The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Daisuke Aizawa's The Eminence of Shadows (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) light novel series has released the anime's teaser PV and visual, along with the main staff.
Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes it as:
ONE BIG FAT LIE AND A FEW TWISTED TRUTHS.
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!
The Eminence in Shadows is set to premiere in 2022.
TEASER VISUAL:
TEASER PV:
Kazuya Nakanishi is directing the anime at Nexus. Makoto Iino is adapting Tōzai's original character designs for animation. Kanichi Katou is overseeing the series scripts.
ONE BIG FAT LIE AND A FEW TWISTED TRUTHS.
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!