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The Eminence in Shadow

陰の実力者になりたくて！

Story: Daisuke Aizawa, Anri Sakano

light novelJapanStory ongoing · Anime ended

Anime 2022–2023 · Light novel 2018–present

Anime 8.1

Cid Kagenou is trying to live as a background character with a secret organization. The organization, unfortunately, is real — and taking him seriously.

Where to keep reading

Select the season you finished to find your continuation.

Light novel

Volume 5

The Lawless City / next major arc.

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Series Run

Anime

October 2022 – December 2023

2022 to 2023

Finished

Web novel

May 2018 – 2023

ran 5 years

Finished

Light novel

November 2018 – present

8 years in service

Still going

Manga

December 2018 – present

8 years in service

Still going

Source material

Some stories start as a novel, then a comic, then an anime. Pickup below names the medium the recommendation is for.

WorkRole
Web novel
The Eminence in Shadow (web novel)
2018–2023 · ran 5 years
Earlier / other edition
Light novel
The Eminence in Shadow
2018–present · 8 years in service
Anime follows this
Manga
The Eminence in Shadow manga
2018–present · 8 years in service
Earlier / other edition
  • Light novel. The light novels are the intended pickup. A manga exists as a parallel adaptation.
  • Manga. Fun, but not the full story. Continue in the novels after the anime.

English edition

Where the official translation stands, when the next volume is due, and where to buy the recommended pickup.

Light novel

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Yen On

English novels through the mid-series

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