Alternative Titles
English: The 8th son? Are you kidding me?
Synonyms: Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!
Japanese: 八男って、それはないでしょう!
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 2, 2020 to Jun 18, 2020
Premiered: Spring 2020
Broadcast: Thursdays at 21:00 (JST)
Producers: Satelight, Frontier Works, flying DOG, Kadokawa Media House, Exa International, Kadokawa, Gree, arma bianca
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: SynergySP, Shin-Ei Animation
Source: Light novel
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Synopsis
Waking up in a new world, 25-year-old Shingo Ichinomiya realizes that he is in the body of a six-year-old. Retaining memories of his stressful life working at a firm company, Shingo learns that the person he is occupying is Wendelin Von Benno Baumeister, the eighth son of a poor noble family living in the countryside. Awoken to his bizarre situation, Wendelin strives to change his financial and social status for the better. His newly discovered great magical aptitude may prove to be just what he needs to achieve that goal.