Review of The Eminence in Shadow Season 2

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 offan 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.