The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
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| Most of the episode went to introducing certain elements of the story eg. Shadow Garden and the shadows in general etc.. Pretty fun episode, I'm really digging the humor. It feels refreshing. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| ok that was some ridiculous crying xD almost as bad as Sugita's baby noises in Dogeza |
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| I love Claire's character, she's definitely the most interesting of the plethora of girls we've seen so far. It feels like a more deep voice would've fit her better than a high-pitched one. Anyway she is easily my most favourite character so far, but that's probably because none of the shadow garden has really been properly introduced yet other than Alpha, and a bit of Beta. I hope that each of them receives adequate characterization later on other than just standing there to be pretty. It's only the 2nd episode of course, so it probably needs a bit more time for that. Right off the bat in the first episode they were already re-arranging some events in the LN's by putting a backstory of Cid's that comes later on in the very first episode. With that in mind, I'm hoping they didn't totally skip over the events that led to each of these members of the shadow garden getting recruited. Perhaps they'll be slowly sprinkled throughout in the upcoming episodes. Or perhaps that's not the case, and none of them have any backstory or characterization, and simply just show up just like that. In that case, that's just not fast-paced anymore, that's just going at light-speed now. Is it really this fast in the LN's, or do they think that most viewers probably just want to skip over all that and dive right into the action? The important thing though is that while we didn't really get to see it in the first episode, we now get to see where the comedy aspect comes from thanks to this second episode. I was wondering how this was supposed to be a comedy, and now we see that it comes from being a parody of sorts, I think. Which is great, because if this was taking itself seriously, it would've been far too edgy and cringe for my taste and would probably be an easy drop. But it being parody (for the most part it seems, at least) certainly will make this a more enjoyable watch. I mean, with us who had no knowledge that this was a parody in mind, we would've been expecting the obligatory cute waifu slave trapped in the cage, but what we got was a BLOB 10/10 Will give this a couple more episodes. If the funny outweighs the cringe and edgy, or if the cringe and edgy is properly utilized to bring out the funny, I'll watch it all the way through. |
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| It feels like we're moving really, really quickly... hopefully things will slow down for a bit since they still have 18 episodes before. There was just a ton of lore and plot motivation thrown at us at once. I'm also getting so much isekai déjà vu (funny that Raphtalia is also voiced by Asami Seto), but I knew what I was signing up for when I started this, so it's okay I guess! I'm just along for the ride, really~ It's also hilarious that Cid is constantly dancing between extreme competence and making it all up as he goes along. Looking forward to seeing where this cliffhanger goes~ |
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dezhavhu said: The LN is funny in a black comedy sort of way, the manga is more over the top funny. The manga adaptation suits an anime style better if you ask me. Etherius_ZS said: It absolutely is. The anime just didn't deliver the jokes good enough for it to be funnyI feel about this the same way I did for the first episode. I assume the LN isn't comedy(?) and the manga readers were saying it's a comedy expecting the anime to adapt the manga? Anyway, it's completely my fault for believing them. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| I was reincarnated in another world and I gaslit seven women into being by servants |
Red_Ranger_Wien said: I was reincarnated in another world and I gaslit seven women into being by servants eismog said: Except, that's literally not what that word means.Red_Ranger_Wien said: I was reincarnated in another world and I gaslit seven women into being by servants Best comment. It is so true. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
2dbest said: Didn't expect alpa is from something like that. still didn't find the comedy. maybe just my expectations about the comedy is too high There's supposed to be comedy? hmmm.... Yeah, me either and my expectations were at 0.. |
| lmao, it’s funny that some people don’t seem to have realized how OP the protagonist actually is. I see posts here that seem to think he’s weaker than his sister lol. Regarding the comedy, it doesn’t have to be over the top to be funny… the protagonist isn’t a clown in the LN unlike the manga. |
| SASUGA Ainz- I mean Shadow-sama. |
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because. |
| Poor sister with this brother the life seems "wonderful" kekeke |
| lol @ the blind people totally missing the humor here... |
| Much better and entertaining than the previous episode. Even though I am an anime only, I can relate to those who said the comedy potential was not maximum delivered. Some comedy moments could be more funny if executed properly (better transition, voice performance, sfx, etc). But in the end I still really enjoyed this show. I am waiting for the next episode and not gonna drop this show. For those who couldn't laugh or find the comedy, try to imagine the MC as a clown. It worked for me, I laughed every time he and his mates said "Shadow" lololol. If you watched a clown performance in a serious mode, then of course that clown won't entertain you but irritating. |
| The set up for the rest of the season really started here. With seeing all of the shadows together, and getting to know Cid more. A very strong base for everything to come. Was enjoyable to watch, and I was excited during the battle(s). Also, the sound design in this show is amazing and has some absolute bangers of fight songs. |
| two best scenes.... fake baby cry... waifu-no-jutsu... |
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| characters that can fight telling big shot characters that they can't fight to their face never gets old |
| Who's this Cult of Diablos, I'm interested to know more. |
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| That was a great episode, Cid may be an idiot but he sure is funny. |
| Ok confession time, I lied to my brother Once. It started growing but one day when it took on a larger scale I said, "ffuck you, I made all that up." Wonder if that scene will happen in the anime. |
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OP_Rider said: What ever turns you on. I once told my brother I was a duck, and he started throwing bread crumbs at me.Ok confession time, I lied to my brother Once. It started growing but one day when it took on a larger scale I said, "ffuck you, I made all that up." Wonder if that scene will happen in the anime. |
| A decent episode. That baby cry was sure something lol |
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