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Arc Almanac

19 Sep 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / The Eminence in Shadow / Arc 1

Arc 1 of 7 in The Eminence in Shadow

Arc 1: One Big Fat Lie and a Few Twisted Truths

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Seen by the end of Season 1.

Seen by the end of Season 2.

What happens

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.

Parts of this arc

  1. Before reincarnation
  2. Shadow Garden and Midgar

Where it sits

Arc 1 in The Eminence in Shadow
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 1, 4v04aux–v01c08Japanese
Light novelVol 1, 4v04aux–v01c08English
Manga — The Eminence in ShadowVol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7Volume 1 – volume 7, chapter 26Japanese
Manga — The Eminence in ShadowVol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7Volume 1 – volume 7, chapter 26English
AnimeSeason 1Season 1, episodes 1–20—

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