Shadow Crocodile) is a Japanese horror anime television series centered around scientist Sōsuke Banba and his encounters with Unidentified Mysterious Animals or "UMAs".

[2] The series of shorts premiered on 2 October 2015 on Tokyo MX and BS11 as part of the Ultra Super Anime Time programming block.

[4] A second season titled Kagewani: Shō aired from 1 April 2016[5] to 24 June 2016.

The story begins when cryptids suddenly appear and attack humans.

The scientist Sōsuke Banba pursues the truth about these "UMAs".