Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!


The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

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Synonyms: Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!
Japanese: 八男って、それはないでしょう!
English: The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
German: The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
Spanish: The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
French: The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 2, 2020 to Jun 18, 2020
Premiered: Spring 2020
Broadcast: Thursdays at 21:00 (JST)
Licensors: Crunchyroll
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy
Themes: IsekaiIsekai, ReincarnationReincarnation
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Ranked: #83902
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Members: 254,153
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Animeby Hibari_62

A list of easily bingeable isekai, they are all action based isekai.
I ordered them according to my preferences.

38 Entries · Apr 11, 2022 10:34 AM

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Animeby gakuendo

this is the list of my favorites isekai... feel free to suggest some others isekai if I'm missing out... this list groups animes with most similarities together...

it's been said that watching isekai anime is like going downward spiral into a rabbit hole of darkness and some depravity ecchi stuff... folks, people are being over dramatic because some isekai are lewd doesn't mean theres any decent isekai that don't rely on lewdness or other hentai stuff... I'm here to demythify that... at least argue against that false premise...

on this list you will find family friendly isekai that are healthy and wholesome...
just to update that for now but if take your time you will find what are marked family friendly isekai that will get you straight out of the world depravity... is not given but yeah just want to let people know that is not completely a dark path... those who went to the dark side did by choice... so do you rather not go to the dark side?

for those insisting that isekai genre is whatever because of repeating classical trope is like arguing that romance genre is bs because you for sure will know that the stuff usually is the lovey dovey and kissing or some whatever tragedy and sadness... every genre is known for its quirks is totally normal, do people really have its expectations in the right place?

my short recommendation if you like Mushoku Tensei meanwhile waiting for the second season then watch:

-The 8th son? Are you kidding me?

this anime should a be good pick...It does share many elements it got the good stuff as expected of nicely done isekai with all its tropes... cough cough a harem...

-Wise Man's Grandchild

please people don't scream generic... if you just care about generic part or repeated trope then maybe you don't enjoy isekai anime... but here's some similarities to mushoku tensei.

the protagonist:
-was ran over by a car.
-still have some science knowledge from previous life
-started as a newborn baby
-improves magic with science knowledge
-is very op... as much as Rudeus... Guess Mushoku Tensei this season will be about the magic academy.

- Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions

that time I recommended Goblin Slayer to fill the goblin slaying reference that was lacking in Mushoku Tensei. this is a much more older reference for fantasy isekai anime, pretty good. I'm not sure if this anime is pretty popular or not I just saw it recently and Omg it has very good representation of different roles of a party for a lot of anime in this genre. it has very much the similar mechanic in how magic works. this anime was before goblin slayer, I thought this one has serve as inspiration that's why I found that Goblin Slayer even though wasn't isekai has a lot of good quality in it.

-Goblin slayer

is very bloody is not very advisable if you can't handle gore...this anime helps expand on the goblins topic that was barely covered in Mushoku.

some may wonder why goblin slayer is on the list if the mc isn't reincarnated or teleported to a fantasy world...my answer to this is... to think about it this way, the main difference between an isekai in contrast to a straight forward fantasy, is the Mc origin backstory, so in the end it doesn't even matter whether isekai or non-isekai the fantasy world setting is the same for both... capiche? in simple terms this is being used as reference material...

put it bluntly if we have Rudeus Greyrat and the goblin slayer...the latter have a backstory usually in Japan being hit by truck-kun... this being said the main point is that after watching Eris the goblin slayer FYI the Mushoku Tensei OVA ...I got curious and then... yeah after that you want more goblin slaying action in a longer series...what else?

-Skeleton Knight in Another World

even though this anime is of somebody who suddenly woke up in the game... it seems more of that sub-genre of games world isekai... like the fact this one doesn't have the game interface and pop-up menu that's been seen in these others isekai.

-That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime aka Tensura

I highly recommend it... this anime will share and borrow narrative elements from different isekai I consider it a rich and very elaborate and wholesome anime...

ok... I like this one because it doesn't have a game user interface in which is a good thing ... instead it has the better idea of having an ai voice assistant... the reason behind why I'm recommending skeleton knight and Tensura, I saw it has fast travel and teleportation in which is a big deal of a topic in Mushoku for the future so folks watch more isekai with Teleportation and fast travel really a big deal and is interesting... there's some others anime that has it not mentioned for now maybe later or ahead down below keep an eye peel...

-The Faraway Paladin

some says that this anime did took inspiration in Mushoku Tensei... seems it does it also have its own thing... maybe its cover more on the Paladin sides of things, truly is really well done in that sense I did enjoy the concept of paladin that's not very often seen in the genre, as we know mostly the protagonist usually is a mage... the paladin thing did blew my mind what is the middle ground between an mage and a warrior .... ta-da! a Paladin...

basically these are the recommended watch order just to be a more enriching experience on isekai that got ideas that are more elaborate in different story... people complain that isekai are generic but I think is an evolution so it may happen that some ideas are repeated but we can see that it works better than other I think that Mushoku Tensei was able to wrap a lot of ideas pretty well some others too, so I consider it a masterpiece...

if you are looking for something similar to the Shield hero...a Hero Merchant Mc with a lot of ladies' companions, then I recommend watching:

1-Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody

yeah, as I this one does follow our Shield Hero foots, going around with a lot of ladies in a cart like any proper gentleman... seriously my role model!

2-Black Summoner

another of our fellow Shield Hero friend Bought a slave to fight too... Nice!

some trends and ideas in the isekai animes has been argue that summoner is the strongest form of a mage because they rely on the spirit as a source of power, that's why suddenly summoner concept is becoming more common and more animes are working around on that idea.

summoning abilities is something that the top names isekai use it is a very a powerful spell...

3-Parallel World Pharmacy

this anime shares some similarities between Shield hero and seijo... what they have in common is the healing and crafting potion abilities...

4-The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent

this anime shares similar vibe introduction both were summoned from a ritual to fight some calamity ...and was treated poorly upon arrival ... but Naofumi had it rougher in comparison...

5- Seirei Gensuki

Our protagonist in this anime is pretty Op and also follows Shield Heros footstep to have demi human slave companion with nightmares during night sleeps... does it sound familiar?

6-Meikyuu Black Company

both mc are the boss... does business in a shady way, both have an Op female bodyguard that are always hungry...

7- Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World

in this anime the Mc bought a slave too... the same way Naofumi did, certainly but the main difference is that this anime went much much further than Shield Hero...

8-I'm Standing on a Million Lives

on this anime the mc has similar restriction on weapon that can be equipped by the hero following certain rules...

*LOG HORIZON---*
- Log Horizon is an recommend anime to watch at some point in time because is like the grandfather to some recent isekai anime. if you enjoy anime related to be isekai in a mmorpg game world.

***if you are looking for anime similar to konosuba in the premise of non-handsome Mc
you may watch...
1- isekai ojisan
2- Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-


***Guide to watch for people with busy schedule
Considering time is limited the usual must watch based on people recommendations,
is to start out with Mushoku Tensei, then go for Tensura and lastly Shield Hero...if you were able to chew on these 3... after that it should be easy to look for the next thing to watch... this list center around those 3 primary top tier isekai... you may notice that whats up and below share the most similarities between them...


enjoy...

the pasture is greener in the dark side.... sooo you my puritan friend... is corruption enticing? are you avoiding the so-called dark side, or do you only watch family friendly isekai?

*UPDATE*
- reached the limit of the list... wondering if there's some great isekai anime left out?
and lastly thanks to the people who sent there's suggestion.

50 Entries · Aug 22, 2023 7:41 PM

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Animeby AkeZZZ

Shousetsuka ni Narou, “Let’s become a novelist!”, is Japan's novel publishing website where anyone can publish and read novels free of charge. These animes are the anime of Shousetsuka ni Narou origin, in which some of them are popular series.

Part 1 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5026
Part 3 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5032
Part 4 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31489
Part 5 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49254

50 Entries · Dec 15, 6:20 AM

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Animeby Paladin23

this is a stack of dubbed isekai most are harem with overpowered mc some are ecchi. Popular titles like SAO, that time I got reincarnated as a slime, overlord, tanya the evil and konosuba have been left off so highlight lesser known titles

noted some titles are not isekai by MAL standards but close enough for me. some take place in a vrmmo game world, or in outer space on other planets or in a supernatural realm

40 Entries · May 31, 2022 6:07 AM

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Animeby Yukinekin

OP MC for when you almost always want your protagonist to win. Some are action anime while some are or less slice of life but the protag is OP

16 Entries · Jun 9, 2022 12:03 PM

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Just some isekai to waste your time with sometimes. I mean, seriously, who doesn’t watch isekai to be disappointed sometimes with the overused trope of "Trashy/Normal MC > Reincarnates Into OP MC > Beats Up All Enemies." However, despite what I've said, there are some decent isekai you could check out.

38 Entries · Aug 24, 2022 5:11 PM

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Animeby Mushroomen

A list of anime with long and unusual titles

50 Entries · Oct 20, 2022 2:10 PM

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Animeby anjkiso

These are good recommendation for those looking for something to add on their anime list.

You can check-out 2nd part of the list here https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18027.

Enjoys as always everyone!

50 Entries · Feb 19, 2023 4:58 AM

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Animeby Ecchlord

This stack contains mostly OP Isekai/Fantasy MC stuff.

This is PART I. Rest can be found here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15166

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WARNING: Rest of description may contain minor spoilers!

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Only good vibes, for the most part.
Not too much drama and all happy endings (cuz screw realism, that's why am watching animu).
MC living the life you'd always wanted.

49 Entries · Nov 5, 2022 4:20 AM

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Animeby ST63LTH

If you binge anything isekai, reincarnation or overpowered main character then use this as your check list - This list will contain everything(*) related to isekai, reincarnation and overpowered main characters(**)

(* from my knowledge)(** List will contain Chinese OPMC/Isekai/Reincarnation series in MAL database)

50 Entries · Sep 6, 2022 3:27 AM

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Animeby ST63LTH

𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙍 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙎 | 𝙌𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 | 𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙏 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀
Anime where the main character already has overpowered skills from the start. (Spoiler)

49 Entries · Aug 5, 1:42 AM

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Animeby Stewen003

OP MC isekai series for those who enjoy when the mc blows anything from his path and makes a name for himself in the isekai world. I'm writing the op level of the mc in the series text thingy so it will be easier to decide what to watch.

Low op means there are challenges, but the mc pretty easily can surpass them.

Medium op means that there can also be lots of challenges, but the mc has cool moves or something like that, or he has not that many challenges but isint that cool.

High op means there are little to no challenges for the mc and that they pretty easily demolish anything in their path. They also have cool moves and spells

Very High op means that nothing is really a challenge for the mc and if something is, they will overcome it with something unbiliveably stupidly op that it makes no sense.

40 Entries · Feb 23, 2023 3:59 PM

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Animeby Quixotis

MAIN LIST: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/13593

CONTINUATION OF THE MAIN LIST BECAUSE OF SIZE LIMIT

49 Entries · Jul 9, 7:35 PM

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Animeby Qui-d

Almost every single isekai and reverse isekai anime is there in this list (made in Fall 2022 and there is a part 2)

50 Entries · Oct 9, 2022 2:10 AM

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Animeby sweetlvr4u

Animes that consist of royalty anime characters. For example: emperor, empress, duke, duchess, archduke, baron, baroness, king, queen, princess, prince, nobles, count, countess, and etc.

These typical animes are usually isekai.

33 Entries · Sep 7, 2023 7:49 PM

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Main character is either OP from the get go or becomes OP as the series progresses (Will mention if it's the latter)

1. No animes where MC is OP but we don't get enough action (EX: I've been killing slimes for 300 years and Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?)

42 Entries · Sep 13, 10:42 PM

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Young-looking boys as MC to self-insert. Male child protagonists. List geared towards male audience. There can be Onee-sans, lolis as possible love interests. Expect some male-oriented fanservices.

35 Entries · Oct 24, 2023 9:22 AM

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Animeby Snoozak

Isekai Anime <3

47 Entries · Feb 28, 4:39 AM

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Animeby Legend

For the simple minded people who still enjoy the fine art of watching bland main characters whoop everyone's asses and mostly always accumulate a harem of fine bitches.


No sequels / look up ur self
Not only isekai but majority is.

Part 2 : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32322

50 Entries · Oct 1, 11:54 AM

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Animeby NikoRalis

I'm just going to add the first season of series to this stack. Not all are "good" by any means but they scratch that part of my brain so maybe they will for you too. If you have suggestions DM me I'm planning on updating this as I watch new series!

22 Entries · Aug 24, 1:27 PM

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