History Headscratchers / InfiniteStratos

* I'm seeing multiple parallels/references to the Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion series. Is this intentional, or is it just SeinfeldIsUnfunny doing its work once again?

* I'll be the first to admit I laughed pretty hard during [[CrowningMomentOfFunny the Cinderella play]], but "[[BlatantLies the weapons are made out of safe materials]]" my ass! Ling was throwing those knives with enough force to embed into concrete pillars and Cecilia's rifle made mincemeat out of a thick wooden door! Not to mention that big ol' ball right out of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' took down an entire tower. It was enough to start making me a little worried about Ichika's well-being there.

** Not just the girls. Ichika's case is even worse. He needed to be confronted with the [[MobileSuitGundamUnicorn full frontal]] truth.

* I'm pretty sure it's a typical HaremAnime RuleOfFunny but when Yamada-sensei crash landed on Ichika in an IS suit, with force strong enough to create a crater, he not only survived, he somehow ended up ON TOP of Yamada-sensei in a ThanksForTheMammaries situation. [[LoveHina Keitaro]], eat your heart out.

[[folder:Charles]]

*** I call it denial. The girls ''want'' to believe Charles is a boy.
*** That makes so much sense...
*** Not just the girls. Ichika's case is even worse. He needed to be confronted with the [[MobileSuitGundamUnicorn full frontal]] truth.

-->'''Chifuyu:''' So, apparently there's a new male IS pilot, from France. He's transferring here.
-->'''Board:''' Really?
-->'''Chifuyu:''' Yes. Oh, and he apparently has his own personal doctor, so he won't need to go to the school nurse for a physical or anything.
-->'''Board:''' So...she's a spy?
-->'''Chifuyu:''' Obviously. Let's put her with my brother. He has a way with women.

*** Stomach breathing. You breathe with your diaphragm instead of using your ribcage

*** Especially since she doesn't seem to mind having Chifuyu as a sister-in-law...

*** Actually, [[{{Handwave}} that was explained]] right after he crash-lands. The IS produces a shield that prevents the pilot from being harmed while wearing it. In other words, having the shield seems to give the pilot a form of NighInvulnerability.
*** I was refering to the incident in ep 5 where Yamada sensei lost control and crash-landed on top of him...which also somehow resulted in ThanksForTheMammary.
**** He still had his personal IS storage widget on, so he might have been protected then too. That and/or Maya intentionally positioned herself so she'd take the brunt of it as she was on the bottom after the dust settled.
* I'll be the first to admit I laughed pretty hard during [[CrowningMomentOfFunny the Cinderella play]], but "[[BlatantLies the weapons are made out of safe materials]]" my ass! Ling was throwing those knives with enough force to embed into concrete pillars and Cecilia's rifle made mincemeat out of a thick wooden door! Not to mention that big ol' ball right out of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' took down an entire tower. It was enough to start making me a little worried about Ichika's well-being there.
** In the comics Ichika is FULLY aware of this. And its the reason why he doesn't make any romantic advances. Because if he does then it means that the rest of his harem would go fully Tsunsdere overdrive and try to kill him. Heck look at the last episode of season one.

*** That is assuming they explode when destroyed. Nuclear weapons nowdays have a very careful set of procedures to arm and detonate it. If the detonation sequence is not completed, it won't blow up.

*** Black Box tech doesn't exist. The "Black Box" is just a way of deliberately hiding code so no one else can see it.

*** That and the fact that it's the writer's excuse for surrounding Ichika with lots of women, it's a Harem Anime after all.
*** ...so much wrong with that. I'm just gonna start with: It's not peace and love. It's basically a Cold War. If any country starts using IS suits for combat, everyone else is going to do the same. Note the Black Rabbits, Laura's military IS squad...despite the fact that using them for war is completely illegal. These things are under a decade old, it's just that no one wants to be the first to break the treaty. But when someone does, everyone else will be ready.
*** The use of IS is just like the situation of the JDF (before the change of policy). Using it for war is prohibited but every country can maintain an IS force to deter and defend against armed aggression involving IS. Most IS are national property under the control of the military; the IS champion tournaments are mostly fought between military test pilots. If you read the manga, you will see Rin in military uniform press her superior to let her come to the Academy.

*** Yes, because Tabane always tells the truth.

*** I get the feeling that Chifuyu isn't ''allowed'' to use an IS anymore.

*** Thanks, and how did she get in anyways without Charles/[[spoiler:Charlotte]] noticing?
*** Considering Char's ShipperOnDeck tendencies towards Laura/Ichika, it's quite possible they switched rooms for the night. It's not made clear (in the anime, at least), when they found a new room for Char.
*** Charl was probably already switched to another room, and Laura's probably had military training in stealth so sneaking into his room without any notice shouldn't be very difficult for her.

*** But the question still remains; what is the purpose of the academy, and why are they training teenagers of all people to use such dangerous weapons?
*** It was stated in the novels that the students are expected to have professions related to the military or government after they graduate. Besides wouldn't it be common sense to maintain a place where new potential pilots can be found and trained?
*** And they simply trained their new potential pilots under their own governments and military because...?
*** Because Tabane and/or the Alaska treaty said they had to send any potential pilots there, or they don't get an IS, perhaps with the end of middle school as the agreed upon testing period. Many countries begin vocational training at the high school level.

*** Not so much, since we got [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Bodewig this guy]].

[[folder: Oddities in the season 2 finale]]

While it was nice to see some much needed-action this season, there was a lot of odd stuff that happened in this episode.

* Are they ''ever'' going to explain those bizarre visions Ichika has? This is the second time he's had them and it makes even less sense than the first, especially considering this is an anime-original episode.
** It is becoming increasingly clear the woman he sees in the visions is apparently the ''Byakushiki'' itself. Since Volume 8 seems to hint that [[spoiler: I.S.'s have a "biological component" as evidenced by Chifuyu's speculations on Chloe.]]

*** Nit so much, since we got [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Bodewig this guy]].

*** He still had his personal IS storage widget on, so he might have been protected then too.