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Anime Watch Time

How Long Does It Take to Watch The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me??

Romaji: Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou! · Native: 八男って、それはないでしょう!

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? takes about 4.8 hours (4 hours 48 minutes) to watch in full, across 12 episodes. Use the watch time calculator for an estimate based on your own pace and playback speed.

About The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

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.

Series Context

Score

6.10

Year

2020

Format

TV

Source

Light Novel

Status

Finished Airing

Franchise Guide

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Episode Count and Watch Time

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? Episode Count and Total Watch Time

Episodes

12

Episode length

24 min

Total watch time

4 hours 48 minutes

Status

Finished Airing

At this length, it's a manageable watch over a single weekend for most viewers.

Binge Watching Schedule

Simple Watch Schedule for The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

Based on average episode length and normal playback speed.

Episodes per dayDays to finish
26 days
52.4 days
101.2 days

Quick Answers About The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

Does The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? have filler episodes?+

No — The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? has no filler episodes, so the full watch time already reflects the main story only.

What changes if you skip intros and outros?+

Skipping roughly 3 minutes per episode lowers the total watch time to about 4.2 hours, versus 4.8 hours with intros and outros included.

Is The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? worth binge-watching?+

At this length, it's a manageable watch over a single weekend for most viewers.