The Eminence in Shadow (2022–2023)
10/10
There's a reason for that over the top 10/10
19 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Imagine you're me, a guy who likes Isekai anime and has seen them all, going from the earliest of them in things like Vision of Escaflowne to the modern versions like Arifuetta, Konosuba and ReZero.

Imagine you've got an expectation of what to see in this, as the primary mediums are either serious drama with action, action with harem elements or comedy.

See the opening episode with an over-the-top edgelord who fights with Tonfa Crowbars of all things (THAT IS AMAZING) and love the idea.

Then get to see the actual plot of the series start with episode two.

A Mega Chuuninbyou who is making things up on the fly and not only getting every single thing right on the mark, but he's instantly impressing not only his enemies but also his massive army of waifu material that he has ZERO interest in because he's all about his background character Chuunin lifestyle

I don't know how I missed this before the anime came out but holy good god is this series amazing in every aspect, it manages to take the violence of things like Mushoku Tensei, the drama of things like ReZero and the comedy of Konosuba, meld them together into not only a coherent plot full of fun and exciting moment,s but it does it while at the expense of the central character in portraying him as the self-aware Chuunin who is perfectly happy being that over the top.

I can never get over the 'I am Atomic!' as that is the single most Chuunin line ever! And I love it!
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