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The Eminence in Shadow S1E1 — The Hated Classmate

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The Eminence in Shadow•Season 1•Episode 1

The Hated Classmate

7.3/10 · 1,191 votesOct 5, 202224 min

Ranked #17 of 20 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Akane copes with her trauma by being popular and working hard to make people like her, but one boy in her class doesn’t care about her at all. That bothers her to no end.

Directed byKazuya Nakanishi

Written byKanichi Kato

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Seasons2

Cast15

Seiichiro Yamashita

Seiichiro Yamashita

Cid Kagenou / Shadow (voice)

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Alpha (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Alexia Midgar (voice)

Inori Minase

Inori Minase

Beta (voice)

Suzuko Mimori

Suzuko Mimori

Gamma (voice)

Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

Rose Oriana (voice)

Fairouz Ai

Fairouz Ai

Delta (voice)

Saya Aizawa

Saya Aizawa

Sherry Barnett (voice)

Hisako Kanemoto

Hisako Kanemoto

Epsilon (voice)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Skel Etal (voice)

Ayaka Asai

Ayaka Asai

Zeta (voice)

Shin Matsushige

Shin Matsushige

Po Tato (voice)

Crew12

M

Makoto Iino

Key Animation

N

Natsumi Kikuchi

Key Animation

D

Daichi Kitahara

Key Animation

K

Kazuya Nakanishi

Key Animation

U

Usaku Myouchin

Key Animation

K

Kanichi Kato

Writer

K

Kazuya Nakanishi

Director

H

Hwang Soo-young

Background Designer

A

An Eun-kyung

Background Designer

M

Momona Murata

Background Designer

S

Seo Ju-seong

Background Designer

R

Ryu Hwan-suk

Background Designer

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Episode Summary

"The Hated Classmate" is episode 1 of The Eminence in Shadow season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 1,191 votes, ranking #17 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Kazuya Nakanishi and written by Kanichi Kato, it aired on October 5, 2022.

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