Infinite Stratos

Volume 01 cover.

IS (Infinite Stratos) (IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉) 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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Format Standards

• General Format/Style Guideline
• Infinite Stratos Format/Style Guideline

Updates

• 1 Feb 2011
  • Teaser project started
  • Format guidelines added
• 6 Feb 2011
  • Volume 1 Chapter 1 completed
• 13 Feb 2011
  • Project official
• 1 Mar 2011
  • Volume 6 Chapter 1 completed

The IS series by Izuru Yumizuru

Volume 1

• Novel Illustrations
• Chapter 1: All my Classmates are Female
• Chapter 2: Class Representative Selection Match!
• Chapter 3: The Transfer Student is the Second Childhood Friend
• Chapter 4: Showdown! The Class League Match
• Afterwords

Volume 2

• Novel Illustrations
• Chapter 1: Boy meets boy
• Chapter 2: Roommate is... a blond gentleman
• Chapter 3: Blue days/red switch
• Chapter 4: Find out my mind
• Epilogue: From the crimson's deep sleep

Volume 3

• Novel Illustrations
• Chapter 1: Rain maker - The heart of a young girl is the fog of a clear day
• Chapter 2: Ocean's eleven - 11 o'clock sea!
• Chapter 3: Thin red line - Standing on the boundary line
• Chapter 4: Dressy White - Setsura
• Epilogue: Your name is...

Volume 4

• Novel Illustrations
• Chapter 1: Welcome in the summer (~45%)
• Chapter 2: The rhapsody of two kittens
• Chapter 3: A Midsummer night's dream
• Chapter 4: The restless love quintet
• Epilogue: The phantom lurking in the darkness

Volume 5

• Novel Illustrations
• Chapter 1: Heart's Painkiller
• Chapter 2: The Student Council President is a Felis Woman
• Chapter 3: Clear Melody of Cinderella's Heel
• Chapter 4: Mysterious Lady
• Epilogue: Beginning of the Story

Volume 6

• Novel Illustrations
• Chapter 1: Silent Ones
• Chapter 2: Resound, Maiden's Victory Song
• Chapter 3: Cannonball Fast
• Chapter 4: Heartbreaker
• Epilogue: Reflection on the Water's Surface

Project Staff

• Project Administrator:
• Project Supervisor:

Translators

ACTIVE

• Kira0802 (Chinese trans.)

• Kuroi shinigami

• Teh Ping

INACTIVE

Editors

All editors that speak English proficiently are welcomed.

• Javiersansano

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)