HIDIVE announced that it will host the world premiere of Eminence in Shadow 2nd Season In Los Angeles, California at next month’s Anime Expo. The premiere will be presented in partnership with Kadokawa and will feature separate English subtitled and dubbed premieres of the first episodes of the second season, respectively.
Additionally, each premiere will include a Q&A after the screening. The subtitled premiere on July 1 will feature a Japanese actor Seiichiro Yamashita (voiced by Cid/Shadow), while the 4th of July dub premiere will feature English dub cast members Adam Gibbs (voice of Cid/Shadow) and Christine Kelly (voice of Alpha).
Full details of the English subtitled and dubbed premieres are as follows:
Eminence in Shadow 2nd Season World premiere (subtitled)
Screening of Episode 1 followed by a Q&A with Seiichirou Yamashita
Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 12:15 p.m. PST
Main Event Hall – Los Angeles Convention Center
Eminence in Shadow 2nd Season World premiere (dubbing)
Episode 1 Screening followed by a Q&A with Adam Gibbs and Christina Kelly
Saturday, July 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. PST
Petree Hall – Los Angeles Convention Center
Returning production staff for Eminence in Shadow 2nd Season understand Kazuya Nakanishi (comic girls assistant director, Strike hard! lead animator) as director, Kanichi Kato (Those notes of Snow White) as a series scriptwriter, and Makoto Iino (Suppose a kid from the last Boonies dungeon moves to a starter town) as a character designer. Link handles animation production for the series.
The anime is based on the isekai light novels by Daisuke Aizawawith illustrations of Touzai. It was first published by Kadokawa on November 5, 2018 and released five volumes in December 2022. The light novels are released under the Enterbrain label and inspired a manga series by Anri Sakano and a spin-off manga Seta U.
The 20-episode first season aired in Japan from October 5, 2022 to February 15, 2023. HIDIVE aired the first season and described the synopsis as follows:
Some people just aren’t suited to the role of the flashy hero or the dastardly mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull society’s strings with their wits and wits. This is the role Cid wants to play when transported to another world. Cid spins a thread or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the Shadow Garden underground organization battling a menacing cult (which he totally invented). However, there’s a catch that even his wild imagination didn’t see coming: the cult he’s concocted actually exists, and they’re more than upset that his power fantasy gets in the way of their evil plans!
Source: Press release