Audience reviews
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Panda_Roll
So... that was disappointing.
Season 1 was a lot of fun and had me cackling. This one was pretty bad and humor is no longer in the room with us.
They managed to cram in multiple storylines in 12 episodes which is impressive. Sad part is, unlike season 1 where this lead to progression, here it meant nothing.
The world and characters are stagnant this season. Everyone dumb as rocks, one note and repeating the same lame joke at least 5 times in a row. Someone clearly thought more is better also applies to the rule of three!
The first 5 episodes were the worst and I almost gave up on the show, especially when they designated Delta as the fan service. Making the clearly "simple" character that is just beyond icky. It's far to blatant this season as well and shows you the drop in quality.…
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I watched this series on a light recommendation from a brother. The series is a mix of" One Punch Man" meets Sword Art Online only without any likeable characters, reasonable character progression or a story worth watching. It baffles me that it has a mal score above 4.
The story is terrible. I was bored throughout, not caring about any of the characters' stories, and wondering when the series would get good.
The art is adequate. It is the only slightly redeeming part of this anime.
Watching this series is like listening to someone tell you about the dream they had last night.
Skip this series.
Read at the sourceBanana-Pudding
2nd season is alright. It's not as good as the first, but it's not terrible. It's mediocre. It's whelming. It's okay.
The goods? They pack a lot of story lines into the season. I'm honestly impressed by how much material was used. Was it rush? Oh yeah, definitely. But still enjoyable. You have to understand that in a 12 episode season, there isn't really time to develop plots so prepare for a lot of convenients and expositions. Still, the storyline is very interesting, especially towards the finale. Another positive is of course, the main reason most of us watch the show- the women. No shortage of fan service in this show. All the girls are pretty and cute. Many waifus if that's your style.
The bad? Unfortunately the MC is a dumbass. Okay, to be fair I did like him the first season becau…
Read at the sourceKazimir01
Considering the enjoyment the 1st season brought to many people, myself included, I was extremely exited about season 2.
CONS:
- No development for characters. Everyone seems just unbelievably dumb
- Villians are just....bad, might as well not exist at all.
- The humor is bad. 12 episodes, not sure I even smiled once, let alone laugh. Maybe if I were 7yo would have been better
- You can see the entire seasson in about 30 minutes. You can litterely skip through pretty much everything and just watch 5-8 minutes here and there just so you know who that caracter is and you are not actually missing on anything.
PROS:
- Animation is okay
- Can put you to sleep rather quick
As mention in the first line, I loved season 1. There were moments where I got goosebumps. This? This is just ext…
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It was okay. It's not a masterpiece nor the best anime of the century, and it's not even trying to be. Even the anime isn't taking itself seriously and I liked this one about it. It's comedic, light, enjoyable but that's pretty much it. It's perfect for watching something mindless after work with my 2 braincells left. It's not for everyone tho. If you can't ignore the unneccessary harem scenes, the fact that some characters have the personality of a rock which they are trying to overcompensate with breast size, or overlook the obvious logical holes in the plot, then it's really not for you.
I enjoyed it tho, it took me back to my edgy six grader years. It was fun. :D
Read at the sourceShirogari
The second season of the eminence in shadow is quite similar to the first one, which considering the first season was enjoyable is a good thing.
The story starts off a bit slower and is a bit more boring for a while but afterwards it picks up again and is fun to watch. The main conflict is still between shadow garden and the cult. It's fun to see how the world changes based on what shadow says but it also manages to change in ways to mess with shadow himself which is quite fun to see.
The characters are the same as in the first season with some different side characters. The voice acting, animation and sound are all similar to or the same as in the first season.
Overall there isn't much to say about the second season because it is almost exactly what you'd expect the second season of…
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At first glance, Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! appears to be a parody due to its unconventional use of isekai tropes. However, upon closer inspection, it's evident that this isn't the case. The series seems to be a genuine attempt at utilizing these tropes in an unhinged manner. Despite this realization, the absence of parody doesn't salvage its quality. The narrative still succumbs to the pitfalls of a poorly executed isekai, where the world overly favors the main character, resulting in a lackluster storytelling experience.
Repetitive Humor and Lack of Evolution
Little has changed in this latest season. The humor remains stagnant and repetitive, rendering even potentially amusing moments tiresome due to incessant repetition. For instance, the overuse of certain jokes, exemplified…
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I honestly don't know how this anime does what it does.
Looking at it from afar, it seems to be one of the most generic power-fantasy isekai, harem, tropey, cliché animes that has aired in recent years.
Honestly speaking, this anime is exactly that, but it knows it's that, it wants to be that and it cranks it all up to 11, to become one of the most enjoyable iterations of that premise that has come out in quite a few years now - and season 2 just keeps it going.
Cid is still an absolutely clueless idiot, going around doing whatever he wants in the name of making his dream come true - while somehow stumbling into plots and ideas set-up by the far more "in-tune" members of both his group and also the outside world - all of which makes him appear to be the person he eventually wants to be -…
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It has become increasingly apparent how poorly written the characters are, even for a parody. At least , the entire Shadow Garden. An entourage of women with fat tits and a bland personality , which isn't a problem until they take more than half the screentime. Moreover , an entire waterpark episode solely for fanservice, and without the only character that makes this show watchable. John Smith arc could have also been better without the Delta fanservice. Come on , I like fat tits. But its pointlessness is detracting from the overall quality.
Comedy did not hit as hard as season 1. Too many repeated gags and a few things ruined the experience. The biggest issue for me is the fact that Cid's lobotomized best friends were saved , should have just killed them off. It would be good if their s…
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Neon Genesis Evangelion. Fate Zero. Serial Experiments Lain. Re: Zero Starting Life in Another World. Black Lagoon. Akame Ga Kill. Overlord.
The list goes on and on and on. All shows, the MAL Rating would have you believe that this show is better then.
The question is, is it? HELL TO THE FUCK NO. How this show has an 8.55 rating absolutely baffles the mind. Truly, its current rating has no rhyme, reason, or logic to it. "The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat" is the exact same show, but way better. Way better.
To summarize: The show is more of the same. If you liked the first season, you'll like this one. If you haven't seen the first season, do you like OP protagonist? If the answer is yes, you'll probably like this show.
More details but sti…
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Dunno what some people are complaining about, this shit is goated. The isekai genre has become very diluted and most of the shows nowdays are complete garbage not worth your time. This just stands out with the worldbuilding and endless scheming. The characters are written bery well and they and their stories are well incorporated in the story. Not forgetting about the animation, it's so good too. And the music and effects make the atmosphere in the action awesome. If you came here for something vey niche and artsy shit and are complaining gtfo, it's an isekai with an op black haired stereotype mc. It's meant to be dumb, fun and playful and it hits every mark in that regard. Get your head ot your ass and enjoy the madness.
10/10
Read at the sourceRian_Rahmat
I was really looking forward to this anime in its second season, but this really disappointed me in the second season, there are too many minuses and it's hard to understand here.
The first thing at the beginning of the episode was suddenly being on the battlefield like that and without any explanation at all, to be honest I was very confused, what was actually going on in this story? there is only a brief preview of the previous season and does not give the audience the information they need at all.
The show just massacred, yes, even though in the first season massacres were normal, I think in the second season it was too much, blood everywhere! And body parts too!
And at that time I was still confused and trying to digest the storyline, but unfortunately there was only continuing mass…
Read at the sourceFredeSS
This anime continues to effortlessly blend top-tier meta-satire with phenomenal, epic visuals and displays of power, and somehow persists to be one-of-a-kind when it doesn't seem so different from it's peers in the isekai/fantasy genre. The plot direction is surprisingly spotless and really quite admirable. It's impossible to guess where the story is going, but it just works out perfectly while bringing you to a new, unexpected course. All of this allows for one of the most easily enjoyable experiences in anime history.
But:
Regardless of how flawlessly executed this is, it doesn't present with any astounding narrative that links to a theme or message. It hardly delves into any of these points that make for some of the greatest stories, so if looking for a genius story that accomplishes…
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If you have seen season 1 and enjoyed it, you'll enjoy this one just as much, if not more.
The only way to describe this show is a roller coaster that never stops. There are plot twists everywhere. Cid is still an edgelord and I absolutely love it. To only say that this show fully embraces the cringe is not enough, it adds toppings. And this cringe is not the one that makes you pause the show and bury your head in pillows - it's the cringe that makes you smile and smirk, while hoping that the show would never end.
The Eminence in Shadow is truly a rare find in the genre that isekai and fantasy. Rarely is there a show with this much fun to be had while also having an interesting plot and a great main character.
Is this a power fantasy?
Yes.
Does the MC get hella girls?
Yes.
How ent…
Read at the sourceMarinate1016
Kagejitsu season 2 is an improvement in every way over the first season. Partly due to the LN arcs it covers being the best in the series, and partly due to Nexus taking their production quality to the next level. All the while retaining the same comedic misunderstandings, loveable characters and Cid that we’ve come to know and love.
Kagejitsu manages to be both an excellent commentary on the isekai genre and exemplary of it at the same time. It’s fully aware of the tropes that have been done to death in recent years, makes fun of them and in the process, manages to pull them off perfectly. OP MC ✅ Hot girls in love with mc ✅ evil shadow organisation working in the background to take over the world ✅. All of these things are given to us at least 10x a season these days, yet this series is…
Read at the sourceEpiCabbage
This season is a massive downgrade from the first season. I tolerated the degeneracy of last season by just skipping through all of the slop and softcore porn. But I guess the writers realized the people who buy the most merch are the people with the most brain rot, and decided to replace well thought out and at least entertaining fights with porn. Don't get me wrong season 1 wasn't some deep masterpiece, it was entertaining, it had cool fights and cringey but fun lines. This season though lacks any of the self awareness of the last and is entirely just pandering. Really dissapointing.
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'The Eminence in Shadow' is a comedy subversion of a fantasy adventure, where the joke is that the hero of the story doesn't understand what's happening and doesn't take it seriously. It's complicated without being clever, and it proves that irony and self-awareness are not substitutes for meaningful conflicts, character growth, or properly timed punch lines. By season two, any given episode was barely holding my attention long enough to deliver its payload of mildly enjoyable action-comedy fan service.
I'm told you need a very high IQ to understand 'Rick and Morty'. Whether that's true or not, you do need a remarkably high degree of media literacy to understand what 'The Eminence in Shadow' was trying to achieve. Cid, a Japanese teenager, is obsessed with acquiring the power of a fantasy…
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"We only have so much time, and so much effort. So I dedicated all of my time and effort to what mattered, and got rid of everything else."
These days for me, I tend to lose interest in a lot of shows after their first season (maybe because it was rushed or maybe it was simply that the concept was good but the progression got stale or boring). We all only have a limited amount of time, some people more than others, so should you spend your own precious time watching this? In short, yes, assuming you have watched season 1 this season builds upon the previous season perfectly in its own way. Usually I will give every season a chance and just stop watching it if I lose interest, however for me the Eminence in Shadow season 2 was just as fun to watch as season 1.
Does it deliver on animation…
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The last time I complained about this series I said that if this was a parody, it was a terrible one, but after analyzing it and talking to other people I have to come to a simple conclusion, Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! is not a parody, the novel is an actual work that uses isekai tropes in a completely unhinged way, the only reason why you hear the series is a parody is because people read the manga version, which is almost like a parody of the series and get to the conclusion that this series is a parody when it isn’t. Now, does the series not being a parody suddenly makes it better? The answer is still a no, a bad isekai where the world bends over in favor of the MC for him to be the best ever to have ever existed is not a good series by any means.
There’s not much to say for…
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I don't think there's any anime out there that can work with the most shameless and blatant storytelling, while somehow being very enjoyable to watch. The Eminence in Shadow in its premise holds a recipe for disaster in its hands, an MC that is a Deus Ex Machina in literal skin, a dedicated harem that also acts as the main fan service of the show, every single episode has boobs being shoved to you whenever any girl is involved, one of the antagonists of this season, continuing from previous season, is named Perv Asshat, while the most chaotic shit happens with everyone exposing their underlying motives at the last minute possible. Yet, here I am, praising this anime for the amount of gall it had to pull this off, which also happens to be Nexus' best production as of today. To describe it i…
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