The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
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| Yeah, from this episode it really looks like she's gonna be an antagonist down the line. Which is curious because in the manga everything was handled differently, and she didn't seem to have any hatred whatsoever, but just wanted to carry on her mother's research. I wonder what will happen down the line for real, maybe the manga softened the story and she's gonna be the villain, or maybe the anime is trying to trick the audience into thinking that, and then she's just going to become a researcher and never appear again lol. We'll see Sicarex said: I really wish they would do a better job with their "twist" villains Well, after reading the manga, idk why the anime intentionally made it obvious that he was the villain, because in the manga they dropped the bomb after no direct hint was ever given. In the manga: You're not shown the scene of Sherry's mom being killed while she's looking with someone in the background, to then transition to the scene in the graveyard where the person in the background is in the same position of the killer, and it's her dad. You're not shown the dude in armor coughing like her dad, just to tell you "hey he's coughing, remember who was coughing before?" You're not shown the dude in armor doing a grin with the moustache, in case it wasn't clear enough. And so on. The anime dropped several obvious hints for the whole first 7 minutes of the anime, like they wanted you to know. I don't really know why they decided to make it cheap like that, lol SaltyTreeB said: I keep comparing this light novel adaption to the manga version; I can't help but notice the minor aspects that they changed repeatedly and left me with a bad taste. Perhaps the light novel had different elements than the manga. Yeah, the manga portrayed this part better imo, if this is how the light novel went...welp |
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| I feel bad for Sherry for having both of her parents murdered although her father was a bad guy and died the way he killed her mom. I too wonder how people like Rose will react when/if they find out Cid is actually alive. So much for being a background character hehe. |
| This was quite the episode. Still find it odd that he can get so close to people but they won't be able to recognise him. The reveal of the guy in the armour was quite surprising, but I think last episode you could really tell that they were hinting at it. Again, I wish that the bad guy would've been able to put up more of a fight, as I find these battles aren't really that interesting because of how easy it ends up being to defeat them. Looks like Cid has made a true enemy out of Sherry, without her even realising its him. But I guess its for the best, since he didn't want her to know about the evil things her father had done. |
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| So good but a little sad this ep. The girl will be left unaware and it looks like she will seek revenge on him. And I don't know if I understand correctly but his followers don't seem to like the fact that he doesn't fight for justice? what comes next...don't give me spoilers x.x |
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| They pulled a Spider Man. now she is out for her revenge lol. Cid is hilarious. I love him. Love how he got killed twice as Cid and came bak both times as shadow. Whats going to happen when President Rose sees him alive haha. |
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Nyarly-kamin said: I think it was clear he cared even without saying or showing anger since he chose to kill the guy in the same way he killed her mom and when leaving the voice acting of his inner thoughts saying ""You're better off not knowing" play on the idea he cares a little. Sherry feels a bit more capable in the anime. She didn't even ask Cid to go with her and accepted she was on her own very fast. The SG entrance was quite well done, though when Rose kicked that guy and so much blood came out i was confused. Like, it was just a really strong kick. It's not like his head came off or anything so why? Anyway they really didn't even try to hide who was behind everything in the anime huh? And in this adaptation it's even more vague whether Cid still cares about Sherry's tragedy or not. In the manga he mentions being a bit angry, but here he just says it doesn't matter. So it feels like he killed in that way just for the coolness rather than wanting to avenge Sherry's mother. It kinda bothers me because this scene should be one of the fews hints that Cid still has some humanity left... Oh well. Now to wait a week again |
This is familiar hummmm Maybe she went to Tokiwadai XD. C'mon it can't be just me who thought that hahaha. |
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Always_Has_Been said: SaltyTreeB said: I keep comparing this light novel adaption to the manga version; I can't help but notice the minor aspects that they changed repeatedly and left me with a bad taste. Perhaps the light novel had different elements than the manga. Yeah, the manga portrayed this part better imo, if this is how the light novel went...welp Anime is more accurate to LN than manga. the Manga is really good at one thing : the gag while let's just say butchering most serious and action scenes. Just compare Sherry farewell to Cid, in the manga she's smiling and acting like usual. This doesn't make sense since her most important person just killed in front of her eyes. Anime biggest flaw would be lack of Cid monologue, which actually present in the game. Looks like Kadokawa executive meddling happening here and you only get full experience if you played the game and watched the anime |
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| I was low key expecting Sherry to be eavesdropping on that entire conversation but it didn't happen and I can't believe Cid didn't tell her the truth, nor did she figure it out from the broken artifact on his chest or her repressed memory returning! Get that Cid doesn't care about her, but I thought she at least cared about him after he gave her the chocolate. |
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Anlex said: Nyarly-kamin said: Sherry feels a bit more capable in the anime. She didn't even ask Cid to go with her and accepted she was on her own very fast. The SG entrance was quite well done, though when Rose kicked that guy and so much blood came out i was confused. Like, it was just a really strong kick. It's not like his head came off or anything so why? Anyway they really didn't even try to hide who was behind everything in the anime huh? And in this adaptation it's even more vague whether Cid still cares about Sherry's tragedy or not. In the manga he mentions being a bit angry, but here he just says it doesn't matter. So it feels like he killed in that way just for the coolness rather than wanting to avenge Sherry's mother. It kinda bothers me because this scene should be one of the fews hints that Cid still has some humanity left... Oh well. Now to wait a week again Well, I as an anime-only would say that the talk he had with the father showed that he has some humanity left, and the fact that he killed him in the same manner that Sherry's mother was killed showed me that at least to some point it was a revenge for what he did to her. That's what I was going to say. If he didn't care at all about how the mother died, he wouldn't have bothered with carrying out the same ceremony for the murderer. He could have just killed him any old way. Also, wanting to hide the truth from Sherry shows some humanity of its own. |
| I think it was a bad idea not to tell Sherry the truth, she will probably follow the path of evil haha and join the devil cult or whatever the antagonist cult is called, since after all they are Shadow's enemy, and well the enemy of my enemy is my friend, therefore I imagine Sherry joining them to kill Shadow and if not telling her would make her live a life full of hate and resentment, I think Sherry could have forgiven the old man for what he did and then forget those feelings of hate and move on with his life, which did not happen and well maybe what I said first will happen. |
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| That was a cool episode, who knew sherry's foster father was actually a really strong swordsman, and even more messed up is that he murdered sherry's mom and then adopted her to continue her research! It's understandable why he didn't let her know the truth of her foster father. Definitely sucks for her though. |
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FaAsian said: So good but a little sad this ep. The girl will be left unaware and it looks like she will seek revenge on him. And I don't know if I understand correctly but his followers don't seem to like the fact that he doesn't fight for justice? what comes next...don't give me spoilers x.x Haven't read the source material, but maybe it has something to do with him stating to Alpha and the rest that hey are the descendants of heroes, which makes them the defacto good guys in the fight against the cult. If you are told you are basically the new era of heroes you would also think that are there for justice alone. |
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| I'll be real, I didn't really like Sherry, and I still kinda don't. Just her personality irked me for some reason. Here's hoping that her off camera character growth will make her more palatable for me. It may just be that I like the dark aspects of this show, and up until now Sherry was just kinda that run of the mill cute girl with the high pitched voice that was convinced a guy liked her. I'll be very excited if she comes back as a villain later, as I feel like that has so much potential and would make her an actual bad ass. |
| sherry seems turning yandere for revenge... hopes not... |
| Final battle: SHERRY VS. SHADOW GARDEN??! |
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BetaMaleUltra said: Final battle: SHERRY VS. SHADOW GARDEN??! at least until volume 4 that hasn't happened. in anime, from this episode until the end Sherry will not appear again. |
| Sherry has it rough. Her mother got killed by her father. And her father got killed by Shadow garden. Not only that but her school was burning in flames. That's some PTSD shit right there if I've seen one. But she's also the MVP. Having to use the artifact to negate the eye of Avarice's magic sealing. Which saved the entire student body. Unsealing their magic and whooping ass. |
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| without surprises, the evil was unmasked and won the.... kekeke |
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| Oh fuck. There really was no right choice when it came to telling Sherry the truth or not, both choices are cruel. Though by not telling Sherry, she's definitely plotting revenge now on Shadow. Shadow killing Lutheran the exact same way as Lutheran killed Sherry's mother is probably also not a good look for Sherry. All in all, pain. But hey, a potential archnemesis is probably in Cid's bucket list. Gotta respect the commitment to the bit though, Cid got rekt as Cid, then came back as Shadow lmao. Really looking forward to the next arc. |
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| the real shadow garden team is fucking cool !! |
Always_Has_Been said: Yeah, the manga portrayed this part better imo, if this is how the light novel went...welp I completely agree. It's so unwelcome and makes anime look cheaper without any genuine need for it that every adjustment they make is insufficient to suggest that they are doing something different, nor is it slight enough to improve the story or aid in any way. Although the coat alteration makes him appear like a crusader (the relic design was already good, so why change it? ), it adds little in terms of value. Cid played a bigger part in saving the student from the fire, and his romance with Rose was another factor that made Cid's debut into the manga more significant and interesting. In the end, I believe I will discontinue reading the manga. because it's interfering with my enjoyment of the anime. |
| A feel like Sherry has set avenging her parents as her life goal and is gonna eventually become the main enemy of the shadow garden... it just has to be something cliched like that in this show |
lucio54 said: This is familiar hummmm Maybe she went to Tokiwadai XD. C'mon it can't be just me who thought that hahaha. LMFAO I'm crying, best post of the week for me. Thank you. |
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| haha researcher girl is soo stupid |
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| I wonder what form her revenge is gonna take, because it's blatantly clear that she's studying abroad to seek revenge. |
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| Not sure what I was expecting but it felt underwhelming. |
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| “ I wish I could’ve got to know you better” “yea well maybe next time” lmwoooooooo cid such an asshole |
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Kitsune_089 said: this show is taking itself too seriously now, where funny Seriously. I feel like I've been tricked into watching yet another generic isekai by the claim that he's only an overpowered chuuni ironically. Yet more often than not it seems like it's playing it straight and we're supposed to all wow at how powerful Cid is for no reason. I've kept with it cause I can't quite tell what the show is going for, but I dunno if I want to keep going at this point. |
Hanfos said: damn evil af from mc to not tell her the truth so she wastes her whole life on revenge when there is actually nothing to revenge it looks like you haven't figured out what kind of character it is yet, at this point I'd say it's absolutely what he wants, in fact! xD note: I don't know the rest of the story so this is not a spoiler, it's just a deduction :D ! |
| I love how they make the scenes so dramatic |
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| What the fsss man!. It is bad! This episode turned a full 180° from the manga at the ending. It's really bad. In manga sherry was leaving happily one last time meeting with cid (there was no horse carriage to be specific) promising they will meet Again and when they do she will answer his proposal from her heart (his giving chocolate proposal). But now in anime she has a gloomy look at her face and sad leaving, also wants revenge Against shadow? The revenge part wasn’t in the manga. They are changing the story. Wasn't looking forward to this. 2 out of 5 for this episode. Edit: I suggest everyone to read the manga of this anime. Those Who wants to enjoy it fully. Read it and compare it youself |
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Always_Has_Been said: Well, after reading the manga, idk why the anime intentionally made it obvious that he was the villain, because in the manga they dropped the bomb after no direct hint was ever given. In the manga: You're not shown the scene of Sherry's mom being killed while she's looking with someone in the background, to then transition to the scene in the graveyard where the person in the background is in the same position of the killer, and it's her dad. You're not shown the dude in armor coughing like her dad, just to tell you "hey he's coughing, remember who was coughing before?" You're not shown the dude in armor doing a grin with the moustache, in case it wasn't clear enough. And so on. The anime dropped several obvious hints for the whole first 7 minutes of the anime, like they wanted you to know. I don't really know why they decided to make it cheap like that, lol Apart from the part where they decided to outright reveal his face, the other hints are actually good since they serve to foreshadow his identity beforehand, and thus making it better. Dunno why the anime decided to as good as outright reveal his identity in the Cherry flashback. |
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OP_Rider said: What the fsss man!. It is bad! This episode turned a full 180° from the manga at the ending. It's really bad. B]Edit: I suggest everyone to read the manga of this anime. Those Who wants to enjoy it fully. Read it and compare it youself[/b] you got it backward, manga turned 180° from the LN, why would sherry all smiling after witnessing her beloved foster father getting murdered? if possible, always read the source material |
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Bio said: Kitsune_089 said: this show is taking itself too seriously now, where funny Seriously. I feel like I've been tricked into watching yet another generic isekai by the claim that he's only an overpowered chuuni ironically. Yet more often than not it seems like it's playing it straight and we're supposed to all wow at how powerful Cid is for no reason. I've kept with it cause I can't quite tell what the show is going for, but I dunno if I want to keep going at this point. I think this show can be saved with a ghost stories level of dub ngl, imagine they make the overdramatic scenes like really funny. That would be a blast to watch lol |
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