The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
it's more like an Isekai comedy since it's not a parody of anything specific  |
| Here is the post: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2051928 You can always opt to read the LN for the comedy~ Most of the comedy is Cid’s narration. I think the anime cut that out? I have not watched the anime yet. Here is an illustration, not sure if it counts as comedy. I read the LN for the dark fantasy. Hope that answers your question~ |
What show Is this from? |
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“Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?” Danmachi |
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-Ketsueki said: No? It's definitely a parody on isekai, in multiple ways. it's more like an Isekai comedy since it's not a parody of anything specific |
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haruf said: Everything before Cid goes to the royal academy is just a prologue, so to speak, but I don't know if the comedy direction will change that much.I was told it was a comedy anime but the first episodes had little to no comedy at all Will the next episodes get better? |
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it's from danmachi |
| No, its not an isekai parody. In fact, it plays it by the book. Its supposed to be an edgelord protag parody like Overlord. Just ignore the fact that they both too become what they parody. |
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DGemu said: You seem to be confused. This series is a parody, while Overlord is not. It's a parody on isekai, OP protagonists, harems, etc. and subverts many of these tropes in humorous ways. It does not become a generic isekai that loses sight of the reason it's a parody, so no, it does not become what it parodies. No, its not an isekai parody. In fact, it plays it by the book. Its supposed to be an edgelord protag parody like Overlord. Just ignore the fact that they both too become what they parody. |
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| ppl who call this parody haven't seen a parody or just want to dunk on anti hero story and probably culture war political reasons cause anime community is infected with that type to (radical SJW'S and ppl brainwashed by them), some of them can act somewhat sane to enough to find a reason to hate it and deny its not political reason (same goes for most negative reviews to), it must hurt them how well he gaslights ladies |
Sugram22Feb 3, 2023 6:13 AM
haruf said: I was told it was a comedy anime but the first episodes had little to no comedy at all Will the next episodes get better? It makes me laugh.... |
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Sugram22 said: Well technically this is a parody (or more specifically, cid is a arguably non comedic satire of the common isekai protagonist, while the world itself is played rather straight, which makes him even more likable), just not in the way most people think about it.ppl who call this parody haven't seen a parody or just want to dunk on anti hero story and probably culture war political reasons cause anime community is infected with that type to (radical SJW'S and ppl brainwashed by them), some of them can act somewhat sane to enough to find a reason to hate it and deny its not political reason (same goes for most negative reviews to), it must hurt them how well he gaslights ladies That being said this does not make cid a bad protagonist, in fact i prefer cid's anime portrayal over his manga portrayal as his more silly traits are played up even more there, and the cid here is just a bit more unique. I do admit that the culture war stuff is bleeding into the western anime community in a bad way (look at how people acted towards uzaki wants to hang out), i'm just glad it hasn't started to sway japan yet, i'd rather anime stay anime instead of become like alot of modern western animation which has lost it's soul. As for reviews i've said it before, MAL reviews aren't worth paying attention to unless they are really low, because with the culture war stuff going on your going to have 2 differing factions fighting over this or that meaning you'll never get a accurate portrayal of how good or bad a series is, best thing to do in such situations is just to check out shows your interested in to see if you like them and ignore the ratings. To the op, this isn't really meant to be comedy, people tend to misunderstand the definition of parody and satire these days as always meaning comedic, but parody and satire do not always mean comedic, in fact historically even the term comedy did not mean what we take it to mean today, parody is in a transition phase and people use it interchangeably not understanding what it fully means half the time. |
Tatsuya said: Huh? This is absolutely meant to be comedy, but the anime removes a lot of key context that's necessary to appreciate the deadpan humor. Sugram22 said: Well technically this is a parody (or more specifically, cid is a arguably non comedic satire of the common isekai protagonist, while the world itself is played rather straight, which makes him even more likable), just not in the way most people think about it.ppl who call this parody haven't seen a parody or just want to dunk on anti hero story and probably culture war political reasons cause anime community is infected with that type to (radical SJW'S and ppl brainwashed by them), some of them can act somewhat sane to enough to find a reason to hate it and deny its not political reason (same goes for most negative reviews to), it must hurt them how well he gaslights ladies That being said this does not make cid a bad protagonist, in fact i prefer cid's anime portrayal over his manga portrayal as his more silly traits are played up even more there, and the cid here is just a bit more unique. I do admit that the culture war stuff is bleeding into the western anime community in a bad way (look at how people acted towards uzaki wants to hang out), i'm just glad it hasn't started to sway japan yet, i'd rather anime stay anime instead of become like alot of modern western animation which has lost it's soul. As for reviews i've said it before, MAL reviews aren't worth paying attention to unless they are really low, because with the culture war stuff going on your going to have 2 differing factions fighting over this or that meaning you'll never get a accurate portrayal of how good or bad a series is, best thing to do in such situations is just to check out shows your interested in to see if you like them and ignore the ratings. To the op, this isn't really meant to be comedy, people tend to misunderstand the definition of parody and satire these days as always meaning comedic, but parody and satire do not always mean comedic, in fact historically even the term comedy did not mean what we take it to mean today, parody is in a transition phase and people use it interchangeably not understanding what it fully means half the time. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
LostSpectre said: I disagree, it definitely has comedic elements (namely cid and some lame puns like that asshat guy's name) but the story itself i'd call a action manga with comedic elements, but not a comedy in itself namely as the comedy is not the main focus.Tatsuya said: Huh? This is absolutely meant to be comedy, but the anime removes a lot of key context that's necessary to appreciate the deadpan humor. Well technically this is a parody (or more specifically, cid is a arguably non comedic satire of the common isekai protagonist, while the world itself is played rather straight, which makes him even more likable), just not in the way most people think about it. That being said this does not make cid a bad protagonist, in fact i prefer cid's anime portrayal over his manga portrayal as his more silly traits are played up even more there, and the cid here is just a bit more unique. I do admit that the culture war stuff is bleeding into the western anime community in a bad way (look at how people acted towards uzaki wants to hang out), i'm just glad it hasn't started to sway japan yet, i'd rather anime stay anime instead of become like alot of modern western animation which has lost it's soul. As for reviews i've said it before, MAL reviews aren't worth paying attention to unless they are really low, because with the culture war stuff going on your going to have 2 differing factions fighting over this or that meaning you'll never get a accurate portrayal of how good or bad a series is, best thing to do in such situations is just to check out shows your interested in to see if you like them and ignore the ratings. To the op, this isn't really meant to be comedy, people tend to misunderstand the definition of parody and satire these days as always meaning comedic, but parody and satire do not always mean comedic, in fact historically even the term comedy did not mean what we take it to mean today, parody is in a transition phase and people use it interchangeably not understanding what it fully means half the time. |
Tatsuya said: Well, no one meant it was a pure comedy to begin with, so that argument is neither here nor there. LostSpectre said: I disagree, it definitely has comedic elements (namely cid and some lame puns like that asshat guy's name) but the story itself i'd call a action manga with comedic elements, but not a comedy in itself namely as the comedy is not the main focus.Huh? This is absolutely meant to be comedy, but the anime removes a lot of key context that's necessary to appreciate the deadpan humor. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
LostSpectre said: comedy and parody are different things, and almost awry anime has bit of comedy, some more some lessTatsuya said: Huh? This is absolutely meant to be comedy, but the anime removes a lot of key context that's necessary to appreciate the deadpan humor. Well technically this is a parody (or more specifically, cid is a arguably non comedic satire of the common isekai protagonist, while the world itself is played rather straight, which makes him even more likable), just not in the way most people think about it. That being said this does not make cid a bad protagonist, in fact i prefer cid's anime portrayal over his manga portrayal as his more silly traits are played up even more there, and the cid here is just a bit more unique. I do admit that the culture war stuff is bleeding into the western anime community in a bad way (look at how people acted towards uzaki wants to hang out), i'm just glad it hasn't started to sway japan yet, i'd rather anime stay anime instead of become like alot of modern western animation which has lost it's soul. As for reviews i've said it before, MAL reviews aren't worth paying attention to unless they are really low, because with the culture war stuff going on your going to have 2 differing factions fighting over this or that meaning you'll never get a accurate portrayal of how good or bad a series is, best thing to do in such situations is just to check out shows your interested in to see if you like them and ignore the ratings. To the op, this isn't really meant to be comedy, people tend to misunderstand the definition of parody and satire these days as always meaning comedic, but parody and satire do not always mean comedic, in fact historically even the term comedy did not mean what we take it to mean today, parody is in a transition phase and people use it interchangeably not understanding what it fully means half the time. mostly not fan of parody's but there are few exceptions like Konosuba and Hataage! Kemono Michi but Gintama and forgot the new 1of the newer1 with Gender bender element (that part was funny and interesting but rest was 2dumb) where 2guys get isekaid and one ends up getting female body, i could bare only like 3 episodes, some just push parody 2far and this1 doesn't come close to parody its just action comedy |
Sugram22 said: This series is clearly parodying several common isekai tropes, but if the question is whether it parodies isekai as a whole, I would have to say no.LostSpectre said: comedy and parody are different things, and almost awry anime has bit of comedy, some more some lessHuh? This is absolutely meant to be comedy, but the anime removes a lot of key context that's necessary to appreciate the deadpan humor. mostly not fan of parody's but there are few exceptions like Konosuba and Hataage! Kemono Michi but Gintama and forgot the new 1of the newer1 with Gender bender element (that part was funny and interesting but rest was 2dumb) where 2guys get isekaid and one ends up getting female body, i could bare only like 3 episodes, some just push parody 2far and this1 doesn't come close to parody its just action comedy |
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