Infinite Stratos - General Discussion

[kk2extreme]

How come USA is not represented?

[Bombo]

Originally Posted by mikoo

Spoiler for pick your poison:

china girl <3

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by kk2extreme

How come USA is not represented?

She failed the entrance exam -- actually I wouldn't be surprised if a 'transfer student' from the US showed up later.

[Haak]

Originally Posted by Vexx

She failed the entrance exam

OH BURN!!!

I swear to God, if they turn out to be plotting something evil with nuclear warheads, I will drop this anime immediately...

[asaqe]

Originally Posted by Vexx

She failed the entrance exam -- actually I wouldn't be surprised if a 'transfer student' from the US showed up later.

Elly Collins was too busy protecting the US from Phantom Task attacks.

And see my avatar for who am I choosing as my waifu

[FlavoryFantasy]

Originally Posted by mikoo

Spoiler for pick your poison:

The girl from Germany. That hair, that tie...and of course that eye patch!

Though that france girl looks cute too! (though they all are cute anyway!)

[thundrakkon]

Originally Posted by kk2extreme

How come USA is not represented?

Hmmm... Well, they could end up making the USA as the antagonist. The enemy they fought with at the beginning could be USA, for all we know.

[Dark Wing]

Originally Posted by kk2extreme

How come USA is not represented?

Ask the novels writer...but seriously If I remember correctly there is a reason the US repetitive couldn't attend IS academy but but can't say because of it's spoiler and will get me in trouble.

[I_am_Kami]

I think USA should finally be the bad guy every time its always Russia

[Dark Wing]

Originally Posted by I_am_Kami

I think USA should finally be the bad guy every time its always Russia

MUST NOT SPOIL!!!!!

[blitz1/2]

How about Canadians?!

Although, it would be awesome if the canadian's name was Momiji or Maple. xD

[SoFarGone]

I haven't seen many anime that have anything related to Canada unless it was a sports anime/manga but thats rare too. USA is always in it.

[ars89]

so is the beginning just like a dream or is it something that will happen in the future, or was it to just show what an IS battle looks like?

I believe that houki has a crush on Ichika and had one since they were younger, but looks like Ichika is the regular idiot when it comes to girls.

[totoum]

Originally Posted by SoFarGone

I haven't seen many anime that have anything related to Canada unless it was a sports anime/manga but thats rare too. USA is always in it.

Canadians?
I can't resist mentioning Kate from sketchbook

Not a novel reader but my guess is the begining is something from the future.

[ZeKeR]

Originally Posted by ars89

so is the beginning just like a dream or is it something that will happen in the future, or was it to just show what an IS battle looks like?

I believe that houki has a crush on Ichika and had one since they were younger, but looks like Ichika is the regular idiot when it comes to girls.

at least this idiot has backbone... the age of wussy male protags... are OVER! ya hear me?! OVAR!!!

[Angrypokstick]

Originally Posted by Dark Wing

Ask the novels writer...but seriously If I remember correctly there is a reason the US repetitive couldn't attend IS academy but but can't say because of it's spoiler and will get me in trouble.

Funny because the identity of the USA Rep is spoiled already on this page.

Originally Posted by ars89

so is the beginning just like a dream or is it something that will happen in the future, or was it to just show what an IS battle looks like?

I believe that houki has a crush on Ichika and had one since they were younger, but looks like Ichika is the regular idiot when it comes to girls.

The way it was presented( a cold opening) made it seem its a event from the future and more than likely to show the viewer what IS battle looks like.

[Dark Wing]

Originally Posted by Angrypokstick

Funny because the identity of the USA Rep is spoiled already on this page.

Her identity is one thing but the reason she's not attended the academy is a spoiler that has to do with something that happens later on in the story.

[Guido]

Not much progress I made discussing in the Infinite Stratos thread. So, here are my overall thoughts before the second episode airs.

I do agree that the first episode served the appetitizer; introducing the male lead and the subsequent first two female leads of the main harem, and thus explaining the settings, and the power balance radically shifted by the emergence of the IS.

An overall and broad look to this show, and I felt either IS may become to a sort of extent of a successor to Vandread, at least that feels to me, obviously minus the twisted alien-machines, the space-opera voyage, and lots of other details I dont' want to discuss in order to avoid the spoiling.

On the other hand, it could turn out to be a weird cross between Mai-Otome and some other sci-fi, mecha show, Jinki:Extend perhaps?, but done right as in the manga.

Now the ensemble cast of characters (not the seiyuu themselves) looks promising, since the harem this time will be multicultural and international.

But, hey, people are pondering about the USA representative, but what about other representatives like: the Italian representative, or the representative from Russia.

Interesting, the choices aside from the Japanese representatives (duh! too obvious) that partake in this show. Since, the other countries had been in one way or another involved with Japan's history:

China - It's just too obvious that those two countries have been on each other's edge since centuries, but relations reached strained climax from the first Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895) to the second Sino-Japanese war (1937-1945) and beyond that.

Germany - Japan's allied to the Axis Powers during the Second World War.

Britain

France

The last two were a bit of a surprise, but after researching a little bit of history makes sense. From the time period where Japan was forced by the USA to open contact to Western World in 1854 to the wake of 1868 Meiji Revolution France, Britain, and the Netherlands were the major European powers involved helping with Japan's modernization.

France counseled and helped Japan in the modernization of the Imperial Japanese Army, although I need someone to clarify this historical fact, in case I oversimplified or overlooked essential data about this point.

Britain is credited for supplying modern equipment, including ships.

The Netherlands with the initiation of the modern Japanese Navy (The Nagasaki Naval Training Center) and supplying of Japan's first modern ships.

Other powers at the time who provided military consultancy for Japan were as well Italy and the Kingdom of Prussia (1871-1918)

It seems a little bit off that there are no Italian or Dutch representatives thrown into this show.

Originally Posted by Angrypokstick

The way it was presented( a cold opening) made it seem its a event from the future and more than likely to show the viewer what IS battle looks like.

Another example of a show that used the same technique as I can recall was Venus Versus Virus with the first episode's prologue opening with a teaser battle of future events to unfold.

[I_am_Kami]

Originally Posted by Dark Wing

MUST NOT SPOIL!!!!!

i know its based off light novels and im interested in reading them if they were translated. I do the same with to aru majutsu no index and im watching this show since it gives that cool science theme.

[Bonta Kun]

Originally Posted by Dark Wing

Her identity is one thing but the reason she's not attended the academy is a spoiler that has to do with something that happens later on in the story.

It's all a ruse, USA's rep is actually Hannah Montana and she tours the world in her IS with her IS troupe singing songs and bringing love and peace to all corners of the world
She will show up later and get involved with Ichika in a cinderella-esque story where they will burst out in song and dance when you least expect it!

Oh man I can't recall the last musical anime episode I saw, I think we're due one, IS could work to fill that role