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It sounds like I might have been one of the few people who actually really enjoyed the show. If you are looking for a serious, action-packed, big series-long plot line, you'll probably be disappointed. What got me hooked to the show was the comedy. Yes, the harem cliches are old and well-used, but some of the interactions between the one male and the rest of the IS users had me laughing out loud.

I actually was wishing for more of a serious storyline throughout the episodes, but maybe that was not what the writers were going for. Another thought that occurred to me near the end of this series this easily could have resulted in a second season, with the first season being one big set-up for the cast of characters to be established.

One more thing to keep in mind about a show like this is to look at all the merchandise available for this show. There is *alot*. That also tells you something about what the show's producers had hoped this show would result in. I'm actually surprised I have not heard of a second season for IS for just that reason.

I was one of the people who watched it in spite of myself.

What I find sad about it is the Japanese response. The story is SO cliche, and SO badly written, and SO phoned-in. And yet it still sold like 40k per volume. The only MC more dense than Ichika was Natsuru from Kampfer...

It really makes me feel like I need to create a Japanese pen name and sell an LN to Japan. It's like printing money...

Shit... I actually like the show. I always go into anime with no expectations because I've never seen it, and just because their are reviews and opinions or people posting their opinions about it, doesn't mean all of the sudden I've seen it. I had no expectations with IS and I actually liked it. I did the same thing with Beat Angel! and really struggled to watch it (There was a point around ep 3 that I said fudge it... this sux Im not watching this. I watched the whole thing and it didn't get any better.)

I actually liked the series a lot. Its being played here on Animax in Taiwan right now a lot. I can't wait for it to come on in the US so I can replace my malaysian version. I like harems in general because its fun for the male to get into the situation and to see what the females will do about it. Its entertaining for me.

While I have not heard the dub I do have to agree with this review. I enjoyed the first three episode when I watched it as they aired, then decided to marathon the Japanese BD rips (still had the video play on TAN for their numbers) and in the end I was just disappointed with the show.

There was a lot of potential here for it to break away or at least do something different with the harem elements. I think if the series was 24 or 26 episodes I think then the series would have been better since there would have been time to develop the harem elements and potential get some type of conclusion.

Anyways, I am not going to buy this show (no offense there Sentai) I watched it once and well once was enough. I might just have the dub on in the background just to hear it.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I wholeheartedly agree with this review.

Yeah, I wasn't even taking into account its strong sales in Japan. I was just talking about its non-Japanese viewers.

Hey.

Hey guys?

Remember when anime was good?

It's because IS, being a Light Novel, is targeted not to Otaku, but to horny 13-15 year-old boys. There's a LOT of those around. Sure, there's the Otaku periphery demographic, but still.

Haters gotta hate, but I loved this show. It's a silly harem comedy with mecha, but if you're not into either or prefer something more serious, it's definitely not for you.

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