Bringemovies
← Browse TV Shows
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
TITLE DETAILS

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

2020-04-02 · 24 min / episode · ★ 7.6

Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

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.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Creators
Unavailable
Production companies
Shin-Ei Animation
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Asuka NishiAsuka NishiElize (voice)
Junya EnokiJunya EnokiWendelin (voice)
Daisuke NamikawaDaisuke NamikawaAlfred (voice)
Hiro ShimonoHiro ShimonoErwin von Alnim (voice)
Mao IchimichiMao IchimichiWilma (voice)
Masashi YamaneMasashi YamaneKlimt Kristoff von Armstrong (voice)
Mikako KomatsuMikako KomatsuIina (voice)
Shizuka IshigamiShizuka IshigamiWendelin (Young) (voice)
Tomohito TakatsukaTomohito TakatsukaRoderich (voice)
Tomokazu SugitaTomokazu SugitaKurt (voice)
YukanaYukanaAmalie (voice)
Yusaku YaraYusaku YaraBrantack Lyngstad (voice)
Yuna MimuraYuna MimuraLouise (voice)

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Streaming

Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Seasons & episodes

Recommendations

The Faraway Paladin
★ 7.0
The Faraway Paladin2021Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?" Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin.

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
★ 7.7
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability2024Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Prince Lloyd wasn't always a prince...in fact, his previous life is one he remembers perfectly: he was a sorcerer, of sorts. So when he was forced to reincarnate, he decided to continue his studies, prince of the realm or no! But his new life has its own sets of challenges...including being a 10-year-old! What's the 7th prince/sorcerer to do?!

The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
★ 7.0
The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World2023Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Betrayed and on the brink of death, genius exorcist Haruyoshi Kuga still has an ace up his sleeve—a reincarnation spell. With a successful incantation taking him to a new world reborn as Seika Lamprogue into a distinguished wizard family, his only wish is to find happiness. But as Seika’s onmyō art exceeds this world’s magic, will he be able to live an easy, happy-go-lucky life?

I Shall Survive Using Potions!
★ 7.1
I Shall Survive Using Potions!2023Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

A fatal mistake leads to the ultimate deal for this clever office lady. After her accidental demise by the gods, Kaoru is offered to be reborn into a new world. She agrees, but with a few demands to help her survive, including a younger body and the ability to create insanely overpowered potions! Now, she’s ready to make the most out of her next life.

The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far
★ 7.1
The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far2023Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

After dying in the act of stopping a crime in modern Japan, our hero is reincarnated as Cain von Silford, third son of a noble family in a world of swords and sorcery. In his new life, all children receive a blessing from the gods...but Cain is unexpectedly blessed with an absolutely enormous, over-the-top cornucopia of magical powers. If his dream of traveling the world as a free spirit is to come true, he can't reveal too much of his potential to the wrong people. A light-hearted, escapist adventure in another world begins!

Dead Mount Death Play
★ 6.9
Dead Mount Death Play2023Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

As a legendary hero nears victory against a necromancer known as The Corpse God, things take an unexpected turn with the dark sorcerer’s final gambit—reincarnation magic. This last-ditch effort catches the brave fighter off guard, and now he’s a boy named Polka Shinoyama in a whole new world! The showdown between good and evil just got epic.

TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-
★ 8.4
TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-2021Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

Makoto Misumi is just an ordinary high school student living a regular life, but all of a sudden gets summoned to the other world to become a "hero." The goddess of the other world, however, insults him for being different and strips his "hero" title, before casting him off to the wilderness at the edge of the world. As he wanders the wilderness, Makoto encounters dragons, spiders, orcs, dwarves, and all sorts of non-human tribes. Because Makoto comes from a different world, he is able to unleash unimaginable magical powers and combat skills. But just how will he handle his encounters with various species and survive in his new environment. In this fantasy, Makoto tries to transform the other world into a better place despite the humans and gods having turned their backs on him.

In the Land of Leadale
★ 7.0
In the Land of Leadale2022Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

Due to a terrible accident, Keina Kagami is forced to live on life support in order to survive. The only way for her to be free is within the VRMMORPG "Leadale." One day, her life support stops functioning, and Keina loses her life. But when she wakes up, she finds herself in the world of Leadale 200 years in the future. She is now the half-elf Cayna, who possesses lost skills and OP statuses and becomes closer to the other inhabitants of this world. But among those inhabitants happen to be the "children" she made in character creation?!

Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement
★ 6.3
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement2023Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

One day, Mitsuha falls off a cliff and is transported to a medieval Europe–type world! After a near-death encounter with a pack of wolves, she then realizes that she's able to transport between two worlds—this one and her own. Taking advantage of this ability, Mitsuha decides to live in both worlds and calculates that she'll need 80,000 gold coins to be able to retire! Mitsuha now has to come up with different ways to collect her gold coins!

Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀
★ 6.8
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀2023Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

After living a life devoted to serving his country and people, Inglis’ one wish to be free of a king’s burden and to train was actually heard, but as a beautiful girl! Reborn in the far future as a daughter to renowned knights, Inglis can now focus on mastering the martial arts. A wish has been granted, and Inglis will be on the front lines fulfilling the dream of becoming the strongest knight.

Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
★ 7.3
Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers2024Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Magical Kingdom of Klyrode summons hundreds of heroes from other worlds every year to fight in their war against the Dark One and his army of powerful demons. Banaza is one of those heroes, summoned from the Royal Capital Paluma, but something’s not right—Banaza is only an average merchant. He has no magic, no fighting ability, and his stats are abysmal. Worse, a mishap leaves him unable to return home! Rejected as a hero and stranded in another world, abandoned to the far reaches of the kingdom by a cruel king who just wants him gone, Banaza’s fate looks pretty bleak. But what will happen once the failed hero candidate finds himself with super cheat powers once he hits level two?

The Eminence in Shadow
★ 8.1
The Eminence in Shadow2022Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

Shadowbrokers are those who go unnoticed, posing as unremarkable people, when in truth, they control everything from behind the scenes. Sid wants to be someone just like that more than anything, and something as insignificant as boring reality isn’t going to get in his way! He trains in secret every single night, preparing for his eventual rise to power—only to be denied his destiny by a run-of-the-mill (yet deadly) traffic accident. But when he wakes up in a another world and suddenly finds himself at the head of an actual secret organization doing battle with evil in the shadows, he’ll finally get a chance to act out all of his delusional fantasies!

Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
★ 7.5
Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World2025Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

On the night of his 30th birthday, one man’s dreams of wielding magic come true after he unexpectedly passes away. He wakes as Sion, a young child in another world. He and his elder sister, Marie, are the children of a lower-class noble family who govern their region. After receiving conflicting messages from their father, Sion and Marie set out on an adventure to uncover the magic.

Summoned to Another World for a Second Time
★ 6.3
Summoned to Another World for a Second Time2023Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

There was once a man who was summoned to another world, and saved it. Of course, he became too popular there, and turned into an isekai-normie. However, that man fell into a "trap" and was forcibly returned to his original world. Moreover, he had to start over as a baby! This is the story of the way-too-fantastic ex-hero who lived as a gloomy high-schooler, as he gets summoned once again to that same other world in a very unexpected development!

Handyman Saitou in Another World
★ 7.1
Handyman Saitou in Another World2023Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

Handyman Saito has never been anyone special. All his life, he’s had average grades, ordinary athletic skill, a commonplace job… But his unremarkable path takes a turn when he wakes up in another world. Here, warriors, wizards, and elves accompany him on quests delving deep into dungeons, and Saito realizes for the first time what it’s like to be needed. After all, who other than the handyman could be trusted to open locked treasure chests or repair his allies’ equipment? Beginning with a simple “thank you,” this is the story of an ordinary person’s fulfilling life.

Re:Monster
★ 8.0
Re:Monster2024Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

After meeting an untimely death, Tomokui Kanata is reincarnated as a lowly goblin, but he's worked up a monstrous appetite. Thanks to his new ability that allows him to grow stronger the more he feeds, his feeble status quickly changes, and he rises to become the goblin leader. With a mix of his past memories, new body, and strong stomach, he's taking a bite out of this new fantastical world!

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
★ 8.1
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-2016Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for.

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
★ 6.8
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon2023Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

A middle-aged man with only one passion in his life meets a fitting end in a traffic accident. That's where most stories would end, but instead, this is when his story begins when he's reborn as what he admired the most in life--a vending machine! But his new lease on life happens in the worst place possible--what can a vending machine do in a monster-infested dungeon when he can't speak or even move on his own?

Log Horizon
★ 7.7
Log Horizon2013Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

One day, while playing the online game Elder Tales, 30,000 players suddenly find themselves trapped in another world. There, eight-year veteran gamer Shiroe also gets left behind. The trapped players are still alive, but they remain in combat with the monsters. The players don't understand what has happened to them, and they flee to Akiba, the largest city in Tokyo, where they are thrown into chaos. Once proud of his loner lifestyle, Shiroe forms a guild called Log Horizon with his old friend Naotsugu, female assassin Akatsuki and others.

Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero
★ 6.9
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero2012Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

For 30 years, thousands have traveled to other worlds. The few that return keep the powers they had in those worlds. Akatsuki Ousawa returns from the world of Alayzard with the defeated Demon King's daughter, Miu. Miu pretends to be Akatsuki's sister to hide her true identity. They join Babel, a school for inter-dimensional travelers, and struggle against the student council to uncover the truth behind the school.

Similar titles

Pokémon
★ 8.0
Pokémon1997Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
★ 6.9
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story2020Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Few people know the truth: the world is safe thanks to the Magical Girls who are forced to slay Witches. Even though these girls are putting their lives on the line for a wish, rumors say they can be saved in Kamihama City. That’s where Iroha Tamaki is headed in search of answers; she can’t remember the wish she made to Kyubey.

Appare-Ranman!
★ 7.1
Appare-Ranman!2020Animation · Action & Adventure

During the back-end of the 19th century, the genius but socially awkward engineer Sorano Appare and the wise yet cowardly samurai Isshiki Kosame find themselves drifting in the sea between Japan and America. With no money, the duo decide to enter the Trans-America Wild Race to win the prize money so they can get home. The two encounter rivals, bandits, and challenges in the wilderness as they race through America, from the starting line in Los Angeles to the finish line in New York, in the steam-powered car they built.

Super Shiro
★ 7.0
Super Shiro2020Animation · Comedy

The Nohara family dog Shiro becomes a superhero and protects the legendary bone "Bobobobobone" from the evil inventor dog Dekapoo and his ambitions of world domination.

Dungeons & Dragons
★ 8.0
Dungeons & Dragons1983Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

Six friends are transported into the Dungeons & Dragons realm and must try to find a way home with the help of their guide 'Dungeon Master'.

Good and Evil
★ 6.1
Good and Evil2021Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Originally a celestial being guarding the myriad demons of Wangchuan, Chun Yao was mistakenly demoted and became the King of All Demons at Bailing Lake. He is reluctantly joined by the unfortunate Princess Hansheng of the Northern Kingdom, as they embark on a mythical journey to search for the "Destiny Book" and evade a "millennial catastrophe."

Revenger
★ 6.8
Revenger2023Animation · Action & Adventure

As master assassin Usui Yuen looks into a series of assassinations made on the grand samurai clan, the Satsuma, he encounters Kurima Raizo, member and survivor of one of the attacks. Together, they discover the true nature of these murders is bigger than over stolen resources. As they get closer to the truth, will they come out alive to exact revenge?

Assault Lily BOUQUET
★ 7.5
Assault Lily BOUQUET2020Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

On Earth in the near future, humanity faced imminent destruction from mysterious giant creatures known as "Huge." The entire world unites against the Huge, and successfully develops weaponry known as "CHARM" (Counter Huge Arms) by combining science and magic. CHARM exhibits high rates of synchronization with teenaged girls, and the girls who use CHARM are viewed as heroes called "Lilies." Throughout the world, "Garden" military academies are established to train Lilies to face the Huge and to serve as bases to protect and guide people. Riri Hitotsuyanagi managed to pass the exam to enter the prestigious Garden known as Yurigaoka Girls' School. She entered in an attempt to find Yuyu Shirai, a girl who rescued her in her past. This is a story about Riri and other girls who aim to become Lilies at one such Garden.

The Skull Man
★ 6.4
The Skull Man2007Animation

Otomo City: where freedom and justice have atrophied to the bone; where conspiracy rules the day and death stalks the night... Death in the form of the Skull Man, a literal Grim Reaper whose skeletal grin presages grisly mayhem and murder, even to the monstrous mutants that haunt the city's underworlds! To investigate a bizarre slaying, journalist Minagami Hayato and photographer Kiriko Mamiya must stalk this ultimate predator, through a festering cadaver of a city where the corruption flows in rivers as deep and foul as the sins of the reigning elite, and unearth a secret so shocking that an entire city has been turned into a tomb to contain! In a nightmarish necropolis where nothing is as it seems, vengeance comes in the form of a living Death's-Head!

Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan
★ 6.3
Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan2002Animation · Comedy

Three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, try to defend the earth against invading aliens. The world's defense has fallen to unlikely straits because the aliens are excessively cute, of which combat engagements are televised: if the forces battling the aliens were not cute themselves, the general public would revolt, as it would be seen as "bullying". Consequently, three military leaders chose their granddaughters to be the defenders, fittingly, becoming a team even cuter than the aliens. They each have a clover-shaped badge that enables them to transform.

Desert Punk
★ 6.0
Desert Punk2004Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kanto Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabozu" makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of the sand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex...

Maria Clara and Ibarra
★ 7.3
Maria Clara and Ibarra2022Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

Klay, a Gen Z nursing student who wakes up and finds herself in the world of Jose Rizal’s novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

Mekakucity Actors
★ 6.0
Mekakucity Actors2014Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

The incidents which occurred on August 14th and 15th bring a group of young boys and girls together… They are members of a group they call themselves the "Mekakushi Dan" (Blindfold Organization) and each member possesses a strange power involving their eyes.

Is the Order a Rabbit?
★ 7.3
Is the Order a Rabbit?2014Animation · Comedy

Cocoa Hoto is a positive and energetic girl who becomes friends with anyone in just three seconds. After moving in with the Kafuu family in order to attend high school away from home, she immediately befriends the shy and precocious granddaughter of Rabbit House cafe's founder, Chino Kafuu, who is often seen with the talking rabbit, Tippy, on her head. After beginning to work as a waitress in return for room and board, Cocoa also befriends another part-timer, Rize Tedeza, who has unusual behavior and significant physical capabilities due to her military upbringing; Chiya Ujimatsu, a waitress from a rival cafe who does everything at her own pace; and Sharo Kirima, another waitress at a different cafe who has the air of a noblewoman despite being impoverished. With fluffy silliness and caffeinated fun.

Baby Steps
★ 7.5
Baby Steps2014Animation · Comedy

Eiichirō Maruo (nicknamed "Ei-chan" for his grades being straight "A") is an honor student, bookworm, and is not interested in anything other than studying. In order to solve his problem of lacking physical strength, he enrolled a tennis school and soon found the fascinating side of tennis. Being a tennis newbie lacking physical strength, he supplement his shortcomings with his excellent observing and analyzing skills.

Riddle Story of Devil
★ 7.6
Riddle Story of Devil2014Animation · Action & Adventure

The "Class Black," 10th Grade of Myōjō Academy is composed of 12 assassins disguised as students and one target: Haru Ichinose. Fully aware of being the prey, Ichinose vows to survive assassination attempts and graduate from the school alive. One of the assassins, Tokaku Azuma, has started building up feelings for Ichinose and switched side to become her protector. Together they have to face the onslaught from their classmates of 11 assassins.

Log Horizon
★ 7.7
Log Horizon2013Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy

One day, while playing the online game Elder Tales, 30,000 players suddenly find themselves trapped in another world. There, eight-year veteran gamer Shiroe also gets left behind. The trapped players are still alive, but they remain in combat with the monsters. The players don't understand what has happened to them, and they flee to Akiba, the largest city in Tokyo, where they are thrown into chaos. Once proud of his loner lifestyle, Shiroe forms a guild called Log Horizon with his old friend Naotsugu, female assassin Akatsuki and others.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
★ 7.0
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure1993Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Jotaro Kujo is a popular high school student – at least until that day when he thinks he is possessed by a ghost, which is why he locks himself up. During a fight between his grandfather and his grandfather’s friend Muhammad Abdul, he notices that the ghost is his “Stand”, named "Star Platinium", his fighting aura. Later, his mother also gets such a “Stand” and thus falls ill. Jotaro learns that a man named Dio Brando, who was defeated by Jotaro’s great-great-grandfather a hundred years ago, is to blame. He joins his grandfather and Abdul to destroy Dio once and for all.

Haikyu!!
★ 8.6
Haikyu!!2014Animation · Comedy

Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama After entering high school, Hinata joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined.

The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
★ 6.7
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior2014Animation · Comedy

Kazunari Usa finally has a place of his own at the Kawai housing complex. Unfortunately, his roommate is a total weirdo and a massive pervert! But life at the Kawai Complex isn’t all that bad with his dream-girl Ritsu living right down the hall.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.