Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

Akashic Records is a trope and cliche ridden series with very few original ideas, however, those original ideas shine bright. As someone on reddit put it, this is the perfect definition of a 7/10 anime. Our main character, Glenn, is a lovable asshole who is a rare competent protag. (Mostly.) Our heroine, Sistine, is a very cute tsundere done right. It takes place in a magical academy where the show shines, showcasing an original and interesting magic system. In fact, one of the early episodes spends the entire time explaining the magic, and it was fantastic. However, what brought this show down was the story. It wasn't bad per say, but I wouldn't write home about it either. The first few episodes spend a ton of time goofing around with your typical SoL stuff, while the last episodes go to a gritty and dark place. Its jarring really, with the sudden tonal shift in between episodes. Art wise, it is a very beautiful show, magical effects are fantastic, characters are cute, and environments are your typical medieval fantasy, but they still look good. Near the end of each episode, a small little chibi short is played as well as a beautifully drawn end card. The sound department did not do as well however. The opening and ending are forgettable, and only a few songs in the OST really stick out to me. Overall, not very good. The characters can both be a high and low point of the show. Glenn and Sistine are high points, while Halley (bet it took you a second to remember who that was) and Rumia are low points. Glenn and Sistine are good, complex characters with their own motivations. Halley is literally just a joke character, while Rumia had potential but ultimately fell flat because she was little more than a plot device. Overall, this show was an enjoyable look into a magical world that had potential but ultimately fell flat due to business decisions (haha go read the light novel if you want to know what happened!) and a poorly paced plot. Had this been a two cour show, this could've been fantastic. Unfortunately, we do not live in that alternate reality. Still though, it is a fairly interesting anime with enough pros that it outweighs the bad things.

This show is one of the most plainly average shows I have borne witness to in a long time. This is not a testament to its quality, but rather an indictment of its lack of attempt to be anything more than a cash grab. There are various issues with the product as it is, but the biggest one being that it is only supposed to serve as a poorly disguised advertisement to get people to purchase the light novel. I don't know anything about the quality of that product, but as a standalone product this story lacks almost everything to be seen as a good show. The story is nothing unique. We follow a scumbag temp teacher at a magic academy who engages in lecherous and lazy behavior unbefitting the position of professor. We learn that he is actually a good guy at heart and only acting this way to hide his honorable intentions from his students. Yet he still acts this way afterwards, so that excuse falls flat on its face. There is an introduction arc, multiple one-off school-themed threads like competitions and the such, and everything else you expect of the bland fantasy magic school fair. The main issue with this show is that despite the name being "Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records" or "Akashic Record of Bastard Magic Instructor", the Akashic Record is just a superlative golden egg, a teaser name dropped towards the end of the series to introduce intrigue. It does not play any role in the story despite being hyped up as an important artifact or object in the universe; and to this end the plain advertisement nature of this show becomes clear. The show (and consequently the light novels as well) are empty husks of stories, differing from other stories of this genre only in the names assigned to the highschool-aged waifus. The motley crew of white and blonde haired waifus along with the generic black haired main makes this a good self-insert power fantasy for anyone looking for that, but beyond that it becomes clear that all relationships in this story are vacuous and devoid of real value. The characters are generic 2D cutouts, and they are often off-model. The artwork is bland and suffers from the same washed out hyper-filtered look that most of these anime suffer from, in the same way that shooter games from the late 2000's were all brown and green. The audio is done by the books, but there are no standout tracks that catch your attention. It all is so bland and uninteresting as to almost be impressive. Nothing is technically wrong with its production, but it was clearly a rushed job in comparison to other high quality shows, and it is clear not a lot of effort went into anything beyond the initial consideration of getting a show out into the public. I don't even know if there is a LN associated with this, and that is all speculation, but it should be clear by how convinced I am that this is an advertisement for that as to how boring this is. It appears to be the only people who would enjoy this beyond immediate gratification would be those who enjoy the source material. I just don't see the appeal in this show and think it is a lackluster product at best. Despite not doing anything wrong, it still fails to be at interesting or memorable, and just wastes your time. 3/10.

What starts with substantial potential in the establishing episodes of this series rapidly devolves over the course of the next nine. Don't get me wrong – a lot of the elements put in place even early on in this anime are highly cliche and uninspired (and not in a satirical way). However, don't get me wrong in the other direction – this anime is not the most awful thing I've ever watched. In fact, I'd say the first three episodes led me to believe that it'd be above average. The "protagonist" appears, name: Glenn Radars – deceptively versatile, but incorrigibly opportunistic and frustratingly dispassionate. Did the writer attempt to make him an antihero but totally miss his mark? From the moments we meet him, showing absolutely no concern for his female students' right to privacy (basking to their nakedness before him), to the final episodes, when he admits desiring to marry out of a shallow desire to never work another day in his life (by marrying up in caste), he demonstrates a very sad set of characteristics that are largely unappealing, but could be useful to a narrative. Unluckily, his lazy demeanor and sleazy treatment of other characters doesn't end up being integral to the primary plot (or his development as a character). (If we can even call this a plot – it's mostly just a disjointed series of "things happening", which doesn't define an actual plot.) An anti-hero is supposed to be someone who acts out of self-interest because of their nature, environment, past experiences, and other context, and that says something about the world around them. For example, Holden Caulfield from A Catcher in the Rye is a true anti-hero; he's disaffected, cynical, and sarcastic because he experiences the alienation and isolation associated with growing into an adult world full of hypocrisy and fakeness. Han Solo from A New Hope is another great example – he does things that advantage him in a galaxy ruled by forced order mixed with unattended lawlessness. And while this Glenn Radars main character has clearly-needed back-story to exposit why he's first shown to detest magic (I suspected it involved tragedy that would be tied directly to later narrative), when all of this is revealed it still doesn't explain why he is how he is. Why is he so lazy and so scummy? It only explains why he "doesn't like magic" during the first two episodes of the anime; otherwise, the reasons for his attributes are so weakly expounded that I can't help but compare him to some of the most nonsensically-written characters in anime legacy. He also had clear room to grow as a dynamic character if the writer dared to have him face his past in an increasingly mature way, learning from his past experiences while accepting duty of being a mentor in his new position of guiding, teaching, and protecting his students. This also didn't happen. Holden Caulfield remains jaded, but at least he learns things and tells his story with surprising honesty. Glenn Radars doesn't learn anything. Han Solo realizes that there's value in risking his life for a greater cause of liberty and autonomy after he develops friendships with Luke and Leia. Glenn Radars always knew that risking his life is worth it (as evidenced by his back-story), so why attempt to make him an anti-hero? If they wanted to do something that made sense with his back-story, the writer should have explored his dealing with loss in a much different way, instead of making him lazy and contemptible. But it's hard to make things funny that way with levity, so they built him into a chauvinistic asshat with little regard of other human beings as people with feelings, even behind the bravado of protecting Sistine's prospects of applied magic, or safeguarding Rumia's life. This lends the anime to funny moments, but also fails to delve into real, human experience of love, loss, sacrifice, withdrawal. Revenge and acceptance. Depression vs drive. It never feels like Glenn is internally vulnerable; he's too sure of himself and the backstory feels too devisive. But the main character isn't the only flaw. I've already referenced it, but the more egregious problem (which probably ruins the characters in terms of development), is the narrative. Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Sakamichi no Apollon. Usagi Drop. If you think of short-form 12-episode anime that are *exceptional*, their compact form justifies their scope and reflects their pacing. Everything starts from a strong foundation of structured, deliberate form, as well as unique storytelling of smartly-crafted character-driven narrative. Characters change. Relationships between them are ephemeral. And, most importantly, the narrative tells a story, through those characters, that means something. Kids on the Slope brings very contrasting characters together through mutual appreciation for the language of jazz. Usagi Droppu explores the challenges associated with raising children. And Madoka Magica is about existentialist themes of dedication and creating meaning. But I'm confused what Akashic Records is about. Is it about finding meaning after loss? Is it about pursuing passion? Is it a critique about just vs unjust use of power? This leads me to the core fundamental problem with this series – it's unfocused. It turns into a rushed jumbled mess. It assaults the viewer with so much sensory overload and unresolved threads, fails to fully address plot holes or tie up plot points or fully flush out the back-stories, that we can't actually care about what happens to the characters. We get a main character whose true characteristics (underneath all of the "lazy asshat" facade) are unclear, faced by antagonistic forces whose motivations are under-developed, rushed into the story's plotpoints with little establishment, with arcs that are unnecessary or random. Imagine attempting to cram 25 episodes of some great anime (say, Spice and Wolf or Code Geass) into 12 episodes, but then remove two key episodes and add two filler episodes. That's what this feels like. It borrows a lot from current hype trends in anime, but it still had definite potential that feels wasted because of poor planning and a rushed structure . But don't tell me that I need to read the manga or wait for another season to come out in order to have a firmer understanding of this anime's purpose. This should stand on its own merits alone. In the end, it's not particularly meaningful to me, but it was still a fun time at points. Sistine is a cute, if overdone, tsundere archetype, and Re-L is adorably clueless. I like the way magic is represented in the anime, and the action scenes are competently choreographed and animated. The dialogue is good in general, if you can look past the contextual plot problems. The voice acting is pretty good, as well as other elements of the production value, and it's entertaining even while I'm frustratingly trying to connect with the characters or themes of the show. I won't bother getting into many details about the revealing character designs, the fan service, or the minor inconsistencies and weird plot arcs – this anime had more fundamental issues (than just execution) that I wanted to address, and I think other reviewers have talked about these various problems sufficiently. Overall, I'd recommend this if: * you want a new best girl tsundere that's well animated and voice acted * you don't mind a confused plot in an overdone magic high school setting * you could use some light fun with moderately humorous scenes and dialogue * it's pleasing to see preview cuts at the end of each episode with self-referential humor, etc.

Its another harem that justifies its existence solely based upon the male MC always saving the day with pretty girls everywhere loving the shit out of him. It also has magic in it. But even though its the "magical world" there are other anime that do magic better. Here it feels like they didn't want to go with knights or guns so they put magic in it. Its okay. The beginning is quite good though, unexpected and funny. Even if you dislike harem anime, there is a decent comedy and enjoyment in this. Its nothing new but its not as bad. The characters are well rounded up, classical stereotypes of girls and a seemingly incompetent MC... he isn't that.. he just lazy and unmotivated.. unless its a save the day situation in which everyone in the world disappears and he is the only one that can do it. The art is awesome so that's gonna carry it if nothing else. I'd recommend it for any lazy afternoon/night. You can easily blaze through all of it, its all good.

Real Score:7.25\10 Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records, one of the most popular Anime this season, does it deserve the popularity it gets? Yes...and no. It is a really nice and enjoyable show, with a good MC, a really nice satire on the usual tropes of the Magical High School genre and an amusing side and explanation of magic. But the same Clichès that the show makes fun of in the first episodes come back to bite the overall enjoyment and flowing of the story, some of the characters lose a lot of steam and, of freaking course, it doesn't end, making the entire season a bait for future adaptations and for the Light-Novel Series Story 7.25 The story is surprisingly good, it builds the characters, the world and the villains really well, it has a great variety of situations and the characters actually develop throughout the story, and because of the story only, there are very few flashbacks, the story continues and unfolds not because of a mere FlashBack , the 101 method of all storywriters to develop the story, but because of the story itself, as it evolves the characters adapt to it and respond in many different ways. The short arcs, they're around 3-4 episodes long, may bother someone, i'm not a big fan too, but i found it quite enjoyable: maybe the reason is that the pacing is astonishingly good, is not slow, but not that fast either, is a weirdbalance that may throw someone off, but that captivated me. The problems reside in the overuse of the same old Clichés that we see all the time in the last 2 arcs, granted they aren't that bif of a problem, but after setting up a nice satire in the first 5-6 episodes, it's a shame seeing RokuDenashi fall in the same hole as the other Anime of this genre. The biggest problem is that the story ends too quickly, just when things started to get interesting, this is the same bait, the same method as every light novel adaptation out there, the ending does not exist to make the viewer feel good, or simply to applease it, it does not end with a good cliffhanger too, it just ends, like that, PUF!If you want to see more, read the freaking Novel you dumbass! Listen, i'm not against supporting the producers, we must support them if we want to have constant and quality content over the years, but there are better ways to do it, i should be incline to buy products because it genuinely intrigued me, because i want to know if this show differentiates itself from the Novel\Manga, because I decide to support it; this is forcing viewers to buy the Source Materials. Sorry for the little rant, it is not an attack to Rokudenashi, i enjoyed it and i will definitely read the Novel, i just wanted to say something about this horrible strategy that Publishing companies are using nowadays Characters 7 The side characters are simple, yet effective, they all incarnate the same guidelines for High school characters, but you can actually get behind them and believe them sa a single class, unity, mainly because of the well-done Tournament Arc, that creates bonds between the class, something that should be done more in School Anime; however it's cut short and they never go any further than that. 2\3 of the main Trio is interesting, but nothing more: Rumia has the most interesting story and has a really nice character, not so naive as it seems, a lot more profound than you might think, but quickly becomes a damsel in distress that has to be always saved by our main character, what a pity. Sistine is, too, an interesting character on paper, and is not your typical Tsundere, but she never has that leap, that breakthrough needed for her personality, it may happen in S2, but here, it doesn't happen. Our main character, Glenn Radars, is hands down the best part of this show, he's got a really amazing and cool backstory, in fact i would 100% see and even support a prequel that follows the adventures of Glenn before going to the Alzano Magical High School Academy, they are build up incredibly well and add a lot to Glenn's character without flashbacks. He's a funny, charming, charismatic and secure protagonist, he's a breath of fresh hair, he's a reliable and secure guy, you can genuinely cheer him up and get behind him. Sound 7.25 Suzuki Konomi is always awesome to hear and her songs fit the scenery pretty well, they are energetic and pump you up for the viewing. The music is good, never goes out of his way and never becomes something more. The music in the action scenes is well-done and gets its point, that is make them more comfortable and interesting Animation and Direction 6.75 The art is good but nothing special, the character models are solid for the majority of the Anime, but some of the frames are rather clumsy and superficial, as are some of the textures and details in the backgrounds, who look bland and sloppy at times. The action scenes and the magic scenes are where the animation and direction really shine the colourful spells, the detailed runes and good choreography are really good. Too bad the direction is, well, normal, it doesn't stand out in no manner whatsoever but, at the same time, it's not bad, it's in the middle Enjoyment 8 I really liked the entire Anime overall, the comedy is really well executed at times and Glenn's personality was just so entertaining. I liked all the Arcs, even though they were short, and i liked the way the story evolves with the characters. The character banter was really good and enjoyable, and i loved the different take on magic, a down to earth and bloody take on magic. I'm totally in for a second season and for a prequel for Glenn's story, a prequel that the character deserves. I won't lie, this was a disappointment for me, after 6 episodes, i really thought that i would enjoy this a lot more, and maybe give a lot more than 7.25, it's a real shame that the same clichés that it makes fun of in a clever way, brings it way down. The way that it ends may be infuriating but, however, it kinda works, it builds curiosity and makes you wonder what might happen next. It's a nice, i would recommend it this season, for the amazing main character, the interesting take on Magic and interesting story, that doesn't get too tiring, i have high hopes for a future season 2 if they correct their mistakes. Thanks for reading this review, May Our Sweet and Merciful Madoka be with you and don't wander in this Fool's World, and remember the face of our Sweet Lady

TL;DR – Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor starts off decently enough that you might think to stick around to see if it gets better. It never gets better. On the list of things the world is lacking, another fantasy high school light novel must rank pretty high. Fortunately, Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (AroBMI) – so called because Brilliant Bastard wasn't cumbersome enough – is here to provide. Sistine & Rumia are two friends on their way to the first day of class at the Alanzo Imperial Magic Academy when they have an only in anime collusion with some guy. Said guy turns out to be Glenn, a right bastard who mocks their apology & behaves in such a way that means Sistine must yell “baka!” & shoot magic at him. As if the day couldn't get any worse, Glenn turns out to be their new teacher & not only is he a bastard, but an idle one at that. Cliche beginnings aside, the first episodes of AroMBI showed promise. Glenn, pronounced Gülenn in this universe, being a teacher rather than a student immediately stands out as somewhat of a novelty, though his appearance makes it hard to tell how much older than its students he's supposed to be. Though his cocky & abrasive, not to mention lazy, attitude rubs everyone up the wrong way at first, he soon reveals himself to be much more capable & reliable than he seemed. The episodes that focus on him as a teacher are the strongest. Taking a Great Teacher Onizuka approach to schooling – even using a similar title at least once – his unorthodox teaching methods gradually win over his students, even if he is openly disdainful of magic as a tool fit only for harming others. Eschewing the conventional methods of rote learning & memorisation, Glenn instead emphasises practical application & experimentation as well as encouraging each student to excel at what they're best at, rather than relying on the top students to carry the rest of the class. The potential was there for the series to at least offer a somewhat novel spin on the genre, even if Glenn still had the usual cliché past & an evil organisation to fight. Unfortunately, what potential it had is soon squandered by its inability to adapt genre conventions to the new status of its protagonist. It soon becomes apparent that, although a teacher, Glenn is still very much a light novel protagonist. Events all revolve around him, he is the solution to every problem & people just can't help but like him, think about him, or at least blame him for all their problems. Worse is that, while Sistine is your typical tsundere heroine, she is also your typical light novel love interest. There is some effort to explain Glenn's apparent closeness to her as being because she reminds him of someone he used to know. But by the time she's daydreaming about him defeating her plot convenient fiancé & proposing to her, it feels very awkward. As does Glenn's constant need to rescue his harem...sorry, students with non-brown hair. Normally you expect a teacher character to encourage their students personal growth & ability to stand up for themselves & that does happen with the class as a whole. But when the evil mages show up to cause trouble for the main female characters, it's all on Glenn to save them, once just in time to stop Sistine from being raped. Rumia is supposed to be some sort of unique magic user, her power to amplify others magic apparently a cause both for her being hidden away by her royal mother & also why the evil mages keep attacking. But it's never established why her power, in a world full of magic, causes that, or why amplifying power is a bad thing while nobody bats an eye at Glenn's power to nullify magic or Sistine's power to drain it. It's just a thing the plot needed to have, really. When another character from his past, Rel (spelled Re=L) joins his class as a transfer student who openly professes her devotion to him, it only furthers the sense that ARoBMI is unable to think outside the box. Speaking of that near-rape scene, its narrow avoidance leads into another issue with the series: it's terrible sense of comedic timing. Sistine's assault is built up for well over a minute, with her calls for help becoming increasingly desperate as more clothes are torn through. But almost as soon as Glenn strolls through the door the tone does a 180 & witty banter ensues. Even in regular exchanges, jokes often fail to hit the mark, either due to excessive repetition or punchlines taking too long to deliver. It's alright when it's not trying to be funny, but it's almost always trying to be funny & is only made worse by the OST, which uses a cuckoo clock sound effect in the “funny scene” music. There is also a frustrating lack of continuity & consistency between the three main arcs of the series (one for each girl). The first two build up an evil maid character to be the series' main antagonist, being involved in both Rumia's & Re=L's stories. But the final arc almost completely ignores her so Glenn can do battle with another guy from his past that we haven't been introduced to. It seems pretty basic to think that they would have to fight against the maid henchman before revealing a new, higher ranking enemy, or at least have him say “you sit this one out, I got this.” But that wouldn't fit Sistine's marriage fantasy that's the core of the final arc, with all the unhealthy student – teacher relationship implications that has. By the final episode it's almost like they're flinging whatever they've got at the wall in the hope that twenty minutes of material sticks. There are issues in the small details as well. For the first half of the series, the setting seems a fairly typical fantasy one, with magic & swords & carriages. But then in Re=L's arc there's suddenly a high-tech laboratory & Glenn's former special mage forces partner Albert hands him his old revolver. It's the only firearm in the series, which begs the question: why are there firearms in a world with knights & magic? The answer is because the director thought having Albert hand Glenn his old gun to symbolise their reuniting for one more case would make a cool scene, implications be damned. It's not the only time where something that worked in a different film is used to poor effect. As to what the Akashic Record is, well you'll just have to read the novels to find out. The production of AKoBMI follows the tiresomely familiar pattern of starting with its best foot forward & only getting worse as the series goes on. Putting the usual light novel inevitabilities aside – like silly uniforms & character designs taken from the beginners guide to archetypes – everything seems to look & move fine, with some eye-catching animation sequences in the first few episodes. But things become gradually more static & stuttery as the series progresses, with a notable decrease in the amount of detail put into character art. There are also a couple of annoyingly obvious continuity errors. A minor but unmissable one is when Glenn has very clearly been stabbed through the lung, complete with bloody wound to mark the spot. But his bandages mostly cover his abdomen instead of his chest, presumably because it looked cooler. A more glaring & irritating one comes later, when Glenn punches an opponent into a wall. When the dust clears, he's in a Jesus Christ pose that the camera is really keen you get a good look at, only for him to be sprawled on the floor in the next cut, no falling animation or even a sound effect. It's eye rolling at best & likely to cause viewers to yell at expletives at the screen for how pretentious it is. AKoBMI is hardly the first light novel to start with an interesting premise, only to become increasingly unfocused & reliant on overdone tropes & clichés as it progresses. But there have been so many of them, which becomes increasingly unforgivable as each year also produces more shows that buck the trend. The first 5-6 episodes that focus on Glenn becoming a teacher & Rumia ar…

STORY: it takes place at an academy where magic is key and used in their everyday lives. It starts off with a substitute teacher filling in for a class, but he doesn't have a lesson planned out for them. Eventually, it has escalated to the point where one of the students has faced him in a duel and won (& told him to step up). But things get more interesting in the anime where an evil organization has invaded the school and abducted one of the students. From there, the anime lets us explore the other side of him (the good side). This anime contains a lot of cool battle scenes, the school life, comedic moments and a lot of cliffhangers and twists. CHARACTERS: Glen Raders: the substitute teacher who originally had no intentions of teaching magic to the class, but later on we get to see another side to him that is kind, caring and is capable of understanding the class' magic. He can be very cocky and obnoxious too. Sistine: one of the smartest students in the academy and is part of a rich family. On the outside, she comes off very strong, but on the inside, she is very vulnerable. Rumia: one of the sweetest, soft spoken students. She wants to use her magic to help others. OVERALL: I enjoy the anime overall. It was nice, but there are a few flaws. Such as: needing to explore more of Glen's & Sistine's past (aka character development) and learn more information about the evil organization. Personally, I think the school uniform looks like a crop top.

This is short and sweet review. I actually had high hopes for this adaptation, but in the end it really was horrid. If they had more episodes and kept the pace at the beginning few episodes this might have been an enjoyable 6-7 / 10 show. If you watched this show for the genre of OP MC, save your time and go watch Mahouka. This show's MC is supposed to be strong and OP, but he ends up being helped by students that should show no prowess near his level and are able to be at or beyond his level within the series time frame. The last 3 episodes brought this show to a burning pile of junk. The show tried to pack so much into so few episodes and there was no room for story or character progression. TLDR Watch Mahouka, or set your standards extremely low coming into this anime.

I've been watching this anime for quite a while, and now on my third rewatch, I think! And here I decided to Mix Feeling, I want to say it's a recommendation but it's not very good, I want to say it's not a recommendation either, but I liked this anime at one time. The weakness I feel is that the story has too many problems, and the only one at the center of the problem is one character, If I don't count wrongly, maybe around three times he got into trouble and that many times the MC had to save him. In other words, this character is really a burden, and I feel that the problems in this story are placed too quickly, and there is little time to see them relax.

Alright. Time to review this. Some notes: -1 for lame something, I forgot what it was already. Maybe it was the fanservice, but I think it was more than that. Oh, I remember. The stupid school uniform for the girls. What sort of school makes them wear... something... like that...? That's just. No. No thanks. Even if it were a super good school I don't think I'd go there for that reason. -1 for super annoying characters. It was in Episode 9 or something, when I just went "NO". Anyhow, to the review! For starters, I wasn't expecting much. Really. Went in thinking "meh another one of those super cliché anime" and aha, that's what I got. Well, it had a decent concept (that wasn't too original either) - but hey when can I learn what these "Akashic Records" even are? Well, I know what they are in general, but not in relation to the anime. Story: 5/10 Was there anything I wasn't expecting? Not really. There was the evil organization. The overarching plot of them vs the good guys. The whole... life thing. The short tournament arc. The usual. I don't really think it was unique, either, so 5/10. Art: 6/10 Discounting the first note I had in the review, of course. I found nothing particularly unique or cool about the art. Just average. But I gave it a 6 for some reason. Sound: 5/10 I couldn't hear any unique music, really. Some anime I really love the OST, but this one didn't have any that stuck. I tend to rate sound a 10/10, but I guess this anime wasn't good enough. The opening song was nice, it took me a while to place Suzuki Konomi's voice. And the ending, I immediately knew was sung by three of the female characters. Because it sounded like one of those. The voice acting... hm... None of my (current) favorite voice actors are there, so no bias points, but I think they did a good job. Character: 3/10 I like... almost none of the characters, and dislike quite a few. There were some characters with nice witty or funny lines, but those were of the minority. I don't know what else I can say about these characters, besides there cliché and sometimes annoying personalities. And I'm considering giving this a -3 for the main character being a pervert. Not a big fan, and I'm not sure why they keep adding those. Enjoyment: 8/10 See, it was good enough for me to watch while I played some other game. And it only took me less than a week (while studying for various exams). That probably means I enjoyed it. But I wouldn't really want to watch it again, because uh... there's nothing I'd watch it again for. Overall: 5.4/10. But if we factor in the two -1's at the beginning... It's a grand 3.4/10. I'm sorry Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records.... but it's basically on the same rating as stuff like "Makura no Danshi" and uh, I nearly fell asleep watching that. In conclusion, not the best or most unique anime out there, super cliché, frustrating sometimes when the characters cry about their uselessness without doing anything, etc. But it's enjoyable and can be worth wasting 4.5 hours on.

The story in the Anime (so far) is very promising, but it really doesn't go anywhere with the worldbuilding. Overall the plot (the real one, not the Anime tiddies) felt rushed and it ends pretty soon, without going too much into detail. There are Light novels and the show was probably made to sell them, but me being Anime only on this one is left with a "meh" feeling afterwards. I stil enjoyed watching the show. The Protagonist is a jerk with a heart of gold who rarely gets serious, but when he does it's nice to watch. The female lead is a Tsundere with a dream or something, probably explained in the Light Novel. Also a lot of Background and more exploring of the world should be there, in the manual. Without it the show works fine, it's funny if you don't want to think about it too much it's the show for you. But I wish they had taken their time and made like 24 episodes instead, it adapted 5 LN volumes and a lot in the later episodes was rushed. I'm usually not a fan of Ecchi stuff either, but it's manageable. The best parts about the show is the Magic system, and thus the fights. It's hard enough, so the viewer can get an idea how everything should and will work, but it's stil soft enough so the writers can play with it and surprise you. The perfect mix in my opinion. The fights are cliche, but stil enjoyable and cool. You don't need everything to be unpredictable for a story to work. Another thing that I found entertaining are the chibi reviews at the end of each episode. About what the Akashic Records are: they are ...

Beginning this review a bit differently, I must say that one standout, for me at least, of this anime, is the ending theme song. It caught my attention because it was very cheerful and fun; not often does a theme song stir positive emotions in myself. MC in this anime has the classic sad/bad past so he plays the jerk personality but actually he's a good guy. He also performs a few rescues and/or heroic deeds, which is high on my wish list / fantasy items for animes. Female characters in this anime are definitely above average. First of all, there's a mature (not MILF) teacher who took care of the MC and wants the best for him. Very nice but no romance between them though.The other females are the students in the class in the academy. There were almost too young or even loli-like but thankfully not. IRL, there shouldn't be romance between student and teacher but this is an anime. So, I very much enjoyed the (mild) romance that progressed thru the story between the MC and his student, both of whom were unaware of their ("blossoming"?) relationship at the start. Alas, the story ended without my preferred fairy tale ending. It was a positive ending nonetheless, featuring the teacher and the student with somewhat satisfactory realizations for both. Remember, I'm a hopeless romantic, and that's what I look for.

"Albert: My superiors are scumbags for ordering it, and for following it I am just as dishonorable, I don't deny it, but at this point I won't be merciful" You can see from the above we are talking soap opera levels of dialog and character motivation here. It only gets worse as the series progresses. "The years sneek up on you" Sistine Fibel Mind you that's a 15 year old girl who who is talking about how the years wiz by. To be fair, There's characters in this anime that make Doogie Howser look like an old man and a has been. The main character, is a 19 year old who for 4 years was the top assassin in the empires secret police, graduated from the magic school at 14,spent a year as a hikikimori and is now the best professor at the academy and is connected to just about everything of any import in the empire. Strains credulity doesn't begin to convey how ridiculous the plot line. The world building is nearly as bad. There's considerable effort establishing a medieval tech level with magic. You have swords and halberds for the military, horse drawn carriages, no rail, candles for lighting, no powered transport . Next thing you know there's colt 45s ??? Magical displays that looked like the came from Star Trek, genetically engineered life forms just to name a few. Then there is why these people do things which is for no reason at all. They act like automatons trying to find the best opportunity to shout dialog. Monologing in the middle of battles also seems to be a big motivation. Also letting the defeated get away so they can keep on bothering you seems to be really big. The highlight of this is the presentation. The girls are perpetual fan service, the music is good, mostly it's well drawn and animated even if the fight scenes are weak for 2017. Overall ? It's one of those if you have nothing better to watch this will kill some time.

The writing kinda reminds me of SAO and not in a good way at all. The main character's writing was pretty horrible for whatever the hell they were going for. Everything else was mediocre at best. I also found that the serious lost its initial premise of the 'teacher who is lazy' rather quickly and deposited into the 'good teacher who uses different methods' archetype that was done much better in series like AssClass (kinda). Also, I felt there weren't any good characters to speak of and the world-building sucked. Also, they initially explained how magic modification was possible and then proceeded to not really mention it. It kinda does not make sense that something that OP is not utilized by more people. The first review on this new account and probably ranty as hell. And if people have guns than like 95% of this magic BS doesn't make sense

Very underrated, the plot isn't original or anything we haven't seen before, magic schools, a tsundere and so on, but it's still really great, Glenn is an amazing character that doesn't fall into the basic male protagonist and rest are also great characters (I specially like Sistine). The way the anime went on was very funny and entretaining, there is a bit of ecchi but it doesn't bother and they don't overdo it. The last chapter was an open final, leaving place for a second season, which I wisht it would happen. If I would compare it to another anime I guess it's something similar to Zero No Tsukaima but not oversimilar the plots are different but they both start in a maigc school and are funny. Overall even if its an LN and people like to sh*t on this type of anime a lot, I still think it's fresh, funny and enjoyable. The only thing I don't understand is why their uniform is so weird.

(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!) I inherited from my parents a tendency to keep records of the important documents I come across. Financial papers, important personal information. While not the most organized set of folders imaginable, I keep track of the details in my life that require it to make sure that things are in order on my end. Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records (or Akashic Records for short) could have done the same, keeping track of itself so that everything proceeded smoothly. Instead, it misplaces its details all over the place. STORY Akashic Records: another anime, another arc-tiered cake to devour. The Infiltration Arc, the Necklace Arc, the Project Revive Life Arc, and the Justice Arc layer this tale for the audience to digest as best it can. Unfortunately, weak frosting and missing flavor deliver to the audience an anime that starts out somewhat appetizing but eventually devolves into a forgettable foodstuff when the last bite chomps down. The first taste starts at the top with the Kidnapping Arc. Minus the overt sexual assault scene, this arc argues for its status as the strongest of the bunch, setting the anime up for moderate success. The comedy is snappy and fun thanks to Glenn’s lazy, prideful attitude. (Indeed, said comedy is Akashic Record’s greatest strength as seen multiple times throughout the season.) The magic system takes a bit of priority with extra lessons as to its usage and construction. The plot heads for action and skirmishes as allusions to grander story beats and darker pasts appear. Altogether, a competent first arc. But, after having one’s fill, the next tier to the cake becomes a tad harder to stomach. In the Necklace Arc, again disregarding a sexualized segment involving a strange older gentleman and his fetish, the anime still does a nice job on the comedy side. For example, Sisti reinforces how cool of a dude Glenn is for involving the whole class in the field games, forcing him to double down on his nice-guy act. It also makes use of particular plot elements. Specifically, Glenn transforms into Rumia as a demonstration to one of his students, and this same transformation magic equates to the solution required to dissolve the queen’s conflict. However, this arc starts to give this cake a bitter flavor. It repeats a previous plot point – Rumia’s kidnapping – which demonstrates a lack in narrative variety way too early on in the season. Furthermore, Rumia herself somewhat out of nowhere just remembers now that Glenn was, in fact, the person who had saved her all those years ago, glossing over what was presumably setup to be a big moment between the two. Nothing too problematic for the time being. Indeed, to be fair, the new characters Re=L and Albert hope to keep the cake from falling over in their ability to sweeten the proceedings with new relationships between the cast. Then the show reaches the third arc. The Project Revive Life Arc, taking place between episodes seven and nine (inclusive), begins to turn Akashic Records into a mushy mess. It repeats, yet again, the Rumia-gets-kidnapped plot point which really makes one wonder if she shouldn’t have body guards protecting her 24/7. Regardless, the anime tries to cram in backstories about (fake) brothers and strange experiments that ultimately provide necessary info but do not lead to anything emotionally impactful. These episodes also don’t quite nail down the drama when Glenn survives despite a massive wound through his chest without ramification and when the anime fails to capitalize on incorporating his students despite their higher emphasis in the previous arc. Again, nothing here is technically horrendous in construction. But it is a whole lot of blandness as the anime does not quite have the know-how to provide a plot that reaches someplace interesting or worthwhile. Finally, in rolls in the last arc of the season, the Justice Arc, which makes the cake almost entirely unappetizing. The comedy isn’t as balanced as it was with the previous arcs, giving way for harsher happenings and more drama to unfold that it never quite got right in the first place. The plot goes with yet another “kidnapping” (read: blackmailed and forced to marry a weirdo which is basically kidnapping) scenario (but at least Sisti is the victim this time and not Rumia so that the show avoids outright repetition). And Glenn’s weirdly handled loss to “Leos” and leaving of Sisti put the story in a rough spot. For, it must be noted (and in its own separate paragraph at that) that the final episode of Akashic Records is the worst one of the season by far. It rushes forward to a ridiculous degree thanks to a couple of time skips, pushing the content forward without much regard. Moreover, a very brief flashback or two aims to draw supposed parallels between this tense situation and a similar one he encountered in the past with a girl named Sara from his memories. But, without much context of the latter, these parallels do not form well at all. Furthermore, the villain and his tactics after his big reveal are laughably silly. His final attack amounts to practically nothing, the crucifixion symbolism following his defeat is really unnecessary, and he just runs away after everything anyway. And the episode barely crams in some relevancy for Celica right at the very end with some subplot about a labyrinth that doesn’t matter at this point. The episode does have a full-circle narrative insofar as Glenn re-narrates his words from the very first episode, but that’s not nearly enough to justify the complete mess that proceeds his words. With this cake now begrudgingly devoured, it settles for a while before introducing other talking points. Specifically, each arc (more or less) focuses on a certain character and delivers a certain idea pertaining to an overarching motif on personal growth. In the first arc, Sisti showcases hope in her beliefs and the intentions behind her actions. In the second arc, Rumia wrestles with her true feelings and the notion of no regrets. In the third arc, Re=L highlights how one does not always need a reason to live if one just protects what is close to him or to her. In the fourth arc, Glenn proves how easy it is to lose one’s true self along the way. Over-reiterating at this point, but, while these ideas are not by any means explored let alone powerful, it’s nice to see that the anime had some kind of thread keeping this cake together as best it could. Still, Akashic Records uses scissors of its own accord to cut this thread. Despite the title and their potential importance, almost nothing about the so-called “Akashic Records” pops up except for a few words here and there as to their existence. Other plot points, like Melgalius’s Sky Castle or the Researchers of Divine Wisdom, do not properly resolve. And the show does not do a very good job of carrying over a lot of the details from one arc to the next, like providing more about the academy itself or using Rumia’s royal bloodline. So, while this cake doesn’t taste horrible, and the thread that binds it isn’t so much torn as it is mangled amidst sloppy extra details, the entire experience rises no higher than the absolute bare minimum in execution. ART & ANIMATION The main artistic element that stands out in Akashic Records is the designs for its characters. Specifically speaking, the main outfits for the girls go straight for eyeful pleasure. Exposed midriffs, skimpy skirts, garter belts, complementary colors (blue and white), extra details (tiny cat ears, ribbons). On the one hand, these designs serve their purpose of crafting a bunch of cute, ecchi looks for the female leads. On the other hand, they’re a bit too overt when taking into consideration the anime’s goals. I.e., their sexualized nature does not benefit either the story or the characters. Regardless, Glenn’s meager look – a white button-up shirt, a red tie, and a disheveled hea…

Well it does fit the standard magic/school cliché, so after watching so many of these it's actually surprising to find one that is still enjoyable. I think it's more of a comedy than a fantasy anime - this show does not even pretend to take itself seriously - which is actually what makes it fun to watch. Art and sound are excellent, though I think that these types of anime sometimes take the moe art a little too far. I should probably warn you that it ends with a cliffhanger; hopefully they'll have a second season. If they don't (we'll probably be able to tell in spring 2018) then you should probably think twice before watching.

Do you want to know what is worse than listening to a main character giving speech #194903450919235890943938200 billion quadrillion about the power of friendship and how he is going to protect everyone? When you find out the writers were being completely serious and there is no punchline whatsoever. Akashic Records could have at the very least been a decent ecchi romantic comedy, if it wasn't for the fact that it doesn't seem to understand how bad its own plot devices are. Compare to a better anime like Konosuba. Does Konosuba have a good story to it? Oh god no, it absolutely does not. But here is the kicker: Konosuba is fully aware that it is bad and brilliantly takes advantage of its inherent badness to self parody at every chance it gets. That's how a show like this ironically avoids being bad - by not taking itself seriously and having full self awareness that the best way to be a fantasy-comedy is to go full slayers. Akashic Records unfortunately does not share this self awareness, nor does it understand what makes this kind of show good. Instead of trying to find ways to make all this nonsense entertaining, the writers try to pan off the standard tacky "mamoru" and "I am strong because I have friends!" elements as if they actually count as good storytelling. The result is that instead of being funny and enjoyable, Akashic Records ends up being cringy and generic. It makes you feel like the show was written for very young children, but at the same time this is an R-rated anime where the female students are all wearing ridiculously revealing school uniforms and violence is everywhere. So who was this show made for exactly? Who knows. Whatever the case, Akashic Records is bad. It's not ironically bad, it's just bad.

When I saw blood in the first episode I was like " We might lose some characters", bullshit. There were a bunch of opportunities, but everybody was rescued in the last second. Graphics are okay, there are some scenes good for backgrounds. - What about the soundtrack? - I haven't realized if there was any. The story is nothing, or better say the time they took to move the story is not enough, so nothing happens. The MC is a basic "I look like an idiot, but I am smart and strong" characther. I bet if he wasn't a teacher he would wear jerseys. He builds up a harem like relation with a group of girls. He has some indispensable flash-backs about his lost (dog like) crush thanks to one of his harem's (cat like) girl. - Any good points? - Well, there were some lovely characters, and some of them improved a bit khmm Re=L. And also a couple of fights were entertaining. So it is not worht watching unless you love meaningless magical girls fight with no reason and being embarrassed by senpai. J-score: ★★★☆☆

I liked it, I do like Anime/Manga/Light Novels of this type.. Yeah its simmilar to other Magic anime/manga and light novels.. I do read a lot of Chineses Light Novels that are based on magic/kung fu/romance and well like all Anime/Light Novels and Manga of this type it is hard to be Different..but this is still a good read/watch I enjoy it if you are a fan of Magic type anime i would recommend this. It has a pretty good storyline, I can't wait for a second season of the Anime while I catch up on the Manga/Light Novel. I enjoyed The anime.I like how the art is done and how the story line has progressed so far isn't to fast it is just right to keep the viewer's /readers on edge, But it dose have some flaws like it seems to have ideas from sword art online and Other Military/School/Magic Anime.. but in the end it is still good to watch even with its flaws.