Kodoani.com – Cid, a creative and ambitious character, once dreamed of becoming a talented manipulator in the dark, both in his past and present lives. However, the last thing he wanted was attention focused on his skull game. But as usual, fate did not go according to Cid’s plan, and he got what he expected.
November 5th marks the 5th anniversary since the light novel “The Eminence in Shadow” was released. During this time, this isekai series became a phenomenon and was adapted into manga and anime. On the occasion of its fifth anniversary, the anime’s character designer, Makoto Iino, released creates an impressive shadow picture of the character Cid.
“The Eminence in Shadow” has been published by Enterbrain in Japan since November 2018, and a manga adaptation with illustrations by Anri Sakano began in December 2018.
The first anime adaptation of the series was directed by Kazuya Nakanishi and produced by Nexus. The anime was broadcast from October 2022 to February 2023.
The story is described as follows:
Cid does not aim to become a famous hero or a great villain. Instead, he wants to operate in the shadows and manipulate society through intelligence and wit. When he was transported to another world with magical powers (and an overactive imagination), he founded Shadow Garden, an underground organization fighting the evil cult, which he took upon himself. create. However, Cid doesn’t know that Shadow Garden’s new recruits see all his lies as whiny and twisted. Additionally, the “fake” cult he had created was supposed to exist only in his imagination, but they did exist, and they were not happy to see Cid’s delusional power. is hindering their plans to achieve ultimate power in THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW!”
