Infinite Stratos and Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka - Two More Harem Goodies!

Ever seen these two animes? Me just finished both!

Let's talk about anime Infinite Stratos (IS in abbreviation):

Infinite Stratos (IS) main characters - Laura Bodewig, Cecilia Alcott, Houki Shononono, Fang Linyin and Charlotte Dunois (From left to right)

In the near future, a Japanese scientist engineers a powered exoskeleton called "Infinite Stratos" (IS). Possessing technology and combat capabilities far more advanced than any other weapon system, the IS threatens to destabilize the world. Faced with such an overpowering weapon, the nations of the world enact the "Alaska Treaty", which states that IS will never be used for military combat and that existing IS technology must be equally distributed to all nations, to prevent any one nation from dominating the others. The introduction of the IS does however have a major effect on society. As IS can only be operated by women, the power balance between men and women is broken, with women coming to dominate society over men.

Ten years after the first IS were introduced, the world has entered a new age of peace. The peace is shattered, however, by an unexpected discovery. A 15 years old Japanese boy, named Ichika Orimura, is discovered to be capable of operating an IS. Realizing the potential, Ichika is forced by the Japanese government to attend the prestigious Infinite Stratos Academy, an international academy where IS pilots from all over the world are trained. Thus his busy school life surrounded by girls begins. (Source from Wikipedia)

Judging from above, we can clearly see, this story IS an Harem. The main character Ichika Orimura is very prone of getting attracted by lots of girls there, including his own childhood friends - Houki and Fang. The rest  of the story is up to you to watch it. 

This story is actually derived from its own novel. Try to find some of these translation in the internet. Believe me, it's hard to find one but when you found it, it'll be worth it.

Now, let's move to another harem - Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (literally means Is This a Zombie?)

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? characters -  (From left to right) Haruna, Seraphim, Eucliwood Hellsycthe and Mael Strom

Ayumu Aikawa is a zombie resurrected by a necromancer named Eucliwood Hellscythe after being killed by a serial killer. As he tries to make the best of his undead life, he encounters a masō-shōjo named Haruna and inadvertently takes her magic powers, being forced to become a masō-shōjo in the process. With Eucliwood, Haruna, and a vampire ninja named Seraphim living with him, Ayumu helps battle demons known as Megalos while trying to figure out the mystery behind his own death.

Unlike the story IS, this one is about magical world. The main character Ayumu Aikawa is surround by the girls from different world. They all made Ayumu a paradise mixing with hell world. Most of these girls are all tsundere behaviour and quite energetic (really?) until one of them named Seraphim (a kyuketsu ninja with bust figure) called Ayumu as "Weird Shit" (クソ虫 kuso mushi ) 

Trivia - Both story had their similarities:

- Youko Hikasa made her roles in both stories (Seraphim in "Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?" and Houki Shinonono in IS). Note that her characters have long hair just like Mio Akiyama in K-ON!!.

- Haruna (Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka?) and Fang Linyin (IS) are both Tsundere characters although being voiced by different seiyu. They are very jealous when their boy (Ayumu and Ichika respectively) got 'taken' by other girls.

- Notice that the stories have their anime episodes so short (Only twelve overall) although in actuality, there are more stories left untouched. Expect them to show their second season :-D

That's all folks. Thanks for reading this long stuff!