<s>
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
,	O
also	O
written	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
light	O
novel	O
series	O
by	O
Izuru	O
Yumizuru	O
with	O
illustrations	O
provided	O
by	O
Okiura	O
(	O
original	O
MF	O
novels	O
)	O
and	O
CHOCO	O
(	O
new	O
Overlap	O
novels	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
scientist	O
creates	O
a	O
high-tech	O
powered	O
exoskeleton	O
called	O
"	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
"	O
(	O
IS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
his	O
potential	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
government	O
forcibly	O
enrolls	O
the	O
bewildered	O
young	O
man	O
in	O
the	O
prestigious	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
Academy	O
,	O
a	O
multicultural	O
academy	O
where	O
IS	O
pilots	O
from	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
trained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Houki	O
even	O
competes	O
in	O
kendo	O
competitions	O
at	O
a	O
national	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
national	O
tournament	O
that	O
was	O
hosted	O
one	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
not	O
possessing	O
a	O
personal	O
IS	O
,	O
in	O
Volume	O
3	O
she	O
receives	O
and	O
pilots	O
the	O
IS	O
from	O
Tabane	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
two	O
developed	O
4th	O
generation	O
IS	O
and	O
a	O
short-range	O
melee-class	O
IS	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
twin	O
katana	B-Operating_System
named	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
light	O
novel	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
Izuru	O
Yumizuru	O
,	O
with	O
illustrations	O
provided	O
by	O
Okiura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
confirmed	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
simultaneously	O
writing	O
a	O
new	O
work	O
and	O
continuing	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
through	O
Kodansha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
for	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
official	O
website	O
opening	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2014	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Ignition	O
Hearts	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
also	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
Kaku-San-Sei	B-Application
Million	I-Application
Arthur	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
titled	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
:	O
Versus	O
Colors	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
video	O
game	O
titled	O
Infinite	B-Application
Stratos	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Love	O
and	O
Purge	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
