TV series

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (八男って、それはないでしょう！)

2020★ 7.6 · 150Ended1 seasonAnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyComedy

Overview

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.

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Cast

西明日香
as Elize (voice)

榎木淳弥
as Wendelin (voice)

浪川大輔
as Alfred (voice)

下野紘
as Erwin von Alnim (voice)

市道真央
as Wilma (voice)

山根雅史
as Klimt Kristoff von Armstrong (voice)

小松未可子
as Iina (voice)

石上静香
as Wendelin (Young) (voice)

高塚智人
as Roderich (voice)

杉田智和
as Kurt (voice)

ゆかな
as Amalie (voice)

屋良有作
as Brantack Lyngstad (voice)

Crew

宮本武史
Series Composition

三浦辰夫
Series Director

関美奈子
Original Music Composer

金田貞徳
CGI Director

廣川浩二
Producer

中村誠
Executive Producer

森田大二朗
Producer

井東真一
Executive Producer

Seasons

Season 1

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.

Episodes: 12

Information

Community

7.6/ 10

150 TMDB votes

7.6

First air date: 2020-04-02

Show status: Ended

Genres

AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyComedy

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