The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (Japanese: 八男って、 それはないでしょう!, Hepburn: Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshō!) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Y.A. and illustrated by Fuzichoco. It was serialized online between June 2013 and March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Media Factory, who published the first light novel volume in April 2014 under their MF Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Hiroki Kusumoto has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker website since 2015. An anime television series adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation aired from April 2 to June 18, 2020, with an English dubbed Crunchyroll debuted on May 14, 2020.
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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? | |
![]() First light novel volume cover | |
八男って、 それはないでしょう! (Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!) | |
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Genre | Isekai[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Y.A |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | June 2013 – March 2017 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Y.A. |
Illustrated by | Fuzichoco |
Published by | Media Factory |
Imprint | MF Books |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | April 2014 – present |
Volumes | 28 |
Manga | |
Illustrated by | Hiroki Kusumoto |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Imprint | MF Comics |
Magazine | ComicWalker |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 2015 – present |
Volumes | 13 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tatsuo Miura |
Written by | Takeshi Miyamoto |
Music by | Minako Seki |
Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X |
Original run | April 2, 2020 – June 18, 2020 |
Episodes | 12 |