An anime adaptation for Infinite Stratos was first announced on June 21, 2010 and its official website opening on August 8, 2010. The adaptation will be directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi who also directed Macross Frontier with Eight Bit, who also handled Macross Frontier, animating the adaptation.
The anime began airing in Japan on January 7, 2011 on TBS. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime in North America. The Anime Network will simulcast the series on their website. The first 3 episodes will premiere on January 23, 2011, followed with a new episode each week.
A second series titled Infinite Stratos 2 aired from October 3, 2013 to December 19, 2013.
Main Staff[]
- Character Designer: Takeyasu Kurashima
- Chief Animation Director: Takeyasu Kurashima
- Mecha Designer: Takeshi Takakura
- Series Script: Atsuhiro Tomioka, Chinatsu Hōjō, and Fumihiko Shimo
- Composition: Fumihiko Shimo
Music[]
The anime's soundtrack is composed by Hikaru Nanase, while most of the themes are vocalized by Minami Kuribayashi.
Season 1[]
- Opening: Straight Jet by Minami Kuribayashi
- Ending: Super∞Stream by Yōko Hikasa, Yukana, Asami Shimoda, Kana Hanazawa and Marina Inoue (subsequently).
Season 2[]
- Opening: True Blue Traveler
- Ending: Beautiful Sky
Episode Guide[]
Season 1[]
| Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Light Novel Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | My Classmates are All Girls (クラスメイトは全員女, Kurasumeito wa Zen'in Onna?) |
January 6, 2011 | Volume 1, Chapter 1 |
| 02 | Class Representative Runoff! (クラス代表決定戦！, Kurasu Daihyō Ketteisen!?) |
January 13, 2011 | Volume 1, Chapter 2 |
| 03 | The Transfer Student is my Second Childhood Friend (転校生はセカンド幼なじみ, Tenkōsei wa Sekando Osananajimi?) |
January 20, 2011 | Volume 1, Chapter 3 |
| 04 | Showdown! The Class League Match (決戦！クラス |
January 27, 2011 | Volume 1, Chapter 4 |
| 05 | Boy Meets Boy (ボーイ・ミーツ・ボーイ, Bōi Mītsu Bōi?) |
February 3, 2011 | Volume 2, Chapter 1 |
| 06 | My Roommate is a Young, Blonde Nobleman (ルームメイトはブロンド |
February 10, 2011 | Volume 2, Chapter 2 |
| 07 | Blue Days ~ Red Switch (ブルー・デイズ／レッド・スイッチ, Burū Deizu/Reddo Suitchi?) |
February 17, 2011 | Volume 2, 'Chapter 3 |
| 08 | Find Out My Mind (ファインド・アウト・マイ・マインド, Faindo Auto Mai Maindo?) |
February 24, 2011 | Volume 2, Chapter 4 |
| 09 | Ocean's Eleven! ( |
March 3, 2011 | Volume 3, Chapter 2 |
| 10 | Thin Red Line ( |
March 10, 2011 | Volume 3, Chapter 3 |
| 11 | Get Ready (ゲット レディ, Getto Redi?) |
March 24, 2011 | Volume 3, Chapter 4 |
| 12 | Your Name Is ( |
March 31, 2011 | Volume 3, Epilogue |
| OVA | A Sextet Yearning for Love" ( Koi ni Kogareru Rokujūsō, 恋に焦がれる六重奏?) |
December 7, 2011 | Volume 4, Chapter 3 & 4 |
Season 2[]
Special Editions[]
| Cover | Media Contents | Extras |
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Episodes[]
| Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Light Novel Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Memory of a Summer ( |
October 3, 2013 | Volume 4, Chapter 2 Blu-Ray DVD 1 Story |
| 02 | Heart Pain Killer ( |
October 10, 2013 | Volume 5 Chapter 1 & 2 |
| 03 | Translucent Chord of Cinderella's Heel ( |
October 17, 2013 | Volume 5, Chapter 3 |
| 04 | Mysterious Lady (episode)|Mysterious Lady (ミステリアス・レイディ, Mi?) |
October 24, 2013 | Volume 5, Chapter 4 & Epilouge |
| 05 | Lovely Style (ラブリー・スタイル, Raburī Sutairu?) |
October 31, 2013 | Volume 6, Epilouge |
| 06 | Pride of a Maiden (The Secret Base) ( |
November 7, 2013 | Volume 7, Chapter 1 |
| 07 | Sisters (シスターズ, Shisutāzu?) |
November 14, 2013 | Volume 7, Chapter 1 & 2 |
| 08 | Open Your Heart (オープン・ユア・ハート, Ōpun Yua Hāto?) |
November 21, 2013 | Volume 7, Chapter 2 & 3 |
| 09 | What it Takes to Be a Hero|What It Takes To Be A Hero (ヒーローの条件, Hīrō no Jōken?) |
November 28, 2013 | Volume 7, Chapter 4 |
| 10 | Cooking My Way (クッキング・マイ・ウェイ, Kukkingu Mai Wei?) |
December 05, 2013 | Volume 8, Chapter 4 |
| 11 | Looking For Memories ( |
December 12, 2013 | |
| 12 | Girls Over (ガールズオーバー, Gāruzu Ōbā?) |
December 12, 2013 |
Cast[]
Trivia[]
- The fight scenes involving the IS alternates between drawings and CGI.
- The anime excludes/changes certain aspects of the light novel.
- One thing to note about the ending theme sequences of Season 1 is that, from episode 1 to 9, they depict Ichika and all the IS pilot girls close to him running in a certain sequence. Ichika is in front of the girl who most recently joined his side following close behind. After a small gap, the rest of the girls follow, lined in the order they are introduced. From episode 10, the ending sequences change slightly to just show the girls running, after Ichika, in the order introduced.
- Throughout the whole anime, not a single tournament was complete due to disruptions.
- The second season with blood scenes restricts the series' age recommendation to be put to 17+.
- A few episodes of Season 2 are anime-exclusive only with small important parts from the light novel, all involving Phantom Task.
- Similar to Season 1, the ending theme sequences of season 2 depict Ichika and the IS pilot girls running. However, the background shows the inactive form of the personal pilot IS's and then the pilot in casual clothes. The order is the same as when they were introduced. For episode 12, it has all of the pilots (not their IS's) is the opposite order of their ending following Ichika and Tatenashi (Kanzashi, Laura, Charlotte, Lingyin, Ceclia and Houki). In the end, it shows Ichika and Chifuyu getting their picture taken with one more girl each episode until all of them are there.