The US company Sentai Filmworks announced today knownthat the license for the anime adaptation of »The Eminence in Shadow« (Japanese: »Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!«) has been secured and will be shown in selected regions on HIDIVE in simulcast.
Anime starts in October 2022
»The Eminence in Shadow« is being directed by Kazuya Nakanishi (animation director on »Date A Live«) at Studio Nexus. Kanichi Katou (»Black Clover«) is writing the script, while Makoto Iino (»Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies moved to a starter town?«) is providing character design. Kenichirou Suehiro (»Fire Force«) is composing the music.
The main roles include Natsumi Hioka (Kantoku-kan in »Goblin Slayer«) as Alka and Ai Kayano (Kanae in »Demon Slayer«) to be heard as Marie. The series will start on October 5, 2022 and will be shown on HIDIVE with English subtitles. Germany was not explicitly named.
The original light novel by Daisuke Aizawa has been published in Japan since November 2018 with illustrations by Touzai. A manga adaptation by Anri Sakano has been published in »Comp Ace« magazine since December 2018. Both works are available in English from the publisher Yen Press.
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Plot:
Some people just don’t cut it for the role of hero or sneaky villain. Instead, they operate in secret and pull the strings of society with wit and cleverness. This is the role Cid wants to play when he goes to another world.
Cid spins a story or two and becomes the leader of the underground organization Shadow Garden, fighting against a menacing cult (which he completely invented).
But there’s a catch even his wild imagination didn’t see coming: the cult is real, and they’re beyond angered that his fantasies of power get in the way of their evil plans.
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