The Eminence in Shadow Season 2 has unveiled an updated version of its key art, now featuring “John Smith.” The highly anticipated sequel officially launched earlier this month, although it was shown early at this year’s Anime Expo.
The Eminence in Shadow 2 – John Smith Key Visual
The theme song for the second season is “grayscale ruler” by OxT and “Polaris in the Night” – sung by the actors. Studio Nexus is producing the animation with Kazuya Nakanishi as director.
Studio Nexus animated the first season of the series, which aired in two consecutive episodes for a total of 20 episodes. Kazuya Anime director. Makoto Iino (Demon Lord, Retry) designed the characters, while Kanichi Kato handled the series layout. The main cast of Eminence the Shadow includes:
Seichiro Yamashita as Cid Kageno/ShadowKana Hanazawa as Alexia MidgarYoko Hikasa as Iris MidgarAsami Seto as AlphaInori Minase as BetaFairouz Ai as DeltaHisako Kanemoto as EpsilonReina Kondo as EtaSuzuko Mimori as GammaAyaka Asai as Zeta
The anime is based on a light novel written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Touzai. The novel began serialization in 2017 and has now published five volumes. Anri Sakano’s manga adaptation is currently in the works, along with The Eminence in Shadow: Shadow Gaiden 4-koma (four-panel) manga.
HIDIVE is streaming the anime and describes the plot as:
When Cid is sent to another world by isekai, he creates an underground organization to wage war against a fake cult. He doesn’t know that this cult is real and they’re not happy that his delusions of power have hindered their plans!
Source: Official Twitter
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