Infinite Stratos
IS (Infinite Stratos) (IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉, IS (Infinitto Sutoratosu)?) is a Japanese light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru with illustrations provided by Okiura. As of December 2010, 6 volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Kenji Akahoshi started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on May 27, 2010. An anime adaptation began broadcasting in Japan on January 7, 2011.
Synopsis
In the near future, a Japanese scientist engineers a powered exoskeleton called "Infinite Stratos" (IS). Possessing technology and combat capabilities far more advanced than any other weapon system, the IS threatens to destabilize the world. Faced with such an overpowering weapon, the nations of the world enact the "Alaska Treaty", which states that IS will never be used for military combat and that existing IS technology must be equally distributed to all nations, to prevent any one nation for dominating the others. The introduction of the IS does however have a major effect on society. As IS can only be operated by women, the power balance between men and women is broken, with women coming to dominate society over men.
Ten years after the first IS were introduced, the world has entered a new age of peace. The peace is shattered, however, by an unexpected discovery. A 15 year old Japanese boy, named Ichika Orimura, is discovered to be capable of operating an IS. Realizing the potential, Ichika is forced by the Japanese government to attend the prestigious Infinite Stratos Academy, an international academy where IS pilots from all over the world are trained. Thus his busy school life surrounded by girls begins.
Translation
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Updates
- 1 Feb 2011
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The IS series by Izuru Yumizuru
Volume 1
Series Overview
IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 (Infinite Stratos) Volume 1 (May 25, 2009) ISBN 978-4-8401-2788-2 IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 (Infinite Stratos) Volume 2 (August 25, 2009)ISBN 978-4-8401-2870-4 IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 (Infinite Stratos) Volume 3 (December 25, 2009)ISBN 978-4-8401-3086-8 IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 (Infinite Stratos) Volume 4 (March 25, 2010)ISBN 978-4-8401-3179-7 IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 (Infinite Stratos) Volume 5 (June 25, 2010) ISBN 978-4-8401-3428-6 IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 (Infinite Stratos) Volume 6 (December 24, 2010) ISBN 978-4-8401-3516-0
