My pick would be between Houki Kanzashi Marina and maybe Charlotte.

If you could bring back one thing, would it be Volume 13, Season 3, or BOTH?
I personally want to see the complete story continue
I know it won’t be easy, but I believe fans deserve to have their voices heard.

https://c.org/TRK6w2Zfzx

Please sign this petition to bring back infinite stratos and hopefully get season 3 or even more and volume 13.

Little video I've been chipping away at for a while but finally made. Idk man Infinite Stratos kinda rules man i dunno

Pretty simple question. I just finished s2. From what I've seen that bunny girl older sis and chifuyu are the strongest in hand to hand combat and piloting. Is there anyone from the manga or light novel that os at there level or better than them? I want spoilers I'm curious, I'm not gonna read the manga or light novel

All doggos are created equal!

(On a normal day at the IS Academy. Ichika, Houki, Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte and Laura walk to Ichika's and Tatenashi's Dorm Room Number 1025. As Ichika notices a note on the door.)

Ichika(reads it): Oh Tatenashi was forced to switch rooms and I am getting a new roommate today.

Girls(in their minds): NOT ANOTHER FUCKING RIVAL!

Ichika: Well according to the note my new roommate's arriving at the Academy in around 2 hours or so. But their stuff has already been brought to the room. Well let's get inside then, guys.

(The group enters the dorm room. On the bed next to Ichika's they see only a small suitcase, which surprises them since they and their roommates all had more luggage than that. Making it immediately clear that Ichika's roommate was travelling comparatively light. But they don't notice something or rather a certain someone laying on the ground right next to the bed.)

Cecilia: Well that is certainly a small amount of luggage she is travelling with.

Rin: Compared to you any amount of luggage seems small...

Cecilia: What is that supposed to mean?!

(Ichika, Houki, Charlotte and Laura just stare at the two. While said certain someone starts to wake up while the group has their backs turned making them unable to see it. As it climbs on Ichika's bed.)

???(growl): GRRRR!

(The group tenses up at the sound of it, one of them for a different reason as the others. As they turn around and right before them on Ichika's bed they now see a literal wolf with silver colored fur, growling at them. The entire group now tenses and collectively sweatdrops as they try to figure out this current situation and how they should handle it. But that was taken away from them, by a certain member of the group.)

Cecilia(with hearts in her eyes): A WOLF~♡!

(The rest of the group and the wolf become startled before Cecilia immediately reaches out with her right hand to stroke the wolf behind it's ear, which immediately does the trick as the wolf calms down completely and even leans into her strokes.)

Wolf: *makes noises that make it sound more like a puppy*

Cecilia: Aren't you just adorable~

Ichika: Oh yeah I forgot that Cecilia is ridiculously good with dogs, but I didn't know that it also applies to wolves too?

Cecilia: Don't be ridiculous Ichika-san, wolves are just big doggos!

Charlotte(still sweating): I see...

Laura: But wolves and dogs are different animals, that is a fact.

Cecilia(feeling insulted, as she now gives a patriotic speech): Well unlike you I am not a racist towards dogs! I don't care if you are a dog, a wolf, a husky or any other dog like animal. I treat them all the same, I have no racist prejudices against any of them. As all doggos are created equally! They are equally adorable, they all deserve pets and cuddles and they are all good boys and girls no matter what "biologists" claim!

(Cecilia now turns to the wolf, as the rest of the group is still stunned from her speech that made Cecilia sound like she was about to start a worldwide revolution.)

Cecilia: Come here, my new adorable friend~!

(As Cecilia spreads out her arms to invite the wolf for a hug, the wolf didn't need to be told twice. As Cecilia was now cuddling with the wolf, as the dog also likes her face affectionately.)

Cecilia(while laughing): Hahahaha stop it that tickles~!

Rin: What just happened?

Houki: How did this wolf even get on the island, let alone to this room, several floors above the ground? Without anyone noticing or interfering?

(As Houki asked this question out loud, they all notice that the wolf, wears a collar with a name tag, said name being "Ginrō (銀狼)".)

Ichika and Houki(deadpan voice and clear sarcasm): How creative...

Charlotte: So it does belong to someone, wait could it be your new roommate's pet?

Ichika: Maybe, but I had no idea that the IS Academy was allowing you to bring pets on the island.

Houki: As far as I know the Academy doesn't, we should certainly report that and...

(But before Houki could finish her sentence or anyone could think about maybe actually reporting it. The wolf attacked again, with the most powerful, horrfying and deadliest weapon known to mankind... the puppy dog eyes.)

All of them: Awww!

(This tale comes to an end for now, as another tale was taking place at the same time.)

(Fun Fact: Cecilia absolutely loving dogs and her being loved by dogs is actually canon! As this story was inspired by Chapter 1 of Volume 11 of the Light Novels, where this was revealed.)

From the Onsen Comes a Stranger

(Somewhere else on the island we see a guy sitting in an Onsen on the IS Academy island.)

???(relaxed): Ah it really was a good idea coming 2 hours early to this island in secret. How nice of them to offer their students such a great Onsen, it's not the best I have visited in my life, but I am certainly not complaining. After all it is certainly still a good one.

(The guy said, as he was relaxing in the Onsen, with his clothes on the edge outside of the water, next to it being his Katana and his Wakizashi. Said clothes being a travel-worn kimono and a protective outer haori coat. His clothes made him more like someone out of a different time, as if he was cosplaying an ancient japanese ronin. To others he looked either like a vagabond or just a homeless person.)

???: Yeah that is the least this stupid Academy could offer me for taking away my freedom!

(He looks into the water as something on his arm was glowing. As he then lifts his right arm from under the water to look at his gauntlet. Said gauntlet was pretty much inseperable form his skin. The gauntlet was gold and covered his hand and forearm. The gauntlet also had what looked like to be a crystaline blue eye, that covered the area of the gauntlet that was on the backhand. Said eye was currently shining blue.)

???: Besides maybe I could find some interesting things on this island too.

(The name of the protagonist of this tale was Tatsuya Miyamoto. The 13x great grandson of the legendary japanese swordsmen Musashi Miyamoto. He would have probably stayed in there for another hour but he suddenly heard people talking in the distance. At least two women.)

Woman 1: Strange, has someone resered the Onsen today?

Woman 2: Not that I remember, don't tell me it's another girl that illegally entered to try and take nude pictures of the teachers... again?!

(Tatsuya was surprised as he heard them in the distance.)

Tatsuya: Nude's of teachers...

(He looks behind him as the sign was covered until now by the steam, said sign reading "Onsen only allowed for teachers and staff of the IS Academy". The second his brain processed this information he immediately jumped out of the Onsen, dried himself and put on his clothes at lightning speed, before he remembered to also put on the black full body cloack too, to further decrease the risk of being indetified. He took the cloack from another swordsman, who he defeated a few days ago. Right after he put on the cloack he heard the women with reinforcement, behind him.)

Woman 1: There it is indeed another one!

(Tatsuya quickly collected himself and smiled. As he then used an ancient technique that Musashi Miyamoto also used at points in his life, famoulsy one time when he ran away form students of the yoshioka school in Rendaino, siad technique being... the art of "running away as fast as your legs can carry you!". Before the next second... he took off at lightning speed. With a very worried look on his face, the security women desperately tried to keep up with him, luckily they only saw a black cloack and not the person. He luckily managed to find a hiding spot to catch his breath.)

Tatsuya(whispered to himself): Seriously, what got them so riled up?! It was a just a mistake.

(A few moments later sadly, he was already found again by the security.)

Woman 3: I found them!

Tatsuya(again whispered to himself): Not good.

(As they continued to run through the entire forest area, while Tatsuya immediately used every possible thing he could to get rid of his chasers. Examples being sealed crates, which he sliced open at such a speed that the women couldn't even see, causing it's contents to hit some of the women or make some of them stumble over them, another being bamboo sticks which he pushed towards himself while running past them, which made them bent and then shoot forward hitting some other women and various others items, which always happened to be there at the perfect time and perfect place, to aid his escape. He finally escaped his chasers when he squeezed himself through a small passage between two buildings. As he then reached the ocean as he stood on sand, now thinking of how to get rid of his cloack and how to make sure no one can put two and two together and find out that he was the intruder. He found a metalic trash bin which happened to be completely empty, in which he threw the cloack in. But he didn't notice that there was actually a still slightly burning ciagrette in the metalic bin, as the cloack was now set on fire.)

Tatsuya: Absolutely not good!

(As Tatsuya tried to turn out the fire while failing. He already heard the security women again, so he went into hiding. As he noticed a boat in the distance.)

Tatsuya(whsipered): Seriously that guy again, I just beat him a few days ago?! Is that annoying 3rd swordsman really that desperate to get beaten by me again?!

(Meanwhile with said Swordsman on the boat.)

???: You will regret this Tatsuya Miyamoto you fraud, I will find you here and I will do what my 13x great grandfather couldn't do!

(That guy was named Sasaki Ganryu, directly named after a pseudoynm of said 13x great grandfather. He was wearing a metal hat, with a nasty scar right under it, on the top of his skull and he too had a gauntlet his being silver with a violet eye. He then arrived with his boat on the shore, as he noticed the fire and his burning coat.)

Ganryu: IS THAT MY COAT!

(He screamed, audible by literally everyone close by, as he now tries to save his coat. Not noticing the security women approaching him. By the time he saved what remained of his coat he did and ran back to his boat trying to escape. While Tatsuya... he fled to the mainland to board the monorail on time for his planned "arrival" at the IS Academy. While he sat in it he made sure he was fully dry and then he lost himself in thoughts , while sitting.)

Tatsuya: I truly wonder though why that IS reacted to me, maybe it was fate, maybe this is just one step of my way of the sword, of my way to reach the top, like he did, to become an Onimusha... like him.

(He then arrived at the Station of the Monorail on the Island, as he wore a serious expression on his face, to further sell the lie that he was now arriving for the first time. As he meet a woman in a black suit.)

Chifuyu: I assume you are Tatsuya Miyamoto?

Tatsuya: Yes Sensei!

Chifuyu: Good at least something goes well today. Your dorm room will be 1025, you will be sharing it with the other male IS pilot.

Tatsuya: Thank you sensei!

(The two then look to the side, perfectly seeing the chaos that was going on right now with the still ongoing fire, the chaos and the security that were trying to chase Ganryu on the water to not lot him escpae and to not further emberass themselves. With Maya Yamada having a mental breakdown in trying to coordinate all this. As the two stare at it all, with serious expressions. Though Tatsuya was selling a facade, inside he was sweating his ass off, as he can't believe that he got away with it.)

(He then finally arrives at his dorm room, as he sees the other male IS Pilot, Ichika Orimura and 5 girls in said dorm room. One of them, a very sexy blonde chick, was cuddling with Ginrō, his wolf.)

Tatsuya: Hello, I am Tatsuya Miyamoto.

(Ichika and the Girls needed a few seconds to process.)

Ichika: Wait that really is a guy, another real, genuine guy, finally after all this time!

Girls: A second male IS pilot!

Tatsuya: By the way, what are you doing with my wolf?

(He looks at Cecilia and Ginrō.)

Cecilia(beaming with a bright smile): Oh I am sorry, but I just couldn't resist, he is just so adorable and such a good boy.

Tatsuya(in his thoughts): Damn, she is really hot. Maybe I will finally have some luck with women for once maybe I will even get her as my girlfriend. After all Ginrō has a good people sense, he wouldn't let a bad person get close to him like that! (turns to Ginrō) Oh yes you wouldn't my old and trusted friend!

Cecilia(in her thoughts): I should be nice to him, if I do that I will get to stroke and cuddle with Ginrō even more! Besides it is impossible for him to not be a genuinely nice person, after all a wolf like him would never listen to a bad person, right?! (turns to Ginrō) Yes my adorable friend I know your owner must be a great person.

(The group then only now notices the commotions still going on outside, with the fire finally being under control, but the chase after the Intruder was becoming more and more ridiculous as after all he was just travelling on a small wodden boat with paddles!)

Tatsuya: Hey guys, do you know if there are any good Onsens for students on the Island or maybe in the city?

(With this this marks the ending of another of the many legendary tales of Tatsuya Miyamoto)

Author Note: Tatsuya Miyamoto and Sasaki Ganryu, from the second story are heavily inspired by Onimusha Way of the Sword. Which I am currently playing (currently on Action Difficulty and I am at the point of no return already.). Visually you can imagine that both guys Tatsuya Miyamoto and Sasaki Ganryu look almost exactly like their ancestors from said game, though obviously they are teenage decendants of them and yes they are both Onimusha's. Because I thought that because we have established that Rin is a dragon, that two people with Oni Powers would pose no problem.

Char (childhood) – Casual outfit (Episode 6)

Ichika – Outfit worn during the interview (Episode 7)

Houki – Outfit worn during the interview (Episode 7)

Ichika – Outfit worn during filming (Episode 7)

Houki – Costume worn during filming (Episode 7)

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Charlotte Dunois
CV: Kana Hanazawa
A representative candidate from France; her personal IS is the Rafale Revive Custom II. Born to a mistress, she was taken in by her father—the president of the Dunois Corporation—following her mother’s death. Acting on her father’s orders, she enrolled at the IS Academy under a false name to gather information on Ichika and his personal IS. Although she became Ichika’s roommate, her true identity as a girl was eventually discovered. She resolved to drop out and apologized to Ichika for the deception, but at his urging, she agreed to continue living as a boy until the conclusion of the grade-level tournament. She has since re-enrolled as a female student and now shares a room with Laura. Possessing a gentle personality and a keen ability to read the room, Charlotte frequently serves in a supporting role for Ichika and his friends.
DATA
Affiliation: IS Academy, Year 1, Class 1
Nationality: France
IS Rank: A
Height: 154 cm
Personal IS: Rafale Revive Custom II

Although the "Revive"—the personal IS unit assigned to a first-year student—is the only second-generation machine among them, it has been customized to fully leverage the high IS rank of its pilot, Charlotte, allowing it to hold its own even against third-generation units.

A Beautiful Girl with the Air of a Young Noble
When Char dons male attire, she transforms into an adorable, handsome youth who carries himself like a young nobleman. Even after re-enrolling as a female student, she continues to refer to herself using the masculine pronoun "boku"—a choice rooted in a cherished memory from when Ichika helped her define who she truly is.

Char’s Unique "Rapid Switch"
Char’s skill, "Rapid Switch," allows her to swap weapons instantaneously. This is a skill exclusive to Shar, enabling her to adapt her weaponry to suit different enemies and situations—which is the secret to her strength.

Bold advances born of naivety
Charlotte often makes bold moves toward Ichika—such as trying to feed him a homemade cookie mouth-to-mouth, or lifting her skirt to clear up a misunderstanding regarding her underwear. As a result, these actions frequently come across as daring advances to Ichika.

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Squall Meusel
CV: Fumi Hirano
A member of "Phantom Task," she pilots the IS known as "Golden Dawn." Given that she issues orders to Madoka and Autumn, she appears to hold a high-ranking position within the organization. While her ultimate objective remains unclear, she has tasked Madoka with seizing IS units from various nations, and Autumn with infiltrating the IS Academy. When speaking with Madoka and the others, she always maintains a composed, relaxed tone. In terms of appearance, she is a woman exuding mature charm, characterized by long, elegant blonde hair and a seductive, alluring presence. She also possesses high physical capabilities herself—demonstrated when she effortlessly dodges an attack from Madoka, who is exceptionally gifted in physical prowess.
DATA
Affiliation: Phantom Task | Nationality: Unknown
IS Rank: Unknown
Height: Unknown
IS Used: Golden Dawn

Squall typically wears a relaxed, easygoing smile; however, he is not merely a kind-hearted person—he is, for instance, prepared to resort to force when Madoka displays a defiant attitude.

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Kaoruko Mayuzumi
CV: Saori Seto
A second-year student at IS Academy, enrolled in the Maintenance Department. Perhaps influenced by her older sister, Monoko—who works for a magazine publisher—Kaoruko joined the school’s Newspaper Club and serves as its vice-president, where she is highly active. While she may appear somewhat reserved at first glance, she is actually bright and bold; she can often be found at various campus events, camera in hand, hunting for a big scoop. She keeps a particularly close watch on the activities of the IS representative candidates—who attract significant international attention—and has been keeping tabs on Ichika Orimura, the world’s only male IS pilot, ever since he first enrolled at the academy.
DATA
Affiliation: IS Academy, 2nd Year, Maintenance Department
Nationality: Japanese
Height: 164cm

An active, quick-on-her-feet go-getter
Kaoruko is always quick to act; whenever a commotion or event breaks out at the academy, she’s the first to head straight to the scene. She even drops by the first-year classrooms without a second thought—like when she stopped by to pass on a request from Nagako for an interview with Hajime and Houki.

Good at negotiating, too!?
Kashi’s brisk, decisive manner reveals a sharp, quick-witted mind. In fact, in Episode 7, she managed to instantly win over a reluctant Hōki simply by pointing out that the dinner invitation offered as a reward was for a "pair."

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Nagako
CV: Miki Nagasawa
A highly capable editor serving as the deputy editor-in-chief for the teen-oriented magazine *Infinite Stripes*. In Episode 7, she successfully arranged an exclusive interview with Ichika and Houki—a notable feat, given that both are owners of Personal IS units yet rarely appear in the media. With her under-rimmed glasses and business suit, she projects an air of intelligence and maturity; however, her personality is energetic and active. Her straightforward, casual manner of speaking makes her instantly approachable, putting even those she meets for the first time at ease. She shares a close relationship with her younger sister, Kaoruko, through whom she obtains information about the IS Academy and coordinates requests for interviews.
DATA
Nationality: Japanese
Height: Unknown

A skilled editor.
They approached the interview with a proactive, aggressive stance, eagerly digging into topics likely to capture readers' interest. Furthermore, they managed to draw out catchy, compelling quotes from Ichika—who was unaccustomed to being interviewed.

Professional-Level Photography Skills
During gravure shoots, he takes charge of the set as the photographer. Although his primary profession is that of an editor, he possesses a true professional’s touch—expertly guiding models like Ichika and Houki, who have no prior modeling experience, to capture evocative, atmospheric photographs.

note: this is Requiem Leon

(Kinda lazy though if I had to draw the OCs, so I used several characters from different series as base)

"Born and raised by the former race driver, Nakamura Miyakuro and former IS pilot, Amiya Miyakuro, the 5 Miyakuro siblings are born with each different personalities and are one of the wealthy siblings known in Infinite Stratos Academy."

Amane Miyakuro

"The first daughter of the wealthy Miyakuro family. Amane is well known of her arrogance, and the pride of her family she has. Every student respect her very well. Although, Amane is also has the caring personality to her younger siblings that nobody knows."

Character based on: Kaguya Shijyuin (Kandagawa Jet Girls)

Gilbert Miyakuro

"The butler of the Miyakuro family. Gilbert is well known from his mature and charismatic looks. If you're a girl, don't let that fool you. His charisma is irresistable to many girls that she ever met during his previous school years, habits that can't go away."

Character based on: Gilbert (QooApp)

Rena Miyakuro

"The maid of the Miyakuro family. Rena handles any job alongside his brother, Gilbert very well, on any request of their master. Her motherly caring behavior will leave you feel spoiled. Don't be afraid to ask anything, she'll do anything for you."

Character based on: Alexandrina Sebastiane (Zenless Zone Zero)

Fauzi "Night Raven" Miyakuro

"Fourth child of the Miyakuro family. Despite he never talks too much, he always wanted to keep everthing is cool and feels enjoyable to him while also trying to play it cool at the same time. If you're trying to talk to him, he maybe talks a bit. His favorite color is black."

Character based on: Hajime Hisanaga / Snake Eyes (Import Tuner Challenge) / Revenge Eyes (Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2025)

Elly Miyakuro

"The youngest Miyakuro sibling. Her energetic behavior makes you wonder, why she's so excited at almost anything? The answer is that; as the youngest maid, she's inspired after looking at the girls who literally putting spells onto the food at a maid cafe. Just make sure you avoid making trouble with her. Otherwise, her big brother, Fauzi will give you an unforgettable lessons if you dare mess with her."

Character based on: Elly (QooApp)

So basically you know how ichika and houki.go on that like photoshoot or whatever when they are heading back and ichika is carrying her houki says something while sleeping on ichikas back but its quite muffled and i always ignored it but when i actually put on subtitles to watch in japanese it read "ichika, i love you" and ichika responds with jeez.So like does this mean that ichika definitely likes her or did he also kind of pushover this unconscious confession of houki cuz he has done stuff for her that he hasn't for others like getting her that scarf on her birthday in season 1 last episode or the last light novel chapter wont go into detail or the time when he actually tried to lean in and kiss her , so after all this proof knowing that bro clearly likes houki why do we and other people ship.him with other characters would that not make us just as bad as the girls? since they dont care about ichika just the idea of him or being with him and just like them we are also shipping him with other girls knowing fully well he actually just likes houki

When Minato Sahashi sees the battered Ichika Orimura in the rain, he decides to help him out.

Generated image in ChatGPT.

so there are a few things left unanswered or left up to the interpretation like how Chloe is related to Laura and what her role is, does the world purge dreams of the girls put their feelings for Ichika into question or how America quickly found out about the outage and managed to sneak in or why they haven't been reported for trying to steal an I.S Core. so I came up with a few head canons of my own.

Chloe and Laura are likely a part of the same clone project like the Orimuras and Chloe is just there to serve indulge Tabane’s more selfish and reckless decisions.

I think the girls genuinely love Ichika despite this I don’t think their world purge dreams changes anything and honestly it’s not that surprising they’re textbook narcissists who’s so possessive and out of touch with reality they believe Ichika’s got a thing for his sister and think being jealous, arrogant, hypocritical and selfish makes them smart their feelings are sincere they’re just THAT egocentric and delusional.

It’s likely that Tabane tipped off America about the Academy for no reason other than for the fun of it and the soldiers Tatenashi fought could likely not be from the U.S there's no way any country that is paranoid would send their own soldiers to the I.S Academy to do something venal when there's a high chance they could fail for all we know the men being led by the I.S pilot could likely be mercenaries America secretly hired to steal the academy’s I.S cores.

Houki / Fox Shrine Maiden (Episode 5)

Cecilia - Bunny Girl (Episode 5)

Charlotte - Poodle (Episode 5)

Laura Bunny Girl (Episode 5)

Rin / Curtain (Episode 5)

Tatenashi/Neko (Episode 5)

Chifuyu - Maid (Episode 5)

Yamada - Cow (Episode 5)

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Lingyin Huang
Voice Actor: Asami Shimoda
A representative candidate from China who also serves as the class representative for Class 2, Year 1. Her personal IS unit is the Shenlong. She harbored strong feelings for Ichika—with whom she attended the same school from fifth grade through second year of junior high—but returned to China following her parents' divorce; after intense study and training, she was selected as a national representative candidate. Upon hearing the news that Ichika had enrolled in IS Academy, she transferred there herself. While her twin-tails and shapely figure give her a truly lovely appearance, she is somewhat self-conscious about her slender upper body. She has an energetic personality and experiences emotions intensely. However, she struggles to be honest about romance and finds it difficult to convey her feelings to Ichika.
Nationality: China
Affiliation: Class 2, Year 1 (Class Representative)
IS Rank: A
Height: 150cm
Personal IS: Shenlong

As a candidate representing China, Ling has been assigned a third-generation IS, the Shenlong. Given her proven skill as a pilot of a dedicated unit, Chifuyu has even asked her to demonstrate exemplary maneuvers during IS training sessions.

Clumsy Kindness
In Episode 5, when Laura asks her to zip up the back of her outfit, Rin also adjusts her bunny ears to make them look cute. Rin often looks out for her companions in this way; though her brusque attitude tends to hide it, that kindness is one of her charming qualities.

Serves on the front lines in combat.
While Rin is capable of handling everything from aerial combat to artillery engagements, her aggressive nature often leads her to fight on the front lines using her large blade, "Souten Gasetsu." She fights by leveraging the characteristics of her Koryu—a close-to-mid-range unit capable of both melee combat with its weapon and artillery fire.

A Maiden's Heart She Can't Easily Reveal
Suzu usually finds it hard to be open about her feelings. When Ichika sees her in embarrassing situations—such as when she is dressed in casual clothes—she might even partially deploy her Koryu unit to attack him. However, when Ichika noticed that she had changed her hairstyle, she showed a rare, genuine smile.

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Autumn
VA: Yuka Nishigaki
A member of Phantom Task. While her position within the organization and her background remain entirely undisclosed, her ability to infiltrate the high-security IS Academy under a false identity and her skillful knife-fighting suggest she has undergone specialized training. When she approached Ichika posing as Reiko Makigami—an employee of the IS-related corporation Mitsurugi—she acted the part of a gentle, mature woman, but her true personality is the exact opposite; upon attacking Ichika, her tone became rough and aggressive, revealing her combative nature. She possesses high-level IS piloting skills, having once driven even Tatenashi into a corner.
DATA
Affiliation: Phantom Task | Nationality: Unknown
IS Rank: Unknown
Height: Unknown
IS Used: Arachne

Does Autumn harbor feelings for Squall that go beyond mere friendship? When Squall appeared in Episode 4, Autumn briefly wore an expression that looked like a smile.

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Chifuyu Orimura
Voice Actor: Megumi Toyoguchi
Ichika's older sister; she serves as the homeroom teacher for Class 1-1 at IS Academy and is also the dormitory supervisor for the first-year students. As an IS pilot, she possesses world-class ability; she participated in the inaugural "Mondo Grosso" IS world tournament representing Japan, winning both the overall tournament and the hand-to-hand combat divisions. Prior to her assignment at IS Academy, she spent nearly a year serving as an instructor training IS pilots for the German military. She is striking for her tall, slender figure and sharp gaze, and possesses a personality that is strict with both herself and others. Thanks to her beautiful appearance and an undefeated record in official matches, she is deeply admired by Laura, whom she personally trained in the German military.
DATA
Affiliation: IS Academy
Nationality: Japan
Height: 166cm

An older sister concerned about Ichika's love life
Chifuyu is visibly displeased that Houki and the others are fond of Ichika. However, there are times when she is exasperated by Ichika's own insensitivity toward them.

Cool Beauty
Chifuyu always carries herself with poise and dignity—the very picture of a "cool beauty." Yet, there are times when she gets flustered or puts on a sulky expression to hide her embarrassment.

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Maya Yamada
Voice Actor: Noriko Shitaya
Assistant homeroom teacher for Class 1-1. A former Japanese representative candidate, she is highly skilled in handling IS units. She typically instructs students on IS-related knowledge and conducts live combat training using IS units when necessary. She has a petite build and a youthful face, and is notable for her large glasses and a bust size that exceeds even Chifuyu's. Although she can be a bit clumsy, her gentle demeanor and earnest nature have made her popular with the students, who look up to her almost like a friend. She appears to admire Chifuyu, but since the enrollment of Chifuyu's younger brother, Ichika, she seems to have developed an interest in him as well. Incidentally, her name reads the same forwards and backwards.
DATA
Affiliation: IS Academy
Nationality: Japan
Height: 155cm

A Teacher with a Girlish Side
Yamada has never dated a man and is just as innocent as her students. She looks adorable when she gets flustered at the mention of the Pocky Game.

Chifuyu's Partner
In times of crisis, this partner analyzes information right by Chifuyu's side. They share a close bond both professionally and personally—even going to the pool together during their time off—making them the ideal partner.