Should you watch The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me??
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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
Anime · 2020
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.
The sides of The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
- An office worker reborn as a noble's eighth son
- A poor family in a remote province
- A boy with a gift for magic
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? is good for you if…
- you like a fantasy world seen through money, rank and inheritance.
- you like a quiet isekai about making a living with magic.
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you need high stakes, and no world needs saving here.
About: freedom · social rank · solitude
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