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ISBN English release date English ISBN 1 November 5, 2018[5]978-4-04-735302-2August 11, 2020[6]978-1-97-535906-5 Prologue: Preparing the Perfect Stage! Chapter 1:
Starting the Shadowbroker Tutorial! Chapter 2: Assuming the Role of a Side Character at School! Chapter 3: My Official Beginning as a Mastermind in Action! Chapter 4: The Two Sides of the Shadow Garden?! Chapter 5: Mastering the Peaceful Life of a Nobody! Chapter 6: The Scene Where Terrorists Take Over the School Final Chapter: My Idea of the Ultimate Shadow Commander! The Chronicles of Master Shadow Complete Version: Volume 1 2 March 5, 2019[7]978-4-04-735580-4November 10, 2020[8]978-1-97-538699-3 Prologue: To Lindwurm, the Sacred Land! Chapter 1: Fun Times at the Goddess's Trial! Chapter 2: Investigating the Sanctuary! Chapter 3: When Things Get Boring, It's Time for Explosives! Chapter 4: This Situation Calls for a "Who Is That Guy?!′′ Chapter 5: A Battle to Attract Only MVPs! Chapter 6: A Mastermind Always Plays Piano Under Moonlight! Chapter 7: Showing Off a Smidgen of My Strength! Chapter 8: Lay Your Eyes on My True Powers! Final Chapter: Just Who Is This Mysterious Badass?! The Chronicles of Master Shadow Complete Version: Volume 2 3 July 26, 2019[9]978-4-04-735711-2April 27, 2021[10]978-1-97-531578-8 Prologue: Heading to the Lawless City over Fall Break! Chapter 1: Lawless City Bandit Hunting! Chapter 2: Storming the Crimson Tower! Chapter 3: Pursuing the Blood Queen! Auxiliary Chapter: Field Notes on a Little Brother — by Young Claire! Chapter 4: I'll Destroy It All and Start from Scratch! Chapter 5: Printing Fake Money as Mitsugoshi Throws Down with the Major Corporate Alliance! Chapter 6: Circulating Counterfeit Cash! Epilogue: The One to Destroy It All and Start from Scratch — with Fake Bills! The Chronicles of Master Shadow Complete Version: Volume 3 4 February 26, 2021[11]978-4-04-735878-2June 7, 2022[12]978-1-97-534184-8 Prologue: It's Time for a War in the Oriana Kingdom! Chapter 1: Putting the Kibosh on Rose Oriana's Wedding! Chapter 2: Begin Operation: Obstruction! Chapter 3: Crashing the Ceremony! Auxiliary Chapter: Rise of the Fancy Hoodlum Slayer! Chapter 4: Lurking in the Darkness in Fantastical Japan! Chapter 5: Sneaking Around in Japan, Just Like the Old Days!! Chapter 6: Something Smells Fishy. But an Eminence in Shadow Always Cracks the Case! Epilogue: Behold, a Full-Fledged Eminence in Shadow! The Chronicles of Master Shadow Complete Version: Volume 4 5 December 28, 2022[13]978-4-04-737311-2July 23, 2024[14]978-1-97-537525-6 6 October 30, 2023[15]978-4-04-737691-5—— Manga[edit] A manga adaptation with art by Anri Sakano began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Comp Ace on December 26, 2018. [16] It has been collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. Yen Press also licensed the manga adaptation. [17] No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN 1 July 25, 2019[18]978-4-04-108471-7November 23, 2021[19]978-1-97-532518-3 2 September 24, 2019[20]978-4-04-108683-4December 7, 2021[21]978-1-97-532520-6 3 June 25, 2020[22]978-4-04-109326-9March 22, 2022[23]978-1-97-532522-0 4 August 25, 2020[24]978-4-04-109332-0July 5, 2022[25]978-1-97-533876-3 5 February 26, 2021[26]978-4-04-111002-7October 4, 2022[27]978-1-97-533878-7 6 June 25, 2021[28]978-4-04-111564-0February 21, 2023[29]978-1-97-534272-2 7 March 26, 2022[30]978-4-04-111565-7July 18, 2023[31]978-1-97-536295-9 8 September 26, 2022[32]978-4-04-112936-4November 21, 2023[33]978-1-97-537091-6 9 October 25, 2022[34]978-4-04-112937-1March 19, 2024[35]978-1-97-537221-7 10 November 25, 2022[36]978-4-04-112938-8July 23, 2024[37]978-1-97-537685-7 11 May 26, 2023[38]978-4-04-113684-3—— 12 October 26, 2023[39]978-4-04-113685-0—— A spin-off manga by Seta U, titled Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Shadow Gaiden (陰の実力者になりたくて! しゃどーがいでん, "The Eminence in Shadow! Shadow Side Story"), was also serialized via Comp Ace from July 26, 2019,[40] to September 26, 2023. [41] It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN 1 June 25, 2020[42]978-4-04-109327-6 2 February 26, 2021[43]978-4-04-109333-7 3 March 26, 2022[44]978-4-04-112378-2 4 October 25, 2022[45]978-4-04-113040-7 5 May 26, 2023[46]978-4-04-113688-1 6 October 26, 2023[47]978-4-04-113689-8 Anime[edit] Main article: List of The Eminence in Shadow episodes An anime television
series adaptation was announced on the fourth volume of the light novel on February 26, 2021.
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April 1, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015". Anime News Network. November 29, 2015.
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News Network. 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017. ^ "Crunchyroll Talks with "Berserk" Producer Reo Kuroso
About the Anime's Premiere and More".