The Eminence in Shadow Ep 4
Added 2025-01-28 22:36:44 +0000 UTCGnarly scene with the needles SHEESH
My thoughts in the last 30 seconds sum it all up for me so far
Comments
It's so funny how Cid thinks The Cult and all the plots the other girls are investigating is just them playing with Cid's fake story but it turns out it's all true.
Drow1270
2025-01-30 01:45:39 +0000 UTCI'm here now, and I'm ready!
romaiiiii
2025-01-29 13:26:00 +0000 UTCTo me, the humor in this show is similar to that of one punch man. Both are overpowered characters who don't give a shit about the serious plotline they're in the middle of. In addition to both shows being a parody their respective genre. Although eminence in shadow started that way, in my opinion it actually became one of the best anime in its genre. Also to answer your question, eminence in shadow started as a light novel.
Ger3g
2025-01-29 11:33:02 +0000 UTC"He's DMing his own shit" was such a perfect description.
smileybones
2025-01-29 04:32:08 +0000 UTCI 100% don't blame you haha and I wouldn't really recommend a lot of those other shows regardless. Its not worth putting yourself through some very mid shows just to get the "jokes" a little more in this show anyways. Glad you are liking Eminence regardless though!
CdrCain
2025-01-29 00:49:54 +0000 UTCThat makes sense I don't think I ever really want to invest the time and watching the endless amounts of serious stuff that might precursor this but I'm having fun with it at face value so far
DrumRollTony
2025-01-29 00:40:29 +0000 UTCEminence doesn't have a lot of up front humor. It's less of a "Laugh With" show and more of a "Laugh At" show. It takes all the Isekai tropes and dials them up to 11 to the point of everything not being that serious, despite being presented in a fairly serious way. A lot of the humor comes from everyone taking things seriously and Shadow/Cid just goofing around and not taking anything seriously (save for his own RP). Kind of like OPM where Saitama is just being a goofball most of the time while life or death stuff happens around him. A great example is Cid's room. While everyone is worried about the Princess and his girls are out going after the bad guys, etc... he literally used all his money/time to make a stereotypical lair. Then waits in it all night for someone to walk in just so he can act all mysterious and all knowing. He did all that work just for the sake of a single RP "scene". It would probably land better if you had seen a lot of the "trash" Isekais that are out there but glad you are liking it so far regardless, as it doesn't land for everyone. Sometimes when shows do satire too well, it can come off looking like just another version of that type of show and not be that interesting or funny.
CdrCain
2025-01-29 00:06:03 +0000 UTCThe army of girls that are obsessed with him is so on brand for the genre lol
JoeyGuy7
2025-01-28 23:53:00 +0000 UTCIt also helps that alot of us have seen these styles of shows countless times now, but with this one specifically, they gave it a monster budget. Basically the show is just dumb fun.
Jc
2025-01-28 23:47:38 +0000 UTCThing to note is that he's not even in control of anything. He just makes stuff up on the spot and it's somehow works. For example the cult of diablos, he believes that the girls are just humoring him and playing along with him. His followers though put in tons of work.
Jc
2025-01-28 23:44:11 +0000 UTCThe funniest thing is that below all of the irony, it's actually just a better power fantasy isekai than 99% of them anyway lol
JoeyGuy7
2025-01-28 23:41:52 +0000 UTCIt took me awhile to get the show especially since the first few episodes are what they are. But I genuinely enjoy the show and I'm glad you're experiencing it. I totally understand and emphasize with your experience. I believe this is a light novel, turned manga then anime. Thank you for your reaction and I look forward to more!
Jesse Miller
2025-01-28 23:34:54 +0000 UTCCid is a fish out of water character like Saitama, everyone around him is serious and telling a serious story but he's just taking the piss. He truly believes he made up the Cult of Diabolos and all of the people in Shadow Garden are just playing along with the story he made up to humor him.
Robert
2025-01-28 23:33:41 +0000 UTC
