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.
Cast[]
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Wendelin | Junya Enoki | Benjamin Diskin |
| Shizuka Ishigami (young) | ||
| Elise | Asuka Nishi | Reba Buhr |
| Erwin | Hiro Shimono | Billy Kametz |
| Louise | Yuuna Mimura | Cherami Leigh |
| Iina | Mikako Komatsu | Erica Mendez |
| Wilma | Mao Ichimichi | Veronica Taylor |
| Alfred Reinford | Daisuke Namikawa | Kaiji Tang |
| Brantack Lyngstad | Yusaku Yara | Patrick Seitz |
| Klimt Kristoff von Armstrong | Masashi Yamane | Matthew David Rudd |
| Roderich | Tomohito Takatsuka | Xander Mobus |
| Amalie Mainbach | Yukana Nogami | ? |
| Cardinal Hohenheim | Junpei Asashina | ? |
| Amadeus Freytag von Bleichröder | Hironori Kondō | ? |
| Katharina | ? | ? |
| Therese Sigrid von Philip | ? | ? |
| Kurt | Tomokazu Sugita | Chris Hackney |
| Artur Baumeister | Dai Matsumoto | Kyle McCarley |
| Doran | Shomaru Zoza | Scott Whyte |