The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (2020)

Action · Adventure · Animation

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.

IMDb rating: 6.4 (2,278 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.26 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 7.4 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?	7.4	93
2	A Succession Dispute? Are You Kidding Me?	7.8	75
3	A Loner? Are You Kidding Me?!	7.4	69
4	Obligations? Are You Kidding Me?!	7.2	66
5	Political Marriage? Are You Kidding Me?	7.1	67
6	A Bullet Tour? Are You Kidding Me?!	7.2	67
7	No Magic? Are You Kidding Me?!	6.6	64
8	Presumed Dead? Are You Kidding Me?!	7.2	63
9	People Hate Me? Are You Kidding Me?!	7.1	62
10	Toxic? Are You Kidding Me?!	7.3	61
11	Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Are You Kidding Me?!	7.4	62
12	The 8th Son? I Guess That's Not So Bad!	7.4	70