History YMMV / InfiniteStratos

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is Ichika really as dense as he seems? Or is it all an act as a result of being an unintentional chick magnet in a school were he's the only male, the pressure of having to live up to his big sister's legacy, and a desire not to hurt the feelings of any of the girls chasing after him until he knows for sure which one he wants to be with?

** Of course, fans seem not to notice that Charlotte [[CharacterizationMarchesOn becomes]] equally violent and jealous as the rest of Ichika's harem, and almost always joins in on the RunningGag of them beating up/yelling at Ichika for some perceived romantic slight.

*** Of course, fans seem not to notice that Charlotte is actually, quite often, equally violent and jealous as the rest of Ichika's harem, and almost always joins in on the RunningGag of them beating up/yelling at Ichika for some perceived romantic slight.

* SignatureScene: Laura stealing Ichika's FirstKiss.

* EarWorm:
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qQ_vhTZt2I opening]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8dZWZoGOQM ending]] songs.
** For even more awesome, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBPkPYWsMOM check out this video]] that someone made by editing all of the ending songs together.
** The second season's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-pmehbjDTs opening]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U089wejV1kg ending]] are just as catchy.

* CreatorsPet: An anime-only case with Tatenashi as with season two they tried to push her/expand her role beyond what she was given in the novels, resulting in other characters getting gypped out of notable moments.
** Houki has been accused of this regarding the original author. In scenes where the girls are competing for Ichika's affections, she's the only one who is frequently depicted as being attracted to him for more than superficial reasons (particularly in the OVA and CD dramas) and is also revealed as having the largest bust of the harem.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The idea of a world where position toward genders has been inverted due to a new weapon of mass destruction being usable only by women actually had a lot of potential for an interesting stories, but ends up being used as little more than a background for a typical harem plot.

* MemeticLoser: Many fans take advantage of Ichika's (feigned) stupidity by adding him in dense-related content.

* MemeticLoser: Again, Ichika, as many fans take advantage of Ichika's (feigned) stupidity by adding him in dense-related content.

* AcceptableTargets: Ichika for the majority of the Anime-only fans.

** Many fans take advantage of Ichika's (feigned) stupidity by adding him in dense-related content.

** Tatenashi. You either find her the best girl in the series or just a stupid Mary Sue. No middle ground! Not helping is that the latter fact is EXACTLY how Ichika himself thinks of her.

* CreatorsPet: An anime only case with Tatenashi as with season two they tried to push her/expand her role beyond what she was given in the novels, resulting in other characters getting gypped out of notable moments.

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Honne Nohotoke, a side-character that appeared in the anime in Pikachu-esque pajamas, appears to have gained quite a following for someone with a less than a minute of screentime. She did show up in a few scenes wearing the IS academy's prescribed uniform, but hers seem to have overly long sleeves compared to the rest.
** If [[http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=628521 this poll]] is anything to go by, Charlotte Dunois is ''by far'' the most popular girl, at least among the English-speaking fandom.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: A minor example occurs when after Laura first fires her [[{{BFG}} railgun]] at Charles and Ichika, a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/laura_bodevic_railgun_5473.png massive bullet casing]] is ejected from the weapon and falls to the ground. In RealLife, one of the many advantages a working railgun would have over a conventional firearm is that a full cartridge (casing, primer, gunpowder, and bullet) is not necessary to launch the projectile. There should be no spent casing, or even an ejection port. But, hey, [[RuleOfCool it looks cool,]] right? Except there is a theory/concept (not tested yet) to make railguns use less energy (and they use a lot) by re-introducing gunpowder into the equation. In this case using a conventional gunpowder propellant charge (including primer and case) to accelerate the projectile from a dead stop, and then letting the rails or coils take over after the projectile has gotten up speed.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: ''Byakushiki'' [[spoiler: upgrading to Setsura, and reverting into the former in between seasons. No TransformationSequence, no nothing]]. It's pretty jarring to say the least.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: A minor example occurs when after Laura first fires her [[{{BFG}} railgun]] at Charles and Ichika, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/laura_bodevic_railgun_5473.png massive bullet casing]] is ejected from the weapon and falls to the ground. In RealLife, one of the many advantages a working railgun would have over a conventional firearm is that a full cartridge (casing, primer, gunpowder, and bullet) is not necessary to launch the projectile. There should be no spent casing, or even an ejection port. But, hey, [[RuleOfCool it looks cool,]] right? Except there is a theory/concept (not tested yet) to make railguns use less energy (and they use a lot) by re-introducing gunpowder into the equation. In this case using a conventional gunpowder propellant charge (including primer and case) to accelerate the projectile from a dead stop, and then letting the rails or coils take over after the projectile has gotten up speed.

** Many fans take advantage of Ichika's stupidity by adding him in dense-related content.

* NeverLiveItDown: Ichika's stupidity in the Anime will never be forgotten by many fans who hated oblivious characters.

* CriticalResearchFailure: A minor example occurs when after Laura first fires her [[{{BFG}} railgun]] at Charles and Ichika, a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/laura_bodevic_railgun_5473.png massive bullet casing]] is ejected from the weapon and falls to the ground. In RealLife, one of the many advantages a working railgun would have over a conventional firearm is that a full cartridge (casing, primer, gunpowder, and bullet) is not necessary to launch the projectile. There should be no spent casing, or even an ejection port. But, hey, [[RuleOfCool it looks cool,]] right?
** One theory (not tested yet) to make railguns use less energy (and they use a lot) is to fire a normal chemical burning round and then accelerate that with railgun tech (or coilgun).

%%* VanillaProtagonist: Ichika, ''full stop''.

* TearJerker: In the Drama CD, Houki and Rin return to the academy after learning that Ichika wants ''to be with'' Tatenashi. They have spent the entire time eating to their hearts' content and trying to forget about their love interest by cursing his name. But then, they look at their food and get reminded on how much Ichika loves these. It wasn't long both were crying. Even though they were harsh on Ichika, it was sad to hear them just breaking down longing for Ichika.

* SacredCow: Charlotte, big time. Just look at the entry for Fandom Berserk Button above. This may be because people are absolutely sick of harem girls who are violently jealous Tsunderes (which is pretty much all the other harem girls, with the possible exception of Laura), and Charlotte's sweetness and general [[BuffySpeak not-Tsundere-ness]] is very refreshing to fans of other harem animes. See also the FanPreferredCouple entry above.

* FandomBerserkButton: Go on and make even a ''minuscule'' amount of criticism against Charlotte. May the heavens save you from the impending bloodbath.

** Houki is another one. For some, she is one of the best girls of the show with an adorable personality and produces funny scenes with Ichika. Others just despise her saying she is just a generic {{tsundere}}.

* SnarkBait: Bringing up this series (or even the mere mention of Ichika) among anime fandom is sure to trigger a lot of this.

** Tatenashi. You either find her the best girl in the series or just a stupid Mary Sue. No middle ground!

** If [[http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=628521 this poll]] is anything to go by, Charlotte is ''by far'' the most popular girl, at least among the English-speaking fandom.