The Eminence in Shadow Season 1

Synopsis

Even in his past life, Cid's dream wasn't to become a protagonist or a final boss. He'd rather lie low as a minor character until it's prime time to reveal he's a mastermind...or at least, do the next best thing-pretend to be one! And now that he's been reborn into another world, he's ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal-and everyone knows the truth but him!

Main Cast

Seiichiro Yamashita

Cid Kagenou / Shadow (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Asami Seto

Alpha (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Kana Hanazawa

Alexia Midgar (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Inori Minase

Beta (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Suzuko Mimori

Gamma (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Haruka Shiraishi

Rose Oriana (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Fairouz Ai

Delta (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Saya Aizawa

Sherry Barnett (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Episodes

Episode 1

05 October 2022 - The Hated Classmate

Akane copes with her trauma by being popular and working hard to make people like her, but one boy in her class doesn’t care about her at all. That bothers her to no end.

Episode 2

12 October 2022 - Shadow Garden Is Born

Reincarnated as the son of Baron Kagenou, Cid bides his time as Background Character A while preparing for the day he can finally become the Eminence in Shadow!

Episode 3

19 October 2022 - Fencer Ordinaire

The princess is supposed to reject the background character’s confession, not accept it — since when did Cid become a rom-com protagonist?

Episode 4

26 October 2022 - Sadism's Rewards

The mistake those with power always make is believing that they are the ones in control.

Episode 5

02 November 2022 - I Am...

Cid is not facing a minion but a would-be Knight of the Rounds. Normally, that is cause for concern, but an atomic bomb has no reason to fear the gnashing of a lowly pest.

Episode 6

09 November 2022 - Pretenders

While Iris seeks a bright mind to study an artifact, Cid visits a popular store. Meanwhile, in the dark corners of the city, someone commits murders in Shadow Garden’s name!

Episode 7

16 November 2022 - A Fencing Tournament of Intrigue and Bloodshed

Cid gets a report from Nu about powerful cult members lurking in the Royal Capital. Too bad he’s too distracted about the upcoming fencing tournament to notice.

Episode 8

23 November 2022 - Dark Knight Academy Under Attack

Cid sacrificed his life to save Rose. At least, that’s what everyone thinks. Unbeknownst to anyone else, Cid survived exactly as planned, and now his counterattack can begin.

Episode 9

30 November 2022 - The End of a Lie

When the students fight back, Shadow Garden joins the fray as their reinforcements. Amidst the chaos, Cid confronts the Gaunt Knight.

Episode 10

07 December 2022 - The Sacred Land, City of Deception

Cid heads to Lindwurm in response to a summons from Alpha, but he is not the only one traveling there; the annual Goddess’ Trial is quickly approaching.

Episode 11

14 December 2022 - The Goddess' Trial

The curtain rises on the Goddess’ Trial. When Cid is unwittingly called into the arena, he transforms into Shadow and faces none other than Aurora, the Witch of Calamity.

Episode 12

21 December 2022 - The Truth Within the Memories

The door to the Sanctuary opens and Alpha strides through it, intending to expose the Cult’s grave secrets. Meanwhile, Cid also enters the Sanctuary and reunites with… Aurora?

Episode 13

28 December 2022 - A Bloody Showdown as an Offering to Annihilation

Alpha faces off against an empowered Nelson in a vicious battle. Elsewhere, Cid and Aurora reach the Sanctuary's core, but a door only a hero can open blocks their path.

Episode 14

04 January 2023 - Your Lie, Your Wish

Cid’s victory is short-lived when Nelson counters with his new magic. Meanwhile, Alexia convinces Rose and Natsume to form an alliance to uncover the truth of their world.

Episode 15

11 January 2023 - The Strongest Weakest Man

Only the strongest warriors can advance in the prestigious Bushin Festival, but one contestant proves himself a feeble and mundane man with no talent. Why is he competing?

Episode 16

18 January 2023 - Unseen Intentions

Princess Rose flees to the north of the Royal Capital. The Oriana Kingdom wants to handle it internally as a “purely domestic” matter.

Episode 17

25 January 2023 - Moonlight That Pierces the Darkness

Cid recollects piano lessons from his past life — what impact does this have on his present? Meanwhile, Epsilon’s performance sets the soundtrack for something else...

Episode 18

01 February 2023 - Betting on a Moment

Cid and Claire receive an invitation to a tournament. At the festivities, Cid receives more attention than a background character desires.

Episode 19

08 February 2023 - Dancing Puppet

Doem tries to make war with Midgar. Meanwhile, the match between Jimina and Iris begins.

Episode 20

15 February 2023 - Advent of the Demon

Provoked by the fight between Shadow and Beatrix, Iris joins the fray. An intense battle progresses across the Royal Capital. Meanwhile, Rose runs into Alpha...

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music Director	Saori Takeyama
	Theme Song Performance	Masayoshi Oishi Tom-H@ck
	Music Producer	Gou Wakabayashi
	Sound Effects	Rei Ueno
	Sound Recordist	Kimitaka Shindo
	Sound Mixer	Kimitaka Shindo
	Original Music Composer	Kenichiro Suehiro
	Sound Director	Jin Aketagawa
Production	Producer	Shota Watase Hiroto Utsunomiya Kazufumi Kikushima Hajime Maruyama Takeo Mizuguchi
	Executive Producer	Asuka Yamazaki Akira Kubota Masahiko Takeuchi Hiroaki Arai Sho Tanaka
Art	Art Designer	Lee Bun-sun
	Prop Designer	Daichi Kitahara
	Art Direction	Lee Bun-sun
	Original Series Design	Touzai
Visual Effects	3D Director	Toshirou Hamamura
	Color Designer	Junko Okazaki Naoto Tanaka
	Character Designer	Makoto Iino Touzai
Editing	Editor	Kentaro Tsubone
Camera	Director of Photography	Takeshi Hirooka
Writing	Series Composition	Kanichi Kato
	Novel	Daisuke Aizawa
	Original Story	Daisuke Aizawa
Directing	Series Director	Kazuya Nakanishi
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