Infinite Stratos #05 — Deutschland Ãœber Alles

February 3rd, 2011

 

That actually has almost nothing to do with this episode.

Impressions:

Bleh. This was a pretty terrible episode and easily the worst in IS’s run so far. I can’t believe they’re trying to sell ‘Charl’ as male too. In a skintight suit. And a voice too feminine for even an 8 year old Tabernacle choir boy. It’s like when they cast Noto in male roles. Who the hell do they think they’re fooling? Just look at those mighty, masculine childbearing hips. They didn’t even actually reveal or… hell… do anyting with him either. Both the dishevled hot sister and newbie Laura from Germany had a bigger presence in the episode. I did appreciate the way she came into the class and marked her territory immediately. Leave it to a German to blitzkrieg the Rhineland.

As for the rest… bleh. Nothing of import happened, the ‘fight’ happened mostly a mile away between indistinguishable dots firing tiny black lines, and the Brit can’t cook. I’d be more concerned about that carrot in her basket. It’s entirely too… bushy. There were some cute Houki moments, I suppose, but it’s not as much fun when Ichika turns completely oblivious to how much he’s traumatizing the rest of his harem… or oblivious to the fact that holding somebody of the opposite sex wearing little more than a paper-thin bathing suit against your chest could be construed to have a deeper meaning. Not that I want him to stammer and freak out about it either, but at least a little situational awareness could be useful, especially while Houki is furiously ovulating in your arms.

Preview:

Don’t let the screencaps deceive you. The preview is about 95% pictures of walls.

Posted in Infinite Stratos | 23 Comments »

23 Shouts From the Peanut Gallery

  • Anonymous says:
    February 3, 2011 at 11:34 am

    The Reverse-Trap makes this episode an instant winner in my book. What can I say? I’m a weak, deeply perverted man.

    • Amyable says:
      February 3, 2011 at 12:50 pm

      “That young man fills me with hope, and some other emotions that are weird and deeply confusing.”

  • Amyable says:
    February 3, 2011 at 11:37 am

    On the bright side, Rin took your advice about the half-tie. So there is that.

  • Chen says:
    February 3, 2011 at 11:47 am

    Great harem or greatest harem?

    Now the only thing this show needs is a loud Yank with large breasts and a drinking problem.

  • Dual says:
    February 3, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    Fuckin’ awesome ep. Laura slapping Ichika out of nowhere was pure win

  • Yden says:
    February 3, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    Anyone notice how the teacher crashed into Ichika and still managed to end up on the bottom?

    • Hayate says:
      February 3, 2011 at 3:49 pm

      The convenience of the dust cloud in anime. They can bs how the person who crashes into someone ends up on the bottom clause…^^;;;

      • tabs05 says:
        February 3, 2011 at 7:55 pm

        I thought the writing was okay and consistent. The story is actually moving forward at a good pace with the introduction of the remaining females without dragging the story too much. Although I have to agree it was more normal this time around without IS one-one battles much but other than that the I feel the episodes are actually used effectively so far.

        I definitely agree that his friend’s younger sister is pretty hot hope we see her some more in some other ep.

  • Jack says:
    February 3, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    I don’t know guys…this episode didn’t really do much for me. I didn’t think it was all that great. The writing was all over the place. Buck shot cliches and poorly paced. The editing was terrible.

    I’ll spin it again tomorrow…maybe it’ll hit me differently.

  • Aex says:
    February 3, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Oh joy, looks like Laura is the type I like the least in harems (aka the “violent with only a slightly good reason usually based on a misunderstanding” type). At least Houki turning up the “dere” kinda balanced things out. That and Ran. I could stare at that disheveled hotness forever… *cough* Sorry.

    I could see Charl passing as a pretty-boy… until you see her in the IS suit. That just screams reverse-trap.

  • Hei says:
    February 3, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Woot we got 2 more candidates for the harem ending :)

  • Okita says:
    February 3, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    ^ I have to agree

  • Pseud says:
    February 4, 2011 at 12:45 am

    Despite his apparent denseness, Ichika has obviously caught on to some of the influence he wields, since he’s dictating to his harem the order in which they’re allowed to feed him!

  • Nanaya says:
    February 4, 2011 at 12:56 am

    Heh, when that guy’s sister zipped up and got fully dressed because of him — If she really wanted his attention, she should have just stayed half-dressed and unzipped.

    Yeah, he would need a higher perception capacity than the average peanut for that to actually work on him, but it’s still a valid strategy.

  • Ubu Roi says:
    February 4, 2011 at 10:11 am

    “…especially while Houki is furiously ovulating in your arms.”

    Best. Line. EVAR.

    Here’s to furious ovulation!

  • Rude says:
    February 4, 2011 at 10:21 am

    Laura Bodewig. Not german enough. Should be Helmina/Brunhilde Bodewig.

    • Albedo says:
      February 4, 2011 at 12:33 pm

      I dunno. She seems angry and blunt enough to make up for the lack of a stereotypical name. If she turns Yandere later then she’s a true German.

  • ToshiroNoRonin says:
    February 4, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    I’m surprised Arudoc didn’t mention it, but was I the only one really bothered by the fact that the teacher comes falling out of the sky completely out of control so that we can have the required “accidental boob grab” cliche, but then without anyone explaining why she couldn’t pilot the thing at the beginning, she suddenly has expert control and Chifuyu is uber-confident that she’ll beat both girls easily in a match? If she’s that good a pilot, why couldn’t she fly and land the thing properly from the start?

    And please more of the hot disheveled sister…

    • Jack says:
      February 4, 2011 at 5:23 pm

      And please more of the hot disheveled sister…

      Seconded. Was hoping the sister could replace the inanely cliche German girl, but I see Colonel Klink is in the OP. Bummer.

  • ardi says:
    February 4, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    I was half expecting Rin (and maybe Ceci? while spouting her views on eating manners of course) to jump out and snatch the food when Ichika was feeding Houki. That it didn’t happen makes me sad.