Day in and day out, the students of the prestigious Infinite Stratos Academy study, very predictably, the titular mechanical exoskeletons, the Infinite Stratos. As goofy as the series makes the top…
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Title: Infinite StratosGenre: Action, Comedy, Sci-fiRating: 5.0/10 Summary: Japan engineered an armed powered exoskeleton “Infinite Stratos” (IS) and it became the mainstream of weapons. Since only women can operate IS, women dominate…
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Infinite Stratos Season 1 Episode 3: Favorites: Favorites
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Infinite Stratos Season 1 Episode 4: Favorites: Favorites
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Infinite Stratos Season 1 Episode 5: Favorites: Favorites
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Infinite Stratos Season 1 Episode 8: Favorites: Favorites
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