him

[lovetospoon73]

Speaking of which, how would Houki and the other girls in the harem feel if Ichika were to leave the IS Academy?

first find out the reason why he's leaving the academy, then go on strike/ tear up the whole school

[LastPanzer]

while tatenashi is the IS rep for russia, kanzashi is the japan's IS rep, how can the sisters rep 2 differernt countries at the same time?

First things first, Tatenashi is the OFFICIAL representative of Russia, while Kanzashi is just a representative CADET of Japan, there are more cadets like her around. Read the fine print pls.

Secondly, according to the novel, being a representative cadet or official representative of a country means you can choose whichever country you like by changing your nationality. Apparently attracting foreign chicks to promote their brand of IS is all part of a country’s IS product advertisement plan. :heh:

[lovetospoon73]

First things first, Tatenashi is the OFFICIAL representative of Russia, while Kanzashi is just a representative CADET of Japan, there are more cadets like her around. Read the fine print pls.

Secondly, according to the novel, being a representative cadet or official representative of a country means you can choose whichever country you like by changing your nationality. Apparently attracting foreign chicks to promote their brand of IS is all part of a country’s IS product advertisement plan. :heh:

so basically the representative cadets & official representative r just dolls, no wonder ichika chose not to get involve with IS.

[LastPanzer]

so basically the representative cadets & official representative r just dolls, no wonder ichika chose not to get involve with IS.

Kinda sorta, don’t think he is that keen on all that publicity.

Speaking of which, it also says in one of the BD bonus stories writtened by the same author that representatives often gets contracted as models, singers and actors and publicized the same way as most celebrities do (think Dva from Overwatch). Cecilia and Rin are confirmed to have done modeling and in this side story itself, a little loli that Ichika helped asked him whether he is a “ce-le-britty”.

[Chaos-Zero]

Am I the only one who feel that Ichika have been treated badly by his IS harem? I mean Houki and the other IS girls treats Ichika with nothing but abuse, violence, and disrespect. Sure the boy may be dense, but only because he never have a girlfriend before. He never a chance to spend one day with a girl before, although both Rin and Houki has been childhood friends with him, but that was short-lived. And he didn't went out on a date before. However, Ichika does treat his IS harem with kindness, and respect. Can you deny his purity?

[Nivek von Beldo]

Am I the only one who feel that Ichika have been treated badly by his IS harem? I mean Houki and the other IS girls treats Ichika with nothing but abuse, violence, and disrespect. Sure the boy may be dense, but only because he never have a girlfriend before. He never a chance to spend one day with a girl before, although both Rin and Houki has been childhood friends with him, but that was short-lived. And he didn't went out on a date before. However, Ichika does treat his IS harem with kindness, and respect. Can you deny his purity?

Houki is the generic Tsundere in the Naru-Akane model of course Ichika is the typical idiot so he will get in 'acccidents' to be punished by the tsundere, that is how the harem romcom works.

[Chaos-Zero]

Houki is the generic Tsundere in the Naru-Akane model of course Ichika is the typical idiot so he will get in 'acccidents' to be punished by the tsundere, that is how the harem romcom works.

Give the guy a break. Perhaps Ichika has never been into romance before in his life due to these circumstances including his heavy schedule of studying before the series start.

Heck, what do you expect from a guy who have no dating experience? Reading romance novels?

I'm aware Houki and the others have the tsundere traits. But that doesn't give them the right to treat Ichika like that. If she wants to be in the romantic relationship with a guy she love, then she need to stop her abuse and treat him with love and respect. No matter how naive Ichika happens to be, a girl like Houki must love him for who he is on the inside. Strength is one thing. But character is another. To truly love someone, she must put his feelings before her own. No matter what. But, she and the others put themselves first, and it will only succeeding of pushing Ichika away.

[Nivek von Beldo]

Give the guy a break. Perhaps Ichika has never been into romance before in his life due to these circumstances including his heavy schedule of studying before the series start.

Heck, what do you expect from a guy who have no dating experience? Reading romance novels?

I'm aware Houki and the others have the tsundere traits. But that doesn't give them the right to treat Ichika like that. If she wants to be in the romantic relationship with a guy she love, then she need to stop her abuse and treat him with love and respect. No matter how naive Ichika happens to be, a girl like Houki must love him for who he is on the inside. Strength is one thing. But character is another. To truly love someone, she must put his feelings before her own. No matter what. But, she and the others put themselves first, and it will only succeeding of pushing Ichika away.

Yeah all that travelling, that kidnapping, Ichika have a very hard life and now he got some 'freedom' is too sheltered. Well reading romance novels might work, as for romantic advice, be active but again Ichika shyness might be explained by his life.

Of Course not, they've zero right but we're talking a freaking harem anime here, things not work like real life

[Chaos-Zero]

Yeah all that travelling, that kidnapping, Ichika have a very hard life and now he got some 'freedom' is too sheltered. Well reading romance novels might work, as for romantic advice, be active but again Ichika shyness might be explained by his life.

Of Course not, they've zero right but we're talking a freaking harem anime here, things not work like real life

I'm aware this series have a harem genre and all. Houki and some other IS girls have some tsundere traits. But things don't move forward if they continue to treat the boy their love like a punching bag. I mean seriously, what they do to the guys that they don't love.

Well, what do the IS harem to expect from Ichika to know how they feel about him if they were not honest with themselves like being false to their feelings and keep it a secret from him? Do they expect him to read the romance novels? By keep on giving Ichika the mixed signals, their relationship will go nowhere unless they confess him of their true feelings.

Sure Houki and Rin were childhood friends with Ichika back then. But not one of them discuss about love and romance with him. Perhaps Ichika happens to be kind of too innocent when it comes to romance due to these circumstances. Let alone a chance to experience love. Every time he hangs out with a girl including one of them among themselves, he always caught up in the misunderstanding in one way or another. And the next thing we know is the other IS girls attacking Ichika with their ISes. As the result, he didn't make any progress with one of them. Thus, pushing him further away. Like this for example, when the other girls seen Ichika with one of them, their angrily question him about his relationship status, one girl says, "No, it's not like that. It's not like that at all." And when Ichika try to cover up, the latter seems to be unhappy for some reason. She keep saying that, but deep down, she wanted to be like that as she wants to date Ichika. At this rate, he won't be able to experience love if they continuing like this. This harem hijinxs, serade, or whatever it's need to be stopped, like being honest with themselves if they want to form a romantic relationship with Ichika.

If you really feel that way about Ichika being clueless, then someone has to teach him about how to like a girl romantically. Provide him some sex education.

[Dark Rose Princess]

I'm aware this series have a harem genre and all. Houki and some other IS girls have some tsundere traits. But things don't move forward if they continue to treat the boy their love like a punching bag. I mean seriously, what they do to the guys that they don't love.

Well, what do the IS harem to expect from Ichika to know how they feel about him if they were not honest with themselves like being false to their feelings and keep it a secret from him? Do they expect him to read the romance novels? By keep on giving Ichika the mixed signals, their relationship will go nowhere unless they confess him of their true feelings.

Sure Houki and Rin were childhood friends with Ichika back then. But not one of them discuss about love and romance with him. Perhaps Ichika happens to be kind of too innocent when it comes to romance due to these circumstances. Let alone a chance to experience love. Every time he hangs out with a girl including one of them among themselves, he always caught up in the misunderstanding in one way or another. And the next thing we know is the other IS girls attacking Ichika with their ISes. As the result, he didn't make any progress with one of them. Thus, pushing him further away. Like this for example, when the other girls seen Ichika with one of them, their angrily question him about his relationship status, one girl says, "No, it's not like that. It's not like that at all." And when Ichika try to cover up, the latter seems to be unhappy for some reason. She keep saying that, but deep down, she wanted to be like that as she wants to date Ichika. At this rate, he won't be able to experience love if they continuing like this. This harem hijinxs, serade, or whatever it's need to be stopped, like being honest with themselves if they want to form a romantic relationship with Ichika.

If you really feel that way about Ichika being clueless, then someone has to teach him about how to like a girl romantically. Provide him some sex education.

No offense, but you're an idiot if you think Ichika doesn't know about this kind of thing.

Just look at the ending of the first anime. He was very clearly into Houki there.
Not to mention reciting pi avoid thinking about Charlotte naked as she changed in front of him in...episode 9? 10?

IS follows a Love Hina style of storytelling, and relies on people finding the girls cute and the hijinks funny in order to make money.

I mean, I agree that the way Ichika is treated by the girls is horrible - and in a well-written show, they'd get over that and start treating him better.
But Ichika is also just plain dumb. It has nothing to do with any sort of naivete or lack of understanding regarding relationships. He's just dense. Because that's the way a story like IS goes.

I...really don't know how on earth you were able to convince yourself of this so completely. 'If it goes on he'll never be able to experience love'? Really?
IS is packed with moments (mostly with Houki, Charlotte, Laura or Tatenashi) where he is very obviously attracted to the girls in question, but things go wrong because he's such an idiot and because the girl in question usually has a hair-trigger temper. It isn't all one or the other.

In a healthy relationship, they wouldn't hit him at all, and he would learn when he upsets them. But they never stop hitting him, and he never learns. It's just the status quo.

But he knows what a relationship is, what it entails, and that the girls pursuing him are extremely attractive.

[lovetospoon73]

No offense, but you're an idiot if you think Ichika doesn't know about this kind of thing.

Just look at the ending of the first anime. He was very clearly into Houki there.
Not to mention reciting pi avoid thinking about Charlotte naked as she changed in front of him in...episode 9? 10?

IS follows a Love Hina style of storytelling, and relies on people finding the girls cute and the hijinks funny in order to make money.

I mean, I agree that the way Ichika is treated by the girls is horrible - and in a well-written show, they'd get over that and start treating him better.
But Ichika is also just plain dumb. It has nothing to do with any sort of naivete or lack of understanding regarding relationships. He's just dense. Because that's the way a story like IS goes.

I...really don't know how on earth you were able to convince yourself of this so completely. 'If it goes on he'll never be able to experience love'? Really?
IS is packed with moments (mostly with Houki, Charlotte, Laura or Tatenashi) where he is very obviously attracted to the girls in question, but things go wrong because he's such an idiot and because the girl in question usually has a hair-trigger temper. It isn't all one or the other.

In a healthy relationship, they wouldn't hit him at all, and he would learn when he upsets them. But they never stop hitting him, and he never learns. It's just the status quo.

But he knows what a relationship is, what it entails, and that the girls pursuing him are extremely attractive.


speaking of relationships after rereading volume 4 chapter 4 (https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=IS:Volume4_Chapter4) i notice that chifuyu hate that the girls viewed her as an road block in getting out of the friendzone with ichika, while at the same time hate that her brother has a harem. but that's my opinion. what do u guys think?

[Nivek von Beldo]

I'm aware this series have a harem genre and all. Houki and some other IS girls have some tsundere traits. But things don't move forward if they continue to treat the boy their love like a punching bag. I mean seriously, what they do to the guys that they don't love.

Well, what do the IS harem to expect from Ichika to know how they feel about him if they were not honest with themselves like being false to their feelings and keep it a secret from him? Do they expect him to read the romance novels? By keep on giving Ichika the mixed signals, their relationship will go nowhere unless they confess him of their true feelings.

Sure Houki and Rin were childhood friends with Ichika back then. But not one of them discuss about love and romance with him. Perhaps Ichika happens to be kind of too innocent when it comes to romance due to these circumstances. Let alone a chance to experience love. Every time he hangs out with a girl including one of them among themselves, he always caught up in the misunderstanding in one way or another. And the next thing we know is the other IS girls attacking Ichika with their ISes. As the result, he didn't make any progress with one of them. Thus, pushing him further away. Like this for example, when the other girls seen Ichika with one of them, their angrily question him about his relationship status, one girl says, "No, it's not like that. It's not like that at all." And when Ichika try to cover up, the latter seems to be unhappy for some reason. She keep saying that, but deep down, she wanted to be like that as she wants to date Ichika. At this rate, he won't be able to experience love if they continuing like this. This harem hijinxs, serade, or whatever it's need to be stopped, like being honest with themselves if they want to form a romantic relationship with Ichika.

If you really feel that way about Ichika being clueless, then someone has to teach him about how to like a girl romantically. Provide him some sex education.

You sucessfully explained and desconstructed any romatinc comedy and harem series in the post love hina era(you can included Urusei Yatsura but Lum was just selfish and pricky not abusive) all woman act like the lost daugther of naru narusegawa.

The issue is...how to learn? and with which girl? the author was joking about Cecilia Alcott, maybe her? again would be interesting if the series become more traditional romance(and don't screwed it like kissxsis)

[Chaos-Zero]

No offense, but you're an idiot if you think Ichika doesn't know about this kind of thing.

Just look at the ending of the first anime. He was very clearly into Houki there.
Not to mention reciting pi avoid thinking about Charlotte naked as she changed in front of him in...episode 9? 10?

IS follows a Love Hina style of storytelling, and relies on people finding the girls cute and the hijinks funny in order to make money.

I mean, I agree that the way Ichika is treated by the girls is horrible - and in a well-written show, they'd get over that and start treating him better.
But Ichika is also just plain dumb. It has nothing to do with any sort of naivete or lack of understanding regarding relationships. He's just dense. Because that's the way a story like IS goes.

I...really don't know how on earth you were able to convince yourself of this so completely. 'If it goes on he'll never be able to experience love'? Really?
IS is packed with moments (mostly with Houki, Charlotte, Laura or Tatenashi) where he is very obviously attracted to the girls in question, but things go wrong because he's such an idiot and because the girl in question usually has a hair-trigger temper. It isn't all one or the other.

In a healthy relationship, they wouldn't hit him at all, and he would learn when he upsets them. But they never stop hitting him, and he never learns. It's just the status quo.

But he knows what a relationship is, what it entails, and that the girls pursuing him are extremely attractive.

I'm not an idiot,you know. I'm aware of the first season of the anime ending. Ichika feel that he notices Houki as the opposite sex. They were about to kiss. But the other jealous IS girls ruins the moment as Cecilia threaten to blast Ichika with one of her drones and the others went after them with their ISes forcing him and Houki to retreat. Charlotte changes her swimsuit in front of Ichika in epsiode 9. But what's puzzle me the most is why Ichika happens to be so dumb if he spends most of his life studying before attending ISA. Could it be that he have an intellectual disability? Could it be that he suffers from brain damage? Does that explains his idiocy? That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of it. As for me of how I convince myself into this, I speak out throughout my experience. As I've seen the harem series, romance, and romantic comedies. But I got to admit, it took me a lot of thoughts.

You successfully explained and desconstructed any romantic comedy and harem series in the post love hina era(you can included Urusei Yatsura but Lum was just selfish and pricky not abusive) all woman act like the lost daugther of naru narusegawa.

The issue is...how to learn? and with which girl? the author was joking about Cecilia Alcott, maybe her? again would be interesting if the series become more traditional romance(and don't screwed it like kissxsis)

Why thank you, Nivek von Beldo. As The Chaos Entity states, Ichika knows what is a relationship, what it entails, and that the girls pursuing him are extremely attractive. Ichika have a potential of becoming a great boyfriend. What he really lack is dating experience. Like I said before, he never been on a real date before. Someone needs to explain him what a date really means. Someone need to explain him that a date isn't a shopping trip like he currently brings up. It's about the event day where a boy and a girl spend time together like if they were bonding. Remember Tohka Yatogami from DAL aka Date-A-Live series? In episode 3 of the first season, Tohka is in almost the exact situation that Ichika is in right now as she's clueless about dates. Also like Ichika, Tohka also lack experience. That is until Shido Itsuka came along and spend time with her. Tohka enjoy spending her day together with Shido. With the day is almost end, Tohka still don't know what a date is really like. Clueless like if she's still lost in the woods until Shido kindly explains that a date is when a boy and girl go out together and have fun. That's something the IS girls didn't do when it comes to Ichika, the guy they love.

[lovetospoon73]

I'm not an idiot,you know. I'm aware of the first season of the anime ending. Ichika feel that he notices Houki as the opposite sex. They were about to kiss. But the other jealous IS girls ruins the moment as Cecilia threaten to blast Ichika with one of her drones and the others went after them with their ISes forcing him and Houki to retreat. Charlotte changes her swimsuit in front of Ichika in epsiode 9. But what's puzzle me the most is why Ichika happens to be so dumb if he spends most of his life studying before attending ISA. Could it be that he have an intellectual disability? Could it be that he suffers from brain damage? Does that explains his idiocy? That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of it. As for me of how I convince myself into this, I speak out throughout my experience. As I've seen the harem series, romance, and romantic comedies. But I got to admit, it took me a lot of thoughts.

didn't maya yamada started to fall for his charm sometime after charlotte swimsuit change, because she was there when that happen?



Why thank you, Nivek von Beldo. As The Chaos Entity states, Ichika knows what is a relationship, what it entails, and that the girls pursuing him are extremely attractive. Ichika have a potential of becoming a great boyfriend. What he really lack is dating experience. Like I said before, he never been on a real date before. Someone needs to explain him what a date really means. Someone need to explain him that a date isn't a shopping trip like he currently brings up. It's about the event day where a boy and a girl spend time together like if they were bonding. Remember Tohka Yatogami from DAL aka Date-A-Live series? In episode 3 of the first season, Tohka is in almost the exact situation that Ichika is in right now as she's clueless about dates. Also like Ichika, Tohka also lack experience. That is until Shido Itsuka came along and spend time with her. Tohka enjoy spending her day together with Shido. With the day is almost end, Tohka still don't know what a date is really like. Clueless like if she's still lost in the woods until Shido kindly explains that a date is when a boy and girl go out together and have fun. That's something the IS girls didn't do when it comes to Ichika, the guy they love.

kotori started to feel a little jealous sometime after shido resealed her, which chifuyu is in a similiar situation. The two had mixed feeling towards there brother. Also unlike kotori, who had to let her brother's harem grow for the purpose of saving spirits, chifuyu does not like the idea of ichika having a harem & hated that ichika's harem viewed her as obstacle in getting out of the friendzone with her brother. There more like in the middle somewhere

[Dark Rose Princess]

Any news on Archetype Breaker?

[Chaos-Zero]

Any news on Archetype Breaker?

No. Not yet on Archetype Breaker I'm afraid. But I don't understand why Ichika isn't so smart if he spends most of his life studying prior the series. Could it be that he's disabled as if he have an intellectual disability? Learning disability? Suffers from brain damage? Could that explains his idiocy?

Someone called "Thatguy0110" from fanfiction.net once told me the reason why Ichika isn't smart because he never really had a childhood where he grew up with friends, exploring the outdoors, having to think for himself when his parents/sister wasn't around. He didn't grow up curious and wanting to learn about the outside world and things of that nature. His life was devoted to helping his sister so he never really saw what was out of his bubble/home.

[Dark Rose Princess]

No. Not yet on Archetype Breaker I'm afraid. But I don't understand why Ichika isn't so smart if he spends most of his life studying prior the series. Could it be that he's disabled as if he have an intellectual disability? Learning disability? Suffers from brain damage? Could that explains his idiocy?

Someone called "Thatguy0110" from fanfiction.net once told me the reason why Ichika isn't smart because he never really had a childhood where he grew up with friends, exploring the outdoors, having to think for himself when his parents/sister wasn't around. He didn't grow up curious and wanting to learn about the outside world and things of that nature. His life was devoted to helping his sister so he never really saw what was out of his bubble/home.

That's total bullshit. He knew Rin and Dan, other friends are mentioned (though not by name), and before them Houki.

He's just dumb. There is no deeper meaning in that, or reasoning behind it. Izuru wrote him that way because that kind of protagonist is the norm for harem shows - like Infinite Stratos.

[Chaos-Zero]

That's total bullshit. He knew Rin and Dan, other friends are mentioned (though not by name), and before them Houki.

He's just dumb. There is no deeper meaning in that, or reasoning behind it. Izuru wrote him that way because that kind of protagonist is the norm for harem shows - like Infinite Stratos.

I aware of his history with them. Ichika met Houki during his childhood until the 4th grade. Ever since then, he been depressed without her a bit at the time as Ichika felt he lost his one and only best friend in his childhood. That's where his unconscious strong attachment towards Chifuyu began. Then Rin came along as well. However, like Houki, Rin's childhood time with Ichika is also short-lived. He met Dan in the middle school. As for the other friends you just mentioned, I never heard of them. The enemies that Ichika have I accounted for are the ones who bullied Rin and Houki during their childhood.

There's no way that a protagonist/hero/MC in anime/manga/light novel history can be that dumb. Not even Naruto. If you were to ask me of how can I convince myself into this. Well, I heard there are some people who have intellectual disability, which prevents them from getting smarter. There are some people who have learning disability. There has to be the reason for Ichika's idiocy. If there are none, hen what Izuru trying to accomplish of using that kind of the protagonist? Do the author wants Ichika to be dateless forever?

[Dark Rose Princess]

I aware of his history with them. Ichika met Houki during his childhood until the 4th grade. Ever since then, he been depressed without her a bit at the time as Ichika felt he lost his one and only best friend in his childhood. That's where his unconscious strong attachment towards Chifuyu began. Then Rin came along as well. However, like Houki, Rin's childhood time with Ichika is also short-lived. He met Dan in the middle school. As for the other friends you just mentioned, I never heard of them. The enemies that Ichika have I accounted for are the ones who bullied Rin and Houki during their childhood.

There's no way that a protagonist/hero/MC in anime/manga/light novel history can be that dumb. Not even Naruto. If you were to ask me of how can I convince myself into this. Well, I heard there are some people who have intellectual disability, which prevents them from getting smarter. There are some people who have learning disability. There has to be the reason for Ichika's idiocy. If there are none, hen what Izuru trying to accomplish of using that kind of the protagonist like that?

Ichika and Dan mention that the two of them were friends with Rin and 'the others' early on. They had a proper friendship group.

Yes, there is a way, you're just in denial.
There isn't a reason for Ichika's stupidity. Izuru wanted him to be that stupid for comedy's sake. IS is part comedy remember. He thinks it's funny.

[Chaos-Zero]

Ichika and Dan mention that the two of them were friends with Rin and 'the others' early on. They had a proper friendship group.

Yes, there is a way, you're just in denial.
There isn't a reason for Ichika's stupidity. Izuru wanted him to be that stupid for comedy's sake. IS is part comedy remember. He thinks it's funny.

Hmm... Currently I want to seek out the truth behind that whether it's the author's idea or not. Sure, Ichika has history with Houki,Rin,Dan,and 'the others' early on. But not one of them ever discussed about love and romance with him. Don't get me started with the promises those two made. Houki once promised Ichika that if she wins the second Kendo Championship, then he'll have to be her boyfriend. As we all know, Houki have to forfeit the finals due to her moving out because of the announcement of the IS to the entire world that Tabane made. Rin also promised him that if she become the better cook, then come to her. And then in the infirmary room, when Ichika ask her about the meaning of the promise they made several years ago before the series, Rin answers that she'll give him free meals, which is happens to be a lie.

I see that Izuru, the author of Infinite Stratos, wanted to put some comedy in IS. But there's nothing funny about the person he/she love getting hurt for no good reason. So far, we viewers are not amused by this boy's density. If you strongly feel that way, then someone have to teach him about certain things, like love and romance. If Izuru wants Ichika to be one of the greatest harem protagonists, then it's time for him to give the guy the character growth. Where he can mature into the sensational level in order to please the viewers and to make his story worth reading.

Try to put yourself in one of the IS girls' shoes. If you're in love with someone and that person is in the same situation as Ichika's, would you treat that someone badly too?

No matter how dumb, dense, weak, or even perverted he may be, a real woman must treat the man she love with affection, kindness,and respect without being false to her true feelings. Take Rias Gremory for example, she love Issei Hyoudou for who he is on the inside. It's up to the IS girls to teach Ichika to like someone romantically. In case if you were to ask me what do Issei and Ichika have in common, both of them treat their respective harem with kindness, caring and respect.

[Convoy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyXt5pM9pbk

Wait, is this the first time an actual year has been given for the setting of Infinite Stratos?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Hmm... Currently I want to seek out the truth behind that whether it's the author's idea or not. Sure, Ichika has history with Houki,Rin,Dan,and 'the others' early on. But not one of them ever discussed about love and romance with him. Don't get me started with the promises those two made. Houki once promised Ichika that if she wins the second Kendo Championship, then he'll have to be her boyfriend. As we all know, Houki have to forfeit the finals due to her moving out because of the announcement of the IS to the entire world that Tabane made. Rin also promised him that if she become the better cook, then come to her. And then in the infirmary room, when Ichika ask her about the meaning of the promise they made several years ago before the series, Rin answers that she'll give him free meals, which is happens to be a lie.

I see that Izuru, the author of Infinite Stratos, wanted to put some comedy in IS. But there's nothing funny about the person he/she love getting hurt for no good reason. So far, we viewers are not amused by this boy's density. If you strongly feel that way, then someone have to teach him about certain things, like love and romance. If Izuru wants Ichika to be one of the greatest harem protagonists, then it's time for him to give the guy the character growth. Where he can mature into the sensational level in order to please the viewers and to make his story worth reading.

Try to put yourself in one of the IS girls' shoes. If you're in love with someone and that person is in the same situation as Ichika's, would you treat that someone badly too?

No matter how dumb, dense, weak, or even perverted he may be, a real woman must treat the man she love with affection, kindness,and respect without being false to her true feelings. Take Rias Gremory for example, she love Issei Hyoudou for who he is on the inside. It's up to the IS girls to teach Ichika to like someone romantically. In case if you were to ask me what do Issei and Ichika have in common, both of them treat their respective harem with kindness, caring and respect.

YOU don't find it funny, and nor do I. But Izuru clearly does, and he's the one writing it.

There is no deeper answer here. Izuru doesn't care, and since it is his story, he is the only source of true canon.

You want a deep, realistic story about comradeship and love and friendship amd heroism and Infinite Stratos...is not it. Not at all. And it never was.

[Ruki0089]

this thing still continue??

[Chaos-Zero]

YOU don't find it funny, and nor do I. But Izuru clearly does, and he's the one writing it.

There is no deeper answer here. Izuru doesn't care, and since it is his story, he is the only source of true canon.

You want a deep, realistic story about comradeship and love and friendship and heroism and Infinite Stratos...is not it. Not at all. And it never was.

Well, I do like to see the story that has the strong bond between a boy and his girl, or harem. Especially with the girls that are not afraid to express their feelings towards the boy their love.

Speaking of love, has Ichika's relationship status change yet? Has one of the IS girls getting closer to him? Has one of girls making progress with him yet? The reason why I asked is that things haven't move forward between Ichika and any one of those IS girls. So far, Ichika haven't got one single date with any girl since the start of the series. Let alone his female friends. The love progress in Infinite Stratos runs much too slow. I figure it was due to the violent jealousy of the IS girls around him as they're threaten to destroy Ichika with sharp objects that do him harm if he chooses the girl he wants to be with (even if it is one of them). I'm beginning to understand why Chifuyu won't let any one of those seven to have her brother without paying. What they are doing towards the poor boy is really selfish as each one of them desire to have him all to herself without consider his feelings. If they really do love Ichika, then they have to make him happy and to confess her feelings without being false to herself. If they don't want to share him, then they have to settle it fair and square.

Edit: Please correct me if I'm wrong about Ichika's dating history. Please tell me what chapter/chapter and time where Ichika went out on the date with a girl. I haven't see it yet. Not even in OVAs.

[HashiriyaR32]

Has anyone stopped and pondered this point?

The possibility that Ichika's denseness is nothing more than a facade, and he puts it up for sole purpose of self-preservation. He damn well knows that if he goes for any one girl, all the others would be out for his blood..... And have the means to make him pay.

[Chaos-Zero]

Has anyone stopped and pondered this point?

The possibility that Ichika's denseness is nothing more than a facade, and he puts it up for sole purpose of self-preservation. He damn well knows that if he goes for any one girl, all the others would be out for his blood..... And have the means to make him pay.

That part you saying about his aware of the others will be out for his blood if he were to go out with any one girl, that's the problem. Sounds like if Ichika having fear of women out to kill him if he were to date a girl. (Almost like Issei's fear about the girls' real opinion of him due to the curse that Raynare put on him). That's what I mean by "Ichika haven't got one single date with any girl since the start of the series". Well in that case, these girls better help him overcome that fear, and settle their battle for his affection once and for all if they don't feel like sharing. I don't know if he's doing on purpose or not. They may got their ISes, but that doesn't give them the right to treat him that way.

No wonder Chifuyu protect him from them. She senses Houki and the other girls violent attacks towards her brother who's happens to be her only family and intercept them. She testing them to see if one have what it takes to protect her brother from any and all threats like them and probably oneself. As well as to really care for him. Not to mention to defeat her in a duel. I haven't forgotten about that either.

[lovetospoon73]

That part you saying about his aware of the others will be out for his blood if he were to go out with any one girl, that's the problem. Sounds like if Ichika having fear of women out to kill him if he were to date a girl. (Almost like Issei's fear about the girls' real opinion of him due to the curse that Raynare put on him). That's what I mean by "Ichika haven't got one single date with any girl since the start of the series". Well in that case, these girls better help him overcome that fear, and settle their battle for his affection once and for all if they don't feel like sharing. I don't know if he's doing on purpose or not. They may got their ISes, but that doesn't give them the right to treat him that way.

No wonder Chifuyu protect him from them. She senses Houki and the other girls violent attacks towards her brother who's happens to be her only family and intercept them. She testing them to see if one have what it takes to protect her brother from any and all threats like them and probably oneself. As well as to really care for him. Not to mention to defeat her in a duel. I haven't forgotten about that either.

do u think ichika might acting clueless on purpose, because the light novel is narrated for his point of view? also i notice in the world purge ova chifuyu said to the harem they have to get through her in order to get her brother, because she basically in the middle of becoming part of the harem & totally rejecting it

[Dark Rose Princess]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyXt5pM9pbk

Wait, is this the first time an actual year has been given for the setting of Infinite Stratos?

I think it is...

I don't suppose this video reveals anything new about the new characters, does it?

[Chaos-Zero]

do u think ichika might acting clueless on purpose, because the light novel is narrated for his point of view? also i notice in the world purge ova chifuyu said to the harem they have to get through her in order to get her brother, because she basically in the middle of becoming part of the harem & totally rejecting it

I'm not really sure if Ichika acting clueless on purpose or not. But most people saying he's actually extremely dense.

Speaking of IS, how's Ichika's doing in these volumes such as light novel vol.9, vol.10, and vol.11? Has this guy score any victories yet (mainly the IS battles)? So far, he lost to Houki in the dojo with ease, he lost to Cecilia, he lost to Charlotte, he lost to Rin as I've seen episode two of S2. He lost to Tatenashi in the IS dojo. He lost to Houki again as I seen on episode 7 of S2. And he lost to Madoka, although he almost beat her. Silver Gospel doesn't count because it's a group effort. According to The Chaos Entity, Ichika still loses on volumes 10 and 11. If that's true, then as the result, Ichika doesn't have any (recorded) wins so far. He's still at zero. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[lovetospoon73]

I'm not really sure if Ichika acting clueless on purpose or not. But most people saying he's actually extremely dense.

Speaking of IS, how's Ichika's doing in these volumes such as light novel vol.9, vol.10, and vol.11? Has this guy score any victories yet (mainly the IS battles)? So far, he lost to Houki in the dojo with ease, he lost to Cecilia, he lost to Charlotte, he lost to Rin as I've seen episode two of S2. He lost to Tatenashi in the IS dojo. He lost to Houki again as I seen on episode 7 of S2. And he lost to Madoka, although he almost beat her. Silver Gospel doesn't count because it's a group effort. According to The Chaos Entity, Ichika still loses on volumes 10 and 11. If that's true, then as the result, Ichika doesn't have any (recorded) wins so far. He's still at zero. Correct me if I'm wrong.

top it off chifuyu (rarely) & the harem (almost all the time) r basically kept backing him up, how will the young orimura boy will level up as an IS pilot if he can't go 5 minutes without being swarmed by the female student? is he a distraction to the girls?

off topic question: we know ichika has gained a lot of love interests ranging from his classmates to his sempais plus even his own sister starting to leaning toward becoming a part of the harem, does maya yamada start falling for ichika's charm cuz?

[Dark Rose Princess]

top it off chifuyu (rarely) & the harem (almost all the time) r basically kept backing him up, how will the young orimura boy will level up as an IS pilot if he can't go 5 minutes without being swarmed by the female student? is he a distraction to the girls?

off topic question: we know ichika has gained a lot of love interests ranging from his classmates to his sempais plus even his own sister starting to leaning toward becoming a part of the harem, does maya yamada start falling for ichika's charm cuz?

A little bit. She mostly seems into Chifuyu, though.

[Chaos-Zero]

top it off chifuyu (rarely) & the harem (almost all the time) r basically kept backing him up, how will the young orimura boy will level up as an IS pilot if he can't go 5 minutes without being swarmed by the female student? is he a distraction to the girls?

off topic question: we know ichika has gained a lot of love interests ranging from his classmates to his sempais plus even his own sister starting to leaning toward becoming a part of the harem, does maya yamada start falling for ichika's charm cuz?

Well, Yamada does have a liking to Ichika due to his charm. Houki and the other IS girls may got their own personal machines, but that doesn't give them the right to treat Ichika like that. They can't expect him to be perfect at something like the IS right away just because he's related to Chifuyu. The reason why Ichika is having a hard time utilizing an IS is because he hasn't gotten enough time to truly understand the strengths and weaknesses of the IS. It takes practice and time to master an IS. Perhaps Ichika knows that it takes practice to get better. In a way, he can develop his own battling style. His own rhythm. I mean, how do they expect him to master the IS if they don't let him grow, huh? If they don't let his strength flow naturally, he'll be stuck in the same level as he was before. In other words, if they don't give the guy enough prep to grow, he won't be able to mature into the proper form.

[lovetospoon73]

Well, Yamada does have a liking to Ichika due to his charm. Houki and the other IS girls may got their own personal machines, but that doesn't give them the right to treat Ichika like that. They can't expect him to be perfect at something like the IS right away just because he's related to Chifuyu. The reason why Ichika is having a hard time utilizing an IS is because he hasn't gotten enough time to truly understand the strengths and weaknesses of the IS. It takes practice and time to master an IS. Perhaps Ichika knows that it takes practice to get better. In a way, he can develop his own battling style. His own rhythm. I mean, how do they expect him to master the IS if they don't let him grow, huh? If they don't let his strength flow naturally, he'll be stuck in the same level as he was before. In other words, if they don't give the guy enough prep to grow, he won't be able to mature into the proper form.

but that's the thing, ichika had no idea he could be able to pilot an IS unit. we know phantom task planned ichika kidnapping when he was young, do u think might had done somethimg to him that not only allow him to be able to pilot an IS unit, but also madoka's birth?

[Chaos-Zero]

but that's the thing, ichika had no idea he could be able to pilot an IS unit. we know phantom task planned ichika kidnapping when he was young, do u think might had done somethimg to him that not only allow him to be able to pilot an IS unit, but also madoka's birth?

I'm not sure if the kidnapping has something to do with Madoka's Birth. But I do know is that Madoka is a failed copy of Chifuyu because the White Knight won't accept her.

Here's something that I like to share with you all today. I think you find it funny.

Inner Moka VS The IS Girls (https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6100249&postcount=3008)

[Convoy]

Some YouTubers have started uploading their gameplay of Archetype Breaker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHoKz92tN_c

[Lhklan]

Has anyone stopped and pondered this point?

The possibility that Ichika's denseness is nothing more than a facade, and he puts it up for sole purpose of self-preservation. He damn well knows that if he goes for any one girl, all the others would be out for his blood..... And have the means to make him pay.

One part of it I think. But mostly, it stems from a combination of actually being dense, low self esteem - let's be honest, growing up with Chifuyu as his sister? Definitely going to put a dent in his confidence - and other stuffs.

Some YouTubers have started uploading their gameplay of Archetype Breaker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHoKz92tN_c

I think it is...

I don't suppose this video reveals anything new about the new characters, does it?

I think they are talking about some of the girls characteristics and stuff. Not sure.

Anyway, any news? Is Charlotte still in teh running? SHe was my favorite in the anime first season and earlier LN, but anime ss2 kinda made me NOT want to watch/read it anymore.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Well, I kinda gathered that they were discussing their characters, but I was asking about what exactly is being said? I’m curious about their personalities and personal units.

[lovetospoon73]

I'm not sure if the kidnapping has something to do with Madoka's Birth. But I do know is that Madoka is a failed copy of Chifuyu because the White Knight won't accept her.

Here's something that I like to share with you all today. I think you find it funny.

Inner Moka VS The IS Girls (https://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=6100249&postcount=3008)

madoka is a clone/copy of ichika's older sister as in made from chifuyu's dna, phantom had obtain her dna some how?

[Dark Rose Princess]

madoka is a clone/copy of ichika's older sister as in made from chifuyu's dna, phantom had obtain her dna some how?

It’s been implied on a number of occasions that Ichika himself is some sort of clone of Chifuyu, hence his ability to control an IS.

[lovetospoon73]

It’s been implied on a number of occasions that Ichika himself is some sort of clone of Chifuyu, hence his ability to control an IS.

that's right almost everytime we come up with a theory on how ichika can pilot an IS, it all goes back to chifuyu.

[Dark Rose Princess]

http://wikiwiki7.com/ISAB/index.php?%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3% 82%BF%E3%83%BC%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7

Details on the new characters for Archetype Breaker, if anyone cares, or would like to translate?

Most of it is stuff we know, but we get the names of their Personal Units (in particular, Velvet's looks to be 'Hell and Heaven' (insert 'gemu giru gan go gufo' here), and Luan's looks to be a version of Shenlong.

Velvet's extended bio also mentions a rivalry with 'former Greek Representative, Forte Sapphire', thereby suggesting that AB is set after Volume 10. I wonder if we'll get Oikura-style designs for her and Daryl...

[Chaos-Zero]

Some YouTubers have started uploading their gameplay of Archetype Breaker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHoKz92tN_c

I wish I knew what the characters saying on the gameplay. Is there anyone who can translate the japanese language in Archetype Breaker?

[Fireminer]

Anyone here register for Archetype Breaker? It said that Pre-Registration, so how the hell some have already played it?

[Nivek von Beldo]

that's right almost everytime we come up with a theory on how ichika can pilot an IS, it all goes back to chifuyu.

Or more Important Tabane, i prefer the theory that Tabane just leave Ichika into her system either a mistake(the Orifura/Chifuyu DNA) or even on purporse... maybe giving something to bond with her sister and his boyfriend?

[lovetospoon73]

Or more Important Tabane, i prefer the theory that Tabane just leave Ichika into her system either a mistake(the Orifura/Chifuyu DNA) or even on purporse... maybe giving something to bond with her sister and his boyfriend?

that's a good one, but i would doubt that tabane would do all that just to get houki out of the friendzone with ichika, plus she is already hated by both chifuyu & her sister, than again she did almost caused ww3 just to show how powerful IS is.

i would how houki would react of she found out tabane been helping her out in winning ichika's heart, same goes for chifuyu?

plus i feel that phantom task plays a role in ichika's ability to pilot an IS

[Fireminer]

Tried to play Archetype Breaker, but couldn't. You must have have a 64-bit OS to play (mine is still 32)

Oh, and this page (http://wikiwiki7.com/ISAB/index.php?%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3% 82%BF%E3%83%BC%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7)has a summary of the characters. Could anyone please translate the name of the new girls' IS?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Tried to play Archetype Breaker, but couldn't. You must have have a 64-bit OS to play (mine is still 32)

Oh, and this page (http://wikiwiki7.com/ISAB/index.php?%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3% 82%BF%E3%83%BC%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7)has a summary of the characters. Could anyone please translate the name of the new girls' IS?

...I literally posted that link earlier on this very page? Look up, man...

http://wikiwiki7.com/ISAB/index.php?%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3% 82%BF%E3%83%BC%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7

Details on the new characters for Archetype Breaker, if anyone cares, or would like to translate?

Most of it is stuff we know, but we get the names of their Personal Units (in particular, Velvet's looks to be 'Hell and Heaven' (insert 'gemu giru gan go gufo' here), and Luan's looks to be a version of Shenlong.

Velvet's extended bio also mentions a rivalry with 'former Greek Representative, Forte Sapphire', thereby suggesting that AB is set after Volume 10. I wonder if we'll get Oikura-style designs for her and Daryl...


EDIT: Although I can't translate the profiles, YouTube videos provide romanizations on the characters names and those of their ISes (for the most part)

Honne Nohotoke - Kyubi no Kitsune
Luanyin Huang - Shenlong Ziyan
Vishnu Isa Galaxy - Durga Sin (like meant to be 'Singh'; the game makes the same Regen/Roegen mistake as the anime after all. Seriously, why is she Thailand and not India?)
Rorentsuine Laurent Di Fillney (...no way is that Dutch) - Aulandy Bloom
Fanile Comet and O'niel Comet - Global Meteordown
Velvet Hell - Hell and Heaven
Currier Luccukchefka - Svento Vito

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh...some of those romanizations look really off, but hey. They're the ones the game's graphics use.

[Convoy]

Honne Nohotoke - Kyubi no Kitsune
Luanyin Huang - Shenlong Ziyan
Vishnu Isa Galaxy - Durga Sin (like meant to be 'Singh'; the game makes the same Regen/Roegen mistake as the anime after all. Seriously, why is she Thailand and not India?)
Rorentsuine Laurent Di Fillney (...no way is that Dutch) - Aulandy Bloom
Fanile Comet and O'niel Comet - Global Meteordown
Velvet Hell - Hell and Heaven
Currier Luccukchefka - Svento Vito

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh...some of those romanizations look really off, but hey. They're the ones the game's graphics use.

My god these romanizations are even on the official website (http://www.dmm.com/netgame/feature/isab/character.html).

Uhhh, "Vishunu" is how they give the Thai girl's name. So they can't even correctly render "Vishnu" in Roman characters?

"Rorentsuine Laurent Di Fill Ney". What the hell kind of name is that? And isn't "di" the Italian word for "of", used in Italian surnames?

I'm rather impressed that for Luan's IS, they correctly gave the traditional hanzi for dragon / "lóng", "龍". But naturally this game continues the novel and anime's perplexing mistaken use of "甲" / "jiǎ" for "shen".

[Chaos-Zero]

...I literally posted that link earlier on this very page? Look up, man...




EDIT: Although I can't translate the profiles, YouTube videos provide romanizations on the characters names and those of their ISes (for the most part)

Honne Nohotoke - Kyubi no Kitsune
Luanyin Huang - Shenlong Ziyan
Vishnu Isa Galaxy - Durga Sin (like meant to be 'Singh'; the game makes the same Regen/Roegen mistake as the anime after all. Seriously, why is she Thailand and not India?)
Rorentsuine Laurent Di Fillney (...no way is that Dutch) - Aulandy Bloom
Fanile Comet and O'niel Comet - Global Meteordown
Velvet Hell - Hell and Heaven
Currier Luccukchefka - Svento Vito

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh...some of those romanizations look really off, but hey. They're the ones the game's graphics use.

Great. So Honne become an IS pilot as she got her own personal IS unit now?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Great. So Honne become an IS pilot as she got her own personal IS unit now?

We've known this for over a month. It's literally been stated several times over the past couple of pages?

[Chaos-Zero]

Is Tatenashi still training Ichika since after the World Purge events? If so, what progress he have made so far? The reason why I asked because she claimed herself as his special coach ever since her arrival at IS Academy.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Is Tatenashi still training Ichika since after the World Purge events? If so, what progress he have made so far? The reason why I asked because she claimed herself as his special coach ever since her arrival at IS Academy.

No. Tatenashi has been his coach since they met. Tatenashi has been attending the academy since long before Ichika. Hence her being Student Council President.
And no, not exclusively. They all train him a bit.

[lovetospoon73]

No. Tatenashi has been his coach since they met. Tatenashi has been attending the academy since long before Ichika. Hence her being Student Council President.
And no, not exclusively. They all train him a bit.

yet he still hasn't level up as much, & now since tatenashi is official a member of the harem, this could interfere with ichika's progress

[Chaos-Zero]

No. Tatenashi has been his coach since they met. Tatenashi has been attending the academy since long before Ichika. Hence her being Student Council President.
And no, not exclusively. They all train him a bit.

I see that Tatenashi have been attending IS Academy long before Ichika came. She haven't train Ichika since after the World Purge event. So, Houki and the other IS girls train him a bit ever since that incident.

yet he still hasn't level up as much, & now since tatenashi is official a member of the harem, this could interfere with ichika's progress

So Ichika didn't level up since that day. It's going to be a long, long while before he can catch up with any one of the girl. I guess Kanzashi wants to train him too, huh? But I bet she'll claim as she can train him more effectively than any one ever could. If that happens, then all of the IS girls will be fighting over not only for his affection, but also fighting over who gets to train him as well.


I know that I may have asked you guy this before but. Has Ichika Orimura won anything at all yet?

[Dark Rose Princess]

I see that Tatenashi have been attending IS Academy long before Ichika came. She haven't train Ichika since after the World Purge event. So, Houki and the other IS girls train him a bit ever since that incident.



So Ichika didn't level up since that day. It's going to be a long, long while before he can catch up with any one of the girl. I guess Kanzashi wants to train him too, huh? But I bet she'll claim as she can train him more effectively than any one ever could. If that happens, then all of the IS girls will be fighting over not only for his affection, but also fighting over who gets to train him as well.


I know that I may have asked you guy this before but. Has Ichika Orimura won anything at all yet

He beat Laura and the VT-system in Volume 2, the Silver Gospel in Voume 3, some Golems in Volume 7 with Kanzashi, the false Ichikas in Volume 8, and the Excalibur Satellite in Volume 11.

So yes.

[lovetospoon73]

He beat Laura and the VT-system in Volume 2, the Silver Gospel in Voume 3, some Golems in Volume 7 with Kanzashi, the false Ichikas in Volume 8, and the Excalibur Satellite in Volume 11.

So yes.

yet we haven't seen him winning any fights against phantom task IS pilots

[bakato]

yet we haven't seen him winning any fights against phantom task IS pilots

Not counting that crap with Laura, he has NEVER won a battle alone.

[blitz1/2]

yet we haven't seen him winning any fights against phantom task IS pilots

And who exactly has won against PT pilots? (excluding Chifuyu and Tabane of course).

In terms of skills, this is my TWO cents, Ichika can beat ALL of his harem EXCEPT Chifuyu (duh) and Tatenashi. It's just the mech that fails him. I mean, he nearly won against Lin BEFORE he went second shift and once, he got it, he lost to her?!

[Dark Rose Princess]

And who exactly has won against PT pilots? (excluding Chifuyu and Tabane of course).

In terms of skills, this is my TWO cents, Ichika can beat ALL of his harem EXCEPT Chifuyu (duh) and Tatenashi. It's just the mech that fails him. I mean, he nearly won against Lin BEFORE he went second shift and once, he got it, he lost to her?!

I'm inclined to agree, honestly, with the exception of Houki, whom I think he'd draw with.

[blitz1/2]

I'm inclined to agree, honestly, with the exception of Houki, whom I think he'd draw with.

Houki doesn't exactly have good skills, it's just her 4th gen mech is hax. (Possibly unlimited recovery, danmaku blades and WMD crossbow.)

[Dark Rose Princess]

Houki doesn't exactly have good skills, it's just her 4th gen mech is hax. (Possibly unlimited recovery, danmaku blades and WMD crossbow.)

...Clearly you didn’t read Volume 7 or watch IS2. There, it is made bluntly clear that Houki’s skills as a pilot have jumped from a level D to Level S after only a few months since receiving Akatsubaki thanks to training with Tabane. You might have wanted to double-check that before claiming it’s just her IS.

Besides, I’d argue that the Akatsubaki is no more hax than the Setsura anyway.

[blitz1/2]

...Clearly you didn’t read Volume 7 or watch IS2. There, it is made bluntly clear that Houki’s skills as a pilot have jumped from a level D to Level S after only a few months since receiving Akatsubaki thanks to training with Tabane. You might have wanted to double-check that before claiming it’s just her IS.

Besides, I’d argue that the Akatsubaki is no more hax than the Setsura anyway.

Its not "skill", its compatibility. And Tatenashi thinks that it was simply tabane tampering the system to read S,

[Chaos-Zero]

He beat Laura and the VT-system in Volume 2, the Silver Gospel in Voume 3, some Golems in Volume 7 with Kanzashi, the false Ichikas in Volume 8, and the Excalibur Satellite in Volume 11.

So yes.

I see that Ichika beat some opponents such as Laura as she uses her VT-system to copy Chifuyu, which makes Ichika ticked. Then he beat some Golems with Kanzashi, the fake Ichikas, and the Excalibur Satellite. Well, that's good to know. As for the Silver Gospel, I don't think it count because the battle with that out of out control mech is a group effort as his IS harem slows the Gospel down, then Ichika deals it with the finishing blow.

[Silvertail]

I have a theory about why Ichika seem dumb even through studies and trains. Perhaps The Orimura siblings are enhanced from birth. Which could explain why Ichika can pilot the IS and why Chifuyu is so strong (she admitted she's not a normal human). But Ichikas' brain was badly injury by one of his sisters and was left a shell of himself. This would also explain why he doesn't remember his earliest childhood.

[blitz1/2]

I have a theory about why Ichika seem dumb even through studies and trains. Perhaps The Orimura siblings are enhanced from birth. Which could explain why Ichika can pilot the IS and why Chifuyu is so strong (she admitted she's not a normal human). But Ichikas' brain was badly injury by one of his sisters and was left a shell of himself. This would also explain why he doesn't remember his earliest childhood.

Define "dumb". To me dense =/= dumb. Another thing is Ichika really "dumb" in his studies? I mean, when did the LN even focus on his studies other than him accidentally losing the textbook in the first LN

[wavehawk]

I have a theory about why Ichika seem dumb

Liquid Snake: "YOU GOT ALL THE GOOD GENES!"

Sorry. Just had to sneak that in somewhere. :p

[Silvertail]

I mean he not as smart as he should be. In Volume 1 Chapter 1, it said he was a grade A student before he was forced to go to the IS Academy. And the only reason why he was behind everyone was because he didn't know he could pilot the IS before, so he had no reason to study about it.

[Chaos-Zero]

I have a theory about why Ichika seem dumb even through studies and trains. Perhaps The Orimura siblings are enhanced from birth. Which could explain why Ichika can pilot the IS and why Chifuyu is so strong (she admitted she's not a normal human). But Ichika's brain was badly injury by one of his sisters and was left a shell of himself. This would also explain why he doesn't remember his earliest childhood.

Let's not forget that the parents have abandoned Ichika and Chifuyu as children. They didn't raise them. So Madoka is the one that damage Ichika's brain. I'd asked himself almost the same thing about Ichika's idiocy.

[lovetospoon73]

I mean he not as smart as he should be. In Volume 1 Chapter 1, it said he was a grade A student before he was forced to go to the IS Academy. And the only reason why he was behind everyone was because he didn't know he could pilot the IS before, so he had no reason to study about it.

don't forget since coming to the academy the girls tried to help him out, but in reality they tried to get out of the friendzone with him

[Chaos-Zero]

Excuse me, fellas.

How long will Houki and the other IS girls keep Ichika from dating any girl (even if its one of them among themselves)? Do they want him to be dateless/single forever? What they're planning to do once Ichika graduate IS Academy and go to college? Once the Graduation Day comes, they may never see Ichika again. So far, he haven't went out one single date with a girl yet. I mean, how they expect to date Ichika if the other girls don't give him a chance to bond with a girl. Let alone one of them.

[lovetospoon73]

Excuse me, fellas.

How long will Houki and the other IS girls keep Ichika from dating any girl (even if its one of them among themselves)? Do they want him to be dateless/single forever? What they're planning to do once Ichika graduate IS Academy and go to college? Once the Graduation Day comes, they may never see Ichika again. So far, he haven't went out one single date with a girl yet. I mean, how they expect to date Ichika if the other girls don't give him a chance to bond with a girl. Let alone one of them.

did u forget chifuyu is slowly becoming jealous of the harem, i mean she's a wildcard, basically she not thrilled of her brother having a harem or any girl falling for him, yet not a brocon .also even if ichika started dating someone it would in a slaughter between chifuyu, the harem & the girl that ichika is dating, unless there more guys at the academy ichika is gonna have to remain single just to survive

[Chaos-Zero]

did u forget chifuyu is slowly becoming jealous of the harem, i mean she's a wildcard, basically she not thrilled of her brother having a harem or any girl falling for him, yet not a brocon .also even if ichika started dating someone it would in a slaughter between chifuyu, the harem & the girl that ichika is dating, unless there more guys at the academy ichika is gonna have to remain single just to survive

I didn't forget Chifuyu's so-called jealousy over her brother having a harem or any girl falling for him. But she can't marry her own brother due to the fact she's already related to him. Do Chifuyu want Ichika to be dateless forever too?

[lovetospoon73]

I didn't forget Chifuyu's so-called jealousy over her brother having a harem or any girl falling for him. But she can't marry her own brother due to the fact she's already related to him. Do Chifuyu want Ichika to be dateless forever too?

looks like it, cuz most men r afraid of her, as in ichika is the only man in her life

[Chaos-Zero]

looks like it, cuz most men r afraid of her, as in ichika is the only man in her life

That's just sad. How do Chifuyu expect Ichika to get a girlfriend if she don't give him a chance. She's just his big sister. So why she driving other women away? Try put yourself in Ichika's shoes. If she and the other IS girls plan of keep him with them, ignore his feelings, he's basically just a pet. Keeping things the same may suit their own interests, but as a man, he has meanings. It's horrible to deny him that. If Chifuyu and the IS girls tie him down because they care, he'll waste away before she realize it. No one wants to marry an old man. If you leave the melon in the fridge, eventually it won't taste as good. If they plan to ensure Ichika's single for the rest of his life, his youth will be wasted as he'll eventually end up as a 40-year old virgin. By the time he finally got kids of his own, it will be too late for him to see his children grow up as teenagers/young adults as he dies at the old age.

[Fireminer]

Okay, I have been playing Archetype Breaker, and here is a few things I can say about the new girls IS:

- Rorentsuine Laurent Di Fillney (Aulandy Bloom): A long-range I.S that is built around a BFG (think of a Blue Tear but with sunlight/sunflower motifs). Her special ability seems to be controlling machinery, and she could manipulated enemy units to destroy their own kins.
- Hell and Heaven (Velvet Hell): An artillery I.S. with boatload of missiles. She can also create and control ice just like Mysterious Lady
- Global Meteordown(Fanile Comet and O'niel Comet): A CQB fighter that uses pistols. It also has sonic cannons which amplified their singging into destructive sound waves
- Durga Sin (Vishnu Isa Galaxy): A melee-oriented unit that surprisingly fights using martial arts (most likely fantasy Muay Thai)
- Shenlong Ziyan (Luanyin Huang): Think Shenlong but replace the Dao with a Guandao, and additional machine guns
- Kyubi no Kitsune (Honne Nohontoke): From apperance alone, I woudld say that it is a zone-control I.S., though so far she only attacks with two whip-like appendage in game
- Svento Vito (Currier Luccukchefka): Haven't got her card yet, but from the videos it seems like her machine is something of a Russian analogue to the Rafale Revival.

Of course, there is more to them. Until now I have only drawn their lower rarity cards, and not one had been evolved. If I manage to do both in the future, I would tell you guys.

[wavehawk]

- Global Meteordown(Fanile Comet and O'niel Comet): A CQB fighter that uses pistols. It also has sonic cannons which amplified their singging into destructive sound waves Cue the musical GunKata techniques:
https://youtu.be/7mArmkaZMU0

[Convoy]

Thanks for the info!

[Chaos-Zero]

Has the light novel volume 9,10,and 11 has been translated completely yet?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Has the light novel volume 9,10,and 11 has been translated completely yet?

No, they haven’t.

Okay, I have been playing Archetype Breaker, and here is a few things I can say about the new girls IS:

- Rorentsuine Laurent Di Fillney (Aulandy Bloom): A long-range I.S that is built around a BFG (think of a Blue Tear but with sunlight/sunflower motifs). Her special ability seems to be controlling machinery, and she could manipulated enemy units to destroy their own kins.
- Hell and Heaven (Velvet Hell): An artillery I.S. with boatload of missiles. She can also create and control ice just like Mysterious Lady
- Global Meteordown(Fanile Comet and O'niel Comet): A CQB fighter that uses pistols. It also has sonic cannons which amplified their singging into destructive sound waves
- Durga Sin (Vishnu Isa Galaxy): A melee-oriented unit that surprisingly fights using martial arts (most likely fantasy Muay Thai)
- Shenlong Ziyan (Luanyin Huang): Think Shenlong but replace the Dao with a Guandao, and additional machine guns
- Kyubi no Kitsune (Honne Nohontoke): From apperance alone, I woudld say that it is a zone-control I.S., though so far she only attacks with two whip-like appendage in game
- Svento Vito (Currier Luccukchefka): Haven't got her card yet, but from the videos it seems like her machine is something of a Russian analogue to the Rafale Revival.

Of course, there is more to them. Until now I have only drawn their lower rarity cards, and not one had been evolved. If I manage to do both in the future, I would tell you guys.

Thank you!! Any more info dumps like this would be greatly appreciated!

[Chaos-Zero]

No, they haven’t.

Ah, geez. Why Izuru leave the reminding chapters unfinished? At this rate, we'll never know what happen in the fourth chapter of vol.9. And two reminding chapters of vol. 10. And we'll never know what happen in vol.11.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Ah, geez. Why Izuru leave the reminding chapters unfinished? At this rate, we'll never know what happen in the fourth chapter of vol.9. And two reminding chapters of vol. 10. And we'll never know what happen in vol.11.

What? There are so many wrong things in that post that I don’t know what to address first.

Okay, first of all, Izuru isn’t the one translating the novels - I doubt he can even speak English. Different groups are working on different volumes - but IS isn’t altogether that popular, and so only a few people want to work on it, and those that do have jobs, lives, etc...

As for knowing what will happen - there is an incredibly complex summary of Volume 11 in the light novel thread, several pages back, and there are various details for what happens in the other volumes too - both on this forum, and elsewhere online, if you bother to check. I realise and fully respect that a summary isn’t the same as reading it - but you talk as if we have no details, when we do.

Volume 9 is a sports day for the first 2/3, and then has Ichika and Tatenashi infiltrate a US sub and help out Iris Calling (Natasha Fairs’s friend). We find out that Squall is ex-US military, and that she’s also got cyborg implants - although the characters don’t find out that last part.

Volume 10 introduces Forte Sapphire and Daryl Casey, The IS Representative Candidates for Greece and America, and has them, Ichika, and the harem go looking for a Phantom Task base in Kyoto. Daryl reveals to Forte that she’s actually Leone Meusal, Squall’s niece, and they both turn traitor, with the 2nd Gen Mondo Grosso winner saving Ichika from an assassination attempt.
Kurokishi shows up and the girls all mobilise to fight it - Ichika included, but Byakushiki goes nuts and turns into Shirokishi, defeating Madoka and the girls, and only being brought down by Maya.
Ichika is then forced to go on a date with Honne for some reason, hence his crying.

Here are the spoilers for V11. If you bothered looking for them, you must not have looked hard, because I found this in less than two minutes.

Ahem, allow me to do a brief and not-that-accurate translation of what's the plot all about:

Prologue, a British-made and Phantom Task-controlled kill-sat by the name of Excalibur (somehow represented by a little girl, a CORE?) went awry and disengaged from orbit.

Chapter 0, we have student council (mainly just Ichika, Nohohon aka Pikachu Girl, Kanzashi and Tatenashi) celebrating the coming of Christmas--with junk food and anime, no less. Kinda BORING.

Chapter 1 (Kanji title reads: Knights of the Round Table; Katakana title reads: Knight of Rounds).
*Dec 4th, Shiny (that white cat left behind by Italian Brunhilde II) ran into the bathroom where Cecilia was bathing. VERY FANSERVICE-Y ILLUSTRATION.
*Cecilia is attracted to a theme park in Yokohama.
*OFFICIAL CHARACTER BIO UPDATE (1): Cecilia celebrates Christmas Eve with her birthday.
*Weekend arrives, Cecilia and Ichika were D.A.T.I.N.G. in that theme park...not without a tail of jealous fellow haremettes, of course.
*The just usual theme park rides, you know, haunted houses, ferris wheels, etc, with snack food in the form of baguettes.
*OFFICIAL CHARACTER BIO UPDATE (2): Haunted houses and Tatenashi don't mix.
*Rin forgot her purse (wait how did she even go in? By IS?)
*Then, out of the blue, ROGUE KILL-SAT LASAR ATTACK!
*Chelsea Blackett, Cecilia's maid, (first appearance Chapter 1, Vol 4) to the rescue, in that MkIII BT System IS unit called "Dive To Blue" (I h8 you Izuru for ur poor foreign naming skills!), and apparently...TAUNTED her mistress?.

Chapter 2 (Both titles read: Over the Rainbow)
*The gang+Chifuyu+Yamada are on a plane trip to Britain.
*They were attacked by a Russian chick piloting Mysterious Lady's prototype IS, and hint hint, she's the one who lost the representative qualification to Tatenashi (reminder here: the other girls were just representative CADETS, while Tatenashi is the TRUE representative of a country).
*Tatenashi stays behind to cover, the rest readied ISes and landed in Germany (illustration of Ichika in Byakushiki carrying Chifuru bridal style, ZOMG DEM BLACK STOCKINGS!!!).
*Gang splits up, Yamada+Rin+Houki+Cecilia stays in Germany, the rest goes to France.
*Clarissa, Laura's 2IC, fights Yamada in her IS, Schwarzer Zweig, now FINALLY depicted in picture--DAMN YOU Choco for going wild on designs--first mentioned in Vol 6, made to compensate Schwarzer Regen's weaknesses) in a training session, illustration depicts intense fight with Yamada still SMILING.
*Yamada's IS got damaged, so a squad of Black Rabbit EOS (non-IS armored suit first introduced in Vol 8) was assigned to protect her. Illustration for that, too.
*Ichika's group went to France by train, Charlotte won right to sleep with Ichika--in a bunk, no less.
*Concerned with her meeting with her father, Charlotte was reassured by Ichika that everything will be all right.
*OFFICIAL CHARACTER BIO UPDATE (3): Charlotte's father is called Albert Dunois.
*He puts Charlotte in IS Academy to stop the rest of the Dunois family and the corporate from persecuting her. Wait...he's a GOOD daddy?
*Ichika gets miffed by that and the cold shoulder he presents to Charlotte, cue man-to-man punch out.
*Monsieur Dunois asks Charlotte to duke it out with a 3rd Gen IS called Cosmos in order to test it out.
*Turns out the 3rd Gen is called "Cosmos"...after the fave flower of Charlotte's mom (D'awwww, he still loves that illegit wife!)
*Turns out Cosmos was jacked by Autumn of Phantom Task but still, she got her ass kicked by Charlotte!
*INCOMING BARRAGE OF UNBELIEVABILITIES! Cosmos and Rafale Revive had sth called "Resonance Effect" and...wait for it...merged into a new IS (wait WHAT!?) known as Rein Carnation (illustration for that too). WFT IZURU!?!? 'TIS STILL SCI-FI?
*Meanwhile, Laura dukes it out with her "sister", Chloe Chronicle (illustration for that), who mentioned that there was a THIRD sister who was uncompleted.
*Apparently Monsieur Dunois' legal wife Rozenta is unfertile, (sorry don't understand the rest of the synopsis, except that the Dunois' had a butler called James, and Autumn is being interrogated by Chifuyu).

Chapter 3 (Kanji title reads: The Sword of Glory Wreathed in Gold; Katakana title reads: Excalibur).
*Now in Britain the two groups met (Charlotte now on the news).
*Tabane appears, and is now officially with Phantom Task (Wha...?). Rare for someone who apparently cares only about those she love, TALKED to Cecilia.
*And so did Hikaruno Kagaribi (that fanservice/tease female scientist from Vol 8).
*Apparently, this time, our heroes are JOINING FORCES with Phantom Task (!!!).
*Hikaruno introduced them to the OVERS system (Output Variable Energy Reverse System), which serves as a power booster for IS units, only to be dissed by Tabane as "a poor attempt to copy Akatsubaki", and guess what...she's RIGHT! Hikaruno IS trying to mass-produce next-gen IS (first mentioned in Volume 8).
*Tasks for each one: Houki, Rin and Laura as core operatives, Ichika and Cecilia are on side missions, Kanzashi and Yamada-sensei as backups, and Tatenashi and Charlotte (still insecure about how well her new IS performs) are ground crew.
*Ichika and Cecilia hunts down Chelsea in...yeah, basically IS Academy versions of Survey Corps outfits (illustration/line sketches for those).
*Cecilia and Chelsea duke it out with rapiers...fanservice-y illustration of Cecilia stripping down to her undies so she moves easier.
*MAJOR PLOT REVEAL by Chelsea. Excalibur is NOT JUST a top-secret joint product kill-sat of UK and US, but also a biological IS (concept first mentioned in Volume 8 by Chifuyu, believing Chloe Chronicle is one) manned/powered by her unpersoned sister, Exia Caliburn. Despite that she's jacked BT Unit MkIII and became associated with Phantom Task, she's NOT giving up on her country or her sister.
*Madoka arrives in her Black Knight (previously Silent Zephyrus, aka BT Unit MkII), and the three BT-equipped IS units dish it out.
*Cecilia receives new equipment: extra-long-range particle cannon "Afternoon Blue".
*Ichika, Houki, Rin and Laura flies towards the edge of stratosphere with their OVERS units to apprehend Excalibur.
*Ichika got a direct blast from Excalibur's death ray, and...???

Chapter 4 (Kanji title reads: Shoot It Out Of The Blue Sky; Katakana title reads: Blue Tears).
*Tabane disappears again, but not without previously suggesting Ichika and Cecilia to enjoy a tour of London (dissed by Chifuyu) and saying something about "needing a sacrifice" to revive Kurezakura, Chifuyu's IS.
*Back in space, the others dive after Ichika but Excalibur intervenes, forcing them to fight...it? Her?
*Ichika wakes up in pure whiteness with a voice saying "wake up" in his ears.
*GRANDOISE REVIVAL: he comes back to life with Byakushiki shifting into THIRD SHIFT: White Tail (eat your heart out GX00) !
*Gains new One-off Ability too: Yuunagi Touya, which forciably re-formats any IS into its default settings (GAMEBREAKER MUCH???). Its viral taint removed, Excalibur returns to normal.
*Now that the joint mission is over, Madoka tries to get medieval on Chelsea and Cecilia, only to be stopped by Tatenashi. Then AGAIN, she forced to retreat on Squall's order.
*THE BIG DAY! Dec 24th, our British ojou-sama's GRAND birthday party! Happy B'day, now-16-year-old birthday girl!
*Color illustration of girls in fancy dresses with Cecilia being center of attention. REAL NICE.
*Ichika hugs Cecilia...only to be discovered by Houki, who looks SHOCKED. (Illustration)

Epilogue (Kanji title reads: Fairy Tale for a White Tail; Katakana title reads: Tales of White Tail).
*Tabane, with Chloe by her side sees Houki with a pair of opera glasses, and adds "ooh better kill that boy".
*Apparently, the kill-sat run-amok, the joint operation with PT, and the awakening of Akatsubaki (wha...?) are all JUST AS SHE THOUGHT.
*ANOTHER MAJOR PLOT REVEAL from Chelsea, the meido: Cecilia's parents, in order to help Exia (now officially Exia Blackett)who was born with a serious heart condition, secretly acquired an IS core and installed it into her body (in an attempt to make her a future right arm for Cecilia), and such practice is PROHIBITED by international regulations
*Moreover, the core was acquired from Phantom Task and the action itself is considered treason, so the couple died not from a train accident, but DISGUISED EXECUTION.
*When asked by Chifuyu however he survived, Ichika said something like "someone in a pure-white IS helped me".

Afterwords: blah blah blah, next volume is called "Seven Princesses: Red Carmelita (read: Akatsubaki) Awakens".

All right, that was a handful, hope I catched the details right, and I say, that is A LOT of work Izuru has done...covering up the plot holes (at least two), at least.

One thing that worries me is that the canon jeopardized quite a bit of my thoughts on my fanfic, which never got off the Prologue stage. Guess I'd have to change.

Thanks for the patience.

[darkofficer]

Wait.... he is crying because he must go on a date see with honne. Dafaq

[Dark Rose Princess]

Wait.... he is crying because he must go on a date see with honne. Dafaq

Oh yeah. We've known for ages it was nothing serious.

[darkofficer]

Oh yeah. We've known for ages it was nothing serious.

but but but that is such a stupid reason to cry

[Dark Rose Princess]

but but but that is such a stupid reason to cry

To be fair, he got tricked into it, or was won by her in a game organized by Tatenashi...but yeah, it's just harem shenanigans, nothing plot-related.

[Chaos-Zero]

What? There are so many wrong things in that post that I don’t know what to address first.

Okay, first of all, Izuru isn’t the one translating the novels - I doubt he can even speak English. Different groups are working on different volumes - but IS isn’t altogether that popular, and so only a few people want to work on it, and those that do have jobs, lives, etc...

As for knowing what will happen - there is an incredibly complex summary of Volume 11 in the light novel thread, several pages back, and there are various details for what happens in the other volumes too - both on this forum, and elsewhere online, if you bother to check. I realise and fully respect that a summary isn’t the same as reading it - but you talk as if we have no details, when we do.

Volume 9 is a sports day for the first 2/3, and then has Ichika and Tatenashi infiltrate a US sub and help out Iris Calling (Natasha Fairs’s friend). We find out that Squall is ex-US military, and that she’s also got cyborg implants - although the characters don’t find out that last part.

Volume 10 introduces Forte Sapphire and Daryl Casey, The IS Representative Candidates for Greece and America, and has them, Ichika, and the harem go looking for a Phantom Task base in Kyoto. Daryl reveals to Forte that she’s actually Leone Meusal, Squall’s niece, and they both turn traitor, with the 2nd Gen Mondo Grosso winner saving Ichika from an assassination attempt.
Kurokishi shows up and the girls all mobilise to fight it - Ichika included, but Byakushiki goes nuts and turns into Shirokishi, defeating Madoka and the girls, and only being brought down by Maya.
Ichika is then forced to go on a date with Honne for some reason, hence his crying.

Here are the spoilers for V11. If you bothered looking for them, you must not have looked hard, because I found this in less than two minutes.

Okay? So, Ichika finally go on a date with a girl, Honne. Only he was forced to due to the game. Does it count as a real date? If so, then Honne might be Ichika's first girl who he have ever go out on a date with.

So Cecilia is the first girl of his IS harem that Ichika ever go out on a date with, huh? After all of these harem hijinxs, after all of that fighting, and after all of these shortcomings. It's about time. I've been waiting for a real date in IS series since forever.

I'm aware of vol. 9 first three chapters. But for some reason, vol.9 isn't complete yet. Any idea who won the sports day event and the right to be in the same class as Ichika? I'm sure I like to know.
Source: https://daupao.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/infinite-stratos-volume-9-translation/

[Dark Rose Princess]

Okay? So, Ichika finally go on a date with a girl, Honne. Only he was forced to due to the game. Does it count as a real date? If so, then Honne might be Ichika's first girl who he have ever go out on a date with.

So Cecilia is the first girl of his IS harem that Ichika ever go out on a date with, huh? After all of these harem hijinxs, after all of that fighting, and after all of these shortcomings. It's about time. I've been waiting for a real date in IS series since forever.

I'm aware of vol. 9 first three chapters. But for some reason, vol.9 isn't complete yet. Any idea who won the sports day event and the right to be in the same class as Ichika? I'm sure I like to know.
Source: https://daupao.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/infinite-stratos-volume-9-translation/

That 'some reason' would be either the translators having lives that keep them busy, or simply having lost interest.

[Fireminer]

After a major update, IS: Archetype Breaker now has a limited event which four players and their teams fight with Forte Sapphire and her IS [Cold Blood]. It is yet another IS that control ice, as written in Vol. 10:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtWrTqQ32fc&

Seriously, Izuru needs to come up with newer ideas for custom IS' unique ability instead of recycling his own material. I personally would like an IS that could phase in and out of reality.

[MillenniumTwilight]

After a major update, IS: Archetype Breaker now has a limited event which four players and their teams fight with Forte Sapphire and her IS [Cold Blood]. It is yet another IS that control ice, as written in Vol. 10:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtWrTqQ32fc&

Seriously, Izuru needs to come up with newer ideas for custom IS' unique ability instead of recycling his own material. I personally would like an IS that could phase in and out of reality.

Well there are only two IS that ca control ice right now - Cold Blood and Hell and Heaven. Mysterious Lady is water not ice...

But do you think we’ll get a uniform sprite of Forte via this?

[Fireminer]

Well there are only two IS that ca control ice right now - Cold Blood and Hell and Heaven. Mysterious Lady is water not ice...

But do you think we’ll get a uniform sprite of Forte via this?

Velvet Hell's [Hell and Heaven] can control ice too. And about Forte's sprite, well, it is a Gacha game, so anything goes.

[MillenniumTwilight]

Velvet Hell's [Hell and Heaven] can control ice too. And about Forte's sprite, well, it is a Gacha game, so anything goes.

Yes. I just said that? Didn’t you see?
There are only two ice-based IS right now - Forte’s Cold Bood, and Velvet’s Hell and Heaven.

Tatenashi’s Mysterious Lady is water, not ice, and has never been shown to use ice in any of its appearances - games, books or anime.

So two IS sharing a power isn’t too bad - especially as Velvet has a huge vendetta against Forte and they were childhood friends.

[Chaos-Zero]

That 'some reason' would be either the translators having lives that keep them busy, or simply having lost interest.

Either way, someone has to finish translating chapter 4 and epilogue of light novel vol.9. It's been years and vol.10 and vol.11 just being announced. Cecilia must take some steps to get ahead of the harem in order to win Ichika's heart. If I recall correctly, Cecilia's Blue Tears's main purpose is to attack multiple enemies at once. Let's see if Cecilia have what it takes to meet Chifuyu's standards such as to protect Ichika from any and all threats including the jealous girls and oneself without dying. Defeat her in combat. And to love him selflessly.

[Nivek von Beldo]

Either way, someone has to finish translating chapter 4 and epilogue of light novel vol.9. It's been years and vol.10 and vol.11 just being announced. Cecilia must take some steps to get ahead of the harem in order to win Ichika's heart. If I recall correctly, Cecilia's Blue Tears's main purpose is to attack multiple enemies at once. Let's see if Cecilia have what it takes to meet Chifuyu's standards such as to protect Ichika from any and all threats including the jealous girls and oneself without dying. Defeat her in combat. And to love him selflessly.

Nah Houki will won, she is japanese and the childhood friend...

[blitz1/2]

Nah Houki will won, she is japanese and the childhood friend...

Nah, Madoka and Chifuyu will win. They are Japanese and are siblings by birth, which means incest is wincest. :)

[Chaos-Zero]

Nah, Madoka and Chifuyu will win. They are Japanese and are siblings by birth, which means incest is wincest. :)

We both know Madoka despises Ichika. And Chifuyu can't marry her own brother, nor to bear his child.

Nah Houki will won, she is Japanese and the childhood friend...

I believe Houki have a chance to catch up with her competition. But does she have what it takes to meet Chifuyu's standards such as to protect Ichika from any and all threats including the jealous girls and oneself without dying, defeat Chifuyu in combat, and to love Ichika unselfishly once Houki gets 1st place of the harem?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Either way, someone has to finish translating chapter 4 and epilogue of light novel vol.9. It's been years and vol.10 and vol.11 just being announced. Cecilia must take some steps to get ahead of the harem in order to win Ichika's heart. If I recall correctly, Cecilia's Blue Tears's main purpose is to attack multiple enemies at once. Let's see if Cecilia have what it takes to meet Chifuyu's standards such as to protect Ichika from any and all threats including the jealous girls and oneself without dying. Defeat her in combat. And to love him selflessly.

No. No one has to. We aren’t entitled to a translation at all. No one gets paid to translate these novels - they’re translated by fans who give up their own free time to do so. If they don’t want to anymore, then that’s their choice. No one has any right to force them, or anyone else, to translate something they don’t have time for, or don’t want to.

We’re lucky that people have translated anything at all. The fact that Volumes 9 and 10 have been out for years - and 11 almost a year - mean nothing. We don’t have some divine right to read them. If someone wants to translate, they wil; if no one wants to, they won’t. It’s as simple as that. We’ll just have to live with the results. If no one translates it, the best thing to do, rather than complaining, would be to learn Japanese.

Nah, Madoka and Chifuyu will win. They are Japanese and are siblings by birth, which means incest is wincest. :)

Infinite Stratos would never do something that controversial. For a start, even in Japan, a proper blood-sibling being the final heroine wold land IS - and Izuru - a lot of negative press....but more than that, Chifuyu is nowhere near as popular over there as she is over here. She has her fans, sure - like Yuuki Homura - but the girls themselves are far more popular, and not even Izuru is stupid enough to piss all those fanbases off. I can see Madoka being promoted to the harem st some poin, but...
Lets face it, IS, if it ever has an ending, will have an open ending where Ichika chooses no body, and the harem shenanigains wil just continue. Like how S1 of the anime ended.

[blitz1/2]

We both know Madoka despises Ichika. And Chifuyu can't marry her own brother, nor to bear his child.



I believe Houki have a chance to catch up with her competition. But does she have what it takes to meet Chifuyu's standards such as to protect Ichika from any and all threats including the jealous girls and oneself without dying, defeat Chifuyu in combat, and to love Ichika unselfishly once Houki gets 1st place of the harem?


Madoka is playing hard to catch. The strategy is to do a sudden SURPRISE attack (like a sudden kiss) to crack her defenses to set the seeds in.

Houki...NOT A CHANCE, not if she has her current personality.

Well, several authors has received negative press before, all of that will give birth to a GREATER hope, a hope that will conquer any despair. No matter how big the gap or how many obstacles there are, sisters will ALWAYS win in the end.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Madoka is playing hard to catch. The strategy is to do a sudden SURPRISE attack (like a sudden kiss) to crack her defenses to set the seeds in.

Houki...NOT A CHANCE, not if she has her current personality.

Well, several authors has received negative press before, all of that will give birth to a GREATER hope, a hope that will conquer any despair. No matter how big the gap or how many obstacles there are, sisters will ALWAYS win in the end.

Yes, they have, but Izuru is too much of a coward. He likes the easy life.

As someone with a sister, I have to say that your fixation on it is...creepy.

[blitz1/2]

Yes, they have, but Izuru is too much of a coward. He likes the easy life.

As someone with a sister, I have to say that your fixation on it is...creepy.

You can blame Micchi for corrupting me to the wonders of imouto.

There is NO shame in being an onii-chan! For people that watched imouto sae, the main protagonist's thought process is LIKE mine to a DEFINITE fault.

And like he said, "you can't compare that 3D thing to my ideal imouto!"

It's exactly that Izuru likes the easy life and sadly, "lazy" that Infinite stratos is riddled with it's flaws when it has SO much potential.

[Dark Rose Princess]

You can blame Micchi for corrupting me to the wonders of imouto.

There is NO shame in being an onii-chan! For people that watched imouto sae, the main protagonist's thought process is LIKE mine to a DEFINITE fault.

And like he said, "you can't compare that 3D thing to my ideal imouto!"

It's exactly that Izuru likes the easy life and sadly, "lazy" that Infinite stratos is riddled with it's flaws when it has SO much potential.

Onee-san, actually (not that it matters here, as I'm gay), and I see nothing wrong with incest pairings of both are willing...but there's a limit to how much I, personally, can put up with, before I start feeling a bit creeped out.

But yeah, I agree with that sentiment. Not agreeing on what potentual Izuru is squandering, IS could be AMAZING if he let it be...V10 and V11 are steps in the right direction but...it's just too late at this point. Which is a shame. Uggggghhhhhhhhh ><

[Chaos-Zero]

No. No one has to. We aren’t entitled to a translation at all. No one gets paid to translate these novels - they’re translated by fans who give up their own free time to do so. If they don’t want to anymore, then that’s their choice. No one has any right to force them, or anyone else, to translate something they don’t have time for, or don’t want to.

We’re lucky that people have translated anything at all. The fact that Volumes 9 and 10 have been out for years - and 11 almost a year - mean nothing. We don’t have some divine right to read them. If someone wants to translate, they wil; if no one wants to, they won’t. It’s as simple as that. We’ll just have to live with the results. If no one translates it, the best thing to do, rather than complaining, would be to learn Japanese.



Infinite Stratos would never do something that controversial. For a start, even in Japan, a proper blood-sibling being the final heroine wold land IS - and Izuru - a lot of negative press....but more than that, Chifuyu is nowhere near as popular over there as she is over here. She has her fans, sure - like Yuuki Homura - but the girls themselves are far more popular, and not even Izuru is stupid enough to piss all those fanbases off. I can see Madoka being promoted to the harem st some poin, but...
Lets face it, IS, if it ever has an ending, will have an open ending where Ichika chooses no body, and the harem shenanigains wil just continue. Like how S1 of the anime ended.

If Ichika can't date someone, or to have a girlfriend, or get married in the future, then what's the point of having romance in this series if he doesn't given a chance to experience love?

[MillenniumTwilight]

If Ichika can't date someone, or to have a girlfriend, or get married in the future, then what's the point of having romance in this series if he doesn't given a chance to experience love?

...Because the whole point of IS is 'cute girls in mecha armour' ? That's why.

[blitz1/2]

If Ichika can't date someone, or to have a girlfriend, or get married in the future, then what's the point of having romance in this series if he doesn't given a chance to experience love?


Grabbing fans' attention via girl art?

[Chaos-Zero]

Grabbing fans' attention via girl art?

I don't mean to be mean, but that reason sounds pathetic. If there's a reason why romance and harem are added to this series, then give Ichika a chance to experience love. Everyone deserves true love.

Speaking of sisters, has Chifuyu know the existence of Madoka Orimura yet? The reason why I asked is that she claimed Ichika as her only family. It's like if she keep Ichika in the dark about their family's secrets or something. What would Chifuyu plan to do if she meet Madoka face to face in her younger brother's presence? Could she be saying like this...

Chifuyu: "I know what you're up to and all the offense you have done, M. As far as I concerned, you're no sister of mine. Or my brother's."

[darkofficer]

I don't mean to be mean, but that reason sounds pathetic. If there's a reason why romance and harem are added to this series, then give Ichika a chance to experience love. Everyone deserves true love.

the reason ''romance'' and ''harem'' were added is because it was populair in that time not because he wanted to give ichika ''love''

[Chaos-Zero]

the reason ''romance'' and ''harem'' were added is because it was populair in that time not because he wanted to give ichika ''love''

Romance is a good thing. The lack of love that Ichika received from his IS harem is what I concerned the most. I feel sorry for the poor man. You have given me another reason why I like Sekirei and High School DxD better than this series.

Edit: One Question.

Has any girl of the IS harem gotten closer to Ichika yet?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Romance is a good thing. The lack of love that Ichika received from his IS harem is what I concerned the most. I feel sorry for the poor man. You have given me another reason why I like Sekirei and High School DxD better than this series.

Edit: One Question.

Has any girl of the IS harem gotten closer to Ichika yet?

No, they haven't. And as has been said before, there probably won't be a big romantic conclusion either.

Infinite Stratos revolves around the girls. That's why it was made, that's what makes it money, and that's the only reason it is still going.

Ichika isn't the point of the franchise - he's just there to fill the role of the protagonist. Is this a good thing? No. But it's the truth.

Izuru isn't trying to tell an epic story about political intrigue, mecha suits and/or romance - he's trying to make money, and to that end, is writing a slapstick harem story - as was popular when it was first published.

IS isn't still going because Izuru wants to finish his masterpiece or keep some promise to his readers; IS is still going because people still throw money at the girls - that's why the new mobage was created.

[Chaos-Zero]

No, they haven't. And as has been said before, there probably won't be a big romantic conclusion either.

Infinite Stratos revolves around the girls. That's why it was made, that's what makes it money, and that's the only reason it is still going.

Ichika isn't the point of the franchise - he's just there to fill the role of the protagonist. Is this a good thing? No. But it's the truth.

Izuru isn't trying to tell an epic story about political intrigue, mecha suits and/or romance - he's trying to make money, and to that end, is writing a slapstick harem story - as was popular when it was first published.

IS isn't still going because Izuru wants to finish his masterpiece or keep some promise to his readers; IS is still going because people still throw money at the girls - that's why the new mobage was created.

I see. So things haven't move forward between Ichika and his IS girl(s). And I wonder why. I figure is due to people around them, causing these shenanigans. Not to mention their violent jealousy. Ever since the start of the series, Ichika haven't went out one single date because of these mischief as well as these misunderstandings. Every single time Ichika hanging out with a girl, even if it's one of them among themselves, the others are out for his blood, which will solves nothing for him. Look at this, the love progress of Infinite Stratos grows pretty slower than most of the other series including those of harem/romance. Even Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto and Yukinari Sasaki from Girls Bravo have made progress by ended up marrying Hinata and Miharu respectively. I know Izuru wants to make money and all. But does the author himself wants Ichika to be dateless and alone, huh?

Edit: I mean the word "haven't".

[Dark Rose Princess]

I know Izuru wants to make money and all. But does the author himself wants Ichika to be dateless and alone, huh?

He. Doesn't. Care.

[Chaos-Zero]

He. Doesn't. Care.

Izuru is free to do whatever he wants on Infinite Stratos. And I can respect that. However, things didn't work out the way he wanted now, does it?

[Dark Rose Princess]

Izuru is free to do whatever he wants on Infinite Stratos. And I can respect that. However, things didn't work out the way he wanted now, does it?

In what way?

[Chaos-Zero]

In what way?

The way that the author has planned for Infinite Stratos series of course.

[Dark Rose Princess]

The way that the author has planned for Infinite Stratos series of course.

I don’t understand what it is you are trying to say. Yes, Infinite Stratos is going exactly as Izuru wants it to. Nothing has backfired on him.

[lovetospoon73]

so how long do u guys think when the series end, i give about the final volume of the light novel series would end somewhere in the 20s

[Dark Rose Princess]

so how long do u guys think when the series end, i give about the final volume of the light novel series would end somewhere in the 20s

That’s...a good question honestly. I have no idea. If it ever gets an ending, I agree that something in the early twenties likely makes sense, though.

[blitz1/2]

Well, probably it would remain half hiatus, now with the addition of a mobage

[Convoy]

https://twitter.com/ISAB_PR/status/956365069662613504

Ooo, the Archetype Breaker Twitter has posted an image of Forte Sapphire and her IS, Cold Blood.

[Dark Rose Princess]

https://twitter.com/ISAB_PR/status/956365069662613504

Ooo, the Archetype Breaker Twitter has posted an image of Forte Sapphire and her IS, Cold Blood.

Yeah, that was posted via a video last page. Now if only they’d show her and Daryl normally to see what they’d look like in Okura’s uniform...

[lovetospoon73]

https://twitter.com/ISAB_PR/status/956365069662613504

Ooo, the Archetype Breaker Twitter has posted an image of Forte Sapphire and her IS, Cold Blood.

didn't she joined phantom task in volume 10, so why put her in the game?

[Dark Rose Princess]

didn't she joined phantom task in volume 10, so why put her in the game?

Because she's a boss enemy in the game, and is working with Phantom Task in its storyline.

[Fireminer]

https://twitter.com/ISAB_PR/status/961909543318913024

Okay, guys, its is Maya next.

[Dark Rose Princess]

https://twitter.com/ISAB_PR/status/961909543318913024

Okay, guys, its is Maya next.

Yup. Maya sure enough has been added to the game, with the default Rafale Revive as her IS.

Daryl has also started appearing in cutscenes, together with Forte, so we might get to see her IS properly soon.

[Chaos-Zero]

Hello guys.

There's something I like to ask of you. I've noticed that some of the girls of Ichika's harem are tsundere types, while the rest of them aren't. Each one of them have their eye on him. Each one of them wants to be alone with him. As well as they are the jealous type. Not to mention Houki and the other IS girls views Chifuyu as their greatest love rival they ever have. She and her younger brother were abandoned by their parents. The real question is this.

In unlikely chance, what would Houki and the other IS girls plan to do once they meet Ichika's Parents?

[lovetospoon73]

Hello guys.

There's something I like to ask of you. I've noticed that some of the girls of Ichika's harem are tsundere types, while the rest of them aren't. Each one of them have their eye on him. Each one of them wants to be alone with him. As well as they are the jealous type. Not to mention Houki and the other IS girls views Chifuyu as their greatest love rival they ever have. She and her younger brother were abandoned by their parents. The real question is this.

In unlikely chance, what would Houki and the other IS girls plan to do once they meet Ichika's Parents?

if get more info about them like the REASON why Ichika's Parents abandoned him & his sister?:frustrated:, but the only one who knows that answer is chifuyu & maybe tabane,:hmm::frustrated: & chifuyu isn't gonna tell her brother anything, especially after the last time ichika ask her about family when madoka attacked him. Not to mention parents always have somekind of reason for abandonig their children.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Hello guys.

There's something I like to ask of you. I've noticed that some of the girls of Ichika's harem are tsundere types, while the rest of them aren't. Each one of them have their eye on him. Each one of them wants to be alone with him. As well as they are the jealous type. Not to mention Houki and the other IS girls views Chifuyu as their greatest love rival they ever have. She and her younger brother were abandoned by their parents. The real question is this.

In unlikely chance, what would Houki and the other IS girls plan to do once they meet Ichika's Parents?

Depends on the circumstances. Either yell at them for abandoning Ichika, or make a good impression so that they'd support him and them getting together.

[Chaos-Zero]

if get more info about them like the REASON why Ichika's Parents abandoned him & his sister?:frustrated:, but the only one who knows that answer is chifuyu & maybe tabane,:hmm::frustrated: & chifuyu isn't gonna tell her brother anything, especially after the last time ichika ask her about family when madoka attacked him. Not to mention parents always have somekind of reason for abandonig their children.

I see. So Chifuyu is the only one with the answer and she won't tell her brother about anything that is related to their family. She claims that Ichika is her only family. I believe that Ichika doesn't want his personal superior to be a liar.

Depends on the circumstances. Either yell at them for abandoning Ichika, or make a good impression so that they'd support him and them getting together.

I see. So Ichika's Harem would yell at the two parents for abandoning their son. Or they make good impression on them in other for his parents to support him and them getting together.

[lovetospoon73]

Depends on the circumstances. Either yell at them for abandoning Ichika, or make a good impression so that they'd support him and them getting together.



especially if they're bastards, but i have some doubts that they are:confused:, i mean with how ichika was able to seduce almost the entire academy , they must have some good qualities, then again since chifuyu is their daughter:uhoh:, they may have some faults:uhoh:

speaking of ichika's fan club, besides the main harem mebers, exactly how many females (teachers & students) at the academy or any IS pilots/ anyone related to IS, has fallen for that clueless womanizer? because with arch break release, i lost track


I see. So Chifuyu is the only one with the answer and she won't tell her brother about anything that is related to their family. She claims that Ichika is her only family. I believe that Ichika doesn't want his personal superior to be a liar.



I see. So Ichika's Harem would yell at the two parents for abandoning their son. Or they make good impression on them in other for his parents to support him and them getting together.

we still to know the reason why they abandoned the orimura siblings, & how madoka & phantom task fit in to this situation

[Dark Rose Princess]

especially if they're bastards, but i have some doubts that they are:confused:, i mean with how ichika was able to seduce almost the entire academy , they must have some good qualities, then again since chifuyu is their daughter:uhoh:, they may have some faults:uhoh:

speaking of ichika's fan club, besides the main harem mebers, exactly how many females (teachers & students) at the academy or any IS pilots/ anyone related to IS, has fallen for that clueless womanizer? because with arch break release, i lost track




we still to know the reason why they abandoned the orimura siblings, & how madoka & phantom task fit in to this situation

-Houki
-Cecilia
-Ling
-Charl
-Laura
-Tatenashi
-Kanzashi
-Ran
-Iris (Luxembourg - from V12)
-Honne
-Luan
-Vishnu
-Lorenzine
-Fanile
-O'Niel
-Velvet
-Clea
-Maya(?)
-Chifuyu(?)

So 17 or 19 rn.

[Convoy]

^ You may want to adjust that list with the official romanizations.

http://www.dmm.com/netgame/feature/isab/character.html

[Dark Rose Princess]

^ You may want to adjust that list with the official romanizations.

http://www.dmm.com/netgame/feature/isab/character.html

The official romanizations can bite my ass - I've seen them. Rorentsuine isn't a name for any culture, let alone Dutch, and 'Vishunu' is clearly supposed to be Vishnu.

It's Roegen/Regen all over again.

[Convoy]

The official romanizations can bite my ass - I've seen them. Rorentsuine isn't a name for any culture, let alone Dutch, and 'Vishunu' is clearly supposed to be Vishnu.

It's Roegen/Regen all over again.

Okay yes, that much is bullshit, but 乱音 is "Luànyīn"; it doesn't have an "ng" sound as with Lingyin's name. And your spelling neglects the second mora of "ベルベット" / Velvet.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Okay, I'll cop to Luan orz

But Velvet's missing 'l' was a typo XP

[Dark Rose Princess]

Okay, I have been playing Archetype Breaker, and here is a few things I can say about the new girls IS:

- Rorentsuine Laurent Di Fillney (Aulandy Bloom): A long-range I.S that is built around a BFG (think of a Blue Tear but with sunlight/sunflower motifs). Her special ability seems to be controlling machinery, and she could manipulated enemy units to destroy their own kins.
- Hell and Heaven (Velvet Hell): An artillery I.S. with boatload of missiles. She can also create and control ice just like Mysterious Lady
- Global Meteordown(Fanile Comet and O'niel Comet): A CQB fighter that uses pistols. It also has sonic cannons which amplified their singging into destructive sound waves
- Durga Sin (Vishnu Isa Galaxy): A melee-oriented unit that surprisingly fights using martial arts (most likely fantasy Muay Thai)
- Shenlong Ziyan (Luanyin Huang): Think Shenlong but replace the Dao with a Guandao, and additional machine guns
- Kyubi no Kitsune (Honne Nohontoke): From apperance alone, I woudld say that it is a zone-control I.S., though so far she only attacks with two whip-like appendage in game
- Svento Vito (Currier Luccukchefka): Haven't got her card yet, but from the videos it seems like her machine is something of a Russian analogue to the Rafale Revival.

Of course, there is more to them. Until now I have only drawn their lower rarity cards, and not one had been evolved. If I manage to do both in the future, I would tell you guys.

I don't suppose there has been any development here, has there?

Also new girl from the game - Griffin Redram, football (as in, Soccer for those of you in America) star, and Brazil's Representative.

[lovetospoon73]

I don't suppose there has been any development here, has there?

Also new girl from the game - Griffin Redram, football (as in, Soccer for those of you in America) star, and Brazil's Representative.

great another country rep that gonna fall for ichika

[Dark Rose Princess]

great another country rep that gonna fall for ichika

Infinite Stratos is a harem franchise. That's literally what it is. Get over it.

[Fireminer]

I don't suppose there has been any development here, has there?
Also new girl from the game - Griffin Redram, football (as in, Soccer for those of you in America) star, and Brazil's Representative.

Well, since my last post, they have added Maya and then that Brazilian pilot. And in the character selection screen - you have to form a party of five before doing any battle - there is a new bar that shows how much bonus you could get with every character's special abilities in total.

For Griffin's story, I can't read Japanese, and my team isn't strong enough to go far into the story. But basically, it revolves around Ichika and Cecilia visiting Brazil and came across Griffin. Cecilia seemed sad for some reason, and after that the aliens began attacking.

[Convoy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2sX0C3kmhU

Wow, it looks disturbing that the game just uses a light novel illustration for Daryl / Rain and Forte instead of proper anime-style models as with the other characters.

[Dark Rose Princess]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2sX0C3kmhU

Wow, it looks disturbing that the game just uses a light novel illustration for Daryl / Rain and Forte instead of proper anime-style models as with the other characters.

It does, doesn't it? I thought that when we first heard they'd showed up months ago. It's...weird.

[Convoy]

It does, doesn't it? I thought that when we first heard they'd showed up months ago. It's...weird.

This game even got some seiyū to voice them.

Like, if you're going to go that far, then why not render proper design models for them???

[Chaos-Zero]

Hey, fellas.

I know I might have questioned you this somewhere before. But I like to ask you something. If Ichika were to tell the truth about Cecilia's cooking is bad, would Houki, Rin, Charlotte, Laura, and the Sarashiki sisters be happy about it? Cecilia probably won't.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Hey, fellas.

I know I might have questioned you this somewhere before. But I like to ask you something. If Ichika were to tell the truth about Cecilia's cooking is bad, would Houki, Rin, Charlotte, Laura, and the Sarashiki sisters be happy about it? Cecilia probably won't.

Probably, because it means they're better than her, and wouldn't have to eat her cooking anymore.
But as you've been told before - Cecilia's cooking isn't bad anymore, as of V9. It's just average.

[Chaos-Zero]

Probably, because it means they're better than her, and wouldn't have to eat her cooking anymore.
But as you've been told before - Cecilia's cooking isn't bad anymore, as of V9. It's just average.

I see. So Cecilia's cooking skills have improved a bit in vol.9. Just as average as you said. Sooner or later, the entire IS harem will have a cooking contest now that Cecilia enters the ring with her improved cooking skills to determine which one of their dishes will satisfy Ichika with the food they make for him.

[Dark Rose Princess]

I see. So Cecilia's cooking skills have improved a bit in vol.9. Just as average as you said. Sooner or later, the entire IS harem will have a cooking contest now that Cecilia enters the ring with her improved cooking skills to determine which one of their dishes will satisfy Ichika with the food they make for him.

You mean another one? They've done that at least twice.

[LastPanzer]

Anyone here interested in completing the entry of IS on TVtropes？
I mean, based on the knowledge of most recent events and character info?
At least, when the official translations come out?
I know I will be.

[Convoy]

Anyone here interested in completing the entry of IS on TVtropes？
I mean, based on the knowledge of most recent events and character info?
At least, when the official translations come out?
I know I will be.

I don't know if I want to get lost in starting an account on TVTropes, but if I do, I'll join you!

[Gespenst1]

For those wanting to join TV Tropes, this is the thread for Infinite Stratos:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12943614520A34677100&page=1

However, if you intend to provide translations of plot summaries of recent light novel volumes, I suggest you learn how to cite properly. Just provide the link as your sources and summarize as much as you could.

[Chaos-Zero]

Speaking of which, how would Houki and the IS girls feel if Ichika were to leave IS Academy?

[Dark Rose Princess]

I don't know if I want to get lost in starting an account on TVTropes, but if I do, I'll join you!

Same here!

Speaking of which, how would Houki and the IS girls feel if Ichika were to leave IS Academy?

He never would, so the question is irrelevant.
Like, I'd try to help you by offering a guess, but...it's so out of character for both Ichika and the story that it just isn't really possible. Not without completely changing the tone.

[Chaos-Zero]

Hmm... with the final volume of the light novel is around the corner, Houki and IS girls better settle the score once and for all, confessing their love to Ichika and make it count. Once the final chapter is read, then the series will be all over.

[Dark Rose Princess]

Hmm... with the final volume of the light novel is around the corner, Houki and IS girls better settle the score once and for all, confessing their love to Ichika and make it count. Once the final chapter is read, then the series will be all over.

Unless it has an open ending...which I could easily see. It'll either be open or HoukixIchika, given last volume.

[Chaos-Zero]

So far, no one made any progress with Ichika due to the harem hijinx, the misunderstandings, mishaps and all of that stuff. According to The Chaos Entity, Honne once dated Ichika on the fourth chapter of vol. 10 and Cecilia once dated Ichika too on vol. 11. But no one see how did they do and how they did it. The reason why I said all of that because of the IS harem fighting over him. Has anyone got closer to Ichika lately at all? If not, then the last volume will be the IS harem's last chance to make out with Ichika before this is all over.

[Nivek von Beldo]

So far, no one made any progress with Ichika due to the harem hijinx, the misunderstandings, mishaps and all of that stuff. According to The Chaos Entity, Honne once dated Ichika on the fourth chapter of vol. 10 and Cecilia once Ichika on vol. 11. But no one see how did they do and how they did it. The reason why I said all of that because of the IS harem fighting over him. Has anyone got closer to Ichika lately at all? If not, then the last volume will the IS harem's last chance to make out with Ichika before this is all over.
Houki acording last novel spoilers

[Chaos-Zero]

Houki acording last novel spoilers

Oh yeah? What makes you think Houki will be able to pull it off at the final volume of the light novel? Can she be able to confess her true feelings without any screw ups? Last I checked, Houki treated Ichika like crap in the last volumes. She almost kissed him but they got interrupted by the other IS girls. She tried to confess at Shinonono Festival, but she failed due to the fireworks. And then, she abuses Ichika again on volumes 6 to now. Not to mention things haven't moved forward between the two of them due to these mishaps and stuff.

I wish I can read chapter 4 on vol.9. The rest of vol 10. Volumes 11 and 12. But with the light novel is licensed, it's hard to find these volumes online.

[Nivek von Beldo]

Oh yeah? What makes you think Houki will be able to pull it off at the final volume of the light novel? Can she be able to confess her true feelings without any screw ups? Last I checked, Houki treated Ichika like crap in the last volumes. She almost kissed him but they got interrupted by the other IS girls. She tried to confess at Shinonono Festival, but she failed due to the fireworks. And then, she abuses Ichika again on volumes 6 to now. Not to mention things haven't moved forward between the two of them due to these mishaps and stuff.

I wish I can read chapter 4 on vol.9. The rest of vol 10. Volumes 11 and 12. But with the light novel is licensed, it's hard to find these volumes online.

Did you forget Love Hina? that is normal for the generic tsundere. dunn about spoilers but i think either Houki already won or will be a non ending without any girl being chosen

[Chaos-Zero]

Did you forget Love Hina? that is normal for the generic tsundere. dunn about spoilers but i think either Houki already won or will be a non ending without any girl being chosen

Well, I did watch Love Hina once in the anime. But I didn't read the manga of it. But I heard that Naru girl treats poor Keitaro nothing more than a punching bag. It's terrible.

[Endscape]

Well, I did watch Love Hina once in the anime. But I didn't read the manga of it. But I heard that Naru girl treats poor Keitaro nothing more than a punching bag. It's terrible.

Stop reading crappy bashfics. It's just physical comedy, the same as Tom and Jerry or the Road Runner, it doesn't actually mean anything.

[Chaos-Zero]

Stop reading crappy bashfics. It's just physical comedy, the same as Tom and Jerry or the Road Runner, it doesn't actually mean anything.

And Houki and the other IS girls need to stop treating the man they love in Ichika as garbage and start treating him with kindness, affection, and respect. If what the light novel saying about the new term on IS Academy since this new Iris girl is true, then that new term could be Ichika and his IS harem's third year of IS Academy, which could be their last year. Ichika has been dateless all his life. He never went out on a real date with a girl before due to all of these craziness including the harem hijinx, misunderstandings and their violent jealousy until chapter 4 of volume 10 light novel. I'll be more than happy to see that chapter to see how's Ichika's first date would turn out to be either good or bad. If I have to buy light novel volume 10 from JNovel place, then I may have to wait much longer for the English version to be released because the first two volumes has been released. Volume 10 has been released for like a year ago in Japanese. And I cannot wait anymore to see what happens.

I don't mind Infinite Stratos have a happy harem ending as Ichika ends up with his entire IS harem as long as they treats him with love and respect. In the way, everyone will be happy and each one of them have a male child who have an ability to pilot an IS.

Whatever Izuru writes on the final volume of the light novel, it better be worth it for all of the hardships Ichika endured and went through.

[Dark Rose Princess]

http://wikiwiki7.com/ISAB/

Can anyone here reach that site? I'm trying to put together a gallery of the card images from Archetype Breaker, but to do it, I need the images that site. It's still up...it just won't load for me. Can anyone help me access it, or dump all the images for me, or something?

[Chaos-Zero]

Hey, guys. I know the IS girls looks up to Chifuyu as their greatest love rival for Ichika's affection. And they do fear her as well. But do the IS girls ever considered to marry off Chifuyu?

[Fireminer]

http://wikiwiki7.com/ISAB/

Can anyone here reach that site? I'm trying to put together a gallery of the card images from Archetype Breaker, but to do it, I need the images that site. It's still up...it just won't load for me. Can anyone help me access it, or dump all the images for me, or something?

You need a VPN program to change your IP to Japanese, I think. If that is the case, I recommend VPN Gate.

[Chaos-Zero]

Is there any new girl from Archetype Breaker who is not romantically interested in Ichika at all?

[Fireminer]

Is there any new girl from Archetype Breaker who is not romantically interested in Ichika at all?

I stopped playing a while ago, but even that Brazilian girl seemed interested in Ichika.

[Dark Rose Princess]

You need a VPN program to change your IP to Japanese, I think. If that is the case, I recommend VPN Gate.

Thanks!

Is there any new girl from Archetype Breaker who is not romantically interested in Ichika at all?

No. Infinite Stratos is a (rather shallow) harem franchise - having female characters not be attracted to the lead is counter-productive from a marketing standpoint.

Besides, the whole point of Archetype Breakers is for you to 'collect images of and interact with, your waifu'. They wouldn't want to risk introducing a girl that people would want as their waifu, but who wouldn't be interested in 'them', being as you play as Ichika.

[Chaos-Zero]

Thanks!



No. Infinite Stratos is a (rather shallow) harem franchise - having female characters not be attracted to the lead is counter-productive from a marketing standpoint.

Besides, the whole point of Archetype Breakers is for you to 'collect images of and interact with, your waifu'. They wouldn't want to risk introducing a girl that people would want as their waifu, but who wouldn't be interested in 'them', being as you play as Ichika.

I already know Infinite Stratos is a harem series and all that. Including the fact the main seven have romantically interest in him. But I just asking if any one of the new girls in Archetype Breaker that has no romantic interest in Ichika. If I were to play ask him on that game, then I'll be more than happy to help Ichika to overcome his dating problems. Just like Kotori from DAL aka Date-A-Live does with Shido. Now that you put it that, I guess that's pretty much it. The reason why I asked is that I'm planning to use that character (who has no romantic interest in Ichika) to help a fellow harem boy, Issei Hyoudou, to further his signature move in my upcoming Olympic Winter Games story. Well, Team DxD's POV Prologue to the Olympic Winter Games story to be precise. I know Issei gotten stronger. In fact, he continues his training in the the anime's fourth season as the Red Dragon Emperor after season three. The thing is, I've been thinking of using an IS character, who have no romantic interest in Ichika, to test Issei to see if he can use his Dress Break on an IS. Honestly, I like Issei. He really cracks me up especially with his Dress Break moments. Normally, I'm offended by perverts. But after seeing Issei in action, I make an exception in his case because that's what the girls in his DxD harem such as Rias, Akeno, Asia, and Xenovia loves that about him. I didn't forget Koneko, Irina, and Rossweisse. They also love Issei too.

[Dark Rose Princess]

I already know Infinite Stratos is a harem series and all that. Including the fact the main seven have romantically interest in him. But I just asking if any one of the new girls in Archetype Breaker that has no romantic interest in Ichika. If I were to play ask him on that game, then I'll be more than happy to help Ichika to overcome his dating problems. Just like Kotori from DAL aka Date-A-Live does with Shido. Now that you put it that, I guess that's pretty much it. The reason why I asked is that I'm planning to use that character (who has no romantic interest in Ichika) to help a fellow harem boy, Issei Hyoudou, to further his signature move in my upcoming Olympic Winter Games story. Well, Team DxD's POV Prologue to the Olympic Winter Games story to be precise. I know Issei gotten stronger. In fact, he continues his training in the the anime's fourth season as the Red Dragon Emperor after season three. The thing is, I've been thinking of using an IS character, who have no romantic interest in Ichika, to test Issei to see if he can use his Dress Break on an IS. Honestly, I like Issei. He really cracks me up especially with his Dress Break moments. Normally, I'm offended by perverts. But after seeing Issei in action, I make an exception in his case because that's what the girls in his DxD harem such as Rias, Akeno, Asia, and Xenovia loves that about him. I didn't forget Koneko, Irina, and Rossweisse. They also love Issei too.

This isn't the fanfic plugging thread, man...most of this post is completely irrelevant.

It doesn't matter what you think, or want. Infinite Stratos - Archetype Breakers included - isn't the type of series to have a female character in the spotlight who isn't in love with Ichika, unless she's a villain.

In the interest of trying to help you regardless... All of the new characters introduced recently - Luan, Loren, Fanile, O'nile, Vishnu, Velvet, Currier, Griffin, and Iris all fall for Ichika over the course of their personal stories (with Loren also falling for Houki, as she's bi). And all of the original girls - Houki, Tatenashi, Kanzashi, Cecilia, Ling, Charl, Laura, and Honne all are as well. Even bit-characters like Ran, Tina and Kaoruko have crushes on him. Utsuho, Honne's sister, has flirted with him too - although she is dating Dan Gotanda, now.

This leaves Forte, Chloe, Daryl, Autumn, Squall, Chifuyu, Maya, Tabane, and Madoka. Chifuyu and Madoka are shown to have an obsession with him that borders on love...so they're out. Maya's shown to be charmed and subtly infatuated with him - especially in ISAB - so she's out too.
Forte+Daryl and Autumn+Squall are in romantic relationships with each other (I'm so happy we finally have a girl who likes girls who isn't evil in Loren), but they're also villains...and Daryl and Forte are shown to have some form of connection with him anyway.
Chloe...seems to share Laura's connection to him.

So Autumn, Squall, or Tabane are your best bets, even though they're ridiculously overpowered.

[Chaos-Zero]

This isn't the fanfic plugging thread, man...most of this post is completely irrelevant.

It doesn't matter what you think, or want. Infinite Stratos - Archetype Breakers included - isn't the type of series to have a female character in the spotlight who isn't in love with Ichika, unless she's a villain.

In the interest of trying to help you regardless... All of the new characters introduced recently - Luan, Loren, Fanile, O'nile, Vishnu, Velvet, Currier, Griffin, and Iris all fall for Ichika over the course of their personal stories (with Loren also falling for Houki, as she's bi). And all of the original girls - Houki, Tatenashi, Kanzashi, Cecilia, Ling, Charl, Laura, and Honne all are as well. Even bit-characters like Ran, Tina and Kaoruko have crushes on him. Utsuho, Honne's sister, has flirted with him too - although she is dating Dan Gotanda, now.

This leaves Forte, Chloe, Daryl, Autumn, Squall, Chifuyu, Maya, Tabane, and Madoka. Chifuyu and Madoka are shown to have an obsession with him that borders on love...so they're out. Maya's shown to be charmed and subtly infatuated with him - especially in ISAB - so she's out too.
Forte+Daryl and Autumn+Squall are in romantic relationships with each other (I'm so happy we finally have a girl who likes girls who isn't evil in Loren), but they're also villains...and Daryl and Forte are shown to have some form of connection with him anyway.
Chloe...seems to share Laura's connection to him.

So Autumn, Squall, or Tabane are your best bets, even though they're ridiculously overpowered.

I see. I apologize if you feel that way. But now I know that almost every girl, even the new ones, in the entire series falls for Ichika. Talk about having a big nest of harem.

[Fireminer]

For anyone interested, while Infinite Stratos: Archetype Breaker service was terminated long ago, an offline version of the game is still available for download and play if you have the money to shell out. Here is the link: https://dlsoft.dmm.com/detail/dmmgames_0074/?utm_medium=dmm_affiliate&utm_source=test012dmm12-001

[Chaos-Zero]

I don't see it.

[Fireminer]

Overlap used to have this page dedicated to IS alone. I sometimes used Google Translate to check on that page for news. Sometimes this year though the page was scrubbed (though you could still find it on Wayback Machine). I suppose we won't have to expect Izuru to get off his asses and write anything, even a short story, anytime soon.

On the other hand, this is the video of someone playing an IS pachinko machine that came out in 2015: https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv333835206?nicorepotwitter_live_start

Another interesting thing: This spook Twitter account that I can't figure what is it about. Its bio says that it's making fun of Izuru and IS, but reading the tweets, I can't figure out if they are just the bot stringing words together, or does it actually repost Izuru's more idiotic tweets. Could someone who know Japanese please look into this: https://twitter.com/Izuru_Yumiduru

I don't see it.

That page has been scrubbed, I think.

[blitz1/2]

Overlap used to have this page dedicated to IS alone. I sometimes used Google Translate to check on that page for news. Sometimes this year though the page was scrubbed (though you could still find it on Wayback Machine). I suppose we won't have to expect Izuru to get off his asses and write anything, even a short story, anytime soon.

On the other hand, this is the video of someone playing an IS pachinko machine that came out in 2015: https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv333835206?nicorepotwitter_live_start

Another interesting thing: This spook Twitter account that I can't figure what is it about. Its bio says that it's making fun of Izuru and IS, but reading the tweets, I can't figure out if they are just the bot stringing words together, or does it actually repost Izuru's more idiotic tweets. Could someone who know Japanese please look into this: https://twitter.com/Izuru_Yumiduru



That page has been scrubbed, I think.
Haven't we already decided that IS is dead lol?

[Chaos-Zero]

Do you think that both Chifuyu and the IS girls deserves forgiveness or no?

https://www.reddit.com/r/InfiniteStratos/comments/ub78bf/do_you_think_chifuyu_orimura_and_ichikas_is_harem/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[Drake17]

did this end? who one?

[SILENTANIMELOVER]

It hasn't ended. From what I heard, Izuru Yumizuru lost the original manuscript for the final volume and has procrastinated on redoing it. It's been years since we last heard anything on Infinite Stratos.

[Silvertail]

It hasn't ended. From what I heard, Izuru Yumizuru lost the original manuscript for the final volume and has procrastinated on redoing it. It's been years since we last heard anything on Infinite Stratos.

That's the reason why volume 13 hasn't come out yet?! It's been over 4 and half years. He should have been able to redo it by now.

[larethian]

lost the original manuscript for the final volume

This sounds like an excuse:heh:

[SILENTANIMELOVER]

I know. But what can we do? It's up to him to motivate himself into wanting to resume and conclude this series.

[Chaos-Zero]

Hey, guys. Mind if I'm asking. But I do have a question. It's involve an upcoming day in this February.

Who do you think will be Ichika's Valentine?

I asked because it's a day where girls can give chocolates to the boy she likes or love.

[Silvertail]

I pretty sure most of the girls at the academy will give him chocolate. Yuuki Homura once made illustration of the 7 girls and Chifuyu giving him choclate for Valentine day. Well, in Larua's case, she was demanding them from him.

[Chaos-Zero]

I pretty sure most of the girls at the academy will give him chocolate. Yuuki Homura once made illustration of the 7 girls and Chifuyu giving him choclate for Valentine day. Well, in Larua's case, she was demanding them from him.

I see. So, most girls at the IS Academy would give Ichika chocolates on that day. If you don’t mind, would you please show me the pic that Yuuki Homura made involved those who have personal IS, along with Chifuyu giving Ichika chocolate on Valentine’s Day?

All I found is this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/InfiniteStratos/comments/l9kepu/the_valentine_of_infinite_stratos/

[Silvertail]

I see. So, most girls at the IS Academy would give Ichika chocolates on that day. If you don’t mind, would you please show me the pic that Yuuki Homura made involved those who have personal IS, along with Chifuyu giving Ichika chocolate on Valentine’s Day?

All I found is this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/InfiniteStratos/comments/l9kepu/the_valentine_of_infinite_stratos/

Sure. Here are the links on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/yuuki_homura/status/1360934365136527362
https://twitter.com/yuuki_homura/status/1360934587879202828

[lunalee1294]

Hi everyone!

I hope this is the right place for me to ask.

Does anyone know what character is this cosplay from ? I remembered someone asking it online before couldn't the page anymore and I forgotten the character's name ��

This is the link to the picture:

https://www.deviantart.com/lunalee8712/art/Infinite-Stratos-Cosplay-986490368

Thank you in advance ��

[Silvertail]

Hi everyone!

I hope this is the right place for me to ask.

Does anyone know what character is this cosplay from ? I remembered someone asking it online before couldn't the page anymore and I forgotten the character's name ��

This is the link to the picture:

https://www.deviantart.com/lunalee8712/art/Infinite-Stratos-Cosplay-986490368

Thank you in advance ��
Honne Nohotoke from Infinite Stratos. The long sleeves are the give away.

[Chaos-Zero]

I gotta say. Having Madoka to stab Ichika isn’t the smartest idea on Tabane’s Part. What was she thinking? Think about it. If Chifuyu and Houki finds out Ichika dies by Tabane’s hands, then both of them will never forgive her for as long as they live. Not to mention it intensify her younger sister’s resentment of her even more than it already was.

[Silvertail]

I gotta say. Having Madoka to stab Ichika isn’t the smartest idea on Tabane’s Part. What was she thinking? Think about it. If Chifuyu and Houki finds out Ichika dies by Tabane’s hands, then both of them will never forgive her for as long as they live. Not to mention it intensify her younger sister’s resentment of her even more than it already was.

Tabane wants fight Chifuyu, but Chifuyu kept refusing to repair her personal IS and come out to fight her. In fact, Chifuyu has been pretty much allowing to Tabane to act freely up until this point despite knowing what she has done. Tabane explain that in volume 11 after Ichika was killed.

[serenade_beta]

Not like anyone was hoping, but Izuru admits he won't complete the LN because "it won't make him money"

[Last Sinner]

The guy cashed out over 2011 alone. I'm amazed he even got near the end given how bland S2 was while S1 had some good points.

[SILENTANIMELOVER]

I'll admit I'm not a fan behind his reason, but I get it. The hype for this series has long since down. It'd be kind of pointless to make the final book if no one but only the die hard fans will bite.

Still, you can't help but wonder how Izuru would end the series.

[serenade_beta]

It'd be kind of pointless to make the final book if no one but only the die hard fans will bite.

Well you know, except the fact both the publisher and buyer won't trust you meaning your career is ruined?
Not that his career wasn't ruined before, but his Twitter account literally says "Job/Work Searching"

[blitz1/2]

I'll admit I'm not a fan behind his reason, but I get it. The hype for this series has long since down. It'd be kind of pointless to make the final book if no one but only the die hard fans will bite.

Still, you can't help but wonder how Izuru would end the series.

It's a matter of pride, why not just finish it and claim, "at least I finished a series", it may not be the best ending, but at least there was a sense of accomplishment.