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“Reborn mastermind fakes a shadow organization to fight a real cult, living his chuunibyou dream.”
The Eminence in Shadow
陰の実力者になりたくて!
8.24
433 rank · 88,246 readers · 2,845 favorites
Isekai
Reincarnation
Action
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Reborn mastermind fakes a shadow organization to fight a real cult, living his chuunibyou dream.
Great heroes and diabolical villains are the types of characters that people long to be—but not Cid Kagenou. He longs to become the true mastermind behind it all, pulling the strings, and having his machinations drive the entire story. In his previous life in modern-day Japan, he was not able to achieve his goals. But now, reborn into a world of magic, he will show the true eminence of shadow! As Cid pretends to be just another average mob character, he recruits members to his (fake) organization Shadow Garden, aiming to take down the mysterious cult who lurks in the shadows. With plenty of ad-libs, Cid leads his (fake) organization against the foul (yet surprisingly real) Cult of Diablos.
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Derived from 18 sampled reviews
8.8
/10
What 18 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.51
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.51 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.22
Running avg · Aug 2019 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Is it a powerfantasy isekai? yes. Is it poorly explained and sloppily written? Probably. Is it enjoyable? Yes. Don't take the manga too seriously, because even the protagonist doesn't. Its a fun...”
- 10 “This shit is so funny you won't believe it, I like how the character is just a big ass chuni that, with crazy luck, get's all his delusions to come true. And how stupid his logic is xD. I honestly...”
- 7 “Plot: When a chuunibyou gets isekai'd and becomes an OP assassin. Review: Different than conventional Isekai, the story feels theatrical-like: comedic and exaggerated in execution but grounded in...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 33%
Long · 17%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Dec 2018 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50370 catalog