The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
Reply to GreatCarerJack
fghPOWA said:
I'm 2 episodes in and I gotta say it's so insanely cringe I can't comprehend how people can watch this while paying actual attention to it, while I am an enjoyer of Isekai and certainly edgy characters, this isn't horrible but I can't even watch 5 minutes without pausing and cringing into oblivion. So my question is, will it get less cringe or might it get even cringier?
I'm 2 episodes in and I gotta say it's so insanely cringe I can't comprehend how people can watch this while paying actual attention to it, while I am an enjoyer of Isekai and certainly edgy characters, this isn't horrible but I can't even watch 5 minutes without pausing and cringing into oblivion. So my question is, will it get less cringe or might it get even cringier?
the cringe is the comedy, youre supposed to find it funny
| @GreatCarerJack A lot of people were initially missing the comedy, I'm guessing it's because isekai is often this unironically trash. |
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
Reply to LostSpectre
@ejleon Person who unironically LOVES isekai doesn't enjoy an anime parodying isekai tropes? I'm shocked.
| @LostSpectre … not even their insults are funny … pathetically lame Shadow is not a parody, because that would be funny. For exmaple … Austin Powers was a parody of James Bond, that was funny. Spaceballs was a parody of Star Wars, that was funny. Analyze This was a parody of Italian Mob Movies like The Godfather, that was funny. They don’t hate the movies they are parodying, in fact they love the movies they are parodying, it is just fun to add comedy into them. Shadow is made for haters like you, people who lack the intelligence to understand why Isekai is good, their idea of “comedy” is to not have any sense of humor at all, and their idea of a story is to try to irritate their audience to no end. So it is not surprising that you like this mountain-sized pile of manure. |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series and judge each based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
vito11 said: at the right exact moment that you understand that eminence in shadow is a satire of isekai shows, it becomes so enjoyable. espacially with the incredible animation this show has. Define Satire: 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, to expose, denounce, or deride the folly or corruption of institutions, people, or social structures 2. a work of art, literature, or entertainment in which the folly and corruption of human beings, institutions, or social structures are exposed, denounced, or ridiculed As I thought, it is for haters who don’t understand Isekai anime’s goodess, not for people who acutely enjoy isekai anime’s goodness. Thanks for revealing that it is not a parody. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series and judge each based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
Bro, I’m not a “hater”, I like Isekai, and I really gave this a chance, but even then I hated EiS and it’s MC. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series and judge each based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
Oh ok, I understand. Could you sum up for me what you thought was good and I’ll read it? I would like to know your opinion on the anime. |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series and judge each based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
Reply to ejleon
@LostSpectre … not even their insults are funny … pathetically lame
Shadow is not a parody, because that would be funny.
For exmaple …
Austin Powers was a parody of James Bond, that was funny.
Spaceballs was a parody of Star Wars, that was funny.
Analyze This was a parody of Italian Mob Movies like The Godfather, that was funny.
They don’t hate the movies they are parodying, in fact they love the movies they are parodying, it is just fun to add comedy into them.
Shadow is made for haters like you, people who lack the intelligence to understand why Isekai is good, their idea of “comedy” is to not have any sense of humor at all, and their idea of a story is to try to irritate their audience to no end.
So it is not surprising that you like this mountain-sized pile of manure.
Shadow is not a parody, because that would be funny.
For exmaple …
Austin Powers was a parody of James Bond, that was funny.
Spaceballs was a parody of Star Wars, that was funny.
Analyze This was a parody of Italian Mob Movies like The Godfather, that was funny.
They don’t hate the movies they are parodying, in fact they love the movies they are parodying, it is just fun to add comedy into them.
Shadow is made for haters like you, people who lack the intelligence to understand why Isekai is good, their idea of “comedy” is to not have any sense of humor at all, and their idea of a story is to try to irritate their audience to no end.
So it is not surprising that you like this mountain-sized pile of manure.
| @ejleon Jesus Christ. You missed the point by a mile. You unironically love bad isekai, and Eminence is essentially a bad isekai, but done purposely and exaggerated to comedic effect, making it actually good. This is evident from all your criticisms of the show, you would have preferred if the series was a straight-laced story set in the same world. It has nothing to do with being a show for "haters" it's for people who like isekai, just not people who like bad isekai. Oh, and here's the Anilist page. Parody is the 4th most prominent tag at 89%. https://anilist.co/anime/130298/Kage-no-Jitsuryokusha-ni-Naritakute/ |
LostSpectreMar 30, 4:06 AM
| If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that. |
| An Isekai enjoyer who's turned off by the level of cringe.... Hm.... Contradicting, no? xD |
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