Shadow Vs Beatrix and Iris

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute [ Ep 20 ]

[@RvKsword]

"i will fight you with my magic infused artifact blade made of the rarest metals!" "thats nice, amma just dual-wield these crowbars I found in a construction site"

[@dontmove1085]

And what broke these crowbars wasn't even her sword artifact but the swordsmanship from the elf lol

[@user-lt4rq2xi2g]

Actualy, this was his magical slime clothes that transformed into this form

[@croak5966]

​@@user-lt4rq2xi2g it was from the construction site...

[@user-lt4rq2xi2g]

@@croak5966 may be, but i think he made them from his form or made them stronger with his magic

[@mcl6289]

He enforce the bar with magic to make it durable. Any show with magic has that kind of concept

[@krazYFaic]

Excellent visuals aside. If you keep in mind that he's got no idea what's happening and just says stuff to make himself look cool, this show is absolutely hilarious.

[@Chris_Sizemore]

The worst part is, all the chunni stuff he makes up? All of it turns out to be the truth but Cid knows he just made it up. So everyone that hears him spouting random nonsense treats it all like a revelation and it is always 100% correct! Cid literally has zero basis for most of the stuff he spews as facts.

[@theasiangod5860]

@@Chris_Sizemore exactly, He is speaking facts, and spreading facts within the Shadow Garden Faction, but in his mind, its all a made up story and everyone is playing along thanks to alpha. Meanwhile everyone knows what he speaks is truth, and is willing to reveal/hide that truth.

[@phiexi]

@@Chris_Sizemore I'm convinced that it's one of his powers at this point, he is just unable to get a "revelation" wrong.

[@Defi4nc3s1]

@@phiexi Hopefully in the next season, they are gonna preview what he meant. I dont wanna spoiler but next few arcs are awesome.

[@gnuhgnauqneyugn]

@@Chris_Sizemore Worst part? That's the best part lmao.

[@skeithaseoxd]

I love how he is basically teaching Beatrix how to fight and pays no attention to iris just smack her a few times lmao

[@Asmo_Lay]

Well, since every true warrior is constantly learning, Shadow just don't mind to teach them a proper lesson as any sempai would do to their kohai. Also, all his students had not the harmony of skill, spirit and mind. Alexia changed her attitude to her skill and spirit, Rose is constantly struggle to her spirit despite having decent skill and attitude and Beatrix just was inferior to Shadow in her way of the sword but not in spirit and attitude.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

He knew who the better fighter was.

[@mab3667]

@@Asmo_Lay I bet Iris sister will be way more stronger than her, Alexia also is kinda like the mc always love to do and train the basic moveset

[@alexandercortescampano4335]

@@white0thunderwhite0thunder71 And that fighter was none other than Beatrix while Iris was the incompetent fighter who was the pride of her own Kingdom.

[@goldroger252]

nah I felt bad for iris, he humiliated her infront of many people

[@carsismyaddiction6919]

I like how he humiliates the arrogant but incompetent Iris, but at the same time treat the modest and talented Beatrix with respect. he gave everyone what they deserved.

[@Rar830]

Yes this exactly. Don’t forget that he blocked a sword using a popsicle stick showing how powerful his magic is. Meanwhile Beatrix destroys his enhanced crowbars, despite her poor magical abilities. She blocks his sneak attack after only experiencing it a few times and he admits that her swordsmanship is on par with his, but her magic needs improvement. Someone else pointed out that he properly blocks or dodges all of her attacks meanwhile he just kicks or punches Iris whenever she counters for the most part, basically swatting a fly.

[@amza880]

​@@Rar830he said beatrix swordsmanship is on par with the shadow garden high rank not him

[@UniCops]

@@amza880 tbh the translation in this video just said "we" as the Shadow Garden in plural. Didn't specify rank or anything... but maybe the Japanese Dub does. Idk

[@amza880]

@@UniCops i dont remember the sauce im gonna tell you about but i will tell you anyway. Fyi, shadow garden low rank is at least iris strength which is the strongest in midgar kingdom. For the high rank, they are one of the strongest in the WORLD. For shadow strength he is on his level, for now there's no one who can keep up with him if he's serious. And my apology for the my recent reply, shadow clearly said "we" when he praised beatrix and the reason i assume he said high rank, its bcs of the earlier statement that i told you about.

[@UniCops]

@@amza880 huh… I don’t tend to take these kinds of anime that seriously anyway, since it’s obviously a parody. It’s still very entertaining tho, but some ppl don’t see the parody aspect of it, and that’s kinda cringe imo

[@nathannaudts2922]

Imagine waving around a magical sword that demolishes half the city, then blaming the guy you couldnt even properly hit...iris is just a new level of entitled

[@nikel-]

"Skill issue" - Shadow

[@KaiserAfini]

Shadow didn't lie, it is a crutch. Normal weapons only output a small percentage of the channeled mana, think like electricity lost as heat due to the material's resistance. Mythril artifact swords output 50%, which is great for this world. But slime swords have a 99% conductivity and can be dynamically shaped, whereas her blade is heavy and poorly designed. So depending on that weapon is objectively worse for her. Beatrix actively shows how a simpler, but better designed sword, allows her to fare far better.

[@juzyx]

@@KaiserAfini And still she gt clapped hard whereas Beatrix pretty much carried the fight on their end

[@juzyx]

Yeah whereas Beatrix took the L gracefully like a true warrior and blamed no one. Iris needed to get humbled, its a big world out there and there is always the possibility that somone else is stronger that u

[@nathannaudts2922]

@@KaiserAfini im not talking about the conductivity necessarily but just how she used it, she was throwing fireballs and explosions everywhere. Having a big magical sword is no excuse to destroy the city just coz shes trying to hit him, then she has the audacity to blame him for the destruction afterwards. How entitled do you have to be to get mad at someone for dodging your terribly aimed attacks...

[@MoogusMan]

The way he takes a step and just disappears in a FRAME is amazing

[@Darkness251]

Definetly the best moment that demostrates his insane speed and you can see that Beatrix is getting hella confused

[@Outlawbyname]

@Darkness251 and unlike Iris, Beatrix actually improved throughout this fight. By the end she was able to block and retaliate against that insane speed. Which is kinda bonkers, the sheer level of skill and concentration to be able to actively better yourself in the middle of a fight where you're supremely outmatched. Beatrix was truly deserving of Cid's praise

[@philheusden]

The sound of the footsteps between 0.50 and 1.00 is just giving me chills

[@boonaumenigma2297]

Bro really fast to the point Animator don't need to Animate him

[@rule3433]

This reminds me of Kuroko No Basket when Kuroko used his misdirection overflow. The difference between this and and Kuroko was that the cut was comedic adding to the list of bs Shounen powers lmao. This cut was a lot better since it's in a different context that make sense rather than in Kuroko lol.

[@parikrit6455]

Here we can see 3 people doing 3 different things - Beatrix: sparring Shadow: playing Iris: losing

[@UltimatelyProficient]

Beatrix is moreso struggling than sparring but ig that works

[@thisisaperson1536]

iris putting up tony snell numbers:

[@John21610]

@@UltimatelyProficient she fightin for her fuckin life

[@jackcrimson5223]

Beatrix looks so balanced, like she's sticking to fundamentals she knows well. Especially when she gets hit and knows there's time to recover, she does it in perfect form

[@ultraninja5783]

like shadow said, her sword skills are pretty much even with the rest of shadow garden, she just lacks the magic control

[@Rar830]

@@ultraninja5783They do a really good job of showing each characters fighting style. Like Iris’ brute force with wide sweeping strikes and overhead slashes that lack technique and proper thought, but use the fire and raw power to cover wide areas and mitigate how slow says attacks are. Beatrix’s attacks are the exact opposite using extremely precise and nimble techniques which allows her to be more aggressive and she regularly uses Iris’ attacks as an opening.

[@brandonhughes4076]

Cid himself even says this is the type of sword fighting he loves. It’s the reason he likes Alexia’s style: it’s a product of hard work, built from the ground up

[@eternaldestiny5232]

In this world she is considered to be the strongest swordman after all, the show make her justice

[@alexandercortescampano4335]

@@eternaldestiny5232 And Shadow stands at the pinnacle of swordsmanship for the most part of his existence. He is no doubt one of the strongest figures in the world where he’s been reincarnated and Beatrix was the first who was able hold her ground against Shadow even though he was holding for a few minutes until he decided to take the fight more seriously, as well as increasing his strength and speed. In the end he dominated the two swordswoman without breaking a sweat and didn’t sustain any damage during his match.

[@rafaelplugge3214]

One of my favourite parts of this fight is that if you pay attention, Cid is blocking all of Beatrix' moves but for Iris he is literally only kicking her everytime he counters 😆

[@theoreticaltrap992]

And while Beatrix is constantly getting her attacks blocked, there’s one time where she takes an iaido stance and slashes Cid’s crowbars apart. Afterwards, he dodged her Iaido strike after kicking Iris instead of trying to block. And as an absolute cherry on top, he catches his sword perfectly after the throw. That’s my second favourite bit of choreography. Cid’s absolute outclassing of them both.

[@alaric3419]

​@@theoreticaltrap992I like the part that Shadows called Iris's feint amateur and show her and Beatrix how to get it right. Beatrix tried to kick Shadow just as he did Iris, but then he grappled it and use it against her.

[@johansaavedra3204]

Jajajajajaj pobre de ella XD

[@Outlawbyname]

Literally the only time Cid wasn't giving Beatrix his full attention was when he was kicking the shit out of Iris, and they couldn't even properly take advantage of that fact xD

[@thegray0]

its why she got so frustrated, imagine trying to fight someone with all your strength and whenever you approach him he bitch slap you or stump your face. humiliating that woman was the most satisfying moment in anime history

[@justincataag6118]

the only person to out-run the camera man

[@animeboy5878]

🤣🤣

[@xingtheevil363]

Now Shadow is THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE.

[@troyroa7768]

Nahhh. Cid probably colluded with cameraman for ultimate aesthetics. Cameraman was paid to nerf his power.

[@kraralmosawi7843]

oh shit

[@rafay1067]

Actually there is not any camera man, cid is making vlogs

[@neppoyeppo]

man I love how this episode shows Iris' mind slowly deteriorating with the addiction to defeating shadow. It's not about being stronger than him to protect the kingdom anymore, so much because it's her attacks that destroy the city. It's the sole and pure aim of getting over him and making him feel the humiliation she felt. And even in the end, with her attempt to deceive him and he not only counterattacks but calls her an amateur, it shows that the way to defeat him is much more than a simple and cliché fight strategy. Shadow in this episode perfectly shows the two characters, who were always praised as invincible ones, they still have a very long way to go to really be strong. Looking under a screenwriter's bias, it looks like the mangaka himself giving a moral slap on the cliched isekai stories and parodying the story itself!

[@buffedsans8761]

In fact you are wrong, the only scene where there is a very significant destruction is when Beatrix and Shadow collide swords and destroy entire buildings while the screams of terror of the people are heard. It's obvious to us who is the bad guy and who is the good guy but from Iris's POV, she only saw a blonde who defeated a huge creature taking a lot of destruction of civilian property, Shadow garden destroy1ng the center of Midgar against Zenon Griffy , they flooded the city with the greatest religious p0wer, they destr0yed the church with the greatest religi0us relevance, Iris after losing saw shadow protecting the murd3r of the king of Oriana and a long etc. Furthermore, she even suspects that Diablos and Shadow Garden are the same organization in secret. It is reasonable to suspect that at least from the POV of her. Add to that that she has the pressure of a kingdom and they compare her to an elf warrior goddess hundreds of years old at least. the comparison is unfair, Iris is in fact very skilled, one of the strongest mortals but Shadow transcends what a mortal is, in fact the mangaka threw out a fact that with the enormous magic of shadow, shadow could extend his life up to 300 years (that is, live on average the same as an elf lives in that world)

[@buffedsans8761]

But yea, she is becoming crazy for shadow and not in the good sense of the word lol.

[@jamesmurphy7828]

The onyl thing that bugs me is how mindless the addiction is. There's no real point of origina, she just decided to beefwith the MC all on her own, LOL. I think she wants to fuck 'im really

[@willgiveafact]

This differs from the light novel. She's just curious there. But on the anime, she's a fuckin lunatic about shadow.

[@assaulthetz]

Beatrix had trained and honed her own talents for years and probably the only focus other than trying to find her niece even without any support of supreme magic... Iris had been always upfront at her blood as a royalty, had been too expected with the responsibility, had too much stress until she does not realize her action was more destructive when trying to defeat the impossible. Saying it is for the 'kingdom' while her borrowed power's excess of force probably injured more civilians than Shadow would've.

[@IltisJoe]

One of the best scnes ever made. His confidence, because of his power, and his question at the end, while showing that everyone is just a mere insect compared to him, just makes thiis scne so much better.

[@chaser5616]

Cid literally said No U and just flexing his powers, like he can literally just destroy the entire nation and all they can do is just watch in horro, like why do you think he need to run, him vs entire nation? No wonder he laughed

[@HanaTheSloth]

That insane, over the top laughter followed by the perfectly synthesized NAZE?! Gets me every time.

[@AwesomeCadecraft]

The supremely ultimate, almighty, and unparalleled all-range sound design

[@Not_interestEd-]

"Move." YOU HAVE BROUGHT DESTRUCTION TO THIS CITY! "No is not an answer. Move."

[@argmon9090]

IFKR 😫😫

[@inverse2k1]

Orange* @@AwesomeCadecraft

[@captainkaleb]

Gotta make sure to check off "epic three stage laugh on a rainy rooftop" from his bucket list.

[@Jonathan1002887]

I simply love the level of antagonist Shadow is throughout this fight

[@MALICEM12]

Right? And it's rare to see prominent female characters (especially two) fight a guy and not win.

[@Smoky7462]

Not really an antagonist character...he just behave like a pet to Alexia and didn't even hurt iris and tat elf

[@Smoky7462]

​@@MALICEM12exactly bro...even tho the mc is very strong they never win against female characters ...and even if the female character is an enemy ...they won't be killed ....they will just be forgiven....so frustating

[@Jonathan1002887]

@@Smoky7462 🤔 can't tell if you failed to read my comment's focus on this fight specifically or if you are trying to bait an argument...

[@bread5049]

@@Smoky7462 Cid just larps for the entire anime and that's all

[@uberlord983]

I still love how Shadow's Atomic wasn't actually an attack, but him demonstrating how he works in the Law of Fucking Around & Finding Out. And to further add onto it, Shadow gave THE harshest possible insult to Iris, without delivering a single word. Because Iris' greatest pride & joy is the Kingdom of Midgar. And Shadow's demonstration essentially told her, to her face, "Not only can I eradicate you, not only can I eradicate your kingdom, but I can do so in a fashion so spectacularly, that it'll be remembered more by the attack that destroyed it than as a Kingdom itself."

[@maxinea.sakaki4151]

that goes so hard

[@THIYAGARAJAN-rp7up]

😂😂😂😂

[@alilweeb7684]

Ok that was epic

[@KiyoshiroClips]

"...run?" "who's running?" "running where?" "AND WHYYYYY?!?!" ...god i love shadow😭❤️

[@SilverBeeSenpai]

The fact that Shadow fixed the "letting go the sword" strategy from Iris, and used it on Beatrix is a whole level of chad. It's like saying "this is how you do it scrub!"

[@archangeltyrael3369]

It pretty funny in the novel as after they knock the sword out of Cids hand their internal thoughts are them celebrating along the lines of "We can win this" while Cid's just thinking "Hey ladies I only use the sword because it looks cool and elegant. I'm WAY stronger with just martial arts"

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

Thus why he called her an amateur. I'm surprised he didn't add, "You're surrounded by fighters that've seen more action in a week than you have your entire LIFE. And the worst part is, that tactic isn't even new. Watch..."

[@sallamachar9148]

I remembered she let go the her sword to hold him. So that Beatrix could able to hit him. Maybe I am wrong.

[@TheBallazan]

@@white0thunderwhite0thunder71 Nice reference there.

[@thedepression950]

​@@archangeltyrael3369 Aka. jetstream sam.

[@LukeJukeDuke]

I love the fact that Cid just casual switches between 3 different kinds of weapons throughout this fight. From a typical sword to dual crowbars to tonfa's. Goes to show he has the knowledge of every kind of fighting style, even dirty street fights like when iris tried to trick cid but he saw that from a mile away.

[@seancates8349]

when you figure out the Tonfa is just a crowbar turned around

[@kopaxes9197]

Also, he casually defeated Beatrix with his bare hands

[@lugyd1xdone195]

Where did she try to trick him? That ambush, you mean?

[@zel6010]

@@lugyd1xdone195 Basically, she was trying to use her sword as a decoy in order to grab shadow. Hence right when she was about to slash, she instead threw her sword in shadow’s line of sight so shadow would hesitate which would give her enough time to restrain shadow with her arms.

[@leiviniabirdway5945]

@@zel6010and shadow himsels says he isn't a swordman but a CQC expert so they kinda forced him to swicth to his best form lol

[@TheGreyParse]

Iris is like a perfect storm of spoiled entitlement. She's both a princess AND a prodigy, the mentalities of which are even further exacerbated by the expectations of the knight order she leads and the kingdom she protects. Everything has been handed to her on a silver platter, from status to talent. She's so accustomed to standing at the top that someone she perceives as an enemy being better than her shatters her entire world. Shadow is not beholden to any nation and answers to no one- someone so far outside her range of authority being so much better than her nearly breaks her. Having someone shove her face in the dirt was a humbling experience she sorely needed. Hopefully she'll grow as a person after this, but I'm not holding my breath.

[@melsuppatlol4565]

based on the anime and from what people say from the novel, it seems like she need more humbling but whatever, it's nice to see people like her know their place, even though from their perspective we're the villains in the story lol

[@MajinOthinus]

So spoiler ahead, but: She kinda goes insane and gets obsessed with defeating him.

[@Greenberet.]

​@@MajinOthinusany more update on that? Does she fight him any more after this?

[@MajinOthinus]

@@Greenberet. Well, she tries at least.

[@areyouok6336]

​@@melsuppatlol4565 pfff ahhaah the cringe

[@Carlos-Garcia47]

I just love how Cid honestly didn't even care about anything he just wanted to make a cool entrance😂

[@tastefullthickness]

Can't forget about the cool exit too. 🥶

[@Veitar1906]

God, that moment in 0:51 when he takes a step and disappears from the screen immediately is one of the biggest anime flexes I have ever seen.

[@somerandomguy4180]

Bro was faster then Cameraman

[@laurencedominguez2826]

No afterimage, no fancy effect, just... Gone... Straight for your neck lololololol

[@vladingue8503]

the most satisfying thing is how the sound is instantly removed just as he disapears. This gives such a huge effect to this move damn...

[@HighLordComedian]

@@vladingue8503 Unironically best sound design in anime

[@somerandomboreddude3330]

@@vladingue8503love how there no whoosh 💨 sound

[@AnimeEnjoyer374]

Shadow really said "skill issue" to beatrix and iris 💀

[@PurpleHeartE54]

He said that more to Iris rather than Beatrix if we are being real here.

[@AnimeEnjoyer374]

@@PurpleHeartE54 fr iris got destroyed and humilated completely

[@HchaichiSami]

The strongest artifact user Vs The weakest crowbar enjoyer🗿

[@itzjp8559]

Iris: Nah id wìn

[@Snowdemoman]

Visually speaking, something as simple as his feet just not being present in the next frame gives a shocking display of speed. Aurally speaking, the way his question about running goes from his unrestrained cackling, to the stern question of a teacher, and then into the distorted roar of defiance, manages to capture the absurdity of his situation, not only with how much stronger he truly is, but also shows just how much he had to hold back.

[@shohan5772]

The most fun part to me is how Iris was portrayed here, a small fry with a big stick coming out of nowhere to shamelessly interrupt in a battle between grandmasters. (while also thinking she's helping)

[@Effortastic]

She really did play second fiddle.

[@nabinoorshahil2715]

All she did in the fight was get kicked around. She was getting in the way of Beatrix more so than stopping Shadow. We saw that Beatrix had to dodge her flame attack as well at the start.

[@UnlimitlesslyFunnyDude]

[@nexushare8105]

lol

[@marcusvinicius3298]

Say what you want, but Beatrix definitely deserves her title. Iris was just being easily thrown around by Shadow but Beatrix was actually holding her own against him. She isn't nowhere close to his strenght, of course, but she was still the only one in the whole show that was at least able to put up a decent fight. Aside from Shadow, there is probably VERY few people who could actually win against her.

[@mr5yy]

@@thefallen2863good example of this is 0:48-1:10 She wasn’t able to keep up with his movements or the power of his sword

[@Leonlion0305]

I mean, as a premise of this world, the sword techniques are not as fully developed as "our" world. Shadow is basically born with "god of war" level of combat knowledge when he came to this world. But that also just shows how talented Beatrix is to achieve that level of expertise all by herself.

[@crowkoraki6910]

Alpha vs shadow would let you know how far their power is

[@kharllinz9616]

​@@mr5yyI think she eventually adapted to his movement.

[@markybthebadboymc]

she is probably the strongest "normal person" around the level of the hero olivier but is weaker than alpha, delta, zeta, Aurora and Vampire Queen Elizabeth etc

[@sealver5970]

The way he didn't even made a sound after disappearing from moving so fast is just amazing and makes sense, he surpasses the speed of sound and even light.

[@HS-ts5wf]

NOT light. Not even close.

[@bandai7602]

@@HS-ts5wf it's not light, but the opposite of it. When there is light, there is Cid! Lmao

[@dante75310]

​@@HS-ts5wfnot for now lol

[@HS-ts5wf]

@@dante75310 Man I swear people keep throwing FTL+ speed like it's nothing, but going at light speed means you can literally circle the Earth 7.5 times in a SECOND.

[@Belvayne]

Fight choreography and visual aside, the sound work on this fight is amazing. The way the whole world is silent whenever Shadow goes insanely fast at 0:51 is just amazing

[@Blensidi]

Is nobody going to talk about how the sound effects and the cinema like appeal are pretty cool?

[@kevtlee08]

This was such a good fight. Just the sheer overwhelming power from one side against two of the city’s strongest. Truly an enjoyable scene.

[@whoisthis9898]

" I AM...ATOMIC" still gives me chills!

[@saqvobase4301]

The part where they clash across the city block and then it is destroyed all at once is amazing. This whole show is insanely awesome.

[@yo1chi501]

'Run? Who’s running? Running where? And WHY??!!’ This scene gave me chills ngl 🥶🥶 Edit : So much that I made an edit for it hehe

[@WTF453452]

homie doesnt need to run, he literally is a living nuke, the power flex was simple enough display that if mans wanted, city would be a crater.

[@yo1chi501]

@@WTF453452 exactly bruv.... the nerve on that red haired bitch😂😂

[@dragonrage500]

The emphasis on WHY is scary AF. with good reason. he doesn't NEED to run obviously XD

[@0fficial_601]

@@dragonrage500even in dub it gave me chills

[@dragonrage500]

@@0fficial_601 seriously, its such a joke to the guy he cannot HELP but laugh. after all to contemplate running there has to be something that can give him pause. which even the two best in the kingdom CANNOT.

[@ReyKaf]

I just love these kind of storylines. Shadow playing with everyone, everyone is so serious, and Shadow is so oblivious 🤣🤣

[@minxcodexexe6446]

The animation, the sound design, the music, and the action. Its just fucking perfect what an absolutely perfectly animated fight. The sound of his step in the rain as he disappears is down right chilling its amazing. I also like how yes its different from the source materiel but in a good way. They didn't change anything narratively, they just made a fight that was already badass in both the novel and manga and made it even better. I hope this becomes a go too example on how to do this kind of stuff cause holy shit well done.

[@Only-Hitotsu]

All the character name a good to. The author have a nice choosing name

[@lolochan9915]

this guy is literally fighting for fun while the 2 girls are fighting for their lives , this show is very funny

[@PurpleAce227]

Bro casually flexed he could wipe out an entire city if he really wanted to 😂

[@Tetopettenson1]

"Playtime is over." Iris: 💀

[@SlaughtingIdiots]

you mean the capital of a nation....

[@Dubanx]

He is atomic after all.

[@ultraff1566]

​@@Tetopettenson1😂

[@christopherbrooks4426]

I've rewatched this anime almost as many times as Overlord it's THAT good

[@MALICEM12]

Not really saying much, Overlord is novel but it's not "THAT good".

[@Ecaea]

@@MALICEM12 overlord is not just about being "good" , its interesting. The world of overlord is extremely interesting and how each npc interacts with 1 another. The anime does not do them any justice. I just hope it was better.

[@brandedamv]

Man I have to rewatch Overlord now 😂

[@htsfirebird7229]

a recommendation: Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation

[@airiakizuki5592]

half of Overlord is pretty good. ill trigger a lot of weebs on the internet if i continue though

[@lordsinister707]

After reading the light novels and hearing Shadows explanation of magic in this world. I can only imagine just how much Mana Iris is wasting. If Mythril can only conduct 50% of anyone's magic power then the wastefulness of her attacks is like if you poured a gallon of water into a styrofoam Dixie cup. Oriana is right. If the technology of those slime suits ever got out into the general populace. It would revolutionize their world. Not that Shadow Garden would ever allow something like that to happen

[@sergeantassassin3425]

Genuinely underrated comment right here. She has to have QUITE the amount of magic in her to be able to just dump AOE attacks like that. Granted, she is incredibly upset at this point, anger giving her a likely boost in stamina and subsequently magic energy, but it's also cost her any semblance of tactics aside from "attack his blind spot when he's distracted" over and over and over again. Real berserker-esque style that, while it may work on some, does not work on the trained and talented, who can easily bypass/side-step rookie-level tactics like that with ease. Keeping in mind that Shadow, himself, was born with an average amount of magic power for a human, and the fact that he can refine his technique to such a degree that even without slime/a slime suit, he can extract far more power per magicule than anyone else at this point in the story, and he's taking what he's got and wringing every last drop he can each and every time.

[@lordsinister707]

@@sergeantassassin3425 further proving the philosophy that it's not how much of something you have but how you use what you have. Quality over quantity

[@Belthazar1113]

@@lordsinister707 That might be true. But there comes a point where quantity is a quality all of its own. She didn't get there, but she could get close if she did not care about anything other than dumping raw aoe attacks. She could go for the "dodge this you filthy casual" route and all the fancy sidesteps Shadow can make wouldn't work. Fortunately she doesn't, or can't, and that limits her to what amounts to a temper tantrum.

[@lordsinister707]

@Belthazar1113 but from how she's acting in this clip. That is what she seems like she is doing for most of the fight. I mean, her first attack was a huge swipe of fire magic, and Shadow was like, " I'll be sure to move in the next 20 minutes." He wouldn't need those fancy Shadow steps. She's just basically swinging wildly

[@De4dSp0t]

That's how you show speed. I've waited for an anime do finally do this. No sound, no weird visual, no wind movement, nothing. Just gone. That's how you show otherworldly speed, beyond comprehension.

[@vinusak2216]

Iris is jealous of shadow that's all she destroyed the city and blame him why 😂😂😂😂😂

[@n3phyl344]

Maybe I missed smth, but until now I really didnt understand why Iris is so stupidly aggrovated because of shadow for no appearent reason

[@truongnguyenngoc5754]

@@n3phyl344 she has high pride, as a chief knight and an honorable figure to her kingdom. Shadow along with his garden is an unidentified force, falsely framed by the Cult, and they dont even care to prove their innocence. The fact that she's powerless against him and his crew makes her whole knight group a fking joke. And as far as i'm concerned, only Alexia (as a relatively bystander) knew the fact that Shadow is a "good person". Normal citizen? Nah, they dunno any shit and most of the school studen still think Shadow Garden is bad

[@n3phyl344]

@@truongnguyenngoc5754 Thats a good point actually, I´ve been thinking that she knew that they were a "good" force and that Iris would naturally adapt that as her sister witnessed that (and partly she herself). But in that context that wouldnt make much sense, true.

[@dylanplays4449]

@@n3phyl344 it’s because she doesn’t like the fact that he’s so much stronger than her

[@yurimaldonado4966]

Bear in mind, Shadow never does anything to let the kingdom (and by extention her) know that Shadow Garden are cool and the Cult is the bad guys. He just shows up during crucial incidents, styles in everyones faces and disappears leaving a nuclear explosion behind. Imagine knowing everyone you love is at the mercy of powerfull forces you cant even grasp or know anything about, and then this weaboo you think is a satan cultist comes around throwing One-liners and messing with your political events... I would be pissed too (bear in mind, i absolutely love how random and gratuitous shadow is)

[@jacobziewitz1835]

I love how, Shadow isn't even trying very hard. When he tries, at 3:35, he absolutely annihalates them. Also, he's probably the one who did the LEAST property damage. Like, the only time it can solely be attributed to him, is when he stomps them into the ground at the clocktower(?). And then Iris has the balls to say "YOU DESTROYED THE CAPITAL!" like an entitled b*tch.

[@nataniel1002]

He STEEPED on them!!

[@TheAndymacm]

I mean she isn't wrong. Iris is the one that caused the least amount of damage to the city in that entire fight. Literally 98% of the explosions and destruction you see in the episode falls on Shadow and Beatrix.

[@edenarchive4150]

@@TheAndymacm Where do you think those wide sweeping, ranged, nuclear level, energy blasts from her sword went? Especially the one at the clock tower that was pointed down.

[@TheAndymacm]

​@@edenarchive4150 So let me get this straight. Your argument is essentially "Iris is the one that destroyed the city (but it all happened off screen)"..? That's not a very solid argument.

[@inverse2k1]

Dial this cuckholdry down a couple of notches, as it is now I find it circus level.

[@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776]

4:08 He definetley practised that laughter at some point in his life.

[@darklord1366]

Arguably one of my favorite evil laughs but also terrifying ones ever to be heard. Just simply hearing his laugh is just terrifying. Imagine you in person fighting shadow and you get back up only to tell him that we will blame you for all the crimes you did and this is his response. That laugh is just epic and just terrifying.

[@manischill3959]

bro iris is like "you destroyed half the city" while not being able to hit a dude to be honest sounds like *SKILL ISSUE*

[@NotSoSerious69420]

“Why’d YOU make me destroy the city” energy lmao

[@dussan2]

This was the power fantasy that no one realized is what they wanted. He is so OP, I love it.

[@LLL124Original]

The books are amazing and the show is far better than expected despite breaking the order of events.

[@aerthreepwood8021]

Yeah, this entire scene is like 3 pages in the LN.

[@vkak1]

This show is trash. Idk if the books are better, but the entire story is trash. Another trash Isekai. How do y'all even enjoy this???

[@travisspicer5514]

Honestly was a bit disappointed with how they did this part. In the light novel he scoffed at them because they are insignificant. He also handled them a lot more concisely and didn't wreak all the havoc and destruction shown in the anime. That fits with the mastermind in the shadows more than this ostentatious depiction. Also, the lack of damage to innocents changes how he is viewed dramatically, and his subordinates believed themselves to be fighting evil or be the good guys to some extent.

[@TheMartuxz]

​@@travisspicer5514 tbh, he didn't do shit, most of the building getting destroyed was from Iris mithril blade. Although in that one part where Shadow (with crowbars) and Beatrix were fighting 1v1 I have no clue why the building collapsed. Don't make much sense, but I think it doesn't add to the story, it was just to show their power.

[@bushido8077]

Iris voice actor is pretty good in shouting. Didn't realise she also voice Emi Yusa of Devil part timer (who shout often in season 1).She also voice Rias Gregory 😊

[@danknados]

Same colour hair too

[@actionman9451]

I loved how Cid isn’t even taking this fight seriously it’s just fun to him.

[@user-hz4zd3kk8x]

Shadow, the second character to break anime's rule after Eren Yeager who attacked his opponent while they're still transforming. Every high spped anime character would leave a trace, sound, or some sort of crack when they move in super high speed. But for Shadow in this fight he broke the rule by left none of his trace even though he move so fast.

[@limptoast]

17 prevented his opponent from transforming so him too.

[@IlIWarGIlI]

Blue shift can do that... move the speed of light. Interact with nothing as you'd essentially have ceased to exist in one spot to appear in another... use magic. Or sufficiently advanced science. That would appear to be magic. Apply both science and magic? This would be theoretically plausible. He was in modern day Japan trying to figure out how to survive a nuke with his bare strength and be the eminence in shadow... the one who appears as a regular person in everyday situations but secretly controls everything. Dies gets reincarnated here with magic... tells nobody he practiced magic everyday since birth kept all his other skills he picked up here like martial arts various scientific and psychological studies he'd committed to memory. All kinds of things. Kept all those. Then finds himself in a world of magic that's scientifically subpar... survive the nuke? He IS the nuke.

[@Brendanj101]

Ixion Saga DT the MC kicked the "villain" in the balls while he was powering up his super attack and questioned why people always let people power up.

[@dodo-uz4ct]

Uh... dude? The entirety of Gintama?

[@theasiangod5860]

I'ma be honest, this is one of the best fights of the new decade. (2020-2030)

[@headphones_guy777]

Credit where credit is due, this is really well cut. It's not confusing, the cuts are at the perfect amount and length, and you still get the proper context of each scene

[@santiagovidal4497]

this will be one of those videos that gets recommended 10 years later and is still a banger scene

[@xr0ninx569]

My favourite part of this fight is that no one knows it's going on around them and sh*t is just blowing up around them. Truly a shadow when you can have a fight of this scale and no one even knew it happened.

[@pham9712]

Shadow is like a god that just wanted to mess around to amuse himself. The story ain’t even focus on either him or his development, but that’s why watching The Eminence in Shadow was as satisfied as watching OPM. Because we don’t need to afraid the MC would suffer or die, we just need to see wether all other details are logical enough and know if the MC takes action the fight is over.

[@edwardvilla3228]

Granted if Shadow didnt exist, The cult would be the Heroes of this story, The Power in the background controlling everything, Built on the thousands of corpses of the possessed. The world was doomed from the start, well, until he showed up. 😅

[@wafflepiepancake]

0:50 This shot was so fucking badass. I've never seen any other anime doing it like this, they always do some after-image or some sort. But Shadow straight up disappears out of frame like a gigachad he is

[@xeqqail3546]

Watch fire force Shinra vs sho, mid battle there's alot of perfect frame cut of sho attacks because he can time stop and pierce using sword

[@tybridges4281]

That knee, dodge, grab, slam ,and finally stomp was so smooth and cold. I swear one of the best done fights in anime

[@heartattackjack9349]

Run? Where? Why. Let me show you why it is not necessary for me to run anywhere. I am .... Absolutely the best. They actually believed they could win, even though he trounced them throughout the fight. If he used his trump card, the entire city would be nothing but dust, including all within it, except for him. The fact that she blocked his strikes shows that he was letting her off easy. He moved so quickly, and only attacked when he was sure she would be able to block it. Sort of a 'You suck so bad, I have to give you some sort of handicap advantage. I won't strike as soon as I can, but give you a chance. There you go. You blocked it. Good girl.'

[@XIplupIX]

People actually interpret stuff in this anime? XD why not watch something that isn't catered to surface level humor?

[@user-hz4zd3kk8x]

He seems to have some fun for himself though

[@nikel-]

​@@XIplupIX interpret? It got "I am the strongest" written everywhere

[@NB-tc7ey]

nice cuts man...u included everything without cutting too much...good edit thx

[@TheMainVillain996]

That “AND WHY?” was so cold

[@kezia5616]

00:40 - 01:08 is so good oml, i like and think op mc's should be often portrayed like that

[@steamlink4803]

Iris: *despairing* Elf girl: "lul, tough sparring partner"

[@Jrod310]

It’s interesting that yes he has overwhelming magic power and physical strength but the reason he is easily outclassing them is purely his skill

[@JPSTAR687]

Damn if he taught her what he taught his gang about the rightful use of magic Beatrix would be a freakin' menace more than she already is

[@notnexus5284]

Bro was literally just playing around while both of the strongest swordsmen is fighting him NOT TO MENTION but he's literally using 2 crowbars

[@maximusstorm1215]

This show is great, I can't wait for S2 (if there is one). It's the first Isekai that I know of that goes out of its way to be cringe, thereby cancelling the cringe-factor, as they're self-aware/intentionally being cringe.

[@m222109]

Season 2 is already announced and will be airing in the fall season! And as someone who has read the manga I'm even more excited than I was for season 1!

[@AnimeEnjoyer374]

season 2 is realeasing on october

[@somerandomboreddude3330]

Read the manga at not only does season 2 look complete but it looks like their going further ahead of season 2 (Might be wrong)

[@ottokarl5427]

While they are self-aware, I still feel they overdid it so much. I basically could only enjoy every third episode and had to sit through a lot of cringe instead.

[@zion8413]

What show is this

[@no235]

Bruh his “NAZE” makes me 🥜 every damn time, just sounds so damn badass 😫

[@eyesoftomorrow6647]

I love this show because of how cool it is whilst still being the silliest Isekai satire out there. Nothing beats this kinda thing where it has those moments of the real main characters being defeated and the knowledge that Cid is just screwing with all of them

[@teamkygo7577]

「逃げる？誰が？どこへ？なぜぇ！」 この台詞かっこいい

[@vaughnsoso4849]

Dude almost wiped out a city for the flex then realized he supposed to keep everyone safe as an edgelord Batman.

[@TheSpawnfan]

She said the one thing she shouldn't, it´s one of Cid's berserk buttons, implying or saying that he is running away. Beatrix realized right then and there that if they provoked him further, he would have killed them

[@Dragonking-bj1tg]

I just love this he's OP because he pushed himself to his limits and broke all the walls that would have been holding anyone else back HE EARNED his OP though insane training and pushing himself over and over again to be the true strongest alive also with his quick way of adapting to what's around him and using it to help him in the fights he's in

[@LeaksHater]

I find it so cool how Beatrix started getting used to Shadow teleporting and even split his iron bar.

[@justice1297]

i realize this power is like 10 times the size of his atomic that he used before , if he were to execute it i cant imagine how many people will die , he is truly became the nuclear itself 😂 , he just stating the fact to dumb named NPC like " LOOK I CAN DESTROY THE WHOLE TOWN WITH WAVING HANDS " truly epic protagonist lol

[@deenszxking6818]

4:51 YA-ME-RO (Stop it/please don't do it/that's not cool) so he only nuke the sky only excluding the earth. Rendering sky indeed.

[@MrEagorath]

this also portayed so perfectly well how Iris as a fighter is gifted in a sense, but has overly relied on that gift and never honed her craft. throughout season the anime when we see Iris fight.. the common denominators. "Massive mana" huge ass powerfull swings and the sword crumbles afterwards. Throughout this fight you can also see that she keeps doing the same thing, massive swings, massive outburst of her magic and extreme amounts of pyro generation. Not once does she do smaller swings. She is literally a genius that have overly relied on her one asset, power, to the point where.. she basically is "canonfodder" to anyone more powerfull than a stereotypical knight

[@kibateo]

his final statement was great, run? WHO? WHERE? WHY? and instantly shows how he could delete the entire nation by himself in an instant with a single spell

[@shiru0011]

this anime is the best...in everything...the plot the animation and above all the speech dalivery....hats off to the voice actors...specially the one did shadows voice

[@alanlyndonhongo8729]

rip iris,shes already outmatch😂

[@morganarutsatz6736]

Great animation. The JAV's are all superb. Love the story. What I wasn't expecting...The quality of the soundwork throughout this entire anime. Next level attention to every detail and hit all the high notes right level of soundwork.

[@darkheartdragoon5122]

there is another thing i just noticed during 3:37, "any form of magic disperses once it has been let go off by the user" the sword was made out of slime and magic yet still retained its form, they were obviously outmatched every milisecond of the fight but damn every bit of flex is like natural to him

[@Rar830]

I never noticed that and then he catches the sword after beating them barehanded.

[@Fluffy_Nerd]

3:39 one of my fav scene this shows just how good he is at martial arts(and overall battle iq)

[@Smoky7462]

How dumb can iris be??? I really cant imagine how entitled she is....she saw herself dying when shadow moved his finger....and here she goes trying to kill shadow and blaming him 😅

[@gin.5467]

Avg narcissistic women behavior

[@dragonclaw242]

She is high on copium

[@midgetydeath]

That right there is a very good princess. She protects her subjects by killing them before a bad guy can. Brilliant.

[@samuelark3422]

when a crowbar is more powerful than iris's artifact weapon 😂😂😂

[@oneautumnleaf2622]

Honestly was the best way to end a season best fight by far when he threw her down and stomped on her that angle was so freaking cold.

[@khanghua966]

That reverb blocking sfx in the end of every chain of attack is really satisfying

[@frankkwatiwani5240]

This anime gave us the highest level flex in isekai

[@xXTigerWaveXx]

Iris was so stupid in this fight. Not only was she holding a grudge after losing to him, but she also blamed him for destroying the city even though she was the one throwing random blasts of fire which caused most of the damage. Lost a lot of respect for her. SMH

[@emrysmcgee4994]

I Remember watching show and thinking that shadow was going to be a anti hero type character, but he really wasn't which surprised me. What got me more was the usual evolution of iris as character. Her sister, whos far more open minded sees the value in shadow garden and that they're trying to help. However Iris narrow minded way thinking leads to an unhealthy obsession and she's start to become blind to what's truly going on. 10/10 character development.

[@animeandgamesiamalwaysther9622]

3:26 I just realised that when iris dropped the weapon for a take down the camera goes to beatrix eyes with suprise all this time I thought it were Cid's eyes showing disappointment but now it's clear cid wasn't disappointed in iris he knew she was one and just called her a amateur to fuel her range and see how much more she can humiliate herself. Blud is chaotic neutral.

[@darklord1366]

He’s on a another level of “ima humble you but with skill”

[@vector_747]

4:43 _I AM ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵏᶦᵈᵈᶦⁿᵍ_

[@potato2097]

This made me wanna rewatch it.

[@neogokiMK00]

this is such a massive flex. I cannot help but to applaud Shadow for his sheer showmanship.

[@mainaccount2823]

Bro is literally the dream isekai mc , he's doing all the bucket list to do when you got isekai😂😩

[@the_mando8464]

This show is probably one of the best isekai i've seen. The MC knows all the basic tropes isekai anime and uses them in his favor. There's one scene i like the most where he's getting tortured and all he can think about is "So fucking cringe*

[@JAXIRL13]

ive seen this like 50 times and im still getting goosebumps

[@markreine2833]

That step is immortalized in the anime community now

[@drgcommander1]

love the boss music playing when he reveals his shadow form in front of them. made me feel like i'm playing against a megaman boss.

[@chris_aguy2141]

One of the best last episodes to a first season I've ever seen

[@Rogue-ww2nw]

The Eminence in Shadow had NO RIGHT to be as good as it was

[@akhiln8194]

its my top 5 already just binged the entire season. I hope I get to see Beatrice again cuz she had a cool char design without any storytelling I would like to know

[@Rogue-ww2nw]

@@akhiln8194 Well definitely see her again, I mean she is looking for Alpha supposedly and Cid didn't tell her so that plot point prolly ties into Alpha looking just like the ancient hero. But top 5 what? I'm pressed to put it in my top 5 anime but it's EASILY top 5 Isekai

[@akhiln8194]

@@Rogue-ww2nw yeah I think it’s in my top 5 bc I haven’t watched a lot yet. Im new to this world