Japan Synopsis
八男って、それはないでしょう！
25 year old Shingo Ichinomiya falls asleep while making dinner after a day at his office job. He awakens in the body of 5 year old Wendelin Von Benno Baumeister. As the 8th son in the Baumeister family, his future seems bleak, until he discovers that he has the rare gift to become a powerful magician. Based on a Light Novel by "Y.A."
Audience Engagement
101 audience reviews — more than 76% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (91th percentile) outruns review volume (76th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Also On AT-X
Other series that aired on AT-X.
Other Titles From Shin-Ei Animation
Animation + Action & Adventure in Japan
706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? itself).
The 2019–2021 Japan Window
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? holds position #168 of 500 Japan seriess in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? premiered alongside 149 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 149 other Japan seriess in 2020.
The 4092nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #932 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #760 of 2,532 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shin-Ei Animation |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 12 |
| Release Date | April 2, 2020 |
| Official Site | hachinan-anime.com |
Questions Answered
When did The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? end?
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? finished its run with its final episode airing on June 18, 2020.
Where did The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? air?
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? aired on AT-X, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.