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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

2020Show1 season12 episodesTV-14

Action & AdventureAnimation
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4
70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Background watch

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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? episodes

1 season · 12 episodes

  1. S1 E1 The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?, 7.4
  2. S1 E2 A Succession Dispute? Are You Kidding Me?, 7.9
  3. S1 E3 A Loner? Are You Kidding Me?!, 7.5
  4. S1 E4 Obligations? Are You Kidding Me?!, 7.3
  5. S1 E5 Political Marriage? Are You Kidding Me?, 7.2
  6. S1 E6 A Bullet Tour? Are You Kidding Me?!, 7.3
  7. S1 E7 No Magic? Are You Kidding Me?!, 6.7
  8. S1 E8 Presumed Dead? Are You Kidding Me?!, 7.3
  9. S1 E9 People Hate Me? Are You Kidding Me?!, 7.2
  10. S1 E10 Toxic? Are You Kidding Me?!, 7.4
  11. S1 E11 Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Are You Kidding Me?!, 7.5
  12. S1 E12 The 8th Son? I Guess That's Not So Bad!, 7.5

Cast

13 of 13 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Sadanori Kaneda
Written by
Riuji Yoshizaki
Produced by
Mitsuhiro Ogata, Kazufumi Kikushima, Koji Hirokawa
Music by
Minako Seki

Everyone

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Facts

April 2, 2020 · June 18, 2020 · Ended

First aired
April 2, 2020
Last aired
June 18, 2020
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 12 episodes
Age rating
TV-14
Genres
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
93 countries

Tropes

Now-or-Never Kiss, Low Literacy Setting, Boyish Short Hair +9

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me??"

Questions about The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

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Where can I stream The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me??

Crunchyroll

In the United States, The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? streams on Crunchyroll. It also streams in 92 other countries.

Is The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.4).

Is The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? okay for kids?

TV-14

Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.

How long does it take to watch The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me??

5 h

About 5 hours: 12 episodes in 1 season of about 24 minutes each, aired from 2020 to 2020.

Will The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (6 of 10) and satire (5 of 10).

Can I half-watch The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me??

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

Is The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.