Infinite Stratos #06 — Dude Looks Like a Lady

February 10th, 2011

 

What a twist!

Impressions:

Another not terribly exciting episode. They really shouldn’t have tried to merge both Charles and Laura’s introductions together since it’s just getting in the way of both. Charles’ entire… well… everything… is also completely vapid too. She’s cute, yeah, but even for a show like this that treats plot like a four letter word, she manages to stand out as being completely pointless. Maybe she’ll distinguish her against Germany next week or something, although given France’s track record against German aggressors… well… make your own metaphor that involves the wrong end of a beam rifle.

Ichika’s not helping matters either. He needs to smirk or something whenever he frustrates his harem instead of wandering over to grope what he believes to be another boy. Kid is starting to get suspiciously eager to spend time naked with other males. Who even walks in on their roommate in the shower anyway? Especially a foreigner that you’ve known for something like 48 hours. Keep in mind that all of these people are being trained to be weapons of mass destruction too… and it’s a bunch of women living together, so all their cycles will slowly begin to sync. I can only imagine that for a few days a month this academy is a breeding ground for international incidents.

*ahem* What was this episode about again? Charles growing breasts when wet? Yeah, sure. Whatever you say, Japan. Just don’t feed her after midnight or she’ll turn into de Gaulle.

Preview:

Germany vs the world.

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28 Shouts From the Peanut Gallery

  • Amyable says:

    Does the episode explain how she suddenly has boobs now, when she was wearing a skintight two-piece last episode and no one was the wiser? Inquiring minds want to know.

  • Skew says:

    Ichika no ecchi?

  • alex says:

    why German chick doesn’t a certain symbol on her unit ?
    German chick’s rape face: http://tenka.seiha.org/images2/is6/is6_88.jpg
    I wonder how it turns out between Germany, France and Britain

  • Coyotl says:

    I know this show is stupid beyond help but France is just too damn cute.

  • Okita says:

    Lmao I loved your world war references and I think France is cute as hell also.

  • Dual says:

    Charles = best girl
    IS = best show

  • Nanaya says:

    I suspect that once a month Ichika gathers supplies and hides in the ventilation ducts for a week. At least that’s what anyone with survival instinct would do in that deathtrap scenario. Also, dammit Aroduc, I never wanted to have to think about that.

    And going by her sudden massive growth from last episode, apparently puberty hit Charles like a freaking freight train.

  • RaiKitsune says:

    The sad thing is this may actually be the best show this season.

  • The Deviant says:

    so another Lover appears?

  • Aex says:

    I enjoyed Chifuyu putting Laura in her place. I enjoyed that immensely. Charles(Charlotte?) is already my favorite girl, just cause she’s so damn cute and, you know, sane. Love the girl’s uniform in the ED!!

    Looking forward to Ichika pulling that pole out of Laura’s butt in a few episodes.

    Sidenote: Huh, the order of the girls running changes in the ED each episode. Wonder if it’s like how much time they got with Ichika that episode or something lol!

  • Harbin says:

    Laura will go dere soon enough

  • Shinji103 says:

    “Who even walks in on their roommate in the shower anyway?”

    You /do/ realize that Ichika /didn’t/ walk in on at-the-time Charles, right? He went into the “middle” area before the shower stall with the sink and toilet; “Charles” happened to come out of the shower stall at about the same time. (in classic anime style :D )

    And yeah, breasts in anime are magic; they can shrink to unnoticeable levels, or suddenly expand to draw even the most stout male’s eyes at the drop of a hat. Lacus Clyne of Gundam SEED even had the distinction of being labeled as having “inflatable breasts.” ^^b

  • TMH says:

    So France is inflatable, now? That certainly explains a lot.

    I generally disagree with your negativity towards just about everything, Aroduc, but your writing does have its golden moments. This is one of them. XD

  • pata says:

    Voulez-vous avoir des seins en un instant?

    Buy france’s Seins Instant!!!
    Just add ze l’eau!

    France can do sooo many things…

  • ~xxx says:

    it’s the power of magic and harem…

  • Mesousa says:

    No Ranma 1/2 reference?!

  • chad001 says:

    The fact that the BGM was romantic French music, whilst Ichika was feeding Charles, made me laugh so hard….

    Also, with Charlotte’s uniform at the end, GREAT JOB KEEPING A SECRET, there’s NOTHING suspicious about suddenly gaining breasts, longer hair, and wearing a SKIRT, definitely….

  • Yue says:

    That’s a (fictional) French cleavage inhibiting technology.

    Remember, Charles’ IS clothing is specially made their company. She said it on the previous episode so just believe the whole shenannigan.

    Why do you guys focus on this detail? There’s something clearly wrong about Ichika… this gut feeling… masaka

    • Amyable says:

      Wow, I checked on RC and you’re right. Special covert boobage for the discriminating French spy. Also, the reason why she’s wearing a skirt in the ED is because [SPOILER] eventually she outs herself as a girl and moves in with Laura.

  • The Phantom says:

    Any girl that slaps the main lead = win, so I like laura the most so far, I think she is tsundere and on top of that she has a golden eye of doom.

  • Rednal says:

    I dunno, I kind of enjoy the way that France seemed to be training him to serve her… XD

  • Haha, why aren’t I surprised.