The Eminence in Shadow
TV animeFilm2022–2 seasons32 episodes airedOriginal: light novelDaisuke Aizawa
Over 8 million copiesShadowbrokers are those who go unnoticed, posing as unremarkable people, when in truth, they control everything from behind the scenes. Sid wants to be someone just like that more than anything, and something as insignificant as boring reality isn’t going to get in his way! He trains in secret every single night, preparing for his eventual rise to power—only to be denied his destiny by a run-of-the-mill (yet deadly) traffic accident. But when he wakes up in a another world and suddenly finds himself at the head of an actual secret organization doing battle with evil in the shadows, he’ll finally get a chance to act out all of his delusional fantasies!
After Season 2, continue with Vol. 4

Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 20Original: Vol. 2
- Read next
- Vol. 3light novel · English · Yen On
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 3 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
The Eminence in Shadow, Vol. 3 (light novel)
Yen OnEnglishHardcover
Also in other languages:
Also in manga:
- The Eminence in Shadow · Vol. 7Buy on Amazon
Where it stops:
1 side entrySPreading notes
- Em-Shade! ShortsSPKage-Jitsu! is a short companion to Season 1. It has no independent continuation in the original light novel; follow the main TV season’s reading route.

Season 2
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 4
- Read next
- Vol. 4light novel · English · Yen OnOpens with story the anime already covered
The anime’s continuation point is Vol. 4 of the original. This is the book that contains it.
The Eminence in Shadow, Vol. 4 (light novel)
Yen OnEnglishHardcover
All 3 books from Vol. 4 to Vol. 6
- Vol. 4Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 5Buy on Amazon
- Vol. 6Buy on Amazon
Also in other languages:
Also in manga:
- The Eminence in Shadow · Vol. 12Buy on Amazon
Where it stops:
1 side entrySPreading notes
- Em-Shade! Shorts Season 2SPKage-Jitsu! Second is a short companion to Season 2. It has no independent continuation in the original light novel; follow the main TV season’s reading route.

The Eminence in Shadow: Lost Echoes
Lost Echoes has not premiered. A post-film novel starting point cannot yet be confirmed.
Original · Light novel
The Eminence in Shadow
陰の実力者になりたくて!
Daisuke AizawaKadokawaOngoing7 volumes so far
Series copies in print
Over 8 million copies
Official anime site · October 2026
All volumes
Before you read
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 1 ends at Ep 20. Continue with Vol. 3.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 2 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 4.
The original light novel is still ongoing; Vol. 7 is the latest as of September 2026.
Kadokawa: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 7.
Mahô Éditions: The French edition is at Vol. 5.
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