Shadows House (Japanese: シャドーハウス, Hepburn: Shadō Hausu) is a Japanese manga

series written and illustrated by the duo So-ma-to. It has been serialized in
Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump since September 2018, with the chapters collected in
ten tankōbon volumes as of March 2022. An anime television series adaptation by
CloverWorks aired from April to July 2021. A second season is set to premiere in
July 2022.

Contents
1 Plot
2 Characters
2.1 Living dolls
2.2 Shadows
2.3 Adults
3 Media
3.1 Manga
3.1.1 Volume list
3.2 Anime
3.2.1 Episode list
4 References
5 External links
Plot
In a grandiose and dark mansion, the denizens of the Shadow House live, attended by
their Living Doll partners who endlessly clean the soot their masters emit.
Emilico, a young and cheerful Living Doll, is delighted to start serving her
mistress Kate. As the two grow closer and are slowly exposed to various events
within the House, they start to discover a number of dark secrets.

Characters
Living dolls
Living Dolls are the servants of the Shadows, with each Shadow master having their
own Doll. The Doll and their master have an identical silhouette and differ merely
in their presence (or absence) of a face and their clothes. The Living Dolls are
revealed to be humans that have all been abducted from a place called Mirrorside
Village next to the Shadows House. Due to the Shadows House's production of
charcoal for the village as an energy source, the villagers are all brainwashed
into believing that letting their children work for the House is an ultimate bliss.
All children from the village are trained by the school to be selected for by the
third-floor Shadows, with the exception of Emilico.

Emilico (エミリコ, Emiriko)

Voiced by: Yū Sasahara[3] (Japanese); Dani Chambers[4] (English)
Kate's Living Doll, named after the protagonist of a storybook Kate enjoyed.
Emilico is characterized by her cheerful, optimistic and kind demeanour, as well as
her tendency to try and help anyone she can. Outside of being Kate's Living Doll,
she is a member of Cleaning Squad 10 with Lou, Rosemary and Mia, and later becomes
its leader. Despite sharing very different personalities, she and Kate get along
very well. As they pry deeper into the secrets of the Shadows House, she begins to
regain memories of her former life as a tightrope walker in a travelling circus,
when she was invited to enter the House by Shaun, Lou, Ricky and Rum.
Shaun (ショーン, Shōn)
Voiced by: Kōdai Sakai[5] (Japanese); Jordan Dash Cruz[4] (English)
An intelligent and steadfast boy who is John's Living Doll. While initially put
under the effects of the brainwashing coffee, a fist-fight with John brings him
back to his senses. He becomes Emilico and Kate's closest companion alongside his
master as they rebel against the Shadows House. His original name is John, and he
used to be the oldest of three siblings and the head of their class back in
Mirrorside Village.
Lou (ルウ, Rū)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[6] (Japanese); Marisa Duran[4] (English)
A quiet, obedient and extremely beautiful girl who is Louise's Living Doll. While
portrayed as listless most of the time, Lou is very determined and resolute when
she sets her mind to things. Her original name is Louise.
Ricky (リッキー, Rikkī)
Voiced by: Reiji Kawashima[7] (Japanese); Adam McArthur[4] (English)
Patrick's Living Doll who is first portrayed to be just as arrogant and prideful as
his master, but as he warms up to the rest of the debutante class shows a more
sensitive and kind personality. He later becomes enamoured with Lou. His original
name is Patrick.
Rum (ラム, Ramu)
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji[8] (Japanese); Risa Mei[4] (English)
A shy, reserved Living Doll who seldom converses with anyone, even her master
Shirley. After failing the debut, Rum is seemingly destroyed as a defective tool,
later speculated to have been turned into a Faceless. She is revealed to have
retained her sense of self thanks to Shirley, and becomes an insider for Kate's
rebellion. Her original name is Shirley.
Mia (ミア)
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi[9] (Japanese); Emily Fajardo[4] (English)
A sassy and playful girl who is Sarah's Living Doll. She is the second-in-command
of Cleaning Squad 10 below Rosemary, and a mentor-figure to Emilico upon the
latter's arrival into Shadows House. When Emilico becomes the leader of the squad
instead of her, Mia shows hints of jealousy.
Rosemary (ローズマリー, Rōzumarī)
Voiced by: Mai Nakahara[9] (Japanese); Michelle Lee[4] (English)
A sisterly and gentle girl who is Maryrose's Living Doll. She is the former leader
of Cleaning Squad 10 and a mentor-figure to both Lou and Emilico upon their arrival
into Shadows House. Refusing to go to the adults' wing, she commits suicide with
her master.
Barbie (バービー, Bābī)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[9] (Japanese); Elizabeth Maxwell[4] (English)
A violent, brusque and bad-tempered girl who is Barbara's Living Doll. Due to her
master being the head of the Star-bearers and the Shadows House's largest soot
producer, she is also the head of all the Cleaning Squads. Before debuting, Barbie
used to be a cheerful and innocent girl who was best friends with Rosemary.
However, Anthony's departure and Rosemary refusing to divulge anything to her
resulted in her becoming cold and harsh.
Belle (ベル, Berū)
Belle is the name shared by a pair of twins who are Isabelle and Mirabelle's Living
Dolls. Uncaring and arrogant, they used to be on Rum's Cleaning Squad and bullied
other Living Dolls, but were later moved to Emilico's after Rum's departure. After
accidentally breaking the bottles of coffee that were meant to brainwash the
children, they are punished to clean the soot room filled with clingers. The effect
of the clingers and cyclical vomiting eventually causes one of the Belle twins to
die, leaving only one twin to act as a Doll for two masters. Grief-stricken at the
loss of her sister, Belle eventually grows closer to Emilico and her kindness.
Shadows
Kate Mirror (ケイト・ミラー, Keito Miraā)
Voiced by: Akari Kitō[3] (Japanese); Emi Lo[4] (English)
The Shadow of Emilico. Her intelligence and calm demeanour make her an expert at
problem solving and keeping a clear head in difficult situations, effectively the
opposite of Emilico's more outspoken and naive personality. While somewhat distant
at first, Kate quickly grows attached to Emilico, enjoying their time together. She
immediately takes it upon herself to break Emilico's brainwashing, and uses her
soot powers to save her on multiple occasions. Suspicious about the Shadows House
and its hierarchy, Kate slowly gains allies with Emilico to organise a rebellion
against the manor. Kate is revealed to be the daughter of Lady Catherine, a human
noble who once lived in the Mirrors House and subsequently became a Shadow. Her
soot ability enables her to move objects from a distance.
John (ジョン, Jon)
Voiced by: Kōdai Sakai[5] (Japanese); Jordan Dash Cruz[4] (English)
The Shadow of Shaun. Unlike Shaun, John is free-spirited and honest, preferring to
dive-in headfirst into a problem without prior thoughts. He falls in love with Kate
at first sight and proceeds to propose to her. Like Kate and Emilico, him and Shaun
get along very well and care for each other greatly. His soot ability is collecting
a massive amount of soot on his fist and launching it. He is able to destroy
objects as tough as a giant boulder at close range but his ability gets
progressively weaker as it travels forward.
Louise (ルイーズ, Ruīzu)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[6] (Japanese); Marisa Duran[4] (English)
The Shadow of Lou. She has an open, ditzy and narcissistic personality, making her
very fond of Lou for her face. While selfish and initially seemingly uncaring
towards Lou, she begins to appreciate Lou's human qualities and care for her
wellbeing. Her soot ability allows her to control others if her soot is consumed.
Patrick (パトリック, Patorikku)
Voiced by: Reiji Kawashima[7] (Japanese); Adam McArthur[4] (English)
The Shadow of Ricky. Like his Living Doll, he is prideful, arrogant and always
tries to create an air of nobility around himself, yet secretly gentle and
sensitive. Unusual for a Shadow, Patrick relies heavily on Ricky to make decisions
and how to present himself. Due to his weak soot powers compared to the rest of the
debutante class, he grows very insecure about himself. He falls in love with
Emilico due to her kindness during the debut.
Shirley (シャーリー, Shārī)
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji[8] (Japanese); Risa Mei[4] (English)
The Shadow of Rum. Silent and seemingly lacking a personality, Shirley wasn't able
to fully mimic Rum due to her being an introvert. She is the only one to fail the
debut and seemingly dies, but actually reverts into back into her morph form. As a
morph she has been able to sneak around the house and collect information regarding
the truth about the Shadows. Her soot ability is shape-shifting into objects and
beings around her size. When she transforms into a ribbon and wrap around Rum's
finger they are able to communicate via thoughts.
Sarah (サラ, Sara)
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi[9] (Japanese); Emily Fajardo[4] (English)
The Shadow of Mia. Sarah is cruel, selfish and only concerned about elevating
through the ranks of the house. She secretly physically abuses Mia in order to
motivate her to become better for her sake. Throughout the story Sarah has always
looked down upon Kate but this becomes full hatred after Kate becomes a group
leader, later becoming a spy for Edward.
Maryrose (マリーローズ, Marīrōzu)
Voiced by: Mai Nakahara[9] (Japanese); Michelle Lee[4] (English)
The Shadow of Rosemary. Initially introduced as a caring individual towards her
juniors, she is revealed to have been the perpetrator of both ghost incidents that
have happened since Emilico's arrival. As a special morph she can remember her time
as a morph and knows the truth about the house, carrying out the incidents in order
to lure out like-minded people to escape together and postpone her advancement into
the adult wing. In the end, she was caught by Kate and handed over to the Star-
bearers. After a brief fight with Edward and losing, she and Rosemary seemingly
commits suicide and jump off a bridge.
Barbara (バーバラ, Bābara)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[9] (Japanese); Elizabeth Maxwell[4] (English)
The Shadow of Barbie. As the leader of the Star-bearers she is in essence the head
of the children house. She is able to produce an enormous amount of soot and is
seen as an invaluable asset. However since only children can produce soot for the
house, her advancement into the adult house is constantly delayed.
Isabelle and Mirabelle (イザベルとミラベル, Izaberū to Mīraberū)
Voiced by: Rumi Okubo[9] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[10] (English)
The Shadows of the Belle Twins. Like their Living Dolls, they are selfish and rude
and enjoy bullying the Living Dolls of other Shadows, typically using their soot
power which gives them the ability to control any human's movements. With the death
of one of their Dolls, the twins now share the same Doll. They eventually grow to
trust and like Kate.
Adults
The adults of the Shadows House are its masters and live separately from the
children and their Living Dolls in the adults wing, also known as the Great-
Grandfather's wing. They consist of all those who have passed the debut and
underwent unification with their Living Doll, creating a "perfect existence" of a
Shadow with their Doll's face. Members of the adults wing are organised by rank
into three different floors, with those on the third floor able to live alongside
the Great-Grandfather and thus possess the highest authority.

Edward (エドワード, Edowādo)

Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[11] (Japanese); Christopher Corey Smith[4] (English)
The newest caretaker of the children's wing and a member of the second floor. He
was first introduced as the judge of Kate and her class's debut. Wary and highly
suspicious, he believes Kate is a dissident trying to destroy the house. His goal
is to advance to the third floor so he can be closer to Great-Grandfather. His soot
ability is to manipulate sound and vibrate air using soot.
Aileen (アイリーン, Airiin)
Voiced by: Yui Horie[12]
A member of the second floor. She and Gerald cooperate with Edward in setting up
the debutante and advancing to the third floor. Her soot ability is to create crows
from soot that can be used to deliver messages.
Gerald (ジェラルド, Jerarudo)
Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka
A member of the second floor. He and Aileen cooperate with Edward in setting up the
debutante and advancing to the third floor.
Ryan (ライアン, Raian)
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio[13] (Japanese); Jason Liebrecht[14] (English)
A member of the third floor and a hot-tempered and violent man. He was first
introduced as one of the observers of the debutante.
Dorothy (ドロシー, Doroshī)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa[13] (Japanese); Vanessa DeSilvio[14] (English)
A member of the third floor and a voluptuous and ruthless woman. She was first
introduced as one of the observers of the debutante.
Joseph (ジョゼフ, Jozefu)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake[13] (Japanese); Brent Mukai[14] (English)
A member of the third floor who is always seen with a monocle and a pipe. He was
first introduced as one of the observers of the debutante.
Sophie (ソフィ, Sofi)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[13] (Japanese); Alex Moore[14] (English)
A member of the third floor who is typically calm and listless, but shows a
maniacal hunger when confronted with soot. She was first introduced as one of the
observers of the debutante. Her soot ability likely has something to do with
butterflies.