The Eminence in Shadow

One big fat lie and a few twisted truths. Even in his past life, Cid's dream wasn't to become a protagonist or a final boss. He'd rather lie low as a minor character until it's prime time to reveal he's a mastermind...or at least, do the next best thing-pretend to be one! And now that he's been reborn into another world, he's ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal-and everyone knows the truth but him! (Source: Yen Press)

Also known as

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! · 陰の実力者になりたくて！

Format

MANGA

Status

Releasing

Genres

Action, Comedy, Fantasy

AniList score

80/100

Main characters

Cid Kagenou, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Claire Kagenou, Alexia Midgar