IS FACTS 開発へのこだわり - Vol. 01

Hey, um, just a reminder though. Of course, most of you already watched Infinite Stratos since its January premiere and ended on late March 2011 for over 12 episodes. We're still waiting when will this anime air on Animax soon (I hope). On my special blog called "IS FACTS 開発へのこだわり" (sorry, penned it from the Japanese Lexus IS site), I'm tackling on who's that character on the IS DVD and Blu-Ray. First off, the 100のヴィ学 of the character featured on IS DVD and Blu-Ray Vol. 1, Houki Shinonono.

IS (Infinite Stratos) Blu-Ray Vol. 1

100のヴィ学: At first glance, I thought Houki Shinonono (篠ノ之箒) was just like MGS4's Raging Raven in Beauty form. I mean come on, her oriental ponytail looks quite a fitting for her raging personality. She's the childhood friend of main protagonist, Ichika Orimura, the only male who can wield precision of the IS. Viewers recognize her as the tsundere-type due to her raging nature. I may sometimes not like her in her tsuntsun mode (take note; the part in episode 8 where Houki pummeled Ichika when he failed to show his feelings to her) but in battle, her personal IS, the Akatsubaki, is somewhat a perfect balance of "wow" and "oomph", viewers observed.

The seiyuu, Yoko Hikasa, was a perfect balance between "Moe Moe Kyun" and "meaner stuff" when it comes to portraying Houki. I have a suspicion though that there is a chance that Houki Shinonono kinda looks like Seitokai Yakuindomo main heroine, Shino Amakusa. Perhaps the reason why they like Houki is because of the Mio Akiyama voice, or so they thought.

About IS DVD & BD Vol. 1: Infinite Stratos DVD and Blu-Ray Vol. 1 features the first two episodes plus special bonus such as a special RADIO IS hosted by Yoko Hikasa as Houki and Asami Shimoda as Ling Yin, textless intro and outro (version 1), commercials, and a Promotional Video. The limited edition packs with the special novel written by IS author, Izuru Yumizuru, a special booklet loaded with IS FACTS, and a special CD containing a special character song. Since Houki Shinonono is featured as a cover character in Vol. 1, Yoko Hikasa as Houki Shinonono will do a start on her character song.

For English speaking customers:

IS DVD Vol. 1: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ZMBZ-7031

IS Blu-Ray Vol. 1: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=ZMXZ-7041

Next is... we'll find out soon.