Why You Should Watch "The Eminence in Shadow"
Have you ever dreamt of being the mastermind behind the scenes, pulling the strings and manipulating events from the shadows? If so, then you need to add "The Eminence in Shadow" (aka Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) to your watch list. This hilarious and action-packed anime takes the concept of a "chuunibyou" ( someone with delusions of grandeur) and turns it up to eleven. The story follows Cid Kagenou, a boy in his past life obsessed with becoming a shadow powerbroker. Reborn into a world of magic and fantasy, Cid gets the chance to live out his chuuni fantasies. He creates an elaborate backstory for himself and invents a completely fictional enemy organization – the Cult of Diabolos. Cid then goes about recruiting followers for his also-fake Shadow Garden, a group dedicated to fighting this non-existent cult. The brilliance of the show lies in the fact that, unbeknownst to Cid, there actually is a dark force at play. Meanwhile, Cid remains blissfully un...