The stage event for the "I Want to Become an Unsung Power!" project was held today, March 29th, at "AnimeJapan 2026" being held at Tokyo Big Sight. At the event, Seiichiro Yamashita who plays Sid Kageno/Shadow, Asami Seto who plays Alpha, Inori Minase who plays Beta, Fairuz Ai who plays Delta, Hisako Kanemoto who plays Epsilon, Ayaka Asai who plays Zeta, and Rena Kondo who plays Eta will be on stage. Dressed in a black costume, he gave a talk that included new information about the movie version.
From left: Ayaka Asai, Ai Fairuz, Asami Seto, Seiichiro Yamashita, Inori Minase, Hisako Kanemoto, Rena Kondo
The first season of the TV anime will be broadcast in 2022, the second season will be broadcast in 2023, and it was announced that it will be made into a theatrical animation. On this day, the cast of 6 of the "Seven Shadows" who support Shadow were gathered together, so we first reviewed the anime and gave a presentation showdown "We want to support the powerful people in the shadows!" with character voices included. Seto and the other six members each highlight the characteristics of the characters they play and how they help the master. While confirming the audience's applause, Beta won in the end as judged by Yamashita.
New information will be announced in the second half. First of all, it has been decided that there will be a collaboration between the games ``I Want to Become a Powerful Person Behind the Scenes! Master of Garden'' and ``Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'', and the collaboration visual was also unveiled. Details will be communicated during the live broadcast on April 9th. And the second special report for ``The Movie: I Want to Become a Powerful Person Behind the Scenes! Zankyo Edition'' will be released on screen. After watching the video, which had a serious atmosphere, the cast members expressed their admiration, and the audience gave a big round of applause. In "Reverberation Edition," which is set in "Japan" where Sid lived before his reincarnation, Akane Nishino, played by Yui Horie, will reappear, and Yukari Tamura will also appear as physician Yuka Asakura. The cast members were also very excited when they saw the credits in the special bulletin lined with ``Yui Horie'' and ``Yukari Tamura.''
Furthermore, comments from director Kazuya Nakanishi and original author Daisuke Aizawa regarding the stage performance at "AnimeJapan 2026" have also arrived. Director Nakanishi's free comments were commented on by Yamashita, who read them on his behalf, and Aizawa gave comments praising the performance of the movie version. At the end, Yamashita gave a speech on behalf of the group. In addition to stirring up anticipation for the theatrical version, which has already been recorded, he concluded the event by expressing his gratitude to the "Shichiin" cast members who have supported him.
``I Want to Become a Powerful Person Behind the Scenes!'' is a ``strongest main character x overwhelming chuunibyou x misunderstanding serious comedy'' about a boy who loses his life halfway through the journey and is reincarnated in another world as Cid Kagenoh, who plays a dull student at Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy while behind the scenes he reigns as Shadow, the leader of the organization ``Shadow Garden.'' The theatrical version will be released in 2027.
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