The Eminence in Shadow
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! / To Be a Power in the Shadows! / ชีวิตไม่ต้องเด่น ขอแค่เป็นเทพในเงา / Un giorno sarò l'eminenza grigia / TEIS / Кардинал тенейSummary
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!
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Where to watch
Platforms
Official and social
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 20
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 8 h (20 × 24 min)
- Season
- Fall 2022
- Start date
- October 5, 2022
- End date
- February 15, 2023
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Light novel
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Nexus
- Romaji title
- Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
- English title
- The Eminence in Shadow
- Native title
- 陰の実力者になりたくて！
- Other titles
- To Be a Power in the Shadows! · ชีวิตไม่ต้องเด่น ขอแค่เป็นเทพในเงา · Un giorno sarò l'eminenza grigia · TEIS · Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! · Кардинал теней
Characters 24
Main characters
- Cid Kagenouシド・カゲノーMain
- AlphaアルファMain
- BetaベータMain
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- DeltaデルタSupporting
- Claire Kagenouクレア・カゲノーSupporting
- Alexia Midgarアレクシア・ミドガルSupporting
- NuニューSupporting
- EpsilonイプシロンSupporting
- GammaガンマSupporting
- Rose Orianaローズ・オリアナSupporting
- Iris Midgarアイリス・ミドガルSupporting
- ZetaゼータSupporting
- Sherry Barnettシェリー・バーネットSupporting
- Hyoro Galiヒョロ・ガリSupporting
- Jaga Imoジャガ・イモSupporting
- Akane Nishino西野アカネSupporting
- EtaイータSupporting
- Zenon Griffeyゼノン・グリフィSupporting
- Marco Grangerマルコ・グレンジャーSupporting
- GlenゲレンSupporting
- RexレックスSupporting
- Lutheran Barnettルスラン・バーネットSupporting
- AuroraアウロラSupporting
- Yuukai-han誘拐犯Background
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Kazuya NakanishiDirector
- Daisuke AizawaOriginal Story
- TouzaiOriginal Character Design
- Kanichi KatouSeries composition
- Makoto IinoCharacter design
- Kenichirou SuehiroMusic
- Beom-Seon LeeArt director
- Jin AketagawaSound director
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- OxTTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Daichi KitaharaProp Design
- Junko OkazakiColor Design
- Naoto TanakaColor Design
- Kentarou TsuboneEditing
- Takeshi HirookaDirector of Photography
- Hiroshi NakamuraAnimation Producer
- Kanichi KatouScript (eps 1-3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 20)
- Kazuya NakanishiEpisode Director (OP, eps 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 20)
- Kazuya NakanishiStoryboard (OP, ED, eps 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 19, 20)
- Kazuya NakanishiAction Animation Director (eps 1-19)
- Makoto IinoChief Animation Director (OP, eps 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20)
- Yasuyuki NodaAnimation Director (OP, ep 1)
- Daichi KitaharaWeapon Animation Director (eps 1, 2, 5-9)
- Tsuyoshi KikuchiPlanning
- Akira KubotaExecutive Producer
- Hayato ShimizuOriginal Work Editor