On the official website of the Japanese publisher Kadokawa The official cover of the compilation volume #16 for the manga adaptation of the light novel has been presented to the public The Eminence in Shadow (d)Kage no jitsuryokusha or naritakute!).
According to the report made in the description provided by Kadokawa, volume #16 of the manga version of The Eminence in Shadow It is scheduled to go on sale in Japan’s bookstores and stores on July 25 this year.
The Eminence in Shadow manga revealed the official cover of its volume 16
Information about The Eminence in Shadow:
Kage no jitsuryokusha or naritakute!, also known as “The Eminence in Shadow» In the West, it is a light novel of the Isekai genre. This work combines elements of action, comedy and fantasy. The work is written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Touzai. This novel began its publication in 2018 through the publisher ENTERBRAIN (d)Kadokawa).
An adaptation to Manga for the work began its serialization in the magazine Comp ace from the publisher Kadokawa Shoten since December 2018. This version has the illustrations of Anri Sakano.
On October 5, 2022, the light novel «The Eminence in Shadow» He premiered his anime adaptation. The series was divided into 2 seasons, adding a total of 32 episodes. The responsibility of the production lies in the renowned animation studio nexus. The address is in charge of Kazuya Nakanishi. The series is available on the platform Netflix.
In December 2023, the official media of the series announced the production of a film. The film is titled The Eminence in Shadow: Lost Echoes (d)Kage no jitsuryokusha or naritakute! Movie: Zankyou-hen). This news was announced at the end of the broadcast of the last episode of the second season of the series.
Synopsis of The Eminence in Shadow:
Ever since he can make use of reason, Minoru Kagegenou has been obsessed with becoming as strong as possible, which has led him to carry out all kinds of rigorous workouts. However, this desire is not born from the will to be recognized by others, but Minoru does everything possible to mix with the crowd.
Thus, while during the day he pretends to be an ordinary student, at night he arm himself with a lever and mercilessly hits the gangs of local motorists. However, when Minoru suffers a truck accident, his ambitions seem to end up suddenly. In his last moments, he laments his helplessness: no matter how much he trained, there was nothing he could do to overcome his human limitations.
But instead of dying, Minoru wakes up as Cid, the second son of the noble Kagenou family, in another world where magic is commonplace. With the power that he finally wanted at his fingertips, he calls himself «Shadow» and Funda Shadow Garden: a group whose sole purpose is to fight the enigmatic cult of Devils, an organization born of Cid’s imagination. However, as Shadow Garden grows both in number of members and in influence, it becomes more and more evident that the cult of devils is not as fictional as Cid intended.
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