The Eminence in Shadow
TV FINISHED FALL 2022 20 eps 81%
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Some people just aren’t suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. That’s the role Cid wants to play when he’s transported to another world. Cid spins a yarn or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the underground Shadow Garden organization that fights against a menacing cult (which he totally made up). However, there’s a catch even his wild imagination didn’t see coming: the cult he concocted actually exists, and they’re beyond displeased that his power fantasy just got in the way of their evil plans!
(Source: HIDIVE)
(Source: HIDIVE)
Studios:
Nexus
Characters
Cid Kagenou
MAIN
VA: Seiichirou Yamashita
Alpha
MAIN
VA: Asami Seto
Beta
MAIN
VA: Inori Minase
Gamma
SUPPORTING
VA: Suzuko Mimori
Delta
SUPPORTING
VA: Fairouz Ai
Epsilon
SUPPORTING
VA: Hisako Kanemoto
Claire Kagenou
SUPPORTING
VA: Rina Hidaka
Alexia Midgar
SUPPORTING
VA: Kana Hanazawa
Rose Oriana
SUPPORTING
VA: Haruka Shiraishi
Nu
SUPPORTING
VA: Maaya Uchida
Sherry Barnett
SUPPORTING
VA: Saya Aizawa
Annerose Nichtsehen
SUPPORTING
VA: Shion Wakayama
Olivier
SUPPORTING
Iris Midgar
SUPPORTING
VA: Youko Hikasa
Aurora
SUPPORTING
VA: Kaori Nazuka
Akane Nishino
SUPPORTING
VA: Yui Horie
Zeta
SUPPORTING
VA: Ayaka Asai
Hyoro Gali
SUPPORTING
VA: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Staff
Daisuke Aizawa
Original Story
Touzai
Original Character Design
Kazuya Nakanishi
Director
Kanichi Katou
Series Composition
Makoto Iino
Character Design
Daichi Kitahara
Prop Design
Beom-Seon Lee
Art Director
Beom-Seon Lee
Art Design
Naoto Tanaka
Color Design
Junko Okazaki
Color Design
Gaku Hirooka
Director of Photography
Kentarou Tsubone
Editing
Reviews
Bropix
Rating: 295 (347 votes)
Peak Power Fantasy Isekai
Namaryu
Rating: 167 (207 votes)
An Atomic Entertainment
KaalBron
Rating: 63 (80 votes)
A premise that sounds too dumb to work, but hits all the right spots with its humor and unapologetic entertainment.
jahver
Rating: 62 (153 votes)
A dull, narratively inadequate attempt at self-awareness
ZNote
Rating: 54 (156 votes)
“It’s just like in one of those isekai anime!”
Ionliosite2
Rating: 49 (170 votes)
Terrible as a parody, terrible as an isekai and terrible as a story
Stats
Average Score
81
Mean Score
81
Popularity
263,071
Favourites
14,506
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 31135
PLANNING: 49138
COMPLETED: 169135
DROPPED: 8236
PAUSED: 5427
Score Distribution
10: 670
20: 375
30: 834
40: 1241
50: 2539
60: 4905
70: 14531
80: 30593
90: 31250
100: 20630
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