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

Eta Supporting

Kondou, Reina Japanese

Zeta Supporting

Asai, Ayaka Japanese

Kikushima, Kazufumi Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Maruyama, Hajime Producer

Mizuguchi, Takeo Producer

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Apr 22, 2024

Legolaspt

Recommended

First I must say that the voice acting in here is truly great - the best selling point of the show imo; incredible work.

But, unfortunately, the production is lacking. There is an exaggerated use of still images, and the fights scenes are mostly underwhelming because of the poor production.

On the other hand, the pacing and plot are both hit or miss at times. The story goes from enjoyable with a great pacing, to scenes that should be twice as long, to a sequence of scenes in which nothing is happening. And the same goes for the plot, which fluctuates between overly complex and stupidly simple.

To ... put it simply, the second season of Eminence in Shadows is more of the first, with some improvements. The comedy is fun, and you should expect the same attitude from the show of doing cool things for the sake of it, and fuck logic and progression; which isn't bad by any means. But, again, there's no reason why the mc must one shot the final boss every time, instead, I would love to see him struggling more during fights.

Overall, solid season, I will definitely watch season 3. But I hope the production gets better.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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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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Apr 13, 2024

lpmcm

Not Recommended

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I watched this series on a light recommendation from a brother. The series is a mix of" One Punch Man" meets Sword Art Online only without any likeable characters, reasonable character progression or a story worth watching. It baffles me that it has a mal score above 4.

The story is terrible. I was bored throughout, not caring about any of the characters' stories, and wondering when the series would get good.
The art is adequate. It is the only slightly redeeming part of this anime.
Watching this series is like listening to someone tell you about the dream they had last night.

Skip this series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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