The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
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| Me: HES GOING TO SAY THE LINE!!!! Cid: "You thought so" 10/10 writing. The direction in this episode was incredible as well. No not add any background music to Cid vs Beatrix was perfect. I think it showcased how strong and intense both of them are. I would love to see Cid and Beatrix team up one day. Lowkey kinda ship Cid with Beatrix but after everything that's happened He's gotta end up with Rose. Beatrix ended up being my favorite girl at the end of this season but really all of them are awesome. Cid is just a GOATED MC I think he should go down as one of the best in current times. 10/10 anime |
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| Not bad, tho it would have been way better without all the cringe chuunibyou stuff . Final Score 7/10 |
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| Absolute banger. Great show overall. |
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| What a way to end a fantastic series.Epic fights,screentime for a lot of characters and that ending piano piece,sublime,just sublime! |
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greed2 said: Stark700 said: The anime is amazing, but I feel some details are left out like, "are Shadow Garden's disguises really that well made? Cid only covered his head with a hood and people can't recognize him." Oh shit, this episode finale gave a decent impression for a three way fight. Of course, Shadow is involved but so is Beatrix and Iris. Like usual, Iris had something to prove since her most recent defeat. They also didn't forget about Rose this episode either although I felt underwhelmed by her role in the finale. Hell of a way to finish this season though. I probably need to start checking the light novel, need to understand why Shadow didn't attempt to recruit Beatrix into Shadow Garden, Beatrix seems like a loving aunt looking for her poor niece. On the side note, Delta is so hot with her swimsuit. Her innocence is worth protecting. miuto123 said: Well, Cid is a Criminal after all. Meh.I laughed so hard because Cid didnt return the piano on the restaurant after all..... :D Anyway, maybe episode 1 was to present to viewers on Cid's old life on Earth, but I wonder if Akane Nishino has any purpose to the story. As for Sherry Barnett, Cid seems to have created a "yandere." Which is typical, female characters with "pink hair" are always a bad warning sign. Overall, Cid is famous for stealing pianos and a girl's heart. |
Maruseru93 said: Subaru is the worse MC i've ever seen SoraSenpai said: cid a goatet mc? Please he is straight embarresing and cringe af way way way waaaaaaaay worse than subaruMe: HES GOING TO SAY THE LINE!!!! Cid: "You thought so" 10/10 writing. The direction in this episode was incredible as well. No not add any background music to Cid vs Beatrix was perfect. I think it showcased how strong and intense both of them are. I would love to see Cid and Beatrix team up one day. Lowkey kinda ship Cid with Beatrix but after everything that's happened He's gotta end up with Rose. Beatrix ended up being my favorite girl at the end of this season but really all of them are awesome. Cid is just a GOATED MC I think he should go down as one of the best in current times. 10/10 anime  |
greed2 said: Stark700 said: The anime is amazing, but I feel some details are left out like, "are Shadow Garden's disguises really that well made? Cid only covered his head with a hood and people can't recognize him." Oh shit, this episode finale gave a decent impression for a three way fight. Of course, Shadow is involved but so is Beatrix and Iris. Like usual, Iris had something to prove since her most recent defeat. They also didn't forget about Rose this episode either although I felt underwhelmed by her role in the finale. Hell of a way to finish this season though. I probably need to start checking the light novel, need to understand why Shadow didn't attempt to recruit Beatrix into Shadow Garden, Beatrix seems like a loving aunt looking for her poor niece. On the side note, Delta is so hot with her swimsuit. Her innocence is worth protecting. miuto123 said: Well, Cid is a Criminal after all. Meh.I laughed so hard because Cid didnt return the piano on the restaurant after all..... :D Anyway, maybe episode 1 was to present to viewers on Cid's old life on Earth, but I wonder if Akane Nishino has any purpose to the story. As for Sherry Barnett, Cid seems to have created a "yandere." Which is typical, female characters with "pink hair" are always a bad warning sign. Overall, Cid is famous for stealing pianos and a girl's heart. The hood is just a visual change, in the novel they wear masks to conceal their identity, ignore it. As for Beatrix, in the novel he mentions it's something worth bringing up with Alpha, but he didn't have any desire to volunteer information himself. |
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it has not been confirmed btw it was a leak no official announcements were made until the event they'll be hosting on feb 22nd they have said there'll be big announcements probably season 2 but obviously theres more stuff |
| DANG....I need an announcement for another season like...now. Shadow acting all crazy like he was gonna blow everything was just PERFECT. Seeing Sherry (the pink hair) was a surprise too. |
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| That fight at the beginning was entertaining af, I was smiling the whole time. Nice to see that he used the crowbars against them lmao. The animation in this episode was hella good. Overall, this show surpassed my expectations, I didn't think it would be a comedy from episode 1 but it ended up being really funny. Some great action scenes too. Definitely will look forward to a season 2 |
Marinate1016 said: What a phenomenal finale. Nexus made this one of the best anime adaptations of a LN ever, without a doubt. Consistently respecting and improving on the source material. Beatrix and Iris v Cid was as epic as I’d expected it to be. Really showed the gap between Cid and everyone else in this world. Rose is fully committed to her path and determined to walk it. No turning back now, welcome to shadow garden. Was kind of sad to see the tuna king wrapper sliced up symbolising her connection to cid. Some anime original stuff they included was Sherry’s obsession with Shadow/plotting her revenge and perv’s master. That was not in volume 2 but with the second season of the anime imminent I get why they added it. Overall, an amazing adaptation and great job by NEXUS You the goat fr. This series is great! |
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Omnime said: Wouldn't hurt to give it a try.dasprn said: You can easily play through their mobile game (not hard) and their side story is literally the time skip of the seven leaving and Cid defeating the dragon to obtaining Alexandria. It's pretty cool to see some behind the scenes.Haven't seen a good adaptation as this in a long time. They really upped the OG storyline with a remastered twist of badassery. That finale threeway fight is gonna end up in the best anime fights of all time. Man those white screens gave some Rakudai no Kishi vibes. Hope they adapt the further arcs too cause they just goona end up better in here. Also we need the prologue of how Shadow came to be as he is now with those powers.(He defeated a what dragon???) I AM ATOMIC!! is the best eargasm you could get. |
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| it's finally over, already been over 20 weeks. cid finally achieved what he wanted. decent show. my first 'official' isekai but not difficult to notice all the isekai trope parodies. had some cool moments and some skip-worthy moments. overall a 7/10 for me. |
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Kyle_Kirchner said: Marinate1016 said: What a phenomenal finale. Nexus made this one of the best anime adaptations of a LN ever, without a doubt. Consistently respecting and improving on the source material. Beatrix and Iris v Cid was as epic as I’d expected it to be. Really showed the gap between Cid and everyone else in this world. Rose is fully committed to her path and determined to walk it. No turning back now, welcome to shadow garden. Was kind of sad to see the tuna king wrapper sliced up symbolising her connection to cid. Some anime original stuff they included was Sherry’s obsession with Shadow/plotting her revenge and perv’s master. That was not in volume 2 but with the second season of the anime imminent I get why they added it. Overall, an amazing adaptation and great job by NEXUS You the goat fr. This series is great! Thanks oomfie uwu |
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| This fight was way better in anime than in the manga, and there were answers that i wanted to know (such as when rose arrived at shadow garden). Good anime, no doubt, i want that second season already. 8.4/10 |
Lucio54Feb 16, 2023 6:44 AM
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| What an ending this was! I really do hope we will get a 2S sooner or later! We need the end of this story. The whole 'I am Ato...bluff' scene, was way too good! Never expected him to do something like that, but i get it. The whole fact that he was fighting against 2 OP enemies in such an epic way, damn, gotta love this anime. Honestly a solid 9/10, definitely one of the best self-aware isekais and where the MC is there just to slay evil, without any bs, so glad i watched this. Oh and the music in this episode was top notch, always loved these piano scenes. |
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| What an amazing finale. From the multiple clashes all throughout the city that happen so fast there's no time for anyone to react. Shadow pulled out all the stops from his moving faster than Beatrix or Iris can see, to going full crazy villain with his laugh and averted ultimate technique. I'm glad we got a glimpse at what shadow garden was up to as well. Rose is going under a brutal boot camp that'll strip her identity away, I hope she can reclaim it along with her kingdom with shadow gardens help. 10/10, loved that they brought back the crowbars. |
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| love how the beginning scene started with Iris' point of view and seeing Mundane Mann turn into Shadow Overall this was a great adaptation I jumped to the light novel earlier on and also looked at the manga. I love how the adaptation went for the anime |
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| It's impossible for me to ever understand what's going on in this anime. I also don't understand Shadow's motivations at all, and I find myself rooting for the side characters more. As a power-fantasy isekai, however, it's entertaining enough. I wouldn't mind more. |
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| This anime surprised the hell outta me. My jaw was dropped this entire episode. The piano was just immaculate at the end. |
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| Can't wait for season 2 |
| That crowbar flex just ended Iris' whole career. |
| banger episode, if Cid doesn't win best boy this year I will riot. |
| I have read 2 perfect chapters of manga; They are Usogui Chapter 203 and Onani Master Kurosawa Chapter 23. Slam Dunk Chapters 272 to 276 are a perfect stretch of manga. |
Muzan2020 said: Say-My-Name said: Lol those characters barely have any good development, and you call it fantastic, whaat a frikin joke.That's the most surface level interpretation of the show I've seen. I kid you not, there's some really good, great and fantastic characters and character arcs in this show. What started off as an isekai parody has turned out to be one of the genuinely best isekai you'll ever see. Kek. Crying about lack of development when we're 20 episodes in. All this season does is setup. |
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Rimusimp said: EcchiGodMamster said: Bro your name is ecchi god and you have Kampfer in your favorites, don’t act like you don’t enjoy a good (this time not even trashy) isekai. This show is leagues better then 90% of the shows that come out seasonallyi guess i gotta be the anime boomer here and say i don't understand whats so hype about 20 episodes about an untouchable/invinsible group like... nothing bad ever happens to any of them, they never take any Ls, they for the most part just kill/beat a bunch of dumbasses and no matter what always have a one up on their opponents and the show didn't really do anything "unsafe" or "risky", its pretty much just about how broken can we make the good guys none of the girls are really highlighted/simp material as it was mostly about how OP is the MC idk, for me, yea the show is "good", but all thats just kinda boring af if my name is ecchi god that means im going to enjoy a show the most if it has alot of ecchi/fanservice that focuses mostly on waifus which this show doesn't really do, this show is mostly about how crazy and OP is the MC and how good is he at finessing everyone, not how hot are the girls were the girls hot? ofc, but that wasn't a focus of the show nor was any girl particualrly simp worthy, i was far more intersted in the girls that weren't in Shadow Garden and would have liked it more if it was from their perspective instead i never said the show was bad or anything of the sort, i mostly said that i find unbeatable MCs lame especially since ALL OF THEM were... again, partially why i was more interested in the other girls but to be fair, i've been watching some videos on the show and i can see more now why people love it so much, as it is indeed a pretty creative way to parody the Kirito clone phenomenon, altough im still over it at this point wtf does Kampfer have to do with anything lol? |
EcchiGodMamsterFeb 15, 2023 7:37 PM
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| Great episode, amazing fight as expected. The quality for the fights never dropped. I never expected to like this anime as much as i did. Definitely a simple and fun watch, the characters are great and there is actual development. Shadow-sama plays in the thin line of edginess but never steps in the cringy side, just great. Definitely buying the LN. |
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| FUCKING EPIC! DEFINITELY ONE OF MY BEST ANIME THAT I'VE EVER WATCHED! |
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