The official website and Twitter account for the TV anime adaptation of Daisuke Aizawa's The Eminence in Shadow (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) light novel series has released a new updated "John Smith" version of the key visual and two new cast members.
The opening theme song titled, "grayscale dominator" is performed by OxT.
The ending theme song titled, "Polaris in the Night" is performed by seiyuu unit Shadow Garden Numbers. These include four of the show's heroines: Lambda (CV Ikumi Hasegawa), Nu (CV Maaya Uchida), Chi (CV Mayu Minami) and Omega (CV Ryoko Maekawa).
HIDIVE describes the story as:
Some people just aren't suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. That's the role Cid wants to play when he's transported to another world. Cid spins a yarn or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the underground Shadow Garden organization that fights against a menacing cult (which he totally made up). However, there's a catch even his wild imagination didn't see coming: the cult he concocted actually exists, and they're beyond displeased that his power fantasy just got in the way of their evil plans!
The main staff is returning for the second season at the studio Nexus.
The Eminence in Shadow Season 2 premiered on October 4, 2023. HIDIVE streams the new season, both in subbed and dubbed versions.
KEY VISUAL:
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jun Fukuyama as John Smith
Daisuke Namikawa as Gettan
3RD PV:
NEW SEASON 2 CAST:
Ai Kakuma as Mary
Shizuka Itou as Yukime
Tsuyoshi Koyama as Juggernaut
Tomokazu Sugita as Crimson
Saori Hayami as Elisabeth
Miku Itō as 559
The Eminence in Shadow premiered on October 5, 2022. HIDIVE streamed the series.
The opening theme song titled, "HIGHEST" was performed by OxT.
The ending theme song titled, "Darling in the Night" was performed by the seven cast members of Shichikage.
MAIN CAST:
Seiichirō Yamashita as Cid Kagenou / Shadow
Kana Hanazawa as Alexia Midgar
Yōko Hikasa as Iris Midgar
Additional cast includes:
Asami Seto as Alpha
Inori Minase as Beta
Suzuko Mimori as Gamma
Ai Fairouz as Delta
Hisako Kanemoto as Epsilon
Ayaka Asai as Zeta
Reina Kondo as Eta
Rina Hidaka as Claire Kagenou
Haruka Shiraishi as Rose Oriana
Saya Aizawa as Sherry Burnett
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Hyoro Gari
Shin Matsushige as Jaga Imo
Kazuya Nakanishi directed the anime at Nexus. Makoto Iino adapted Tōzai's original character designs for animation. Kanichi Katou oversaw the series scripts.
Additional staff includes:
Art Director: Beom Seon Lee
Color Key Artist: Naoto Tanaka, Junko Okazaki
Prop Design: Daichi Kitahara
Compositing Director of Photography: Takeshi Hirooka
Editing: Kentarou Tsubone
Music: Kenichiro Suehiro
Music Production: Kadokawa
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Animation Producer: Hiroshi Nakamura
Color Key Artist: Naoto Tanaka, Junko Okazaki
Prop Design: Daichi Kitahara
Compositing Director of Photography: Takeshi Hirooka
Editing: Kentarou Tsubone
Music: Kenichiro Suehiro
Music Production: Kadokawa
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Animation Producer: Hiroshi Nakamura
KEY VISUAL:
Some people just aren't suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. That's the role Cid wants to play when he's transported to another world. Cid spins a yarn or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the underground Shadow Garden organization that fights against a menacing cult (which he totally made up). However, there's a catch even his wild imagination didn't see coming: the cult he concocted actually exists, and they're beyond displeased that his power fantasy just got in the way of their evil plans!