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“Reincarnated otaku leads real shadow organization, finally living his chuunibyou dream of covert world domination.”
The Eminence in Shadow
陰の実力者になりたくて！
8.47
180 rank · 28,225 readers · 1,472 favorites
Isekai
Reincarnation
Action
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Reincarnated otaku leads real shadow organization, finally living his chuunibyou dream of covert world domination.
Shadowbrokers are those who go unnoticed, posing as unremarkable people, when in truth, they control everything from behind the scenes. Sid wants to be someone just like that more than anything, and something as insignificant as boring reality isn't going to get in his way! He trains in secret every single night, preparing for his eventual rise to power—only to denied his destiny by a run-of-the-mill (yet deadly) traffic accident. But when he wakes up in a another world and suddenly finds himself at the head of an actual secret organization doing battle with evil in the shadows, he'll finally get a chance to act out all of his delusional fantasies! (Source: Yen Press)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.3
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 5
σ 1.85
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.85 · split reception
The polarity gap
3.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 5.0
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Score over time
↑ 2.25
Running avg · Feb 2020 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “tl;dr Eminence in Shadow is chaotic and illogical but comedic entertainment This is a review written based on the first 4 volumes. The story is about a 18-year old that never grew out of middle...”
- 10 “This series is absolutely amazing. No, amazing would be an understatement. The anime was incredible too but failed to capture some of the subtle touches that the author carefully includes in these...”
- 9 “Comedy and Isekai. If you're looking for something unique but not terribly deep, this series is for you. It's an easy read for someone who isn't afraid to have fun. I say the series is unique, but...”
Verbosity
Short · 13%
Medium · 25%
Long · 63%
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A Light novel Publication
- Published Nov 2018 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M49074 catalog