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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

Original title: 八男って、それはないでしょう！

★ 7.6 TMDB Rating · 151 votes

Ichinomiya Shingo, an everyday twenty-five-year-old office worker, wakes up as Wendelin, the 8th son of an impoverished noble family out in the sticks. He soon despairs at his lack of succession rights and knowledge to navigate the political world, but finds hope in his aptitude for magic. This is the story of that young man earning his keep and his freedom through magic, with no world saving involved, and spending quite a while escaping his solitude. Ultimately, it is also the story of him being unable to escape the shackles of society.

Seasons
1
Episodes
12
Episode length
~24m
First aired
Apr 2, 2020
Networks
AT-X
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

  • Portrait of Asuka Nishi

    Asuka Nishi

    Elize (voice)

  • Portrait of Junya Enoki

    Junya Enoki

    Wendelin (voice)

  • Portrait of Daisuke Namikawa

    Daisuke Namikawa

    Alfred (voice)

  • Portrait of Hiro Shimono

    Hiro Shimono

    Erwin von Alnim (voice)

  • Portrait of Mao Ichimichi

    Mao Ichimichi

    Wilma (voice)

  • Portrait of Masashi Yamane

    Masashi Yamane

    Klimt Kristoff von Armstrong (voice)

  • Portrait of Mikako Komatsu

    Mikako Komatsu

    Iina (voice)

  • Portrait of Shizuka Ishigami

    Shizuka Ishigami

    Wendelin (Young) (voice)

  • Portrait of Tomohito Takatsuka

    Tomohito Takatsuka

    Roderich (voice)

  • Portrait of Tomokazu Sugita

    Tomokazu Sugita

    Kurt (voice)

  • Portrait of Yukana

    Yukana

    Amalie (voice)

  • Portrait of Yusaku Yara

    Yusaku Yara

    Brantack Lyngstad (voice)

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United States
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Australia
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Seasons

  • Poster for Season 1 of The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

    Season 1

    Apr 2, 2020

    12 episodes

    The story begins when a 25‑year‑old office worker, Shingo Ichinomiya, inexplicably wakes up in the body of a five‑year‑old child named Wendelin von Benno Baumeister, the eighth son of a poor noble family in a fantasy world. Though he’s born into nobility, Wendelin’s family is impoverished, which leaves him with very limited prospects. Soon he discovers he possesses an extraordinary talent for magic—something rare in his setting—and this becomes his path to improving his status.

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