Decided to rewatch the first episode of IS: Infinite Stratos today. Pretty much had me in stitches the whole time. ^^
I gotta say, the show's got a lotta charm for being an anime rom-com. I know Ichika (our MC) gets a lotta flak for being dense, but upon reflection I feel as if most of these complaints come from English speakers who watched the sub, and thus missed out on the intonation and nuance of a dub in their native language. He's obviously playing dumb (and it's even confirmed in one of the later light novels!), so by my mark it's rather refreshing to see a character who's genuinely disinterested in romance, isn't super-shy around girls, and not to mention, actually has the balls to stand up to people when they piss him off. Throw in the harem 'a psychotic broads he keeps waiting on him throughout the series, and the only logical explanation is that Ichika Orimura is a fucking pimp in schoolboy's clothing.
Also, his sister's a total babe, the worldbuilding ain't half bad, and the animation and soundtrack are gorgeous. As are scenes like these. 😃