Top 10 Anime Like The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!) [2024 List]

Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!

Ichinomiya Shingo, a 25-year-old man working at a firm company, while thinking of tomorrow's busy working day, goes to sleep. However, when he woke up, he found himself in a room unknown to him and realized that he is inside a 6-years-old body, taking over his body and mind. He soon learns from the memories of the boy that the boy was born as the youngest child of a poor noble family living in a back country. Having no administrative skill, he can't do anything to manage the vast land his family has. Fortunately, he is blessed with a very rare talent, the talent of magic. Unfortunately, while his talent could bring prosperity to his family, in his situation it only brought disaster. This is the story of the boy, Wendelin Von Benno Baumeister, opening his own path in a harsh world

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 八男って、それはないでしょう!, Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!

Genres: Drama , Action , Fantasy , Isekai , Fantasy World , Magic , Harem

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10. Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne!

Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne!

Having stood out from others most of her life due to her exceptional character, Misato Kurihara has lived without neither the joy of having close friends nor the experience of having a regular life. However, after a sudden death, she was transported to a divine realm to be reincarnated—and granted one wish to top it off. Thinking about the ordinary life that she had always wanted, she wished to be born as a normal person, with abilities that are average for the world she will resurrect in.

Reborn as Adele von Ascham—the daughter of a noble—she possesses magic powers completely exceeding what one would label average. Still desiring to carry out the life she wanted, she leaves her home and enrolls at a hunter school in a faraway kingdom using "Mile" as an alias. However, try as she might to hide her overpowering potential, attaining her goal will be difficult—especially when facing against the crazy situations that ensue!

Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 私、能力は平均値でって言ったよね!, Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne!

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9. Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon

Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon

Noir is the son of a minor noble with very little to his name other than a job offer—which is canceled before he can even start his first day. He does possess one rare trait, though: the magical ability to consult with a great sage, even if using the skill gives him terrible headaches! Unsure of what his future holds, he accesses the sage for advice on how to move forward and is directed to a secret dungeon filled with rare beasts and magical items. It is here that Noir will train, compiling experience and wealth, until he's powerful enough to change his fate.

The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 俺だけ入れる隠しダンジョン, Special training in the Secret Dungeon, Ore Dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon: Kossori Kitaete Sekai Saikyou

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8. Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai

Seiken Gakuin no Makentsukai

Battles for ancient kingdoms are nothing compared to the battles of a classroom!

Awakening from magical stasis after a thousand years, the Dark Lord Leonis suddenly finds himself in the body of a ten-year-old boy! He quickly meets Riselia, a girl confronting the Voids, creatures that have nearly exterminated humanity. Determined to uncover the mysteries of this strange new era, Leonis enrolls in Excalibur Academy, a school that trains students to fight back against these enigmatic monsters. Could the Voids hold some connection to Leonis's past?

The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 聖剣学院の魔剣使い, Magic Sword Master of Holy Sword School

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7. Log Horizon

Log Horizon

In the blink of an eye, thirty thousand bewildered Japanese gamers are whisked from their everyday lives into the world of the popular MMORPG, Elder Tale, after the game's latest update—unable to log out. Among them is the socially awkward college student Shiroe, whose confusion and shock lasts only a moment as, a veteran of the game, he immediately sets out to explore the limits of his new reality.
Shiroe must learn to live in this new world, leading others and negotiating with the NPC "natives" in order to bring stability to the virtual city of Akihabara. He is joined by his unfortunate friend Naotsugu, having logged in for the first time in years only to find himself trapped, and Akatsuki, a petite but fierce assassin who labels Shiroe as her master. A tale of fantasy, adventure, and politics, Log Horizon explores the elements of gaming through the eyes of a master strategist who attempts to make the best of a puzzling situation.

Log Horizon has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ログ・ホライズン, Log Horizon

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6. Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki

Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki

"O, Hero!" With that cliched line, Kazuya Souma found himself summoned to another world and his adventure--did not begin. After he presents his plan to strengthen the country economically and militarily, the king cedes the throne to him and Souma finds himself saddled with ruling the nation! What's more, he's betrothed to the king's daughter now...?! In order to get the country back on its feet, Souma calls the wise, the talented, and the gifted to his side. Five people gather before the newly crowned Souma. Just what are the many talents and abilities they possess...?! What path will his outlook as a realist take Souma and the people of his country down?

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 現実主義勇者の王国再建記, Re:Construction the Elfrieden Kingdom Tales of Realistic Brave, A Realist Hero's Kingdom Restoration Chronicle, A Realist's Kingdom Reform Chronicles, Genjitsushugisha No Oukokukaizouki

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5. Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou

Hajime Nagumo and his high school class are suddenly summoned to a fantastical land as heroes. But while most of his classmates have powerful stats and abilities, Hajime does not. Underappreciated and unprepared, he tumbles into the depths of a monster-infested dungeon where voracity and sacrifice are his only options. To thrive in this savage world, he’ll have no choice but to welcome the abyss.

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ありふれた職業で世界最強, Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou

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4. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken

Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken

Corporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his quest to create a world that’s welcoming to all races.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: 転生したらスライムだった件, Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken

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3. Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

When a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a bus, his story doesn't end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudy will seize every opportunity to live the life he's always wanted. Armed with new friends, some freshly acquired magical abilities, and the courage to do the things he's always dreamed of, he's embarking on an epic adventure—with all of his past experience intact!

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 無職転生 ~異世界行ったら本気だす~, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

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2. Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.

Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.

When Touya Mochizuki is accidentally struck by lightning and killed, God apologizes by reviving him into a fantasy world and granting him one wish. Touya’s request? To keep his smartphone in the next world. In his second chance at life, Touya befriends many important figures, inherits the legacy of an ancient civilization, and travels around with incredible power and a harem of girls!

In Another World With My Smartphone has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 異世界はスマートフォンとともに。, In a Different World with a Smartphone.

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1. Kenja no Mago

Kenja no Mago

A young man dies in a car accident and is reborn in a magical new world. The old, yet wise Merlin finds the boy, names him Shin, raises him from infancy, and teaches him combat and powerful magic along the way. 15 years later, Shin is ready to travel the globe on his own, but Merlin forgot to teach him something major—common sense!

Wise Man's Grandchild has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 賢者の孫, Philosopher's Grandson, Magi's Grandson

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