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陰の実力者になりたくて!The Eminence in Shadow

7 story arcs, lined up across the anime, light novel and manga, with English and Japanese release status.

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7 arcs, 5 editions tracked

I’ve watched through

Season 1 ends after To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!.

Pick up the light novel at

Volume 3, from the start

  • MangaChapter 27, in volume 7

Season 2 ends after It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom!.

Pick up the light novel at

Partway through chapter 4, in volume 4

  • MangaNot mapped finely enough yet. We know the volume range, not the chapter.

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The story, arc by arc

Editions
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  • Anime
  • Free online
  • Scheduled
  • No English yet
  • Audiobook

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Anime, TV

Season 1

Aired. 2022

Story arcs

Anime, TV

Season 2

Aired. 2023

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 1

Released. Chapters 1–8

AudiobookYen Audio

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 2

Released

AudiobookYen Audio

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 3–4

Released. Volume 3, prologue – volume 4, epilogue

Volumes

  • Volume 3: Prologue–epilogue
  • Volume 4: Prologue–epilogue

AudiobookYen Audio

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 5

Released. Chapters 1–7

AudiobookYen Audio

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Vol 6

Released. Chapters 1–9

AudiobookYen Audio

Story arcs

Light novel, English

Not in English yet

Not in English yet

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 1

Released. Chapters 1–8

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 2

Released

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 3–4

Released. Volume 3, prologue – volume 4, epilogue

Volumes

  • Volume 3: Prologue–epilogue
  • Volume 4: Prologue–epilogue

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 5

Released. Chapters 1–7

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 6

Released. Chapters 1–9

Story arcs

Light novel, Japanese

Vol 7

Released

Story arcs

Manga, English

Vol 1–12

Released

Volumes

  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2
  • Volume 3
  • Volume 4
  • Volume 5
  • Volume 6
  • Volume 7: Chapters 26–29
  • Volume 8
  • Volume 9
  • Volume 10
  • Volume 11
  • Volume 12: Chapters 46–49

Story arcs

Manga, Japanese

Vol 1–12

Released

Volumes

  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2
  • Volume 3
  • Volume 4
  • Volume 5
  • Volume 6
  • Volume 7: Chapters 26–29
  • Volume 8
  • Volume 9
  • Volume 10
  • Volume 11
  • Volume 12: Chapters 46–49

Story arcs

The chart as a table
The Eminence in Shadow coverage
ArcWeb novelLight novelThe Eminence in ShadowThe Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Side StoryThe Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden - Seven Shadows ChroniclesAnime
One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths—v04aux–v01c08Volume 1 – volume 7, chapter 26 (partial)——Season 1, episodes 1–20
To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!—v02prologue–v02finalVolume 1 – volume 7, chapter 26——Season 1, episodes 2–20
The Lawless City—Prologue–epilogueVolume 7, chapter 27 – volume 12, chapter 46——Season 2, episodes 1–7
It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom!—Prologue–epilogueVolume 7, chapter 27 – volume 12, chapter 49 (partial)——Season 2, episodes 9–12 (partial)
The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!—Chapters 1–7————
There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!—Chapters 1–9————
陰の実力者になりたくて! 07—Vol 07————

Units follow their earliest mapped story position. Tied units keep published reading order; broad mappings do not establish a scene-by-scene chronology.

Units in story-spine order
WorkSource unitMapped story range
The Eminence in Shadowv04auxOne Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Before reincarnation
The Eminence in Shadows1e01One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Before reincarnation
The Eminence in Shadowv01c01One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar
The Eminence in Shadowv01c02One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar
The Eminence in Shadowv01c03One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar
The Eminence in Shadowv01c04One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar
The Eminence in Shadowv01c05One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar
The Eminence in Shadowv01c06One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar
The Eminence in Shadowv01c07One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar
The Eminence in Shadowv01c08One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar
The Eminence in Shadowv01One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv03One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv04One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv05One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv06One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv07c26One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e02One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e03One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e04One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e05One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e06One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e07One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e08One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e09One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e10One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e11One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e12One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e13One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e14One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e15One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e16One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e17One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e18One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e19One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadows1e20One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths / Shadow Garden and Midgar – To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02prologueTo Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02c01To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02c02To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02c03To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02c04To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02c05To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02c06To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02c07To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02c08To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv02finalTo Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!
The Eminence in Shadowv03prologueThe Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv03c01The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv03c02The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv03c03The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv03auxThe Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv03c04The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv03c05The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv03c06The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv03epilogueThe Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv07c27The Lawless City – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv07c28The Lawless City – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv07c29The Lawless City – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv08The Lawless City – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv09The Lawless City – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv10The Lawless City – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv11The Lawless City – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv12c46The Lawless City – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadows2e01The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadows2e02The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadows2e03The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadows2e04The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadows2e05The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadows2e06The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadows2e07The Lawless City
The Eminence in Shadowv04prologueIt's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv04c01It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv04c02It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadowv04c03It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding
The Eminence in Shadows2e09It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding (mid)
The Eminence in Shadows2e10It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding (mid)
The Eminence in Shadows2e11It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding (mid)
The Eminence in Shadows2e12It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The Oriana wedding (mid) – It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / Return to Japan (mid)
The Eminence in Shadowv04c04It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / Return to Japan
The Eminence in Shadowv12c48It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / Return to Japan
The Eminence in Shadowv12c49It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / Return to Japan
The Eminence in Shadowv04c05It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The remaining Japan story
The Eminence in Shadowv04c06It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The remaining Japan story
The Eminence in Shadowv04epilogueIt's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! / The remaining Japan story
The Eminence in Shadowv05c01The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!
The Eminence in Shadowv05c02The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!
The Eminence in Shadowv05c03The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!
The Eminence in Shadowv05c04The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!
The Eminence in Shadowv05c05The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!
The Eminence in Shadowv05c06The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!
The Eminence in Shadowv05c07The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c01There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c02There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c03There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c04There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c05There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c06There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c07There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c08There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv06c09There Are People Ruling the Midgar Kingdom from the Shadows? I'm So Jealous!
The Eminence in Shadowv07陰の実力者になりたくて! 07

Unplaced units

No story-spine mapping recorded, including originals and recaps.

Units without a story position
WorkSource unit
陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】a01
陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】a02
陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】a03
陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】a04
陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】a05
陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】a06
陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】a07
陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】a08
The Eminence in Shadowv12c47
The Eminence in Shadowv13
The Eminence in Shadowv14
The Eminence in Shadowv15
The Eminence in Shadowv16
The Eminence in Shadowv17
The Eminence in Shadowv18
The Eminence in Shadowv19
The Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Side Storyv01
The Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Side Storyv02
The Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Side Storyv03
The Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Side Storyv04
The Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Side Storyv05
The Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Side Storyv06
The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden - Seven Shadows Chroniclesv01
The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden - Seven Shadows Chroniclesv02
The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden - Seven Shadows Chroniclesv03
The Eminence in Shadows2e08

Every arc, in brief

1One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths*

Cid Kagenou is reborn in a world where magic makes his old dream of becoming a hidden mastermind possible. After curing an elf named Alpha, he invents a story about the Cult of Diablos and builds Shadow Garden around it, only to discover that the cult and its danger are real.

2To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land!*

Cid travels to Lindwurm for the Goddess's Trial while Shadow Garden investigates the Sanctuary and the history hidden inside it. The trial draws the group into a confrontation with the cult and reveals that the world's old legends are tied to living victims and buried records.

Season 1 ends here

3The Lawless City*

A visit to the Lawless City places Cid between its three rulers, a returning vampire queen and the competing plans of Shadow Garden and the Cult. His aliases and accidental interventions turn the city's power struggle into a victory whose consequences continue beyond its walls.

4It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom!*

Rose Oriana's wedding becomes the opening move in a struggle over her kingdom. Cid treats the political crisis as another chance to perform as Shadow, while the cult's plans connect the royal succession to a gateway capable of bringing destruction from another world.

Season 2 ends here

5The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!*

Students disappear from Midgar Academy and Claire's condition becomes harder to ignore. Cid investigates in the manner he considers most dramatic, while Shadow Garden follows a trail of experiments, monsters and a threat that reaches into the kingdom's institutions.

7陰の実力者になりたくて! 07*

Alpha returns to her elven homeland after the king's death triggers a succession contest. She enters the struggle under a false identity while Cid accepts an elf girl's request to become her teacher, placing both of them inside a conflict where the Cult may again be moving behind the factions.

* Arc names chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name them.

Works and editions

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陰の実力者になりたくて!【web版】

Web novel, the original

EditionLatestNextChecked
JapaneseShōsetsuka ni NarōNone yetNone announced19 Sep 2026

The Eminence in Shadow

Light novel

EditionLatestNextChecked
JapaneseEnterbrain / KADOKAWAVol 71 Apr 2026None announced19 Sep 2026
EnglishYen Press / Yen OnVol 64 Feb 2025None announced19 Sep 2026
English audiobookYen AudioVol 68 Sep 2026None announced19 Sep 2026

The Eminence in Shadow

Manga, adapts the light novel

EditionLatestNextChecked
JapaneseKadokawa Shoten / Comp AceVol 1825 May 2026Vol 1925 Nov 202619 Sep 2026
EnglishYen PressVol 1428 Apr 2026Vol 1522 Sep 202619 Sep 2026

The Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Side Story

Manga

EditionLatestNextChecked
JapaneseKadokawa Shoten / Comp AceVol 626 Oct 2023None announced19 Sep 2026

The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden - Seven Shadows Chronicles

Manga

EditionLatestNextChecked
JapaneseKadokawa Shoten / ComicWalkerVol 325 Feb 2026None announced19 Sep 2026

The Eminence in Shadow

Anime, adapts the light novel

PartAired
Season 15 Oct 2022 to 15 Feb 2023
Season 24 Oct 2023 to 20 Dec 2023

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After each season

Where to continue after each The Eminence in Shadow anime part
Watched throughLight novel (Japanese)Light novel (English)Manga (Japanese)Manga (English)
Season 1Light novel vol 3, prologue (out)Light novel vol 3, prologue (out)Manga vol 7, chapter 27 (out)Manga vol 7, chapter 27 (out)
Season 2Starts partway through chapter 4. Light novel vol 4 (out)Starts partway through chapter 4. Light novel vol 4 (out)Unknown: Not mapped finely enough yet. We know the volume range, not the chapter.Unknown: Not mapped finely enough yet. We know the volume range, not the chapter.

“Out” means released in that language by 19 Sep 2026.

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