かげじつ！
Em-Shade! Shorts
Mini animations featuring characters from the Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! anime posted on the KADOKAWA Anime YouTube channel. These shorts were later released as special features on the Blu-ray and DVD releases of Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!. Notes: - Volume 1 includes Episodes 1-2. - Volume 2 includes Episodes 3-7. - Volume 3 includes Episodes 8-12. - Volume 4 includes Episodes 13-17.
Names
| Original | かげじつ！ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kage-Jitsu! |
| English | Em-Shade! Shorts |
| Chinese | 影实！ (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | The Eminence in Shadow Mini Anime · Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Mini Anime |
Facts
| Format | ONA (net original) · 17 ep · 2 min · 1h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2022-10-26 → 2023-02-15 (Autumn 2022) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio PuYUKAI |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyFantasy |
| Themes | ChibiPrimarily Female CastKemonomimiMedievalIsekai |
| Streaming | YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 7.03 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.22 / 10 |
| Composite | 51.0 |
| On lists | 8,295 |
| Favourited | 115 (1.4%) |
| Completion | 82.4% |
| Drop rate | 3.4% |
| In backlog | 19.2% |
| Score spread σ | 1.64 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Studio PuYUKAI | C | 10 of 31 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2022 | D | 49 of 74 |
| Year | 2022 | D | 187 of 318 |
| Length | Short-form | B | 189 of 1,250 |
| Format | ONA (net original) | C | 337 of 857 |
| Source material | Light novel | C | 398 of 927 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | C | 811 of 1,921 |
| Era | Early 2020s | D | 889 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Fantasy | C | 930 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,378 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,841 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Minoru Ashina, Minoru Takehara |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Minoru Ashina |
| Character design | Touzai, Minoru Takehara |
| Original creator | Daisuke Aizawa, Touzai |
Franchise — 陰の実力者になりたくて！
A陰の実力者になりたくて！
The Eminence in Shadow
A陰の実力者になりたくて！ 2nd season
The Eminence in Shadow Season 2
Cかげじつ！せかんど
Em-Shade! Shorts Season 2
劇場版 陰の実力者になりたくて！ 残響編
Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!: Zankyou-hen
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| parent | 2022 | The Eminence in Shadow |
| sequel | 2023 | Em-Shade! Shorts Season 2 |
AniList id 156001 · MAL id 53406 · Bangumi 406197 · record updated 2026-08-27