Manga

The manga adaptation of the original The Eminence in Shadow light novel is published by Kadokawa Shoten in Japanese and serialized in Comp Ace magazine, but has not been licensed for an English release. There are currently two volumes ongoing.

The original story is written by Aizawa Daisuke. The original character design is illustrated by Touzai, and the manga is drawn by SAKANO Anri.

Synopsis
Just like how everyone adored heroes in their childhood, a certain young man adored those powers hidden in shadows. After hiding his strength and living the mediocre life of a mob character by day while undergoing frenzied training by night, he finally reincarnates into a different world and gains ultimate power. The young man who is only playing at being a power in the shadows, his misunderstanding subordinates, and a giant organization in the shadows that gets trampled….. This is the story of a young boy who had adored powers in shadows possibly eventually reigning over the world of shadows in another world.