The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
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| The ending makes not much sense from author perspective.. why and what for he would have to return to his world and with powers he gained in previous world? I think I might miss the girls more than we will ;o so next is a movie? I wonder how far is the original, is it light novel? game ? manga? anyway the first season was way better than this season.. there was also too little of Alexia and that pink haired girl Barnett Sherry that her father was killed by shadow she should have some role in here after what she said in first season ending.. still it was great to watch this anime and I'd like to see more of the story, but now that ending.. it stopped making sense.. just some mumbo jumbo put together like generic isekais... |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
Reply to Thyriad-oPPailov
The ending makes not much sense from author perspective.. why and what for he would have to return to his world and with powers he gained in previous world?
I think I might miss the girls more than we will ;o so next is a movie?
I wonder how far is the original, is it light novel? game ? manga?
anyway the first season was way better than this season..
there was also too little of Alexia
and that pink haired girl Barnett Sherry that her father was killed by shadow she should have some role in here after what she said in first season ending..
still it was great to watch this anime and I'd like to see more of the story, but now that ending.. it stopped making sense.. just some mumbo jumbo put together like generic isekais...
I think I might miss the girls more than we will ;o so next is a movie?
I wonder how far is the original, is it light novel? game ? manga?
anyway the first season was way better than this season..
there was also too little of Alexia
and that pink haired girl Barnett Sherry that her father was killed by shadow she should have some role in here after what she said in first season ending..
still it was great to watch this anime and I'd like to see more of the story, but now that ending.. it stopped making sense.. just some mumbo jumbo put together like generic isekais...
| @Thyriad-oPPailov I'm not so sure about that. The ending provides a connection between worlds and supports the theory the Cult was talking about. Furthermore, don't you find it out that shadow's past life was shown so thoroughly; isn't the usual being hit by Truck-kun (or similar) and then moving on to the actual story? It's curious what role Earth(?) will play, if any. I'm more shocked you think the author's perspective is wrong given the author wrote the novel long before this anime was released, and based on some minor(?) spoilers on the wiki I peeked at, I can't tell if the Earth(?) arc is relevant but it does seem to happen. Take a single step back and watch this episode again, Shadow said: From an AUTHOR-SAMA's perspective, returning him to Earth could be to help stimulate the memories of his past life. Another purpose could be to prove there is something to the story of the Cult member (to some extent). From these 2 factors alone, it's safe to say, it's not just "The MC defeated the boss and got transported to another world (like a trap)"... The extreme I must surpass... Seeing this place, feeling it, I realized again what I must do. I guess you'd call it "remembering why you started." Thanks to your post and looking back, I noticed an oddity. Shadow's responses before and after "I'm Atomic!" lead me to believe he could have multiple personalities (like Yugi/Yami but without Yami being an external soul). Before using it, he's all, "I remember!" and after, he's like an excited child who hasn't remember anything (and doesn't seem to have some goal) and is just having fun. EDIT Looking back at Season 2 Episode 2: "Oh yeah, I think I ran into my sister back there somewhere..." My suspicion increases. END EDIT Looking at this reply of mine, I've realized my previous post on this topic could be wrong. Others are saying they liked Season 1 because Season 2 doesn't fit their expectations of a story, and I mentioned this season felt more like world building but now I feel my response was naive. Just like how I thought like an author-sama above and reasoned Shadow's return to Earth(?), I feel like this season could have more to it that we might not have noticed by casually watching it and only re-watching the HYPE I am atomic scenes. This is just a feeling though-I'd have to watch it 1-3 more times with that in mind to know for sure. re: Sherry Doesn't she need time to grow? It hasn't even been a year, i think? Also, she's a support type so she won't be on the front line (where Shadow & Shadow Garden are likely to appear). |
kyled00mMar 31, 4:44 PM
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| holy shiiiiiit he really went so atomic that he un-isekai'ed himself and kept his power okay yes glad we got ourselves a movie on the way |
| I had dropped the LN after the third volume (which the first two thirds of this series covers) due to some dissatisfaction with how Shadow was treating his followers somewhat like ignorant children when he himself was just mindlessly playing a game. Decided to watch this hoping it had improved on things a bit like the first season did... and it slightly does in one key respect: It tones down how desperate for money Shadow was. That was a sticking point since earlier in the series the girls offer him as much money as he wanted, so there was no need for him to destroy their business to acquire it. That's really the only positive since both this and the source ended up having the same issue of the vampire arc being much too rushed. Still, it got me to go and pick up the fourth volume, so I suppose it did its job well enough. EDIT: So, having read the first half of LN #4 now, I can say that this adaptation of the wedding arc is FAR superior to the source. Looks like my first instinct was correct and it will be best in the end to watch the Anime exclusively. |
OffkornApr 6, 7:02 PM
| WHAT THE FUCK?! CID’s back in his old world… but it’s suffering the effects of the realms merging (I’m guessing). I can’t get my head around it… really wasn’t expecting him to return to his old world! What’s going to happen to Shadow Garden and how is he going to get back?! Does he even want to go back? I can’t wait for the movie and PRAY for a season 3! |
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| We get to see his first world again and Nishino is the savior. and that destroyed Tokyo tower was enough to tell me we are back. |
| As expected Shadow and his girls were able to solve the situation. I forgot that Beta and Epsilon were around all along, to it made sense for them to appear. The "Atomic" was quite short this time though. Another great season of Eminence in Shadow, Cid and the seven Shades are always really entertaining to watch. Though I did not like the end of the last episode, I have a feeling that I won't enjoy the movie as much. 9/10 |
Reply to Thyriad-oPPailov
The ending makes not much sense from author perspective.. why and what for he would have to return to his world and with powers he gained in previous world?
I think I might miss the girls more than we will ;o so next is a movie?
I wonder how far is the original, is it light novel? game ? manga?
anyway the first season was way better than this season..
there was also too little of Alexia
and that pink haired girl Barnett Sherry that her father was killed by shadow she should have some role in here after what she said in first season ending..
still it was great to watch this anime and I'd like to see more of the story, but now that ending.. it stopped making sense.. just some mumbo jumbo put together like generic isekais...
I think I might miss the girls more than we will ;o so next is a movie?
I wonder how far is the original, is it light novel? game ? manga?
anyway the first season was way better than this season..
there was also too little of Alexia
and that pink haired girl Barnett Sherry that her father was killed by shadow she should have some role in here after what she said in first season ending..
still it was great to watch this anime and I'd like to see more of the story, but now that ending.. it stopped making sense.. just some mumbo jumbo put together like generic isekais...
| @Thyriad-oPPailov I wonder how far is the original, is it light novel? game ? manga? Original is LN, but there is a manga too. If talking how far, I think there are 6 volumes released. The ending of this season is around middle of vol 4, and the movie will likely finish covering vol 4. |
Reply to Offkorn
I had dropped the LN after the third volume (which the first two thirds of this series covers) due to some dissatisfaction with how Shadow was treating his followers somewhat like ignorant children when he himself was just mindlessly playing a game.
Decided to watch this hoping it had improved on things a bit like the first season did... and it slightly does in one key respect: It tones down how desperate for money Shadow was. That was a sticking point since earlier in the series the girls offer him as much money as he wanted, so there was no need for him to destroy their business to acquire it.
That's really the only positive since both this and the source ended up having the same issue of the vampire arc being much too rushed. Still, it got me to go and pick up the fourth volume, so I suppose it did its job well enough.
EDIT:
So, having read the first half of LN #4 now, I can say that this adaptation of the wedding arc is FAR superior to the source. Looks like my first instinct was correct and it will be best in the end to watch the Anime exclusively.
Decided to watch this hoping it had improved on things a bit like the first season did... and it slightly does in one key respect: It tones down how desperate for money Shadow was. That was a sticking point since earlier in the series the girls offer him as much money as he wanted, so there was no need for him to destroy their business to acquire it.
That's really the only positive since both this and the source ended up having the same issue of the vampire arc being much too rushed. Still, it got me to go and pick up the fourth volume, so I suppose it did its job well enough.
EDIT:
So, having read the first half of LN #4 now, I can say that this adaptation of the wedding arc is FAR superior to the source. Looks like my first instinct was correct and it will be best in the end to watch the Anime exclusively.
| @Offkorn Yeah I think the anime version is a great example of good adaptation. For me, everything in the anime felt better than when I read the LN. |
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Okay what the heck, I thought Kagenou would have a hard time defeating that interdimensional celestial beast but nevermind, he did defeated it with ease. He's just a god at this point. Anyways did they go back to planet earth? And it looks like the planet collided with another world. Looks like the Cult of Diablo or whatever their name was right
nanajp said: Yes. It seems you forgot the "heroes" of the past (and the cult) were all made from the blood of Aurora(?) and Kagenou even shocked her in Season 1 when he went ALL-RANGE ATOMIC. Adding that the world was either created by him (or based on his own notes), and his ATOMIC being the "peak existence (ALMIGHTY)" referenced by said notes (and his imagination), it was already decided that nothing can oppose him.Okay what the heck, I thought Kagenou would have a hard time defeating that interdimensional celestial beast but nevermind, he did defeated it with ease. He's just a god at this point. Further adding to the notes part, the antagonist talked about the cult knowing about the other worlds which should be connected to said notes, and that means nothing from Otherworld, Earth, or any relevant world within the notes apart from the light ball at the center of the diagram should be able to oppose him (unless the light ball is the Otherworld where Kagenou was reborn). Of course, if there's something brand spanking new in the worlds like a "System-sponsered" person, things could change. |
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| They're talking about different realms, probably talking about Earth, then something in the middle and that everything revolves around it, obviously talking about the Sun, and the clashes of these realms where they start affecting each other is no doubt an eclipse. But wtf was that? Cid came back to Earth and he brought his ridiculous powers with him. I'm guessing when he was taken from Earth to the other realm, Earth in return also got affected and as we see it's current state, it's pretty destructive. If only this story started in the earlier episodes. 7 |
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| I don't feel any of the characters and Cid being so op makes the story so predictable. 5/10 |
| That was an awesome finale it totally made me crave for another season. |
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| I like that the main idea of the anime hasn't changed since the second episode of the first season. Every cool shit Cid said and did became comedy itself just by making him an insufferable ""protagonist"" that couldn't get out of his 8th grade syndrome phase. 'Indifferent' characters like Cid tend to have some sorts of protagonist materials like doing supposedly random things while having miraculously predicted the plot; doing ethically questionable things while still having a morally just principle; or understanding a select of characters accurately and being empathetic to them. Meanwhile, the writer of Kage no Jitsuryokusha really had no intention of giving him any redeeming quality that would make him the 'hero' of the story, which is actually a very good thing (and pretty much what Cid would've wanted). Really had a great time, I think I had more laughs in this season than the previous. Ending it with a huge cliffhanger is very unfair. |
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| yoooooooooo whaaaaaattt the hellllllllllllllllllllllllll |
"Are you the strongest because you're Satoru Gojo? Or are you Satoru Gojo because you're the strongest?"~ Suguru Geto  |
| Basically same as the first season when it's good it's really good. When it's slow and boring it was exactly that plus some. At least it was less of his background character act cause that was tiresome after a couple eps. Still can't remember most of the girls names since there's so many but the dog one was my fave. BUT if what cult says has value with all the multi dimensions and epicenter of a god or something. I'm guessing it's shadow cause straight from the get go I was like this guy has reality warping powers or is just plain omnipotent |
| YO WHAT WAS THIS INSANE 10/10 ENDING?????????? I cannot believe things have come full circle and Cid is back in his old world!!! Not to mention how satisfying it is that they recreated the kidnapping from the beginning of season one again!! Even one of the kidnappers from back then was involved again!!! Mirroring the first episode like this is so unbelievably peak, I just can't!!!! But it's crazy to see how much the world has been destroyed after Cid got reincarnated... it's a hard pill to swallow. But I'm just so excited that he has returned!! I really hope Akane realizes who he actually is and that he at least recognizes her!! I pray that he understands that he is back in his old world now!! I couldn't take it for him to misunderstand this entire situation!! 😭😭 Also I wonder how and if the memebers of Shadow Garden will follow Cid to his old world? Cannot wait for the movie to answer all these questions!! |
CkeaJul 21, 4:41 PM
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Cid got teleported back to his homeworld and it seems that based on the xplanation given by Mordered, the reason Cid was Isekai'd was because their 2 worlds had clashed into each other and this also caused magic to rush into the normal earth as well. No there's bad guy running around with magic and the girl he saved previously in the 1st episode is the "Savior" of the people it seems. I wonder how long he's gonna be in this world and why the fuck we ended on this massive cliffhanger?!!! |
| This is one of the only shows where things happen "accidentally" and the MC is "ignorant" that I will watch. I'm really not a fan of characters not realizing what is going on around them, but somehow this show makes it work. It does get silly at times like when he is monologuing and someone just happens to be talking to him and it lines up for a misunderstanding, but it is infrequent enough to be funny. Hopefully the next season's quality is just as good as the first two. |
“We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories... And those that carry us forward, are dreams.” ― H.G. Wells, The Time Machine  |
| Atomique.. lol So cool! |
| Godly Cinema.... Freaking Masterpiece🖤 |
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