Fall 2023 anime season is just around the corner, and one of the most highly-anticipated anime shows that will be released is the second season of The Eminence in Shadow. Kadokawa and the production team of the new season have revealed a new trailer, key visual, and its Fall 2023 release date.
The Eminence in Shadow Season 2 trailer features the theme song grayscale dominator by OxT:
Here's the epic new visual for the highly-anticipated anime season:
Directed by Kazuya Nakanishi at studio Nexus, the first season of the anime premiered on October 5, 2022, and it consisted of 20 episodes which aired over 2 cours. It was made available to stream on HIDIVE.
The anime is based on the Japanese light series of the same title (Japanese: 陰の実力者になりたくて!, Hepburn: Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) written by Daisuke Aizawa. Since 2018, Enterbrain has been serializing it in Japan with Tozai's illustrations. Additionally, Kadokawa Shoten has serialized a manga adaptation by Anri Skano. Both the light novels and manga are being published in English by Yen Press. The upcoming second season of the anime will be based on Volume 3 of the light novel.
The Eminence in Shadow Season 2 will begin broadcasting in Japan on AT-X, TOKYO MX, and the anime is also licensed in the United States by Sentai Filmworks and it will be available to stream on HIDIVE, and it will premiere on October 4, 2023.
What is The Eminence in Shadow Season 2 about?
The Eminence in Shadow Season 2 will adapt the third volume of the light novel series, and you can read the synopsis here;
Deep within the Lawless City lies the Blood Queen, a Progenitor Vampire, slumbering in her coffin for many moons. An expert at landing himself in trouble, Cid should know better than to go after her…but he’s dying to get a piece of the action. It’s time he shed his daytime persona to take on the role of Shadow! It seems, however, that he’s not the only one with this idea. Soon enough, he finds the three rulers of the Lawless City—Juggernaut the Tyrant, Yukime the Spirit Fox, and Crimson the vampire—are all on his tail. To complicate things even further, the Shadow Garden descends on the scene as the hour of the Blood Queen’s awakening looms closer and closer… :
If you love isekai fantasy anime shows like Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation or The Rising of the Shield Hero, you will probably enjoy The Eminence in Shadow, so if you haven't caught up yet, check it out on HIDIVE before Season 2 arrives next month.
