2026-11-15
Shadow Garden Members: Eminence in Shadow's Seven Shadows
The Shadow Garden members in order: Shadow (Cid Kagenou) at the top, then the Seven Shadows by seat, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta and Eta, then the numbered agents known as the Numbers. That is the whole chain of command of The Eminence in Shadow. The man at the top believes he made it all up. You can see them side by side on our Shadow Garden merch page.
Who founded Shadow Garden?
Cid Kagenou did, for fun. Reborn into a world of magic, he wants one thing: to be the mastermind who acts from the shadows. So he invents a secret enemy, the Cult of Diablos, and an organisation to fight it. Then he recruits a first follower and tells her the story with a straight face.
The joke of the series is that the cult exists. Cid's recruits investigate, find it, and build Shadow Garden into a real power with a hidden city, Alexandria, and a front business, the Mitsugoshi Company. Cid, as Shadow, turns up for the dramatic entrances and assumes everyone is playing along. His own page is here: Cid Kagenou merch.
Who are the Seven Shadows, in order?
The Seven Shadows are the first seven members, each cured of the possession by Cid, ranked by seat. Some translations call them the Seven Shades; it is the same group.
Alpha, first seat
The first member and the real day-to-day commander. Alpha is an elf with very long golden hair and blue eyes, calm and exact where her master improvises. On merch she is the blonde in black and gold, usually at the front of the line-up. See Alpha merch.
Beta, second seat
A silver-haired elf and Shadow's devoted chronicler, forever writing her own epic of his deeds. Look for the short silver bob with a braid on one side, and long sleeves with blue tassels. See Beta merch.
Gamma, third seat
The strategist. Gamma remembers every word Shadow says and runs the Mitsugoshi Company. She also trips over thin air. Her mark is very long navy hair.
Delta, fourth seat
A beast-kin warrior, all instinct and destruction, who hates being told to wait. Wolf ears, a tail and a grin full of fangs make her the easiest to spot. See Delta merch.
Epsilon, fifth seat
An elf with unmatched magic control and a piano habit, and proud of both. She wears pale teal twin tails.
Zeta, sixth seat
A cat beast-kin spy who works alone and roams the world gathering intel. Pale blonde hair, cat ears and a long tail.
Eta, seventh seat
An elf researcher, inventor and architect, famously sleepy: she even sleepwalks. Long wine-red hair, coat worn over her shoulders like a cape.
Who are the Numbers? (spoilers for Season 2)
Below the Seven Shadows, members carry a number or a Greek letter name. The ones the anime introduces:
- Nu, Gamma's aide, who works undercover at Mitsugoshi and is a master of disguise.
- Lambda, the dark elf drill instructor who trains new recruits.
- Kai and Omega, Epsilon's subordinates.
- 559, also called Victoria, fanatically devoted to Shadow.
- 664 and 665, new recruits, and their teammate 666.
Number 666 is Rose Oriana, princess of the Oriana Kingdom and former student council president, who joins Shadow Garden in the second season.
Who is the strongest of the Seven Shadows?
In a straight fight, Delta: she is the strongest fighter of the seven. Rank is a different matter. Alpha holds the first seat and commands the organisation, and Delta takes orders from her, more or less. Above all of them stands Shadow, who settles most arguments with one phrase: "I am atomic."
Anything more precise is fan ranking. The series gives seats, not power levels, and Gamma's seat alone proves that the order is not about swordsmanship.
Shadow Garden members on merch: what to look for
Group designs show the organisation in formation: seven figures in black with gold lines, and one hooded coat above them. The anime key visuals, with the dark hall and the night street, work well large, so start with Eminence in Shadow posters and the wide desk mats on the group page.
Single-member designs are the way to pick a favourite. Acrylic stands and chibi keychains exist for all seven Shadows, so you can line up the whole inner circle in seat order on a shelf, which is exactly the kind of thing Beta would write a chapter about. Every one of the seven has her own page, linked from the Shadow Garden page.
Buying for someone else and not sure who they follow? Alpha or a group design is the safe choice. We are a fan-made shop, not affiliated with the creators or publishers.
FAQ
How many members does Shadow Garden have?
The series gives no total. There is Shadow, the Seven Shadows, and numbered agents whose numbers run to at least 666 by the second season.
How old are the Shadow Garden members?
The character pages on the official site list no ages. Cid is an academy student and the Seven Shadows are teenagers like him; exact figures quoted online come from fan sources.
Are the Seven Shades and the Seven Shadows the same?
Yes. Both are English renderings of the same Japanese name for Shadow Garden's seven founding members.
Is Shadow Garden in the Lost Echoes film?
Beta travels with Shadow in The Eminence in Shadow: Lost Echoes, which opens in Japanese theaters in 2027. No European date has been announced as of November 2026; our Lost Echoes release guide follows the news.