Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd Season

Enticed by its rumored wealth, Cid Kagenou happily tags along with his sister, Claire, on a trip to the infamous Lawless City. The region is ruled by three monarchs: Yukime, the Spirit Fox; Juggernaut, the Tyrant; and Elisabeth, a dormant progenitor vampire known as the Blood Queen. Hunting Elisabeth down serves as the perfect opportunity for Claire to prove her true mettle. On the other hand, Cid has different objectives—sneaking away from Claire's sight, collecting as much loot as possible, and making Shadow's glorious entrance at the perfect moment.

As Elisabeth's awakening draws near, her subordinate Crimson enacts a treacherous plot, sending the town into a frenzy. Searching for her now-missing brother, Claire finds an unexpected ally in Mary, a vampire hunter, and the pair hurry to the Crimson Tower—the home of the Blood Queen. Meanwhile, Beta and a small team of Shadow Garden recruits also arrive at the Lawless City. As the key players converge on the Crimson Tower, the stage is set for a grand confrontation under the crimson moon.

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Kagenou, Cid Main

Yamashita, Seiichirou Japanese

Delta Supporting

Fairouz Ai Japanese

Alpha Supporting

Seto, Asami Japanese

Beta Supporting

Minase, Inori Japanese

Kagenou, Claire Supporting

Hidaka, Rina Japanese

Midgar, Alexia Supporting

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Epsilon Supporting

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Gamma Supporting

Mimori, Suzuko Japanese

Zeta Supporting

Asai, Ayaka Japanese

Aurora Supporting

Nazuka, Kaori Japanese

Kikushima, Kazufumi Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Maruyama, Hajime Producer

Mizuguchi, Takeo Producer

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Dec 20, 2023

Mattotsuo

Recommended

"We only have so much time, and so much effort. So I dedicated all of my time and effort to what mattered, and got rid of everything else."

These days for me, I tend to lose interest in a lot of shows after their first season (maybe because it was rushed or maybe it was simply that the concept was good but the progression got stale or boring). We all only have a limited amount of time, some people more than others, so should you spend your own precious time watching this? In short, yes, assuming you have watched season 1 this season builds upon the ... previous season perfectly in its own way. Usually I will give every season a chance and just stop watching it if I lose interest, however for me the Eminence in Shadow season 2 was just as fun to watch as season 1.

Does it deliver on animation?
Yes

Does it deliver on world building and story progression?
Yes

Would I watch any of it on the plane ride while the 10 is sitting diagonally behind me?
No...

Everyone's sense of humor is different, so some people will enjoy the cringy things Cid does and others might find it repulsive. However in my opinion the execution of the stereotypical events and tropes are done in a way that feels fresh and enjoyable especially when compared to many other shows in the genre. Not only that, but whenever I watch an episode, it doesn't feel like there are excessive wastes of time even during the filler episode.

One of the things I was most surprised about was that the animation remained consistently clean and story pacing remained at a good speed like in season 1. A lot of series tend to fall off because they stray from the art style or pacing from the first season (not gonna name any names... but a certain isekai to do with a shield), but this series remained very true to the source material. Barely any content was cut and some scenes were only modified slightly. In fact, one of the biggest deviations from the source material was simply that a fight was supposed to seem closer but anime-Cid beat them faster and easier. All in all, this was one of the main things that I think makes it worth watching.

Something to note however is that characters that get introduced are almost always supposed to parallel a cliche, which I think are quite funny and enjoyable to watch but maybe some people might not agree as much with me. For example, I might find the Soopah Eleeto Ay jent John Smith to be funny but another person might just find him cringy. From me and my friends' experience, it is easy to enjoy the series if you try not to take any of it too seriously.

The biggest thing I could see people not enjoying the series for would be that it often expects you to just accept that some big misunderstandings will never be resolved. If you aren't able to find a way to still enjoy it with that in mind, by all means don't continue with the series as it would just not be for you. There are many other shows out there that might appeal to you better, but, if you are able to get over it then that issue won't matter. In fact, I think being able to accept that misunderstandings are at the core of the series will allow you to enjoy the series even more.

If I were to rate each aspect of the show out of 10, I would probably give the story a 9, characters 9, art/animation 9, sound 10, and enjoyment 10 (tbh 11). To explain the rating for sound, I just think rarely do I ever think of a show and think of the background from a good scene rather than the op/ed (FYI the piece I am thinking of is called In Time of War).

Now, the time to watch Eminence in Shadow is ripe. We are out of time... The frenzy has begun.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Feb 7, 2024

Banana-Pudding

Mixed Feelings

2nd season is alright. It's not as good as the first, but it's not terrible. It's mediocre. It's whelming. It's okay.

The goods? They pack a lot of story lines into the season. I'm honestly impressed by how much material was used. Was it rush? Oh yeah, definitely. But still enjoyable. You have to understand that in a 12 episode season, there isn't really time to develop plots so prepare for a lot of convenients and expositions. Still, the storyline is very interesting, especially towards the finale. Another positive is of course, the main reason most of us watch the show- the women. No shortage of ... fan service in this show. All the girls are pretty and cute. Many waifus if that's your style.

The bad? Unfortunately the MC is a dumbass. Okay, to be fair I did like him the first season because he was different from your typical MC. I thought his gimmick of wanting to always be in the shadow was hilarious, but that now that card as long played its part. Now it's just lame and embarrassing. There's really no character development for good 'ol Cid. He's still a borderline retarded teenager who is as clueless as they come. Like I said, it was funny and endearing the first 5 episode of season 1, but now it's getting ridiculous. In fact, the fact Cid still thinks Shadow Garden is fake and there's no Cult of Diablos is honestly ridiculous and so stupid that I refuse to believe Cid is that dumb. Or maybe he is- who knows. I honestly think if the show didn't try so hard to make Cid be an incompetent nincompoop that the show would be 5x better. I really do like the storyline but to have Cid be so dumb yet things always work out for him for comedic effect is....well it gets tiresome after the 3rd time (again in the first season). Another complaint is that for some reason the author really like Rose, who is easily the worst of all the female leads. She is so boring. So many interesting girls to choose from, and he happens to shine the light on the least interesting one.

Okay so despite that- why do I still rate it a 7? Because if you can ignore Cid being a dumbass and Rose being annoying, the show is actually pretty decent. The action is good. The animation is solid, especially when the girls are on screen. If your mind can selectively choose to ignore the two problems I mentioned, I think you'll enjoy this anime too, kind of- maybe. If anything, this show answers the age old question of what happens when a mental kid is isekaid with OP powers.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 1, 2024

Kazimir01

Not Recommended

Considering the enjoyment the 1st season brought to many people, myself included, I was extremely exited about season 2.

CONS:
- No development for characters. Everyone seems just unbelievably dumb
- Villians are just....bad, might as well not exist at all.
- The humor is bad. 12 episodes, not sure I even smiled once, let alone laugh. Maybe if I were 7yo would have been better
- You can see the entire seasson in about 30 minutes. You can litterely skip through pretty much everything and just watch 5-8 minutes here and there just so you know who that caracter is and you are not actually ... missing on anything.

PROS:
- Animation is okay
- Can put you to sleep rather quick

As mention in the first line, I loved season 1. There were moments where I got goosebumps. This? This is just extremely bad: cheep fanservice, bad comedy, bad fights, stupid characters, it has nothing to offer, nothing. Don't even get me started on the ending. 12 episodes of nothing and you end with more questiosn than wehen you started.

I know the anime is sussposed to be treated kind of as a "joke", but even then, it's jsut bad. You are better off watching One Punch Man. That's a perfect exampel of OP done right and entertaining

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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