Anime

The Eminence in Shadow (陰の実力者になりたくて!) is the anime adaptation of Daisuke Aizawa's The Eminence in Shadow light novel series, animated by Nexus.

Synopsis
Great heroes and diabolical villains are the types of characters that people long to be—but not Cid Kagenou. He longs to become the true mastermind behind it all, pulling the strings, and having his machinations drive the entire story. In his previous life in modern-day Japan, he was not able to achieve his goals. But now, reborn into a world of magic, he will show the true eminence of shadow!

As Cid pretends to be just another average mob character, he recruits members to his (fake) organization Shadow Garden, aiming to take down the mysterious cult who lurks in the shadows. With plenty of ad-libs, Cid leads his (fake) organization against the foul (yet surprisingly real) Diabolos Cult.

Staff

 * Original Creator: Daisuke Aizawa
 * Original Character Design: Tōzai


 * Director: Kazuya Nakanishi
 * Series Composition: Kanichi Katou
 * Character Design: Makoto Iino
 * Animation Production: Nexus

Cast

 * Seiichirou Yamashita as Cid Kagenou
 * Youko Hikasa as Iris Midgar
 * Kana Hanazawa as Alexia Midgar
 * Asami Seto as Alpha
 * Ayaka Asai as Zeta
 * Fairouz Ai as Delta
 * Hisako Kanemoto as Epsilon
 * Inori Minase as Beta
 * Reina Kondo as Eta
 * Suzuko Mimori as Gamma