During the AnimeJapan 2026 stage event for The Eminence in Shadow, a new trailer for The Eminence in Shadow – Lost Echoes was shown, confirming the anime film’s 2027 opening in theaters in Japan.
Kazuya Nakanishi directs the film, and Kanichi Katōu is in charge of screenplay. Makoto Iino handles the character designs, which are based on the original character designs by Tōzai.
Seiichiro Yamashita reprises his role as Cid Kageno / Shadow in The Eminence in Shadow – Lost Echoes.
Additional cast members include:
- Yui Horie as Akane Nishino
- Inori Minase as Beta
- Takehito Koyasu as Mordred
Daisuke Aizawa’s The Eminence in Shadow light novel series debuted in 2018. A manga adaptation by Anri Sakano began serialization in Kadokawa’s Comp Ace magazine in 2019. The first season of the anime premiered in October 2022, and the second season ran for 12 episodes starting October 4, 2023. Both seasons are streaming on HIDIVE.
Lastly, here’s the anime’s official description from HIDIVE:
Some people just aren’t suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. That’s the role Cid wants to play when he’s transported to another world.
Cid spins a yarn or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the underground Shadow Garden organization that fights against a menacing cult (which he totally made up). However, there’s a catch even his wild imagination didn’t see coming: the cult he concocted actually exists, and they’re beyond displeased that his power fantasy just got in the way of their evil plans!
