The Eminence in Shadow

陰の実力者になりたくて！

Anime 2022–2023 · Light novel 2018–present

Cid Kagenou is trying to live as a background character with a secret organization. The organization, unfortunately, is real — and taking him seriously.

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Where to keep reading

Which season did you finish?

After Season 2 · 2023 · 12 episodes

Read Volume 5 of the light novel

Light novel

Volume 5

Open the light novel · Volume 5

Yen Press · Volume 5 Amazon · Volume 5 BookWalker · Volume 5

Continuation is always a chapter or volume in the source — never the next season.

Years in service

How long each version has been running — from first chapter or episode to now.

Anime

October 2022 – December 2023

2022 to 2023

Finished

Web novel

May 2018 – 2023

ran 5 years

Finished

Light novel

November 2018 – present

8 years in service

Still going

Manga

December 2018 – present

8 years in service

Still going

Source material

Some shows come from a novel, some from a comic, some from both — and some are original.

Work	Role	Ran	Status
Light novel The Eminence in Shadow 2018–present · 8 years in service	Primary	2018–present 8 years in service	ongoing
Web novel The Eminence in Shadow (web novel) 2018–2023 · ran 5 years	Side / adaptation	2018–2023 ran 5 years	complete
Manga The Eminence in Shadow manga 2018–present · 8 years in service	Side / adaptation	2018–present 8 years in service	ongoing

Light novel. The light novels are the intended pickup. A manga exists as a parallel adaptation.
Manga. Fun, but not the full story. Continue in the novels after the anime.