The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
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Mimaaaaaaa said: It's the worst adaptation of the first episode so far. It's like the studio doesn't even try to understand what the story is actually trying to tell and just goes 'hey people like edgy, super serious MC right? Well just made him as generic as other isekai MC'. Goddammit i hope they're just trolling with this first episode and back to what Eminence of shadow supposed to be on the second episode. Well, I don't know anything about the source material - haven't even heard about the anima/manga until I watched ep1 basically an hour ago - so I might be wrong here, but for me it looked like they tried to wrap the recently isekai-usual exposition-dump into a narration by a 3rd party character and not the protagonist itself. It's hard to tell what the actual intentions were, but if we assume that the people in charge of the show know at least a bit about storytelling it wouldn't be strange if they purposefully went with the 'unreliable narrator' method by letting the girl tell the prologue from her perspective. OF COURSE the way the protagonist appears would be different from how he is portrayed in the rest of the show, what usually is told first person or by another - more objective - narration method. What I can tell for sure though - is that the style of the introduction they went with managed to hook me - and this surely is the first isekai this season that managed to do that. Keep in mind; even after watching the first episode and skimming over the synopsis, I know basically nothing about the story - so if the had went with your usual introduction chances would be that I already dropped it after ep1. That aside... it actually never were common practice and established to portray a 'deeper main character' in their totality in ep1 of a TV series - there would be ways to pull this off for sure - but it's acutally not really common practice. You want to keep some room for character development - by presenting the totality of a complex character in the very first minutes, you rob yourself of enourmous potential later on in the narrative. And THAT'S exactly what makes your 08/15 isekai with exposition-dump in ep1 as bad as they are known for - so I'm glad this show didn't do it that way... |
| Ayo what the fuck kinda start was that? Completely had me fooled, then of course the truck attacks. Random start that I was not expecting but for now I'll potentially keep up with this weekly. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| A two cour isekai that takes an entire episode to get to the isekai part and flesh out the motivations and backstory of the mc? Sign me tf up. Seen a lot of people complaining that they didn’t start wit volume 1, but I like what they did and think it makes more sense from a storytelling perspective. Really had fun with this first episode and looking forward to where it goes. OP slaps, OxT did a great job. can’t wait for next week |
Marinate1016Oct 5, 2022 9:18 AM
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| This introduction using Volume 4 prologue basically set in stone that they're adapting everything available. |
PoisonedTea said: people will complain about anything huhSo generic Isekai. what a disappointing start. Also he is a murderer. But the show is trying to make it feel he not a villain. This episode has so clashing tones. In stead of calling cops on what he saw he took justice into his own hands, I thought we were getting a different type of Light Yagami for a sec. |
Erixsen said: the start of the ln and manga is sameI only read the manga of this series, and I thought the first chapter was hilarious. But it seems like the anime is following the light novel. I didn't know the light novel this much different from the manga. Rather this episode was adapted from volume 4 prologue |
| Has there ever been an isekai with such a long pre life like that? It seemed weird. they were really building the black haired girl up a lot more. |
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| I don't remember if I put this on my PTW without reading the synopsis or if I read the synopsis then just forgot about it but I completely forgot this is an isekai lol. Probably because it took so long to actually get to the isekai part. Anyway, it actually wasn't too bad, the first episode gave a decent first impression so hopefully it maintains that as it continues airing. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| What makes this show good is the comedy, sacrificing it for the sake of a decent serious storyline ain't worth it. SunlitSonata said: Inexplicable said: Awww I'm afraid you're a bit late and the script has already been written.. too bad. That was meant to be rhetorical. It's an unfortunate taste of the incompetency and overcompensation of this author. Also, you have Darling in the FranXX as a favorite. Clearly your standards for quality have long since given up. Don't blame the author for the horniness of the anime, there is no stripping and rape threats in the original source. |
| If I had to describe this with a few words "Fucking edgy chuuni power fantasy" This is however more entertaining than COTE and thankfully not rushed. Nice start. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
Kayle_x_Morgana said: Has there ever been an isekai with such a long pre life like that? It seemed weird. they were really building the black haired girl up a lot more. |
| Awesome. I wasn't expecting anything from this, haven't read anything. Imagine my surprise when truck-kun makes another successful appearance and we have an isekai. Cool. I like the style and the transition from high school to fantasy. Fabulous first episode, definitely on my list and hope they keep it up for the entirety of the 20 (an unusual number - don't see too many of those) episodes. Cheers! |
| Ohh! This is so exciting! |
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| great first episode imo. they could have made an entire anime about stylish ruffian slayer and I would've still watched it. the animation was good (hope it stays that way). the op was slappin, as expected from OxT. looking forward to seeing the best and most oblivious mob character in action! |
| The anime introduces us two very different personalities, who's paths get connected very soon. This anime shows more brutality than I expected, which in my opinion, if done right, is a good thing. I started watching the first episode without knowing anything about the background or the manga, and until the end I wasn't sure in what direction it would go. The male protagonist is someone who craves power more than anything and is willing to make extreme sacrifices for it. This gives hope for some sort of anti-hero protagonist. Even though the anime seems enjoyable to watch, I am afraid it will turn into some mid isekai. This is already indicated by some very stereotypical isekai elements, for example the protagonist getting hit by a truck or him seemingly being very overpowered in the Isekai-world. But only the future can tell how it will be. |
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| Wait what ? I swear the manga wasn't as edgy and boring as this ? I remember reading 1st chapter a LONG time ago , and it was hilarious and at least worth my time . Didnt continue with it but it was a decent read . . So What the fuck happened here ? What's with cheap edginess and all? I was hoping we had the comedy , but if this is just another cheap edgelord Isekai , I am outta here . |
| Better than I expect from the first episode. Still, the start of the episode, which was partially taken from the prologue of volume 4 of Light Novel and almost fully skipped the prologue from volume one, disappointed me a bit. Major disappointment was that they sprinted, the reasoning of the MCs wanting to become Shadowdealler. I hope a more detailed explanation for people who do not read Light Novel before watching will be provided in episode two. Even a bit of gore was shown to watchers in the first episode. OxT - good performance on opening, but that video for it is kinda funny and kinda cringe how it differs from actual Seven Shadows, but in general ok. Summarizing of the first episode : looking as separate anime - 6.5 accurate adaptation - 6 adaptation in general - 6.5 adaptation with changes that don't affect the plot - 8.5 in my opinion, it's between these marks, I'll say it's approx 7.5 for episode one |
| The isekai shift was really unexpected. I would have been contempt with the starting school setting. We'll see where it's going. |
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| I read the manga some time ago but I don't remember this incident with Nishino in the manga. Is it a filler or is this in the manga and I have just forgotten it? |
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| the first episode was ok i can see this being your regular everyday Isekai with a Harem touch first episode was decent i just hope this show picks up the pace to more than 6/10 rating in my eyes in the rest of episodes also based on the characters list looks like this will also include incest as well the incest tone will definitely draw more viewers here as well and honestly i do like incest romance in animes if it's done right so hopefully they don't fk this part up of it |
LeonardoXDOct 5, 2022 10:28 AM
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TweedleDane said: Wait what ? I swear the manga wasn't as edgy and boring as this ? I remember reading 1st chapter a LONG time ago , and it was hilarious and at least worth my time . Didnt continue with it but it was a decent read . . So What the fuck happened here ? What's with cheap edginess and all? I was hoping we had the comedy , but if this is just another cheap edgelord Isekai , I am outta here . the first episode anime is from epilogue in Volume 4 of Light Novel, in that epilogue tells about cid past life before he died |
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