The Eminence in Shadow, Vol. 1

By: Daisuke Aizawa, Touzai

Narrated by: Eddy Lee

ONE BIG FAT LIE AND A FEW TWISTED TRUTHSEven 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!

well done

if you like the anima then you will not be disappointed. the reader does a good job with both male and female voices and the story tells stuff that is not shown in the series.

more and less

This is definitely worth the read for anyone who enjoys isekais but wants something a bit different. There's more and less and different between the novel, manga and anime, but in my opinion it all adds to the experience. Give it a read and see for yourself.

the story progresses well

the story flow is really good and I can picture the scenes from the anime vividly

New insignt for Anime only people

I originally pick this audio book up excepting Just a retelling of the Anime, yet gain more insight into Shadows mindset already from Pre-isekai and afterwards other character like Gemma or Beta was flesh out more than the Anime. So TlDR: Worth it even if you already seen the Anime.

lighthearted insanity

The act and play fit hand in hand so so well. With such excellent narration you'd hardly believe the story was a book being read. The author made such a fine script and the Voice actor fits their MC perfectly. The Authors casual yet dynamic tone encapsulating the setting and characters,the voice actors fluid telling of the narrative. all of it makes for an excellent listen. I'm so happy that this story also has an anime adaptation. me and my friends are hooked. Excellent work. Thank you so much. -Kleeve