If you are new to this series and have seen a Director's Cut version of this season and is confused as to what is the difference. The Director's Cut is for the people who have read the LN, there is just a small scene added in every episode. This episode gives just a surface level info. of things, if you are the kind of person who is used to get the info. immediately and wants to be spoon fed then this isn't the series for you. The AST may remind you of the series Infinite Stratos but the focus of this series are the Spirits. The plot of this series in short is "Make Love not War".