The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
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| We got pretty much a bloody slaughter this episode, and damn, one for the ages. I mean, I guess it was kinda built up for this moment so it makes sense. Cid and Rose were the major focus here so I guess it kinda built off of the previous episode. The episode however did feel a litle rushed though, and I couldn't get as invested as last season's finale. Still very high stakes though. |
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| We know things are bound to get super serious when they skip opening, and I mean how couldn’t that be, we literally had the epitome of “evil” Ragnarok, going full bonkers against Shadow from the very first second of this episode. Liked how it didn’t even take the rest of the shadow garden making it to the scene, with Beta joining the fray too. Rose came into her senses too and was doing great… until she saw how just Epsilon and Beta alone managed to beat the life out of Mordred lol, to the point where he literally STARTED EXPLAINING THE ORIGINS OF BLACK ROSE AND EVERYTHING RELATED OUT OF HIS OWN FREE WILL lmaooooooooo. Appreciate the much needed exposition from Mordred though, like how Black rose connects this world to the other world or how the demonic realms they call are responsible for the appearance of these monsters or how Rose was just a simple offering from the start. She’s a sad cause, but so is Mordred, I mean his Ragnarok was simply taken out, and when he tried to attack Shadow in a transformed form… … man had no chance then too smh. “I’M ATOMIC” happened like ever, I mean Cid didn’t explicitly use “AM” this time but okay this was still epic. Though to be honest, whatever transpired thereafter was even MOREEEEE EPIC. We got a callback to that very first episode with Nishino Akane again going through those same things(?) she did back then, but of course there’s a twist, it isn’t exactly what we saw back then, as that last minute disaster back in their own world, has transported Cid to the earth. It's not Cid but SHADOW this time who'll save Akane. THEY PLAYED THE FIRST OPENING AS THE ENDING CREDITS, and that was a hype sendoff. A season 3 is a matter of when and not if, if we’re being honest here. Just hope it comes within a couple of years lol. |
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| Damn, the shadows looked so cool; they gave me goosebumps. Following the activation of Ragnarok, Mordred, the 9th-ranking member of the cult, eliminates Doem for his mistake and engages in combat against the members of Shadow Garden. Meanwhile, Shadow confronts a Giant Bat from another dimension known as Hell, which may be the Demon King. Shadow successfully defeats it without sustaining any significant injuries, aside from a slightly singed hair, thereby saving Oriana. Ragnarok wasted no time tearing through half the city—seriously, it's no joke. The first part of the episode was heavy on dialogue, and then bam, the second half was all action. Gotta admit, the bad guy is seriously ugly, but both our heroes are crazy strong. I mean, they go from Earth to space, like, what? And Shadow pulls his classic "I Am Atomic" move (without the am), but this time it's in space, with that glowing light and all. It's wild—he gets teleported to another world within the world. Double isekai, for real! And, surprise, we're back in Japan, bumping into Nishino again. But what's the deal with this girl always getting kidnapped? And of course, it's Shadow, not Cid, who saves her. Cid's hit his HIGHEST and ended up back in Japan, where everything kicked off! Should a third season be in the cards, I'll definitely be seated for it. |
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| Rose vs. the 9th Seat of Rounds "Knight Beyond Men" Mordred with his Black Rose Archfiend Ragnarok, thwarted by Cid and Shadow Garden, the real battle's only just getting started. Beta and Epsilon definitely have no trouble thwarting Mordred, as Rose tries to make sense of saving her own kingdom while entrusting Shadow Garden to help their citizens. For Cid, being the Eminence in Shadow against Ragnarok is too easy, and Mordred eventually let them in on what the Cult is up to: dimensions called Realms, with the magical beasts being in full supervision once the world clashed with one of the dimensions, as more and more Realms fill up the universe, except for the Demon Diablos. The fact with Rose's Oriana Kingdom having accidentally opened that alternate gate to the other Realm, Rose was made to be the royal sacrifice for that matter. Even to Shadow, Ragnarok is as simple as clay, which Mordred has one final desperation: to fuse together with Ragnarok. Shadow vs. Mordred, it's like recycling the final boss aspect all over again, bringing the action into the sky with the former's usual Chuuni to release his "I'm Atomic" epic power, perceptly destroying planets. But while Shadow got away scot free, there's the teeny tiny black hole...that sent him back to modern day Japan...going back to Season 1's opening episode of Akane Nishino, replaying the same exact sequence of events again with her kidnapping, the only difference being that Shadow is here to save her instead of Cid. You know you're gonna get the finale episode's reference to Season 1's OP song HIGHEST, especially for this climax. What an awesome journey that this series has been for this past year since Fall 2022. |
KANLen09Dec 20, 2023 11:01 AM
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| The finale was awesome!!! It was obvious how everything was going to turn out (Cid decimating everyone) but the way the show does what it does, is what makes the anime unique. This was an incredible season!! So many arcs adapted(Yeah, I know just 3 arcs). Still, I had a blast watching this series (just Cid go about his everyday life playing NPC and protagonist). Hopefully, we get a season 3 of this. The 'Return to Earth' arc is just as good as any of the other arcs in this show!!! Can't wait to see it!! |
| Cid back in Japan? It actually happened. Great season again. Need s3 asap. |
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| I liked it but like season 1 I think it's overrated. 7/10 |
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I feel blessed asfter watching this, from season one to the last episode of seson 2 i have watched every episode almost as soon as it got released. "I feel the atomic".  |
SkypeUwUDec 20, 2023 7:15 AM
| Season 3 please. Also, how big is the Atomic scale this time? |
| Oh, this episode has the same name as the first OP. 2:25 人越の魔剣 (jin'etsu no maken), translated here as "Knight Beyond Men" literally means "person-surpassing magic sword" btw. The Reamls added so much to the lore hoooly damn. This also presents the possibility that humans in our world came from another Realm too. This now explains how biologically identical humans can exist in many different Realms. This "I'm atomic" was epic af too! I just wish Shadow didn't pronounce it so quickly. I want more of that ASMR voice goodness. Unfortunately I got spoiled about Cid coming back to his world at the end of this season, but I didn't know anything about the timeskip, or magic being present, so this is still really interesting. If Akane is in her 20's now, does that mean that time flows at different speeds in different Realms? This stuff is so damn exciting, I just can't 9/10 This was just as good as season one imo, but the ending was out of this world (no pun intended). I need that season 3 announcement N O W Btw at which point in the LN was the part that was adapted in the very first episode? EDIT: There was a sequel movie announced LET'S GOOO That means it's probably have even better animation! But then also we'll have to wait a long time after the release to be able to watch it aarrgh |
EmbientDec 20, 2023 7:19 AM
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| does anyone know? is the anime is different from manga? cuz when i see the manga this episode plays out differently. please someone tell me |
| Holy shit Cid's back on earth, what happened to earth though? It merged with another realm? We got see Akane again and a re-enact of the scene from episode one again. What a way to end the season. I need the movie right now. Can't wait. As expected Shadow obliterated the mech dragon thingy. Though wasn't expecting Beta and Epsilon to handle that knight guy, goes to show how strong they actually are. We even got more world building, that was really interesting. So like how planets orbits the sun the realms orbit something. Wonder what that is. Also we got one last I am atomic to end the season and the scale of it was bigger than ever, like he went to outer space to do it, holy. Great season again, really enjoyed it and I'm hyped to see more. Specially after how it ended with Cid going back to earth. Wonder if Akane will learn the truth about Cid. Really looking forward to the movie. |
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| This show always knows how to outdo itself with the spectacles, and this finale was no exception! You cut up your giant monster with threads, take its summoner into space and then blow him up with a super space nuke. 10/10, I've never seen anything like this before in any other anime. |
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| Here comes the begging of the earth arc very excited for the next season especially because i haven't read the start of earth arc so the next season is unknown also black rose ended just as it started |
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| Well that was an end battle against Raganarok and Shadow was very nice and cid with his epic speech that was so hilarious. Rose ypsilpn and beta in there too. They had skipped the opening well the end was also cool. |
P O S I T I V E V I B E Sシ  |
| Totally awesome ending to a totally awesome season. |
| Quantum ille canis est in fenestra |
| A decent ending to a season I found weaker than the first one, those middle episodes in particular were painful to watch. It did improve towards the end but in general, meh. |
It can be concluded that once "I'm Atomic" can destroy a planet if the explosion radius can be seen at a distance of 3 planets at once. |
| That ending really set up for the third season seeing an isekai we’re the mc actually goes back to their world is sick, this might be the first isekai I’ve seen do that. |
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