The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
A 25-year-old man named Shingo Ichinomiya falls asleep while making dinner after a day at his office job and awakens in the body of 5-year-old Wendelin von Benno Baumeister. As the eighth son in the Baumeister family, Wendelin's future appears bleak until he discovers that he possesses the rare ability to become a powerful magician. The story is based on a light novel by "Y.A."
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?Rate
- 1.02A Succession Dispute? Are You Kidding Me?Rate
- 1.03A Loner? Are You Kidding Me?!Rate
- 1.04Obligations? Are You Kidding Me?!Rate
- 1.05Political Marriage? Are You Kidding Me?Rate
- 1.06A Bullet Tour? Are You Kidding Me?!Rate
- 1.07No Magic? Are You Kidding Me?!Rate
- 1.08Presumed Dead? Are You Kidding Me?!Rate
- 1.09People Hate Me? Are You Kidding Me?!Rate
- 1.10Toxic? Are You Kidding Me?!Rate
- 1.11Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Are You Kidding Me?!Rate
- 1.12The 8th Son? I Guess That's Not So Bad!Rate
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11 unique people credited
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Ben Diskin
as Adult Wendelin
Jun Ya Enoki
as Wendelin von Benno Baumeister
Mikako Komatsu
as Iina Suzane Hirenbrant
Asuka Nishi
as Elize Katharina von Hohenheim
Yuna Mimura
as Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik
Cherami Leigh
as Louise
Erica Mendez
as Iina
Hiro Shimono
as Erwin von Alnim
Reba Buhr
as Elize
Mao Ichimichi
as Wilma Etol von Asgahan
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