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Dec 21, 2023 9:22 PM
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V1P3R0P said:
Again.. Shadow is what made Alpha's character, and thats why you like her character. I find it unfathomable, to imagine a world of Eminence in shadow without Cid. But I guess there is a lot that could be explored in a "what if? " situation.
Yeah that's the kind of idea I was going for, like a "what if?" Like Bug Bunny taking the artists pencil kind of thing. Rewrite the story to where Alpha was the one who was isekai'd and she finds the girls and saves them, except without Cid's take on humor.
Dec 21, 2023 9:24 PM
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The humor doesn't hit like a parody, because it kinda isn't. This show doesn't only pardoy Isekai, but it is also a love letter to it. (Hint: Parodies don't have serious parts)
Also this is one of 3 anime that has ever made me genuinely laugh out loud, so I guess we disagree on a fundamental level.
Also also, the message that Cid's character gives, is the most important in the whole story, it is not that deep, but that is also the entire point, since that is the entire message.
Dec 21, 2023 9:25 PM

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Apratim said:
ejleon said:

I would like to honestly ask what you like about Cid?

I think they made a mistake in writing his post isekai-ed character as a person without simple communication skills, obviously repetitive and predictable, arrogant self-centered greedy money-loving, self made actor playing multiple rolls, while pretending Shadow Garden is all a game.

The way his Bs works everytime, the misunderstanding he creates, the carefree life he lives, kills opponent without any hesitation ( Not like 99.99% of weak ass hearted harem/shounen mc who can't even kill), And he is a chad not a pathetic simp. How can anyone not like him? And he saves the people around him as well. And in the Manga he is more dam funny

The “misunderstandings” everyone keeps talking about, were funny for the first … 4-6 episodes in the first season (that’s being generous), but after that they became so obviously repetitive and predictable that it was just not funny anymore, in fact, it has become extremely annoying and lame.

The “care free life” you mentioned means he really does not care about anything of anyone in this world, he doesn’t even recognize his sister is in danger, Shadow Garden goes to save her instead for Cid.

Actually he doesn’t take down enemies right away, he toys with them until he is bored and then just kills them like he should have just done in the first place.

I don’t know any isekai male MC characters that are simps. I know isekai male MC characters that are bashful, shy, nervous, immature, lacking experience, or morally restrained until marriage.

I hate him because he could have been so much better if he was just written as the pre-isekaied character in the new world that wanted to gain power and help save people, working with Shadow Garden to rid his new world of scum and filth.

He saves people when it’s a part of his “roll playing plan”, not because he actually cares about those people or cares about being a hero.

I wonder how much worse he is in the written material, maybe I’ll read it and criticize that too.

And how do people not realize that Cid is the joke in this anime, people are not laughing with him, but at him?
ejleonDec 21, 2023 9:31 PM
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Apollo_Injustice said:
V1P3R0P said:
Again.. Shadow is what made Alpha's character, and thats why you like her character. I find it unfathomable, to imagine a world of Eminence in shadow without Cid. But I guess there is a lot that could be explored in a "what if? " situation.
Yeah that's the kind of idea I was going for, like a "what if?" Like Bug Bunny taking the artists pencil kind of thing. Rewrite the story to where Alpha was the one who was isekai'd and she finds the girls and saves them, except without Cid's take on humor.

now I'm curious. How would you put that into play?
how do you think the story will progress and plot points explored in this situation. Like, there is a "what if" situation where Cid and Ainz swap bodies. It was just a preulde, but it felt a bit intriguing.
Dec 21, 2023 9:32 PM
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Cestlavie_ said:
Without Cid this anime would be garbage.

I would like to honestly ask what you like about Cid?

I think they made a mistake in writing his post isekai-ed character as a person without simple communication skills, obviously repetitive and predictable, arrogant self-centered greedy money-loving, self made actor playing multiple rolls, while pretending Shadow Garden is all a game.

The whole point is that he doesn't realize everything he said is true
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Bro you are the exact kindof of viewer this story is making fun of. The fact that you are so willing to go along w the plot like the NPCs of the world is what the author is trying to satirize as any cut and paste fantasy plot can be thrown into a world but CID is the wildcard and eminence that is the entire flavour for the story. It’s power without purpose that has purpose. Stupid ass
Dec 21, 2023 9:42 PM
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i disagree, i think this show sorta has a sybiotic relationship with the story and cid. i think if u remove cid the protag would probably be alexia who is not present for the majority of the events of the series. unless u want alpha to be the protag in which case she loses her whole motivation for building mitsugoshi in the first place. sure i think u could argue that it would be better if cid appeared less and it was never told from his perspective, but tbh i feel like the show would be a lil soulless that way.
Dec 21, 2023 9:56 PM
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Bruh this is basically saying 'Guys, football would be a much better sport without the ball
Dec 21, 2023 10:23 PM
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Cid is definitely a main character, without Cid the show would be a total waste(well it is a exaggeration). Now for the Haters, plz try to imagine eminence in shadow with no humour and without Cid....Well I can't imagine it..😞😞
Dec 21, 2023 10:39 PM
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LMFAO. Without Cid, this show would be "oof-".
Dec 21, 2023 10:40 PM
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HAHAHAHAHA.....idk what is your motive for making this topic, it's so obvious without cid no one will watch this anime
Dec 21, 2023 10:45 PM
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Hitagi__Furude said:
I thought i was the only one who doesnt like Cid...

Thank goodness im not the only one!!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one. He's so cringe....
Dec 21, 2023 10:55 PM
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Hitagi__Furude said:
@Apollo_Injustice

For me...
He is more like Aqua in Oshi No Ko...

In a sense that eventhough i dont like him at all & i find him annoying & very aloof & insensitive...
He needs to be in the show for the plot to work...

But the biggest difference i had with the 2 of em...

Aqua is intentionally made to be unlikable...

Cid is the polar opposite & yet i dont like him at all!!!

Atleast in Aqua's case...

i understand his intentions & where it came from!!!

Cid???

NAH!!!
I REALLY DONT!!!

Aqua was never made to be unlikable wdym
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bruh that's a serious load of copium you've put on 😷
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Guys really do be taking this anime seriously even though it’s just a decent parody.
It’s a popcorn anime chill out.
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Dec 22, 2023 2:48 AM
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I honestly don’t get how people can like this show because the character of Cid is so poorly written that it just makes a lot of the arcs make no sense.
Dec 22, 2023 2:54 AM
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V1P3R0P said:
Ever heard of dry humor? An expressionless way of making jokes?

Besides Cid is the main reason this conflict began. Without him, there is no "The eminence in shadow" or shadow garden.

fr like the reason why this anime is so popular is because of his fights and that he wants to be a "side character"
Dec 22, 2023 2:56 AM
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Blasphemy

Cid is absolutely hilarious
Dec 22, 2023 3:26 AM
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Hitagi__Furude said:
@Apollo_Injustice

For me...
He is more like Aqua in Oshi No Ko...

In a sense that eventhough i dont like him at all & i find him annoying & very aloof & insensitive...
He needs to be in the show for the plot to work...

But the biggest difference i had with the 2 of em...

Aqua is intentionally made to be unlikable...

Cid is the polar opposite & yet i dont like him at all!!!

Atleast in Aqua's case...

i understand his intentions & where it came from!!!

Cid???

NAH!!!
I REALLY DONT!!!

Cos Cid is definitely insane πŸ˜‚ he's not meant to be relatable at all.

What's driving him? To be the strongest entity there is and to show off his strength to the world from the shadows.

He's so delusional, that he legit felt he was not reaching his potential in the old world that he resorted to trying to gain magic.... by bashing his head against a rock.

Don't get me wrong, the only difference Cid has from other isekai protagonists is that he legit WORKED to be as powerful as he is. Even in the old world, he wasn't some neet wasting his life away doing nothing. He's just so crazy delusional and detached from the world he's in... yet everything tends to work out for him lol.

That's what I find so amusing about him. Nothing about him has changed from the old world to now. He still treats the world around him as NPCs that he can use for his chuunibiyou fantasies. Yet unlike shows like Re:Zero, nothing challenges his perspective and will get him to change. He's so far detached from everything that he never will learn or change.
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Cid is the reason why this series is a 10/10, without him, I'll probably just give it a 7/10. I do wonder if you delete most of the comedy and use those times for the storytelling, how much can it improve? A story from Alpha's pov questioning whether or not the entity called Shadow is an ally or foe. It can be about Alexia too, trying to keep up with 2 mysterious organizations. Cid will still be there, but he's not the goofy MC we know, he's merely a questionable side character.

It won't be as unique as it is tho, execution is what matter the most right?
Dec 22, 2023 3:39 AM
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I have the exact opposite opinion
Dec 22, 2023 3:40 AM
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I think whats so amusing about the show in general is that even without Cid... this is a decently established world with interesting characters with their own arcs and sense of progression and motivations to get from point A to B. There is legit a good plot, interesting worldbuilding and characters here.

Then there's Cid, who gives no shit about any of that and just intends to do his own shit. The world is so interesting yet he's selfishly interested in enacting his chuunibiyou fantasies. He's so far detached from the other characters and only half hears what they're saying to fit his own agendas its hilarious.
Dec 22, 2023 3:44 AM
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Apollo_Injustice said:
@Cestlavie_ Idk man, the girls kinda carry the show. Especially Gamma and Epsilon.

how can you say that? and who are Gamma and Epsilon again (their faces I mean)?
I watched the season 1 TWO TIMES, watched the season 2, watched all chibi. and I still don't know who is who in the girls of Shadow Garden (except Delta, I love her) because I don't care at all about them. this show is carried by Cid
Dec 22, 2023 3:59 AM
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i agree and disagree at the same time because of Cid we wont have shadow garden and all this edgelord stuff. even every person who watch this can relate to Cid.
Dec 22, 2023 4:01 AM

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ANR23 said:
Guys really do be taking this anime seriously even though it’s just a decent parody.
It’s a popcorn anime chill out.
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amusing how people miss the point of this show, look under your comment and see what this ajw user wrote. Its a really funny thread
Dec 22, 2023 4:13 AM
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Respect your opinion but I love this anime because of Cid so this post sounds like madness πŸ˜‚
Dec 22, 2023 4:14 AM
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Apollo_Injustice said:
I get that it's supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek parody of isekai tropes, but the humor doesn't really hit like a parody. I actually enjoy the anime more when it's taking itself "seriously" rather than the weak attempts at humor during Cid's inner monologues. Hell even the girls of Shadow Garden feel like much better characters than Cid. If it were just the girls accidentally destroying Diablos while acting all dark and mysterious with a comedic twist the show would be so much better imo.

Unfortunately then it would be an "all girl anime" which would turn away the average anime viewer.

Well if it wasn't the Cid, then Shadow garden wouldn't even be formed to begin with because all the girls would have either died from magic over powering because of experiments of cult on them or by kidnapping.

And Cid is a cringe character from the start of the show and just that type of character he describes by the author so just enjoy the show.
Dec 22, 2023 4:15 AM
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fuck off with this shit ass bait. Praise shadow sama


Dec 22, 2023 4:18 AM
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filimaua13 said:
Hitagi__Furude said:
@Apollo_Injustice

For me...
He is more like Aqua in Oshi No Ko...

In a sense that eventhough i dont like him at all & i find him annoying & very aloof & insensitive...
He needs to be in the show for the plot to work...

But the biggest difference i had with the 2 of em...

Aqua is intentionally made to be unlikable...

Cid is the polar opposite & yet i dont like him at all!!!

Atleast in Aqua's case...

i understand his intentions & where it came from!!!

Cid???

NAH!!!
I REALLY DONT!!!

Cos Cid is definitely insane πŸ˜‚ he's not meant to be relatable at all.

What's driving him? To be the strongest entity there is and to show off his strength to the world from the shadows.

He's so delusional, that he legit felt he was not reaching his potential in the old world that he resorted to trying to gain magic.... by bashing his head against a rock.

Don't get me wrong, the only difference Cid has from other isekai protagonists is that he legit WORKED to be as powerful as he is. Even in the old world, he wasn't some neet wasting his life away doing nothing. He's just so crazy delusional and detached from the world he's in... yet everything tends to work out for him lol.

That's what I find so amusing about him. Nothing about him has changed from the old world to now. He still treats the world around him as NPCs that he can use for his chuunibiyou fantasies. Yet unlike shows like Re:Zero, nothing challenges his perspective and will get him to change. He's so far detached from everything that he never will learn or change.

Well said πŸ˜‚
That’s the exact same reason I love Cid/Shadow and enjoy watching this anime
Dec 22, 2023 4:29 AM
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L take bro sorry.........
Dec 22, 2023 4:30 AM
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this is dumbest post I have ever seen.
Dec 22, 2023 4:36 AM
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🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣....funniest post I have ever seen in my life..You fu*ck should stop watching anime.. Go watch Captain Marvel shit of Marvel Studios 🀣..
Dec 22, 2023 4:37 AM
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ejleon said:
Cestlavie_ said:
Without Cid this anime would be garbage.

I would like to honestly ask what you like about Cid?

I think they made a mistake in writing his post isekai-ed character as a person without simple communication skills, obviously repetitive and predictable, arrogant self-centered greedy money-loving, self made actor playing multiple rolls, while pretending Shadow Garden is all a game.

Just enjoy the goddamn show dude and if u don’t like it then drop it you are taking this anime way too seriously more so than the author himself πŸ˜‚ think of this show as Spyxfam but for the isekai genre
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no cid no party, if this anime main chara is not cid i think this series will be garbage ofc...

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Dec 22, 2023 5:19 AM
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renz330 said:
ANR23 said:
Guys really do be taking this anime seriously even though it’s just a decent parody.
It’s a popcorn anime chill out.
πŸ₯Ά

amusing how people miss the point of this show, look under your comment and see what this ajw user wrote. Its a really funny thread

Hehehe yeah.
But honestly I don’t agree with the people who rate it as a masterpiece.

I have seen a billion threads comparing this show to Mushoku Tensei or Tensura and I just cannot believe it.

Re:Zero, Mushoku Tensei are great stories. Insanely well written, character driven, beautiful worlds built and fantastic plot. They deserve the isekai masterpiece tag no doubt.

This show on the other hand is meant to be a parody. It’s a gag anime. Pure shounen filled to the brim with sexy ladies and sakuga overdose fights. Half decent plot nothing more.

Again it’s meant to be a popcorn anime that you binge for fun and laugh at how trashy it is. (Trashy doesn’t mean it’s a garbage show. Rent a girlfriend is garbage for example whereas awesome shows like konosuba mentioned in the thread are trashy. Hope that clarifies the distinction).

This show is suppposed to be mindless fun show for 1 time watch.

Mushoku Tensei and Re Zero on the other hand are intricately written which you will watch again and again for little details and how good the shows generally are. They are masterpieces. How deep the plot gets, various points they try to talk about. This show is just eye porn.

And shows like this are needed at times to get over watch fatigue.

But deeming it a masterpiece is a joke. It’s not even the greatest trashy parody anime I would say.

The currently airing 100 girlfriends is better trash parody and one punch man is a goated parody of its genre.

But yeah Eminence in Shadow provides a fresh breathe to the overused isekai genre which has been bland lately. 2 3 goated shows as mentioned above while everything is garbage.

I guess a lot of newbie anime watchers are going crazy about this one and thinking it’s the best thing ever. Basically the SAO treatment.

I am sure slowly as they mature they would realise the true essence of story telling and good plot and what actually is a masterpiece.

But this is a pretty good show to enjoy and time pass watching no doubt.
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PS - this is slightly unrelated to the thread in question and I wrote this as a reply to one of the persons above. But I genuinely believe this topic should be discussed concerning shows like this. So reposting.

SAO, Eminence in shadow etc. seem to have a similar reception among people.
I guess a point worth discussing. Hope people read and have a nice conversation.

I don’t agree with the people who rate it as a masterpiece.

I have seen a billion threads comparing this show to Mushoku Tensei or Tensura and I just cannot believe it.

Re:Zero, Mushoku Tensei are great stories. Insanely well written, character driven, beautiful worlds built and fantastic plot. They deserve the isekai masterpiece tag no doubt.

This show on the other hand is meant to be a parody. It’s a gag anime. Pure shounen filled to the brim with sexy ladies and sakuga overdose fights. Half decent plot nothing more.

Again it’s meant to be a popcorn anime that you binge for fun and laugh at how trashy it is. (Trashy doesn’t mean it’s a garbage show. Rent a girlfriend is garbage for example whereas awesome shows like konosuba mentioned in the thread are trashy. Hope that clarifies the distinction).

This show is suppposed to be mindless fun show for 1 time watch.

Mushoku Tensei and Re Zero on the other hand are intricately written which you will watch again and again for little details and how good the shows generally are. They are masterpieces. How deep the plot gets, various points they try to talk about. This show is just eye porn.

And shows like this are needed at times to get over watch fatigue.

But deeming it a masterpiece is a joke. It’s not even the greatest trashy parody anime I would say.

The currently airing 100 girlfriends is better trash parody and one punch man is a goated parody of its genre.

But yeah Eminence in Shadow provides a fresh breathe to the overused isekai genre which has been bland lately. 2 3 goated shows as mentioned above while everything is garbage.

I guess a lot of newbie anime watchers are going crazy about this one and thinking it’s the best thing ever. Basically the SAO treatment.

I am sure slowly as they mature they would realise the true essence of story telling and good plot and what actually is a masterpiece.

But this is a pretty good show to enjoy and time pass watching no doubt.
Dec 22, 2023 5:27 AM
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Tbf I enjoyed the anime, Including cid, I’d say the only thing that I didn’t like is the fact that he wanted to be a background character rather than the mc, although that was cool too, the moments when he would try his hardest at trying to seem like a weak background character was like a cringey funny imo
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Apollo_Injustice said:
I get that it's supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek parody of isekai tropes, but the humor doesn't really hit like a parody. I actually enjoy the anime more when it's taking itself "seriously" rather than the weak attempts at humor during Cid's inner monologues. Hell even the girls of Shadow Garden feel like much better characters than Cid. If it were just the girls accidentally destroying Diablos while acting all dark and mysterious with a comedic twist the show would be so much better imo.

Unfortunately then it would be an "all girl anime" which would turn away the average anime viewer.

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE
Dec 22, 2023 6:42 AM
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without Cid this anime would be just another easily forgotten mid isekai we get every season
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Apollo_Injustice said:
I get that it's supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek parody of isekai tropes, but the humor doesn't really hit like a parody. I actually enjoy the anime more when it's taking itself "seriously" rather than the weak attempts at humor during Cid's inner monologues. Hell even the girls of Shadow Garden feel like much better characters than Cid. If it were just the girls accidentally destroying Diablos while acting all dark and mysterious with a comedic twist the show would be so much better imo.

Unfortunately then it would be an "all girl anime" which would turn away the average anime viewer.

that's the damn point of the entire anime. his delusions and acts of chunnibyo are what the situations portrayed in the anime revolve around. the anime is built around him and without him, it'll be trash.
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Yes and no. I understand intellectualy that it's a parody built for satire but I cannot see the satire. In my view the satire fails and therefore it becomes an ordinary isekai with a very annoying MC in Cid. In this case I agree with you.

But if the satire would work then Cid would be golden. Many others do see the satire, that and the over the top have made it popular. In this case my reason and yours for disliking it is made null.

That's my view at least. Hope it answers your post.
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Hitagi__Furude said:
I thought i was the only one who doesnt like Cid...

Thank goodness im not the only one!!!

you are not alone, I like overpower mc but Cid isn't a likeable character for me
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Apollo_Injustice said:
I get that it's supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek parody of isekai tropes, but the humor doesn't really hit like a parody. I actually enjoy the anime more when it's taking itself "seriously" rather than the weak attempts at humor during Cid's inner monologues. Hell even the girls of Shadow Garden feel like much better characters than Cid. If it were just the girls accidentally destroying Diablos while acting all dark and mysterious with a comedic twist the show would be so much better imo.

Unfortunately then it would be an "all girl anime" which would turn away the average anime viewer.

Well.. yea, Cid sometimes makes me cringeπŸ’€
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Cestlavie_ said:
Without Cid this anime would be garbage.

this................
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i only watch this for him tho πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘
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are you for real? or is this a joke??
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If Cid had a character change, the show (mainly the 2nd season) would be more fun and better at every way
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this world would be 10× better without you πŸ—Ώ
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ejleon said:

I would like to honestly ask what you like about Cid?

I think they made a mistake in writing his post isekai-ed character as a person without simple communication skills, obviously repetitive and predictable, arrogant self-centered greedy money-loving, self made actor playing multiple rolls, while pretending Shadow Garden is all a game.

Just enjoy the goddamn show dude and if u don’t like it then drop it you are taking this anime way too seriously more so than the author himself πŸ˜‚ think of this show as Spyxfam but for the isekai genre

Thanks for your concern, but I’m not taking it to seriously. It is fine for me to give a critique of an anime I’m going to rate.

I was interested in hearing your opinion, and shared my own. No reason to respond like I’m the problem, that’s just rude.

“SpyxFam for isekai” now that would be funny.

This is not a parody of isekai if that’s what you mean, that would be good, but this is not enjoyable.

Cid is purposely made the joke in this anime, people are not laughing with him, but at him.

The writer could have made this so much better, but it’s written for the masses.
ejleonDec 22, 2023 12:21 PM
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Apollo_Injustice said:
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Atleast in Aqua's case...

i understand his intentions & where it came from!!!

Cid???

NAH!!!
I REALLY DONT!!!
That's it right there! I couldn't put it into proper word but you got it perfectly right. I just don't feel any drive or intention from Cid.

Ok. Although I don't agree with you at all, I'm going to try and be as objective as possible. The intention of the author was to create a whole world filled with lore and serious political tensions.

Cid's existence and his actions in this world are a satirical form of humor that truly makes the contrast between his perception of the world and how it actually is evident.

This show, to me, is like a better version of One Punch Man. Every character has some goal that they are striving for and their own struggles that they have to overcome. And the whole show could exist focusing solely on the side characters.

However, this show chooses to focus on Cid who is entirely disconnected from the world around him. He just wants to play pretend. That's all he ever wanted to do. He just didn't have the special effects needed for that purpose in his previous life.

Although you think this show would be better without Cid, I think that the intent of the show is simply not suited to your taste. And that's perfectly fine. I don't like a bunch of other anime too. Everyone has their own tastes and for me, I can totally relate to Cid, because I fantasize about the same things he does: saving his school from a terrorist attack, delivering epic lines in epic situations, acting like everything is going according to your plan. These things are just fun. And that's Cid's entire goal here.
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Oct 24, 5:19 AM
It’s time to ditch the text file.
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