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| We're already seeing a Tsundere girl which is a bit worrying, but the story is moving itself along nicely - and it's not getting in the way which is pretty satisfying. The OP is helping me judge we're not going to get an overly deep anime (not that it doesn't already present itself as generic) - but it should be enjoyable if the pacing stays like this and they keep advancing into battles like this. Looking forward to the next episode, hope this doesn't let me down, this season already looks pretty damn shitty. njasis said: This is why all my mechas are crap these days, it's not about mecha anymore =="The lack of fan service was disappointing, however the fact that he's surrounded by girls gives me hope that there will be some ecchi stuff sooner or later :P Seriously, there's T LOVE-Ru and shit for this sort of stuff man... |
SucroseJan 6, 2011 9:28 PM
| So generic. Other then the eye-candy, there's realy nothing to look forward to. It kinda reminds me of Ookami-san. |
nznzJan 6, 2011 10:26 PM
| So, women are stronger than men only with the aid of a gigantic ass flying robot that shoots lasers and missiles that only women can use. Naturally, I can't wait to see next week's episode when he kicks her ass. This show is so sexist, in the opposite way you'd usually see. Where's Jonny Bravo when you need him? Other than that, so far I've seen the usual and generic female characters in a harem + school setting. Stuck up rich foreign girl, tsundere, childhood friend. Others to be introduced later + lots of fangirls. But, the story's nice, came off to a good start, animation and character designs are good, voice acting is good too. Speaking of voice acting, our main tsundere turns out to be the same voice as Mio from K-ON, which is personally a plus for me. |
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| Infinite Stratos is this season's Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou, except, not as interesting. Generic harem blah blah blah. I will say this though, I foresee large amounts of misogamy in the future of this anime. |
| Not bad, not great; I'll be watching though. A bit too predictable / unoriginal. |
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| Um...honestly speaking this was boring. |
| On the first episode, they pretty much nailed just about every cliche in the book, but it was a really fun episode, more fun than anything I've watched this season, actually. I have high hopes for this series, not so much for something deep, but just something fun to watch throughout the season. |
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| I think it comes down to this. If you enjoy the typical harem/romance and mecha type of anime, you will enjoy this one. If you are looking for a super indeph storyline and that type of anime, you will have to look elsewhere. Honestly, I enjoyed it. Dont know why. I guess it was made better when the guy didnt look like such a wuss near the end, when he got pissed off at the blond haired girl. He isnt as hollow of a character as I thought he would be. Ill continue this, based off of the 1 or 2 romance series I watch each time new stuff comes out. |
| I'll stick with this for a few episodes if it gets better. For a first episode, it was pretty average. |
| I'm gonna bet that they will somehow "forget" to explain the reason why there are only women who can use IS (weird since it is a robot and who would build a robot just for women), and go all out on the high school/harem setting and antics. I hope it won't have a lot of plotholes like Isekai. |
| I feel that the seiyuus aren't fully into it. The script seems a bit bland that the execution of the dialogues seem a bit boring and uninteresting. Though the mecha fight at the beginning was interesting to say the least. It could use more explanation on why only women can use IS and how did Ichika manage to use one if only women are allowed to use it. A bit of a slow start but it could have some potential so I'll stick around. That and Hikasa Youko is singing the ED song :D |
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| Pretty solid episode imo. This could be something high caliber... if they don't use overused aspects from other mecha//school types of anime. I enjoyed getting to know some of the characters and their personalities. 4/5 first ep score. not bad.... |
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| As much as some people bitch at this show, I will bitch that Cecilia is fucking annoying! Can't stand the stupid arrogant human flesh. Britain superior to Japan? ROFL, yeah right, in what aspects again? Another problem with Cecilia is that she is very strong because of those damn funnels! Anyways OP is amazing! ED is less desirable. Really good ideas for mechas and what they are capable of is also nice, from cluster beams that blow up to huge beam rifles to beam saber wielding. Houki Shinonono is rather nice with her hair style and character but I still think my favorite will be the one in the spoiler I like the fights, although most girls including (Yamada/Chifuyu) are ok Cecilia is annoying. Can't wait to see Ichika beating down Cecilia! |
Yumekichi11Jan 6, 2011 11:42 PM
| Generic setting is generic. But will keep watching for pretty mecha pew pew. |
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belatkuro said: I think it will be explained soon, I had a similar frustration in regards to Maho Shoujo Madoka Magica to get answers, just got to wait it out for some time.It could use more explanation on why only women can use IS and how did Ichika manage to use one if only women are allowed to use it. |
| I like this anime so far. The art and scenes are very clean and nicely done. The story seems to be very interesting so I'm going to stick with this anime. I also love that Hikasa Yoko has a main part and sings the ending theme. (I'm a huge K-ON fan). I love the art, music, and the story seems fine to me. |
| Seems pretty interesting so far, I'm keeping with it |
| I like it... can't wait to see what happens in the next episode. |
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| First episode was what I expected of it, everybody flokking around the male etc... Also I don't like the attitude of the females. Males are still stronger than females. A suit won't change that. I mean from what I could tell, the IS are used for recreative things(sports in other words) and not war etc so why would they laugh, if they were assaulted in an ally, I doubt an IS could save them. Fuck I'm going to hate 90% of the chicks. Ichika was better then I expected. Not getting a nosebleed and all or drop dead from the moment he saw some skin. The mecha fight...Hmm could be better, obviously CG but doable. So benefit of the doubt. Will wait and see how next fight will go. The fight next week will most likely be: Male gets in trouble but through his manly will power he will pull through and win. Sooooo all in all, will continue to watch this. |
TheUniqueReaperJan 7, 2011 1:50 AM
| So far it's kept me interested. The music is nice. |
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| I'm inevitably going to be comparing this show to Shuffle!, the standard generic harem rom com. Too early to tell for the most part. The main male protagonist kinda doesn't get what's going on, and he's a bit of a pushover, but we'll have to see later how he reacts to obvious romantic pursuits from the main female cast. The worst thing that can happen is he'll end up like Rin, and take forever to clearly express his feelings and just keep getting pushed around by the various females. As for the setting...yeah I'm going to have to wait a few episodes to really judge how well the premise is executed. |
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| 1st episode was okay. It won't be good until the 2nd childhood friend appears. |
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| is this going to be just an ordinary school life with student wearing body armor ? |
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tot said: There's a pretty good chance it could be. Especially given that the characters as of now are clearly not the strong point of this show. What remains to be seen however is how well the setting is developed, as well as how many times our main male protagonist lets himself get mindlessly pushed around.is this going to be just an ordinary school life with student wearing body armor ? |
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tot said: is this going to be just an ordinary school life with student wearing body armor ? Im afraid so...for now its just high school life with japanese culture. |
| Well I for one like the show. it even has strike witches; this is win :3 haters just gonna hate  |
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| Completely stereotypical mecha/harem show. But it has it's entertainment value, so I'll just keep watching. I just hope it doesn't end up like Asura Cryin'... |
| solid ep to much cliches character so far hope that change with the next episodes. |
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Charliehsv said: Agreed, and "original" doesn't always equal quality any way.. just look at Madoka Magika and the spoon fed shit eaters who love it^^Completely stereotypical mecha/harem show. But it has it's entertainment value, so I'll just keep watching. I'm not looking for innovation and uniqueness when decide to watch a movie, anime, what ever really. All I want is to be entertained and this show does just that, perfect easygoing anime to watch during breakfast (^.^) |
| After seeing ep.1 I have high hopes for what is to come. I think for an opener it was a good start and cant wait to see were its leading =) |
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| Awesome , Maybe the best of 2011 winter anime for me will see the rest of the animes =D BTW the ending is Nice , Youko Hisaka Kanade-chan said: "The english dish is the most uneatable dish" he said lol i never heard English food only Irish =P |
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| Wow, surprised to see so many comments before me xD Anyway, the anime is is quite interesting from the start. If it becomes a stupid harem comedy I might drop it however. The OP caught up my interest and the ED is not bad itself. Ichika's girlfrie...uhh...childhood friend is really interesting :D Really hope to see more of this anime. It has a generic 8.5/10 for now xD |
| I liked it but I hope there will be more mecha fights from now on, now the introduction is over |
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| Nice first episode. 4/5. |
| Here we go again..there are always people who dislike or like any show..life goes on.. |
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| Yay, Mecha Musume. I'm liking the design of Orimura's mech already. Cant wait to see it in action. |
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Grmo said: This started off pretty interesting, but after introducing a pile of cliches, it became pretty stupid. I was really hoping Houki wouldn't be such a tsundere, in spite of her stereotypical hairstyle. Main character is also kind of a dumbass. Indeed. The stupid annoying harem protagonist who for some unknown reason acts like it is torture that he has girls around him, the tsundere friend that likes him but beats him up, the ojou-sama who thinks big of herself and at some point will start liking the main lead. Even the school academy theme. Those things are so clishe that is getting tiring. I'm starting to think that maybe they need a foreigner to contribute to their scenarios because it seems like Japanese are stacked in a loophole. On the other hand there are probably more interesting staff by many Japanese but never get the ok or their works are transformed to fit that cliche pattern because producers want to make the same shit again and again considering it a sure minimum business return. |
Inarius said: Actually i thought she looked like Barkhorn as well.Well I for one like the show. it even has strike witches; this is win :3 Maybe she is the grand daughter of them. |
| Eh. I had expected a lot better. Very very cliché. |
| It seems interesting at the beginning, let´s see how the story goes. |
| A great first episode, I love how the characters look and the animation. I can tell it will most likely be one of my favourites of the season. I have really high hopes for this series. |
Laevateinn00 said: Will you people actually stop complaining? Its only the first episode, and if you don't like it just don't watch it. Also, whats wrong with being cliched?!? There's like few thousand animes out there....Originality. So you're basically saying that if there's eleven people wearing the same clothes, the eleventh person that's wearing it is "bad". LOL Everything obviosly has something thats cliched =_= To say that an anime is bad because its cliched is just too ignorant. ofcourse there is a reason that a cliche is a cliche but come now, the foreign blond haired, blue eyed, busty english rich lady is completly wrong and unoriginal. Why didn't they make her taller for one, give her brown hair and a bit of an accent? Sorry but when it comes to side characters and personalities you can at least TRY to be a bit more original. |
TheUniqueReaperJan 7, 2011 8:12 AM
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