The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
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| Ha, even this show has its own fan service based episode. Swimsuits and fun. It didn't move the plot much but hey, it was a time for the female cast to enjoy themselves. Alpha is still fierce even in this episode though. They deserved this break after dealing with so much shit this season already. |
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| A hot springs episode eh? With Cid proving elusive and tensions escalating, Skel and Po extend an invitation to Mitsugoshi Hot Springs Land. Sensing Shadow's strategic hand in this, the Shadow Garden springs into action—this time, amidst the soothing environs of Mitsugoshi Hot Springs Land. Yeah I could tell this was an anime canon episode, and it was fun one no doubt. Hell we even got to see the hero costumes from the first OP finally. On another note, the first ending theme made its appearance, and it still holds up – the music still bangs. The end credits card is impressive, featuring Touzai (the light novel illustrator) drawing himself. The playful banter among the girls, vying for a spot on this "mission," was quite amusing. Each one looked fantastic in their swimsuits, and I'm pleased to see that Delta made the cut. Her energy is akin to that of a golden retriever, and it's truly delightful. New arc next week I guess. |
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| Alpha is so in love with Shadow Nice to see everyone in the hot springs lol. The person in the sauna with Alexia was Mary right? And Elisabeth appeared a bit later too I think. The outfits from the first opening! Didn't think they'd ever actually use them. And yes, Eta's outfit gotta be my favorite. The ED from season 1! And now all the seven shadows are singing. ALEXIA LMAO Was this a side-story or something? Either way, I still really enjoyed it. |
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| Really nice fanservice this episode with lots of fun moments with all the girls, appreciate it. |
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| After two really good arcs, I guess everyone deserves a break. I liked this one. |
| not only this had nothing to do with anything they even made the chick that took the day off, work |
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| the first 2 seconds of the after credits 💀💀💀 |
| Wasting times, no plot to the story just fan services. It should be separate to ova, now I have to wait 1 more week just to see story moving. It's like a filler episode but more towards fan service, though it should be ova just like any other fan services anime |
| Nu's interrogation sure put paid to those plans though in the most chilling fashion. The meeting of the seven shadows really was a great scene right down to their fellows standing behind them. The shadow garden version of the hot springs land visit though sure was fun. While also setting the stage for the support cast to have their time to relax as well. Peeping toms proved to be the perfect test subjects for Eta's new inventions. The dragon sure ended up providing a nice bit of action to this trip brief as it was. Top marks for exploiting the event to earn more money though. Overall a fun ep that provided both excellent fan service and a great opportunity for the shadows to unwind and chill. |
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Reply to Abstudios07
| @Abstudios07 What plot? it certainly fan service episode. it's not even in the manga. I'm like kagejitsu but not just blindly consume anything like a fanboy, and its waste 1 slot episode on TV which they could use it to adapt story & wasting time watching it then waiting for a more weeks |
| Cid is out, but tickets to the luxurious Mitsugoshi Hot Springs Land, and VIP tickets at that, his buddies Skel and Po are looking to reap the rewards. But getting stopped by Delta, she demands to know what Cid a.k.a Shadow is after and seeks Shadow Garden's Seven Shadows for consultation...on the Dragon's Tears. Indeed, this was the intentional effort to build the hot spring, and they'll only know once they go with Cid...on the specific people involved: 3 victors, Cid, Skel, Po...along with Zeta, Beta and Delta, minus Cid because he isn't there with them. As expected, the other members of Shadow Garden follow in disguise just in case Shadow surfaces, while Skel and Po are just reeling in on the possibilities of dating either one girl. A story legend on the Dragon's Tears, and both guys are just as hilariously stupid as they are. The Shadow Garden girls are also just as hilarious, especially in the hot springs where Beta was about to be humiliated. And as expected of a fanservice episode, there is an enemy to kill, and the "summoned" dragon is eradicated quick, with the dragon rested, and the event filled with merch. It's a relaxed canon episode, for the best considering all they've gone through in the 1st half. Season 1's ED makes a comeback with Shadow Garden altogether! Still the better song than Season 2's. |
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| This episode had so much plot... |
| Quantum ille canis est in fenestra |
| Po and Skel stealing Mitsugoshi tickets from Cid's room is one thing, but asking its employees on a date was begging for chaos to ensue! This was a very nice break from the plot and gave us more of the seven shadows. Even with Cid not in the episode his magical predictions make the most wildest plots come true. It gave us a cool fight with the water dragon. |
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| I know I'm in the minority, but that was yet another new low. Ecchi, well, once again just a slide show, absolutely no animations except mouth movements. Plot? Never mind, see it as an OVA episode. I really don't get you guys rate this anime higher than 7, really, I just don't get it. What I noticed again: Cid's friends are insufferable, and I've seen a lot of bad romcoms with insufferable friends of the protagonist. These are definitely top tier of the most annoying joy. Potato & Skeletal, those names... I still don't know all seven shadows. Sure, the names, but we're on episode 28 and most of them are just supporting characters, or rather extras, nothing more. Please don't quote me, I don't want to read your fanboying for this anime. Take off fan goggles, please. You like it... sorry you love it without a good reason? Great! I'm happy for you! Enjoy it! |
| Some real nice fanservice, they even had the princess and the vampire there. Glad the crew got some time off. This was also the new low for Skel and Po. If you take out the comedy out of it, they basically broke into their friends house, stole some really expensive property and didn't even feel bad about it. |
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| Nice breather episode. Apparently this was a anime original episode. Im glad they done this though. I feel like we don’t see enough of some of the seven shadows such as zeta and eta. |
| It was a filler, right? I can't really imagine it being in the original. This episode was awful. The season is already short and it seems like quite a bit of stuff was skipped, so why make a complete waste of time like this... Even not having an episode this week would be better. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| A filler episode with events that never happened in the LN. It was nice to have Darling in the Night back on the ED... |
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| Kind of a chill episode but those so called friends are mean. Stealing Cid's tickets. Can only imagine that he would have wanted to chill in a mixed bath like he did last season. |
| "You only realize the real value of something you discarded when you get the chance to pick it up again." - Rudeus Greyrat |
| Trash episode for a trash anime |
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Reply to GensoTV
I know I'm in the minority, but that was yet another new low. Ecchi, well, once again just a slide show, absolutely no animations except mouth movements. Plot? Never mind, see it as an OVA episode. I really don't get you guys rate this anime higher than 7, really, I just don't get it.
What I noticed again:
Cid's friends are insufferable, and I've seen a lot of bad romcoms with insufferable friends of the protagonist. These are definitely top tier of the most annoying joy. Potato & Skeletal, those names...
I still don't know all seven shadows. Sure, the names, but we're on episode 28 and most of them are just supporting characters, or rather extras, nothing more.
Please don't quote me, I don't want to read your fanboying for this anime. Take off fan goggles, please. You like it... sorry you love it without a good reason? Great! I'm happy for you! Enjoy it!
What I noticed again:
Cid's friends are insufferable, and I've seen a lot of bad romcoms with insufferable friends of the protagonist. These are definitely top tier of the most annoying joy. Potato & Skeletal, those names...
I still don't know all seven shadows. Sure, the names, but we're on episode 28 and most of them are just supporting characters, or rather extras, nothing more.
Please don't quote me, I don't want to read your fanboying for this anime. Take off fan goggles, please. You like it... sorry you love it without a good reason? Great! I'm happy for you! Enjoy it!
GensoTV said: Please don't quote me, I don't want to read your fanboying for this anime. Take off fan goggles, please. @GensoTV Haha I quoted you and mentioned you. Funny that you're going to a forum having an opinion but don't want to get any opinion. On a serious note, just because the show has a bad episode doesn't mean the whole show is bad. What? Do you want to discredit the other 27 episodes before this? About the friend, yeah they're very insufferable. I don't like them either. Maybe Japanese viewers love those kinds of joke characters? Who knows. If you are questioning about the Seven Shadows then you're in luck, the anime actually shows more of Zeta and Eta this early unlike the other media. This show is pretty much like One Punch Man, we have like 15 Rank-S but we barely know any of them. Why? Because we focus on the main characters, Cid and Saitama. Are you asking if you're a minority for not liking this episode? Probably not, I'm sure there are many viewers going 'wtf' especially those people who hate filler, no brainer cool down, and fan service focus episodes. I'm going with eh, pretty mid, but fun. But it's necessary since the two arcs after this are pretty serious for the plot and got quite a lot of action, for people other than Cid as usual that is. |
DJKuroinuNov 22, 2023 9:34 AM
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| What a waste of time. They cutted the fight against Elizabeth, maybe the most anticipated fight till now, to just half an episode, instead a full 1 episode long fight like the last one of past season, and was barely animated, but they decided to introduce this filler nonsesne, why? Who the fuck in the production thought that in a half course adaptation it was a good idea to put a non-canonical fanservice instead of actually adapting the ongoing LN content? I hate them with every cell. |
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