Viewers often find the contrast between the intense main series and the goofy shorts to be the highlight of the week.
If you are only watching the main series, you are missing out on significant character flavor for the Seven Shades. While the main show focuses on Cid's "eminence in shadow" roleplay, Kage-Jitsu! gives the girls their own agency, showing their camaraderie (and rivalry) when their Master isn't around.
: Trying to maintain order while her subordinates' specialized obsessions (like Beta’s writing or Gamma’s clumsy brilliance) derail the project.
“It commits so hard that it blows so far past cringe that you have no choice but to think its kinda cool.” Reddit · r/anime · 3 years ago
In the fifth operation of the chibi spin-off series Kagejitsu! , titled "" (七陰はアーティファクトを作りたい!), the girls of Shadow Garden take center stage in a lighthearted, comedic departure from the main series' darker tones. While the main The Eminence in Shadow anime reached a dramatic peak in its own Episode 5 with Cid’s first "I Am Atomic" moment, Kagejitsu! focuses on the daily antics and obsessive devotion of the Seven Shades. Episode Overview: Crafting Perfection