IS: Infinite Stratos 2 - World Purge-hen Episode 1 Discussion

Treantwuver said:
This is my brief opinion so far as I have not watched this with subs yet so I could only make out what some dialogue is said or determined.

- Ichika wasn't as oblivious this time around, meaning it was more enjoyable and bearable
- an actual plot that progressed more than usual though just as predictable
- lots of fan service as expected but lack of screen time for some characters, specifically Laura and Houki
- too much focus on Rin and Cecelia while maid Charlotte was amusing to see
- Tatenashi had her collective moments from beginning to end while Kanzashi had more of a support role
- Chifuyu was pure badass with four sheathed katanas but had less screen time than I had hoped for
- Yamada-sensei guns blazing with quad-chain guns
- A couple plot holes with rushed scenes near the end to maintain that 44-minute duration
- Tabane and Laura's apparent sister Chloe were behind the attacks

I would've enjoyed it more if it had actual movie length so some scenes could be extended a bit as well as expanding the relationships between the girls and Ichika as a couple though it seems to me illusion Ichika just wanted to rape them all in the end.

Chaos-Zero said:


Good thing that the original Ichika got there to save the girls from these fakes right before bad thing would happen. Talk about the nick of time. Wouldn't you say? Don't you think they will be season 3 of IS?

Treantwuver said:


Absolutely, Ichika saving the day as usual right before that incident, we wouldn't want to see that... or would we?

I'm no expert on the light novels but I've heard that season 3 is unlikely since at this point the anime has catched up to the light novels and Yumizuru is taking longer to write each novel.

While at the same time, a third season might be announced after World Purge-hen comes out, which could be the inevitable.

Or it won't happen at all because anime in general tend to go for only one or two seasons since most have all their compacted creativity and ideas into a short series rather than expanding it out to make longer series.

Studios want to make one thing and move onto the next project since usually it's a gamble and fairly expensive to make anime nowadays, so if there isn't enough profit, the producers just won't do it. However, seeing as how popular IS is in Japan, I'll be surprised if they don't do at least one more season or possibly another ova but also wouldn't be surprised either since that's what anime trends are nowadays with one or two seasons. Though this statement is arguable with ridiculously long anime like One Piece that keep pushing forward.

Treantwuver said:
I'm no expert on the light novels but I've heard that season 3 is unlikely since at this point the anime has catched up to the light novels and Yumizuru is taking longer to write each novel.

While at the same time, a third season might be announced after World Purge-hen comes out, which could be the inevitable.

Or it won't happen at all because anime in general tend to go for only one or two seasons since most have all their compacted creativity and ideas into a short series rather than expanding it out to make longer series.

Studios want to make one thing and move onto the next project since usually it's a gamble and fairly expensive to make anime nowadays, so if there isn't enough profit, the producers just won't do it. However, seeing as how popular IS is in Japan, I'll be surprised if they don't do at least one more season or possibly another ova but also wouldn't be surprised either since that's what anime trends are nowadays with one or two seasons. Though this statement is arguable with ridiculously long anime like One Piece that keep pushing forward.

Treantwuver said:
This is my brief opinion so far as I have not watched this with subs yet so I could only make out what some dialogue is said or determined.

- Ichika wasn't as oblivious this time around, meaning it was more enjoyable and bearable
- an actual plot that progressed more than usual though just as predictable
- lots of fan service as expected but lack of screen time for some characters, specifically Laura and Houki
- too much focus on Rin and Cecelia while maid Charlotte was amusing to see
- Tatenashi had her collective moments from beginning to end while Kanzashi had more of a support role
- Chifuyu was pure badass with four sheathed katanas but had less screen time than I had hoped for
- Yamada-sensei guns blazing with quad-chain guns
- A couple plot holes with rushed scenes near the end to maintain that 44-minute duration
- Tabane and Laura's apparent sister Chloe were behind the attacks

I would've enjoyed it more if it had actual movie length so some scenes could be extended a bit as well as expanding the relationships between the girls and Ichika as a couple though it seems to me illusion Ichika just wanted to rape them all in the end.

AICW said:
I've read the novel this OVA was based on, but it's been a while.



Some corrections:

This wasn't that rushed. Everything you saw was how it happened in the novel. Yeah, the novel spent a lot more time on Houki, Rin and Cecilia than it did on Laura & Charlotte.

Tabane & Chloe did the hacking attack, but the soldiers and the IS suit were American forces. Specifically, they were U.S. Navy SEALs and the suit was the "Fang Quake" model whose pilot's name is Iris Calling. The pilot here though was not Iris, her name is unknown. Their attack was completely independent of Tabane & Chloe's. American surveillance detected that the IS Academy was shut down for an unknown reason, so forces from the USFJ (United States Forces in Japan) Okinawa base mobilized and invaded the Academy so they could capture the IS cores that Chifuyu and Maya have been hoarding in the basement. The cores are the ones they've recovered from all the unregistered and unmanned IS "Golem" units that Tabane sent to attack the Academy in seasons 1 and 2.

I can tell you what was cut out of the novel:

There was supposed to be a scene at the beginning where Ichika and the girls test out a new IS suit called ERS that is supposed to be more of a "Real Robot" suit in that it's much more realistic than IS. Like real suits, it completely sucks: its battery lasts barely 10 minutes.

And I was sad to see they cut out the ending where Chifuyu releases the American pilot she defeated, but before she goes, she gives her phone number to Chifuyu 'cuz she's just that hawt. lol

Also, a third season ain't happening for a long time. This OVA covered 80% of Volume 8 (the last 20% were either the scenes I mentioned above that were cut, or was already in Season 2).

The series is currently at Volume 9 which was released in April 2014. There's no word on when Volume 10 is coming. A season needs at least 3 volumes to be 12 episodes long. Also nobody's translating Volume 9 lol.

Any idea on why Iris is missing

I also wouldn't mind it if you could explain what happened with Chifuyu and Chloe near the end.

and what happened to that pilot after Yamada-sensei went in guns blazing, there was no conclusion to that unless it was what you mentioned earlier with a scene getting cut out with Chifuyu freeing her?

I guess Iris isn't there because she's stationed in continental America, not Japan. The only time Iris appeared in the novel was when Madoka from Phantom Task attacked a U.S. Army base in the northwestern United States because she was trying to steal the "Silver Gospel" (remember that, it's the ultra-badass IS from the first season finale) and she fought her off.

OK, so the confrontation at the cafe: it really is just as sudden as it was in the OVA. As in, right after the funny moment when Rin kicks Chifuyu, the scene just abruptly changes and we're at the cafe with Chifuyu and Chloe. It's basically Chifuyu telling Chloe to send Tabane a message to stop the bullshit attacks on the Academy, but Chloe is scared that Chifuyu is seriously going to kill her so she opens her eyes.

So basically, Chloe can generate illusions in cyberspace using computer programs, and she can also cause illusions in real life by manipulating air. It's at this moment that Chifuyu realizes Chloe isn't human, she's actually a biological IS suit. Don't ask how, she just does.

After she breaks out of the illusion, Chifuyu then asks if Chloe is going to ever talk to her younger sister. And Chloe says, "Laura Bodewig isn't my sister. She's an incomplete version of me."

Now do you remember the scene in season 2 where Phantom Task recruited Tabane to work for them? That's what happens in the novel after Chloe leaves the cafe: Phantom Task actually kidnaps Chloe and brings her out as a hostage for Tabane to make her work for them. Just like in the anime, Tabane kicks all their asses and saves Chloe, and then she decides to work for PT anyway just because. Yeah, yeah, Tabane is totally loopy and lives in her own insane world.

The whole reason Chloe and Tabane used the "World Purge" virus on the Academy was so Chloe could gain access to the Academy's central mainframe because she was looking for the core of the IS unit "Kurozakura". Apparently, the "Kurozakura" was the original IS suit that Chifuyu piloted years and years ago, even before she used the "Shirokishi" in her legendary days.

If you're wondering what happened to the "Fang Quake" pilot, you can just read the Volume 8 epilogue (very short, only a page long) here. It's actually somewhat disconcerting the OVA didn't include this, because this scene happens after Chifuyu leaves Chloe at the cafe.

By the way, did you catch what Tatenashi said to Ichika when she was in his bed in the hospital room:

"I think I'll tell you my real name now... Sarashiki... KATANA."

Yes, I slapped my face pretty hard when I read that in the novel.

Treantwuver said:
So, Iris was able to fend off Madoka from taking the Silver Gospel, yet it went rogue regardless due to Natasha (I think it was, again, barely know the novels) who couldn't maintain control and caused it to activate its safety mechanism of some sort? That seems to be the cause of finale but never mentioned Iris or Natasha other than an unmanned American developed IS going bonkers.

Tabane saves Chloe but what's she to Tabane? A partner in hacking? Just like in the anime, but Chloe isn't mentioned or shown at all whatosever for ransom. Unless Chloe was held some place else during their talk in the cafe?

It's fair to say that Tabane only cares for herself and Houki (though they're distant), maybe Chifuyu. Similar to how Tatenashi and Kanzanshi were avoiding their relationship before and Tatenashi being able communicate more openly with others.

The ultimate reason on why they did the "World Purge" was to try to locate Chifuyu's IS or rather, the core as you said. Any reason why they did it?

AICW said:
"Silver Gospel" went out of control, I think, because the novel implied that Tabane hacked the machine. You know, just for fun.

szympus11 said:
This OVA is better than whole season 2 .