S01E01 The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
A Japanese salaryman falls asleep before waking up and finding himself as a five year old boy named Wendelin von Benno Baumeister, during the wedding of his oldest brother Kurt and his wife Amalie. Despite...
The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
S01E02: A Succession Dispute? Are You Kidding Me?
Wendelin decides to keep his magic a secret after learning it moves him ahead of Kurt in the line of family inheritance, risking assassination attempts from Kurt. Alfred discovers Wendelin has an extraordinarily high magic capacity. Alfred displays several unusual symptoms, cold skin, no sense of taste and bouts of physical pain. Wendelin’s strange behaviour draws Kurt’s attention. Wendelin decides he wants to be an adventurer instead of a lord, making Kurt less suspicious, but Adventurers Academy is expensive, so Wendelin decides to work to pay his own tuition. To help with travelling Alfred teaches Wendelin flight magic. Wendelin’s father hears a rumour of a Whispering Dead nearby, a sentient corpse doomed to become a mindless zombie. Wendelin realises he means Alfred and confronts him. Alfred admits he is dead but came back as a Whispering Dead to pass on his knowledge to an apprentice.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 A Succession Dispute? Are You Kidding Me?
Wendelin decides to keep his magic a secret after learning it moves him ahead of Kurt in the line of family inheritance, risking assassination attempts from Kurt. Alfred discovers Wendelin has an extraordinarily high magic...
S01E03 A Loner? Are You Kidding Me?
At Adventurers Academy Wendelin tries to make friends but due to his lack of communications skills and high level of magic, the rest of the students are too afraid to approach him. Three students, Erwin,...
S01E04 Obligations? Are You Kidding Me?!
Wendelin and his friends are invited to his brother Erich’s wedding. An undead dragon attacks their airship so Brantack has Wendelin purge the dragon with holy magic before collecting the valuable bones and crystal heart....
S01E05 Political Marriage? Are You Kidding Me?
Hohenheim introduces Wendelin to Elize then, due to his naiveté, tricks Wendelin into forming a political marriage with Elize. Wendelin panics at the idea of marrying a woman he doesn’t love, but is later assured...
S01E06 A Bullet Tour? Are You Kidding Me?
Elize visits Louise, Lina and Erwin to learn exactly what sort of man Wendelin is. The King asks Wendelin and Brantack to slay an ancient dragon, Greigorland, as the kingdom needs his territory for farmland....
S01E07 No Magic? Are You Kidding Me?
At the wedding of his brother, Helmut, Wendelin learns he is expected to participate in a martial arts tournament, but as a noble he must use a sword instead of magic. Louise and Lina decide...
S01E08 Presumed Dead? Are You Kidding Me?!
Three years later Kurt, Wendelin’s eldest brother, receives a letter from Head Auditor Ruckner, Lord Commissioner Ruckners brother, that Wendelin has died. Five days previously Wendelin finally turns 15 and registers their adventurer party as...
S01E09 People Hate Me? Are You Kidding Me?!
For the ruins' treasures the King pays Wendelin’s party ten million gold. Wendelin decides to move their home to Breichburg to set up their adventuring careers. Armstrong reveals the rumours about Wendelin’s death, causing Wendelin...
S01E10 Toxic? Are You Kidding Me?!
Brantack explains to Wendelin’s father, Sir Artur, that the deceased expedition army, which Alfred Rainford was part of, are now zombies. As the zombies are on their land, Artur is entitled to 30% of any...
S01E11 Between a Rock and a Hard Place? Are You Kidding Me?!
Brantack explains the King wants to develop the surrounding land but is unable due to the current land owning lords, like Sir Artur. Instead, the royal court has been secretly driving Kurt mad with jealousy...
S01E12 The 8th Son? I Guess That's Not So Bad!
With the magical Dragon's Flute that will summon a horde of dragons, Kurt lures Wendelin and company to an empty clearing in a forest. Kurt, after mocking Wendelin and Bramtack's failed attempt to stop kurt,...
Cast
Asuka Nishi
Elize (voice)
Junya Enoki
Wendelin (voice)
Daisuke Namikawa
Alfred (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Erwin von Alnim (voice)
Mao Ichimichi
Wilma (voice)
Masashi Yamane
Klimt Kristoff von Armstrong (voice)
Mikako Komatsu
Iina (voice)
Shizuka Ishigami
Wendelin (Young) (voice)
Tomohito Takatsuka
Roderich (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita
Kurt (voice)
Yukana
Amalie (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Brantack Lyngstad (voice)
