The Eminence in Shadow — 2022-2023 · 2 seasons · 32 eps

★ 7.8

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The Eminence in Shadow

2022-2023 2 seasons 32 episodes

★ 7.8 (13,533 votes) Top 36%

Shadowbrokers are those who go unnoticed, posing as unremarkable people, when in truth, they control everything from behind the scenes. Sid wants to be someone just like that more than anything, and something as insignificant as boring reality isn’t going to get in his way! He trains in secret every single night, preparing for his eventual rise to power—only to be denied his destiny by a run-of-the-mill (yet deadly) traffic accident. But when he wakes up in a another world and suddenly finds himself at the head of an actual secret organization doing battle with evil in the shadows, he’ll finally get a chance to act out all of his delusional fantasies!

Episode Ratings Grid

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7.3

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E2

7.3

7.7

E3

7.5

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E4

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8.2

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E6

7.3

7.9

E7

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8.0

E8

7.7

6.3

E9

7.9

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E10

6.7

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E11

7.7

8.4

E12

7.7

8.8

E13

7.7

E14

7.5

E15

7.3

E16

7.3

E17

7.6

E18

7.7

E19

8.7

E20

9.0

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.0

S1E20 Advent of the Demon

Provoked by the fight between Shadow and Beatrix, Iris joins the fray. An intense battle progresses across the Royal Capital. Meanwhile, Rose runs into Alpha...

#2

S2E12 8.8

Highest

Let the banquet of slaughter begin in the season finale.

#3

S1E19 8.7

Dancing Puppet

Doem tries to make war with Midgar. Meanwhile, the match between Jimina and Iris begins.

4. S2E11 "Determination" 8.4
5. S2E3 "The Hour Of Awakening" 8.3
6. S1E5 "I Am..." 8.2
7. S2E7 "Something Precious" 8.0
8. S1E9 "The End of a Lie" 7.9
9. S2E1 "The Lawless City" 7.9
10. S2E6 "John Smith" 7.9

📉 Bottom Episodes

#32

S2E8 6.3

Tears of the Dragon

With Cid missing and things getting hot, the Shadow Garden springs into action. At the Mitsugoshi Hot Springs Land that is!

31. S1E10 "The Sacred Land, City of Deception" 6.7
30. S1E16 "Unseen Intentions" 7.3
29. S1E15 "The Strongest Weakest Man" 7.3
28. S1E6 "Pretenders" 7.3

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12 Standouts

5 Infamous

9 Hidden Gems

6 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E20 Advent of the Demon

Most Infamous: S1E10 The Sacred Land, City of Deception

Best Hidden Gem: S2E11 Determination

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