Summary
The first episode of The Eminence in Shadow season 2 continues the show’s fun and silly approach to the isekai genre, making it one of the funniest isekai anime around. The episode establishes the setting and characters for the upcoming season while leaning into its allegories, allowing viewers to quickly understand each character’s meaning. Fans of the first season will find this episode a worthy sequel with strong animation and the same level of fun that made the series great.
Second season of Excellence in the dark has officially begun and episode #1 is a great reminder of what made the first season so great. The isekai fantasy series made a big impression on the anime community when it first aired thanks to its fresh approach to tackling what many considered a trashy genre. Instead of shying away from the genre’s guilty pleasures, The Eminence in Shadow happily elevates them to a level of absurdity that makes it one of the funniest isekai anime around.
Episode #1 of season 2 continued this trend masterfully while setting up the setting and characters of the next season. While this huge exposition might be boring in any other show, The Eminence in Shadow delves into such ridiculous stories that almost at first glance, viewers can Understand the personality of each new character. In the episode, Cid and his sister Claire travel to the Lawless City, where a blood-red moon empowers a horde of undead vampires to attack the populace. Cid takes the opportunity to act cool in this situation, humorously imitating a vampire hunter Mary and getting caught in a fight between the two rulers of the city at the end of the episode.
The Eminence in Shadow kicks off season 2 with an explosive episode
This is a perfect reminder of what made Cid such a fun protagonist in season 1. While the Shadow Garden organization he has built can make sense of real threats like In the Diabolos sect, Cid sees everything in his world as an opportunity to live his life to the fullest. childish illusion of power. The relationship between Cid and Shadow Garden is one of the best parts of the series and luckily the first episode had a great moment of them interacting with each other. However, it seems like Shadow Garden’s involvement in this upcoming installment will be minimal as it focuses more on Cid, his sister, and the mysterious new characters that have been introduced.
The most reassuring sign about Season 2 Episode #1 is that the show feels like it never stopped after the first season. On a production level, the animation is just as good as Season 1 if not better. Even if this type of plot may not be as interesting to most fans of the show as a more typical isekai plot, the characters, humor, and action still feel extremely similar to the The original arc of the anime makes up this sequel. worth watching regardless. One downside to this is that the rampant fanservice in The Eminence in Shadow’s first season is also present, which may turn some viewers away even as it tantalizes others.
Season 1 fans need to check out The Eminence in Shadow Season 2
Fans of the first season of The Eminence in Shadow will find episode #1 of Season 2 a worthy sequel and a hopeful sign of things to come. If the rest of the season maintains that quality, perhaps season 2 will be even better than the first. Despite not making it past the first season, episode #1 of Excellence in the dark Season 2 shows that the show will still deliver the fun that made it one of the best isekai anime.
Excellence in the dark Season 2 Episode #1 is now available to stream on HIDIVE.