Cid Kagenou had always wanted to become The Eminence in Shadow, an overpowered mysterious entity that worked behind the scenes. While in Japanese he was only a fairly strong high school student, bu…
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Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd Season (The Eminence in Shadow Season 2)
The second season of Eminence in Shadows is essentially just more of the same. It’s a bit wider in scale seeing as how most of it takes place…
Kage No Jitsuryokusha Ni Naritakute
You know the drill in almost every typical isekai genre. Main character gets killed off and reincarnated as an overpowered character with almost every skill, magic, talent whatsoever…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
MyAnimeList: Episode(s): 20+12+(17+12 ONA)(1 movie) Released: 2022 Theme(s): Isekai, Action, Fantasy Art: 8.5/10 Sound: 8/10 Characters: 8.25/10 Plot: 8.25/10 Ending: 8/10 Overall: 8.25/10 Opening…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 18
「刹那に賭ける」 (Setsuna ni Kakeru) "Betting on a Moment" Big sisters always get what they want.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 10
「聖地・欺瞞の都」 (Seichi Giman no Miyako) "The Sacred Land, City of Deception" Clothes maketh the woman.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 28
「龍の涙」 (Ryuu no Namida) "The Dragon's Tears" The hot water always rises to the top
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 08
「狙われた魔剣士学園」 (Nerawareta Makenshi Gakuen) "Dark Knight Academy Under Attack" I dare say all that background character studying paid off.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 04
「加虐への報酬」 (Kagyaku e no Houshuu) "Sadism's Rewards" The full background character experience.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 02
「結成シャドウガーデン」 (Kessei Shadou Gaaden) "Shadow Garden is Born" Reality is stranger than fiction - and also more hilarious.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 31
「決断」 (Ketsudan) "Determination" A rose by any other name
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 11
「女神の試練」 (Megami no Shiren) "The Goddess' Trial" There's never a bad time to flaunt the goods.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 17
「闇に射す月光」 (Yami ni Sasu Gekkou) "Moonlight That Pierces the Darkness" Showing why classical music is made for television.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 09
「偽りの果て」 (Itsuwari no Hate) "The End of a Lie" The totally not predicted reveal!
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 06
「偽る者」 (Itsuwaru Mono) "Pretenders" The true background character never asks for cash.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 30
「籠の鳥」 (Kago no Tori) "The Caged Bird" 99% slime doesn't mean it'll be a bad time
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 15
「最強最弱の男」 (Saikyou Saijaku no Otoko) "The Strongest Weakest Man" But is it over 9000?
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 03
「凡人の剣」 (Bonjin no Ken) "Fencer Ordinaire" A gold coin a day keeps the dog larping in play.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 05
「アイ・アム……」 (Ai Amu) "I am..." I am atomic.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 14
「君の嘘、君の願い」 (Kimi no Uso, Kimi no Negai) "Your Lie, Your Wish" New year, new season, same old Shadow.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 19
「踊る人形」 (Odoru Ningyou) "Dancing Puppet" Step aside Iris, it's time for the real fight.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 01
「嫌いなクラスメイト」 (Kirai na Kurasumeito) "The Hated Classmate" Stylish Ruffian Slayer is out to save the NPC.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 24
「偽りの仮面」 (Itsuwari no Kamen) "Mask of Falsehood" Delta gets her time to shine
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 21
「無法都市」 (Muhou Toshi) "The Lawless City" Atomic goes vampiric
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 13
「消滅に捧げる血闘」 (Shoumetsu ni Sasageru Kettou) "A Bloody Showdown as an Offering to Annihilation" Elves have all the fun.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #16
Well everyone, the news surrounding Rose Oriana has spread far and wide across the Midgar Kingdom as Alexia Midgar is worried about her friend’s safety, yet she can’t…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #01
Meet Minoru Kagenou, an ordinary student who can be mistaken as a mob character. C’mon, this guys doesn’t scream as the main character of this show… or so…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #18
Well everyone, it’s time for a nice bonding between siblings as Claire missed her brother Cid so much that she’s strangling him to death. Um Claire, as much…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #17
Oh look, it’s Skel Etal where he told Cid Kagenou that there’s a reward (in gold coins) for those who capture Rose Oriana. As much as I want…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 20 (END)
「魔人降臨」 (Majin Kourin) "Advent of the Demon" Now that's how you do a season finale
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #12
Well then, looks like he went back from a megalomaniac major character to a minor character after his shenanigans from the previous episode. Anyways, time for Cid Kagenou…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #15
Let’s begin with Gamma where she and her assistant Eta created a new product. By the way, Eta doesn’t like attention as she would rather stay in the…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 25, 26
「糸を引く者 / ジョン・スミス」 (Ito o Hiku Mono / Jyon Sumisu) "He Who Pulls The Strings / John Smith" It's just a larp, why you have to be mad?
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #11
Well everyone, looks like Alexia Midgar made a surprising appearance on this episode as she came to the Sacred Land of Lindwurm for the Goddess’s Trials, as well…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #07
Let’s begin this episode with Nu where she infiltrated Midgar Academy for Dark Knights as a student and told Cid “Shadow” Kagenou about the impostors who used their…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #02
Here’s Minoru Kagenou where he’s reincarnated in a fantasy world, although it appears that he failed to cry naturally given that he came from the modern world. Anyways,…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #19
Let’s begin this episode where Beatrix noticed a foul smell towards King Raphael Oriana who is reduced to a mere puppet thanks to Perv Asshat’s drug. And speaking…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #20
Oh my goodness, looks like Perv Asshat is running away now that his plan has in ruins. I don’t want this man get away with drugging Rose’s father!
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #09
Well everyone, here’s Sherry Barnett as she’s about to contain the Eye of Avarice’s power, thus stopping its nullification properties. Let’s hope that the Gaunt Knight and h…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #14
Well everyone, Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! has returned where Cid Kagenou, also known as Shadow, defied death and bite Olivier in the neck like a vampire. That…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #03
Let’s begin on what actually happened to Minoru Kagenou where he went to the mountains and bang his head like a madman, thinking that Minoru can develop magic…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #08
Well everybody, the Midgar Academy for Dark Knights is under siege where the Cult of Diablos held everyone as hostages and took them at the auditorium. Of course,…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! – 32 (END)
「Highest」 Atomic'd into the next universe. Literally.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #06
Well everyone, it appears that someone is using the Shadow Garden name to cause even more trouble. Gotta say that Cid Kagenou and his army will take those…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #10
Let’s begin with Epsilon where she’s about to transform her body into something special. Then again, her body looks perfect as there’s no way she’ll-
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #04
Well everyone, looks like the background character Cid Kagenou is being beaten up by the Knight Order as he’s a suspect to Princess Alexia Midgar’s disappearance. Sure that…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #13
Let’s begin with Archbishop Jack Nelson where he’s revealed to be a member of the Knights of the Round. Not only that, but he’s making clones of himself…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode #05
Well everyone, the Midgar Kingdom is in total chaos as the capital is being destroyed a giant demon and none of the knights couldn’t handle it.
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! S2 - Episode 1 - Shadow Holds Crowbar
Cid starts his next chuunibyou adventure fighting zombies, ghouls, and vampires. Crowbar time! Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! S2 - Episode 1
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Review (Spoiler Free)
Also known as The Eminence in Shadow, which is a nice title although it’s not a direct translation. The more direct translation is something like “I wanted to…
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd Season Episode #02
Let’s begin with the introduction of White Demon where he’s unceremoniously cut into pieces by a powerful combatant. Said combatant happened to be Crimson who plans to use…