The Eminence in Shadow is a generic isekai that is somehow revered in the anime community under the pretense that it is a self-aware anime, but being a self-aware anime doesn't excuse the fact that it is a generic, goofy ass isekai, no matter how self-aware it may be.
You're just watching another 2/10 isekai, but oh, "9/10 because, ackchyually, it's a giga-brain anime that makes fun of other isekai's!!!", yet the content you're consuming is the exact same as that of a generic isekai
Because it's a socially acceptable isekai, it's let people proudly enjoy power trip bs; I'm convinced the same people who praise it to the heavens would also love 80% of other isekai's but just don't let themselves watch the genre because of its reputation.
