A 2009 light novel series by Yumizuru Izuru and illustrated by [[okiura]], later adapted adapted into a 2011 anime series by 8-Bit (with character designs by [[Kurashima Tomoyasu]]) and a manga serialized in Media Factory's [i]Monthly Comic Alive[/i], illustrated by Akahoshi Kenji.

15-year-old [[Orimura Ichika]] is discovered to be the only male capable of piloting an Infinite Stratos (IS), a powered exoskeleton system (with weaponry so advanced the world's nations agreed to ban their military application) otherwise usable only by females. He is then enrolled into the Infinite Stratos Academy, where his older sister [[orimura chifuyu|Chifuyu]], herself a former ace IS pilot, teaches. Along the way he meets his [[shinonono houki|childhood friend]], [[cecilia alcott|a British aristocrat]], [[Huang Lingyin|his other, Chinese childhood friend]], [[charlotte dunois|a French transferee]], and [[laura bodewig|a German super-soldier]], each vying for his affection.

h4. Characters

* [[Cecilia Alcott]]
* [[Charlotte Dunois]]
* [[Huang Lingyin]]
* [[Gotanda Ran]]
* [[Laura Bodewig]]
* [[Nohotoke Honne]]
* [[Orimura Chifuyu]]
* [[Orimura Ichika]]
* [[Sarashiki Tatenashi]]
* [[Schwarzer roegen]]
* [[Shinonono Houki]]
* [[Shinonono Tabane]]
* [[Yamada Maya (Infinite Stratos)|]]

h4. External links

* "Official Light Novel Site":http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/bunkoj/books.php?id=22085
* "Official Anime Site":http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/is/
* "Wikipedia: IS (Infinite Stratos)":[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS_(Infinite_Stratos)]
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