Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd Season

This anime continues to effortlessly blend top-tier meta-satire with phenomenal, epic visuals and displays of power, and somehow persists to be one-of-a-kind when it doesn't seem so different from it's peers in the isekai/fantasy genre. The plot direction is surprisingly spotless and really quite admirable. It's impossible to guess where the story is going, but it just works out perfectly while bringing you to a new, unexpected course. All of this allows for one of the most easily enjoyable experiences in anime history. But: Regardless of how flawlessly executed this is, it doesn't present with any astounding narrative that links to a theme or message. It hardlydelves into any of these points that make for some of the greatest stories, so if looking for a genius story that accomplishes these things, I would never look to this, which is again, why it is one of the most *easily* enjoyable experiences, not one of the most enjoyable experiences anime has to offer. The Eminence in Shadow is a tremendous achievement that, to me, will probably stay the greatest anime that I would categorize as "junk food". It is a ball of fun. A simplistic, but very FUN ball of fun.

I honestly don't know how this anime does what it does. Looking at it from afar, it seems to be one of the most generic power-fantasy isekai, harem, tropey, cliché animes that has aired in recent years. Honestly speaking, this anime is exactly that, but it knows it's that, it wants to be that and it cranks it all up to 11, to become one of the most enjoyable iterations of that premise that has come out in quite a few years now - and season 2 just keeps it going. Cid is still an absolutely clueless idiot, going around doing whatever he wants in the name ofmaking his dream come true - while somehow stumbling into plots and ideas set-up by the far more "in-tune" members of both his group and also the outside world - all of which makes him appear to be the person he eventually wants to be - some crazy intelligent man-wizard who has his eyes and ears everywhere at all times, while being in the shadows. This anime is so over-the-top that even farcical doesn't cover it, but the comedic value of the writing and portrayal send this anime into heights yet unseen by the masses of trash that pour-out year-on-year. It is a magnum opus of power-fantasies and isekai. If you've watched and enjoyed other shows in the same vein, such as "How Not to Summon a Demon Lord", you will love watching S1 and S2 of "Eminence in Shadow". Personally giving this a 9; I think S2 is just under S1 in terms of raw enjoyability, but both are worthy of this score.

Kagejitsu season 2 is an improvement in every way over the first season. Partly due to the LN arcs it covers being the best in the series, and partly due to Nexus taking their production quality to the next level. All the while retaining the same comedic misunderstandings, loveable characters and Cid that we’ve come to know and love. Kagejitsu manages to be both an excellent commentary on the isekai genre and exemplary of it at the same time. It’s fully aware of the tropes that have been done to death in recent years, makes fun of them and in the process, manages to pull themoff perfectly. OP MC ✅ Hot girls in love with mc ✅ evil shadow organisation working in the background to take over the world ✅. All of these things are given to us at least 10x a season these days, yet this series is proof it’s not about what you do, but how you do it. Cid has become one of the anime community’s favourite characters in the last year, and for good reason. He basically acts as a stand in for all of us, observing the usual isekai tropes, laughing at them and embracing them. He doesn’t take himself seriously and sees the entire world as a game, whereas everyone around him sees it as a matter of life and death. It’s such a refreshing experience to have a main character who isn’t trying to be a traditional “good guy” but just does what he wants, when he wants it. That sometimes works to the benefit of others, but sometimes it doesn’t. Even his own allies have been the victims of his selfish whims at times, and I love it. Part of what makes isekai stale in the eyes of many, is you can take any MC from any series and drop them in another and you’d notice no difference. That’s not how a story should be. The main characters should be the sun, around every other character and plot point rotates. If you change that character, it should intrinsically change the story. For example, putting Naofumi from Tate no Yuusha in this story would weaken it. Putting Cid into Tate no Yuusha would strengthen it. The author’s done an amazing job at crafting a truly unique main character and that’s the biggest selling point. This season in particular, sees a lot of that taken to the next level. Cid has several plots that his subordinates completely misunderstand and it leads to these absolutely hilarious moments that left me crying of laughter. Even when he doesn’t act, his subordinates see it as an act and will try to interpret his inaction. It’s just a really unique viewing experience that I wish more authors would try to implement. I love isekai unabashedly, but some variety in the genre would be great. Some more commentaries on fantasy worlds, characters who aren’t so down horrendously they’ll chase after every girl, etc., would be nice! Like I said earlier, the arcs this season covers are just great. They’ve got more action and twists than last season, introduce some cool new characters, shed light on the villains of the story and give us a new direction to follow. I believe this is the author’s first major series and you can really see him getting better with each arc. The Oriana arc being my favourite of this season with some genuinely emotional parts. Production values are also through the roof. The animation, direction, art, character designs, they’re all spectacular. While we know Cid is going to win every fight he’s in, they still make those fights interesting and exciting through their use of visual effects. The final fight of this season being a great example. Over the top, wacky, great world building, a one of a kind MC. It should come as no surprise this series is as popular as it is. It’s one of the few extremely hyped series that deserves every bit of praise heaped on it. I am very excited to see what they do in the upcoming movie. Kagejitsu season 2 gets a very easy 10, out of 10

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