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7.8 1 Seasons • 12 Episodes

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? - Season 1

"fantasy"

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.

Top Cast

  • Asuka Nishi

    Asuka Nishi

    Elize (voice)

  • Junya Enoki

    Junya Enoki

    Wendelin (voice)

  • Daisuke Namikawa

    Daisuke Namikawa

    Alfred (voice)

  • Hiro Shimono

    Hiro Shimono

    Erwin von Alnim (voice)

  • Mao Ichimichi

    Mao Ichimichi

    Wilma (voice)

  • Masashi Yamane

    Masashi Yamane

    Klimt Kristoff von Armstrong (voice)

  • Mikako Komatsu

    Mikako Komatsu

    Iina (voice)

  • Shizuka Ishigami

    Shizuka Ishigami

    Wendelin (Young) (voice)

  • Tomohito Takatsuka

    Tomohito Takatsuka

    Roderich (voice)

Overview

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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