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Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!

Also known as The Eminence in Shadow.

Studio: Nexus , KADOKAWA , Aiming , newgin , AT-X , BS Nippon , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

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!



Tags: Isekai , Chuunibyou , Male Protagonist , Parody , Anti-Hero , Magic , Acting , Cult , Swordplay , Assassins , Reincarnation , Primarily Female Cast , Meta , Satire , Female Harem , Espionage , Nudity , Elf , School , Politics , Terrorism , Gore , Kemonomimi , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Seinen , Medieval , Boarding School , Age Regression

Kuroshitsuji

Also known as Black Butler.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Square Enix , Yomiko Advertising , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Trinity Sound , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose powers as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

Tags: Tragedy , Butler , Crime , Demons , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Historical , Detective , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Assassins , Gender Bending , Mythology , Transgender , Food , Kuudere , Angels , Primarily Male Cast , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Agender , Crossdressing , Ninja , Chibi , Urban , Ghost