IS: Infinite Stratos 04 - Gate Crashers

The battle between Rin and Ichika begins but even if that is the assumed plot, it all ended up with some unmanned IS ruining it. Aww, I was expecting to see more Shenlong action with retractable claws… just kidding! The amount of time it appeared is enough for me to talk about it abilities!

Note: Second sentence never happened in the series. It happened in a different series that involves a different Shenlong.

The battle between Byakushiki and Shenlong was more intense compared to Blue Tears shooting aimlessly on the evading Byakushiki. I mean, asides that Rin is good in using her IS in short range, Shenlong can deliver one strong laser attack… and it is not yet on its full power! This is, how I can say it, if the match continued without that unknown IS crashing in, Shenlong will definitely win.

As for Shenlong, I love the fact that it is advantageous in both close range and long range combat thanks to its dual swords and mounted cannons. As for the design, the good amount of red made a clear reference that this IS came from China, the dragon antenna found in Rin’s head adds the Chinese touch with the IS.

For the gate crashing IS, my first impression is that from afar, he kinda looked like Vilgax from Ben 10 due to its fat arms but hey, at least those arms back quite a punch and fire power! In this situation that the arena is closed and that Rin and Ichika are alone in the area with that mecha, this is when we saw much of Ichika’s potential both as a pilot and as a lead protagonist.

As a pilot, he was able to think fast with the situation he is facing right now. Even though he does not read his manual much, he was able to manage it with his personal instincts and I salute Ichika with that. As a lead protagonist, he doesn’t want to leave Rin alone, in the battlefield and it is enough to tell me that his harem will continue on growing as time passes.

Also in this episode, we saw more of Chifuyu's sister side when she thought Ichika more about the original sword that she used in which Byakushi's sword was based upon. Also, we saw more of Rin trying trying to steal a kiss from Ichika! It seems that Houki and Cecilia will have one tough love rival!

As for the battles, it is still as impressive and stunning as ever. Sure there are rough edges such as the transition between CGI and traditional but it is forgivable.

Overall, the episode is still visual eye candy and with the introduction of a new IS with an unregistered core; it seems that this show is finally becoming more interesting. Because of the introduction of an unregistered core, a question surfaced, where is Dr. Tabane? Is she responsible for all of this? If so, I guess I know what will happen next! Speaking of next, in the next episode, asides from Ichika, a new boy in the IS Academy appeared!

IS: Infinite Stratos 04 - Gate Crashers

The battle between Rin and Ichika begins but even if that is the assumed plot, it all ended up with some unmanned IS ruining it. Aww, I was expecting to see more Shenlong action with retractable claws… just kidding! The amount of time it appeared is enough for me to talk about it abilities!

Note: Second sentence never happened in the series. It happened in a different series that involves a different Shenlong.

The battle between Byakushiki and Shenlong was more intense compared to Blue Tears shooting aimlessly on the evading Byakushiki. I mean, asides that Rin is good in using her IS in short range, Shenlong can deliver one strong laser attack… and it is not yet on its full power! This is, how I can say it, if the match continued without that unknown IS crashing in, Shenlong will definitely win.

As for Shenlong, I love the fact that it is advantageous in both close range and long range combat thanks to its dual swords and mounted cannons. As for the design, the good amount of red made a clear reference that this IS came from China, the dragon antenna found in Rin’s head adds the Chinese touch with the IS.

For the gate crashing IS, my first impression is that from afar, he kinda looked like Vilgax from Ben 10 due to its fat arms but hey, at least those arms back quite a punch and fire power! In this situation that the arena is closed and that Rin and Ichika are alone in the area with that mecha, this is when we saw much of Ichika’s potential both as a pilot and as a lead protagonist.

As a pilot, he was able to think fast with the situation he is facing right now. Even though he does not read his manual much, he was able to manage it with his personal instincts and I salute Ichika with that. As a lead protagonist, he doesn’t want to leave Rin alone, in the battlefield and it is enough to tell me that his harem will continue on growing as time passes.

Also in this episode, we saw more of Chifuyu's sister side when she thought Ichika more about the original sword that she used in which Byakushi's sword was based upon. Also, we saw more of Rin trying trying to steal a kiss from Ichika! It seems that Houki and Cecilia will have one tough love rival!

As for the battles, it is still as impressive and stunning as ever. Sure there are rough edges such as the transition between CGI and traditional but it is forgivable.

Overall, the episode is still visual eye candy and with the introduction of a new IS with an unregistered core; it seems that this show is finally becoming more interesting. Because of the introduction of an unregistered core, a question surfaced, where is Dr. Tabane? Is she responsible for all of this? If so, I guess I know what will happen next! Speaking of next, in the next episode, asides from Ichika, a new boy in the IS Academy appeared!

IS: Infinite Stratos 03 – Ni Hao!

Nyaaa~!

In this episode, instead of Cecilia being the class rep, she turned her position over Ichika! Aside from that, a transfer student appears in the form of Fan Rinrin aka this show’s Chinese character and will be part of Ichika’s harem once she is defeated… well, she is partly part of it since she is also Ichika’s childhood friend, anyways, here is episode 3!

To begin with, I was surprised on the sudden change of heart with Cecilia. I mean, at the first two episodes, she was like, “I am English! You are some lowlife Jap! You have no right to mingle with my kind!” kind but now she acts like one of Ichika’s wives along with Houki when Rin was first introduced!

I am disappointed with the sudden change. If they decide to make Cecilia one of Ichika’s harem, at least retain 70% of her personality so that she would not look like Houki’s blonde clone!

This episode shows us how to deploy your personal IS. Cecilia's deployment sequence reminded me alot of mahou shojo titles while as for Ichika's, it reminded me more of Super Sentai henshin sequences. Also, I love that each one has its own unique transformation trinket!

The episode is another introduction episode and this time, it is about Fan Rinrin simply known as Rin by Ichika. To begin with, she reminded me of every female Chinese character is anime except she is a bit tamer and pilots a mecha. Speaking of mecha, the name of her IS is Shenlong! Wufei anyone? Anyways, I find Rin likable and a lot stronger compared to Cecilia considering that she can partially deploy her IS' arm as a defense mechanism to Houki's attack!

The episode also shows us how Ichika learned that he can pilot an IS. I find the scene mystical and I hope that at the end of the series, they can properly explain this phenomenon. My theory on why Ichika can use an IS basing on this scene? Genes.

Overall, it is mediocre compared to the previous one and that is because of the sudden change with Cecilia. Sure, she did some realization about Ichika on the last clip of the previous episode but it still bothers me how she acted like that in this episode like she knew Ichika for more than a year. But I got to admit, the scenes which involved the three of them are fun to watch! As for Rin’s introduction, it was good, it established most of her personality, and I can’t wait to see her fight with Ichika!