Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!


The Eminence in Shadow

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Synonyms: Shadow Garden
Japanese: 陰の実力者になりたくて!
English: The Eminence in Shadow
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Type: TV
Episodes: 20
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 5, 2022 to Feb 15, 2023
Premiered: Fall 2022
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 22:30 (JST)
Producers: AT-X, BS NTV, Kadokawa, NewGin, Aiming
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Nexus
Genres: ActionAction, ComedyComedy, FantasyFantasy
Themes: IsekaiIsekai, ReincarnationReincarnation
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 8.251 (scored by 425664425,664 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #3422
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #268
Members: 791,143
Favorites: 17,202

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Synopsis

For as long as he can remember, Minoru Kagenou has been fixated on becoming as strong as possible, which has led him to undertake all kinds of rigorous training. This wish, however, does not stem from a desire to be recognized by others; rather, Minoru does everything he can to blend in with the crowd. So, while pretending to be a completely average student during the day, he arms himself with a crowbar and ruthlessly thrashes local biker gangs at night. Yet when Minoru finds himself in a truck accident, his ambitions seemingly come to a sudden end. In his final moments, he laments his powerlessness—no matter how much he trained, there was nothing he could do to overcome his human limitations.

But instead of dying, Minoru reawakens as Cid, the second child of the noble Kagenou family, in another world—one where magic is commonplace. With the power he so desired finally within his grasp, he dons the moniker "Shadow" and establishes Shadow Garden: a group whose sole purpose is to combat the enigmatic Cult of Diablos, an organization born from Cid's imagination. However, as Shadow Garden grows in both membership and influence, it becomes increasingly apparent that the Cult of Diablos is not as fictional as Cid had intended.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! was released on Blu-ray and DVD in four volumes from January 25, 2023, to April 26, 2023.

The anime adapts volumes 1 and 2 of the light novel series.

Characters & Voice Actors

Kagenou, Cid

Main
Yamashita, Seiichirou
Japanese

Delta

Supporting
Fairouz Ai
Japanese

Alpha

Supporting
Seto, Asami
Japanese

Beta

Supporting
Minase, Inori
Japanese

Kagenou, Claire

Supporting
Hidaka, Rina
Japanese

Midgar, Alexia

Supporting
Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Epsilon

Supporting
Kanemoto, Hisako
Japanese

Gamma

Supporting
Mimori, Suzuko
Japanese

Aurora

Supporting
Nazuka, Kaori
Japanese

Zeta

Supporting
Asai, Ayaka
Japanese

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Ending Theme

2: "Darling in the Night" by Beta (CV: Inori Minase) (eps 3, 12)
3: "Darling in the Night" by Gamma (CV: Suzuko Mimori) (eps 4, 11, 16)
4; "Darling in the Night" by Delta (CV: Ai Fairouz) (eps 5, 13, 19)
5: "Darling in the Night" by Epsilon (CV: Hisako Kanemoto) (eps 6, 15, 17)
6: "Darling in the Night" by Zeta (CV: Ayaka Asai) (eps 7, 9)
7: "Darling in the Night" by Eta (CV: Reina Kondouo) (eps 8, 14)
1: "Darling in the Night" by Alpha (CV: Asami Seto) (eps 2,10,18)




Reviews

Jul 4, 2025
If you go into this anime expecting a overpowered main protagonist that everything works out for in the end this is actually a enjoyable show. It does what it's supposed to do and it does it good.

It also does a number of other things good like how the pacing is very nice and leaves some time to recover from the fight scenes and action. Also with it having 20 episode it leaves room for the characters to do other stuff, not just fighting, which helps in making the characters more relatable and more human. And the writing in this story is good most times and ...
May 14, 2025
Mixed Feelings
CRINGE
The plot is cliched to the max. All the worst features of the genre are present and in abundance. This anime is absolutely not for thinking.
Perhaps author wanted to put something satirical into it, but it looks more like laziness and stupidity.
Sometimes such nonsense happens on the screen that it is funny from the fact that someone actually came up with it.

As for the anime that doesn`t pretend to be anything worth, it`s watchable, you may even have fun while watching, but don`t expect something. If you are looking for an art or interesting story, try other isekai, like Mushoku Tensei or Re:Zero.

I can`t say ...
Jul 2, 2025
So I just saw a clip of this on YouTube, and it was the scene of him confessing to the princess and getting accepted. I though, oh this Issekai anime seems kinda funny, its been 3 years since I stopped watching, but maybe they made changes to anime, it seems to have pretty good ratings, why not give it a shot?

20 episodes later, I now am questioning my sanity and how plainly mediocre and borderline garbage this show is. I can't believe this has a similar rating to Mushoku Tensei, because this show was just so boring. The MC is just OP beyond any ...

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