Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

This has all the ingredients to get me to fall in love with something: epic fantasy setting, a smart-ass main character with a heart of gold, a seedy organization, sexy girls, crude humor, and a little bit of a wink to the camera. Unfortunately, all these ingredients come together to create something just... fine. The main problem is the fact that this is just a 12-episode series with no word yet on when or IF a second season will ever come out. If the series does truly just end here, then it's a major disappointment. There are so many unanswered questions. So many things were just glossed over and forgotten about. So many intriguing characters introduced and then shoved off-screen for the majority of the show. I really like this world enough to read the light novels, but I don't know if any of them have been translated to English. I'll have to do a bit of research on that front.

Great Series if you enjoy terrible art, retarded characters, the most clichéd clichés, and an overall generic anime. Otherwise I cant really recommend. Semi-Serious review below Characters You have your average main character (protag-kun). Protag-kun is a depressed ex-assasin that has the mystical ability to disable all magic, with no exceptions at all whatsoever (himsef included.) too bad he almost never uses it. There are many times in the 12 episodes where that ability would of come in very handy, but is rarley ever used. Additionally, the protag-kun has the common sense of an embryo, despite being a famous, well known assassin, whose hands are too bloody to teach children, he has absolutely no battle sense. He easily shows his back to his enemies, must be legally deaf, because two elephants having sex could sneak up on him, etc. In the introductory cut scene. at the very beginning of the first episode he is shown killing large groups of mages, but in all of his fights he struggles to kill just one. By the end of the 12 episodes, he is shown up by one of the 16(ish) year old girls in a fight against "Evil bad Guy Villain Dude". Two other characters are average tsundere (Girl A), complimentary kudere (Girl C), and the typical large breasted girl (Girl B). You get fun memorable characters with this show, like the guy with pink hair from episode 5(?), and Generic side-character H. Essentially what I am trying to convey is that this anime has the most cookie-cutter, generic, and clichéd characters for an anime. The villain character, "Evil bad Guy Villain Dude" is my second least favorite character in this anime. He is only truly introduced in the last half of the last episode. He's the type of, "I'm doing bad things because I am bad" villain that seriously ruins entire anime. Nothing about, "Evil bad Guy Villain Dude" makes him feel like an actual character, rather he feels more like something that was slapped into the plot because a villain was necessary and the author had nothing better. His powers are lack luster, and apparently his magic is not effected by the protagonists ability to stop all magic. Now all the characters, though bland would at least give this series a mediocre 4/10. However I personally would give the characters a 2/10 because of, and Solely because of Girl C. If Girl C was a lamp-post than she would have been a better addition to this anime than what she is. She is a flaming hot ball of bipolar, who has no sense of what is socially acceptable, and so much of the story is ruined because of how bad her character relations are. (see bottom of the page for that) Story Stereotypical school-shounen-light novel anime that doesn't do a whole lot of things to stand out. Every arc of this story also is very predictable. Girl B is always the damsel in distress, Girl A is your typical tsundere, "I'm not helping you because I like you B-B-Baka." that is best friends with Girl B. She will stop at no lengths to help Girl A because of the power of friendship. As a bonus there's a bunch of side characters that are completely irrelevant to the plot, but the show acts like you know them anyways. Bonus!!! One additional thing I should note, which falls under Story/Characters is the Characters tone. This is probably the worst thing in the entire anime. Here are a few examples, lets see if you can catch on about why it's so bad, EXAMPLE 1: Terrorists walk into room and shoot magic capable of killing the students right next to Girl A's head. Background characters leaning forward, mouths slightly open, intensely yawning(?) EXAMPLE 2: Bloody splattered all over the walls, furniture smashed, balcony door open revealing broken railing. Background characters walk in, and say, "Hey girl A did you see Girl B?" Other background character quizzically asks, "Did something Happen?" EXAMPLE 3* Art Skipable ED, and a terribly choreographed ultra-generic OP. BMG is acceptable, probably the best "art" Akashic records has to offer. very lazy animation, too many still shots / panorama's. Character design is, again very cookie cutter, and anyone with some knowledge of anime could accurately guess all the main character's roles just by looking at their designs. Overall Akashic Record's art is pretty deplorable, even somehow being worse than shows like Asterisk wars. Verdict I certainly cannot recommend Akashic Records to anyone who likes quality anime. There are many anime that do the same thing as Akashic Records, but do it much better, like Magi and Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei. Akashic Records currently has a 7.5(ish)/10 on mal, however I would give it a 3-4/10. If an anime were to do absolutley 0 right, and be completley boring it would get a 3/10. Akashic Records, though it does not do much did 1 thing that was mildly entertaining, and that was explaining it's own worlds principals of magic. However, it does absolutely nothing with these principals later in the 12 episodes, returning to the point that everything protag-kun taught his students was only shown a few episodes after, then it completely diapered. The students in Akashic Records are never shown to have improved through the anime, which was the appeal of watching the teacher (protag-kun) in the first place. Instead the characters say they cant do something, through the power of protag-kun, they do it, then they go back into the sidelines, completely useless as if nothing ever happened. So, yeah here's a score "\sum _{n=4}^{\sqrt{16}}n / 10" (sorry for this review being inconstant, wrote this pretty late im not exactly in the right frame of mind to worry aboud sentence structure and narative flow. expect some edits.) ___________________________________________________________________________ extras (*contain spoilers) ___________________________________________________________________________ The ending is complete garbage. Like, SAO tentacle rape levels of garbage. It tries to be really clever with a denouement, and link back to the intro cutscene but it fails. The final battle is an anticlimax to an anime that is nothing but a large anticlimax. EXAMPLE 3 Girl C just impaled Protag-kun with a sword. Girl A knows it's Girl C, and to rub salt into her wound Girl B is attacked by Girl C and handed over to the enemies that want to kill her. Girl A, and "Alfred" then attempt to save protag-kun from threshold of death. They do so. Later that episode Protag-kun approaches Girl C and is completely cool being impaled and almost killed. He convinces her to switch back to his side, and acts like he was never impaled by a huge sword. they defeat the villain of that episode (Fake onii-san) and return. ~Says nothing to protag-kun who almost died~. Girl A to Girl B "I am glad you're back." Girl A to Girl C - frowns slightly, then IMMEDIATELY CRYING TO THE POINT THAT HER FUCKING TEAR-DUCTS DRY THEN WITHER, AND HUGS GIRL C TIGHTLY "I AM SO GLAD U R BACK" ?wat?

One of the bests anime of this year. The characters are very charismatic and the world that the history is happening is very interesting. The animation is on the average, but to this studio this animations is very nice. Aparently the last 2 episodes were very rushy. But it did not break the beauty of the work. And the screenwriter leave some questions without awnsers, this was becouse they used only 4 volumes of the Light novel. This smells like a market strategy to you buy the source or a way to a new season.(the second pls ;-;) Id liked too much this anime and i recomend to people that watched FMAB, Mahouka and DanMachi. Waiting for a second season that never will come ;-; kiss on your ass <3

Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records, or Akashic Records in short, is one of the must watch anime this season. Why? Read on to find out. We also get a healthy dose of action and romance in Akashic Records, and it packs a solid punch. The anime is adapted from a light novel of the same name and it also has a manga adaptation which is pretty great. The story is pretty generic but enjoyable. In a fantasy world, where mages still exist, we get to see the goof ups and adventures of the extremely lazy but immensely capable Glenn Radars. He starts as a part time teacher in the school and the story follows from there. The Art is superb! I just love it! The sound on the other hand is kinda okay, and while the OP doesn't strike as anything remarkable to me, I love the ED! As for the characters, Akashic Records does a fantastic job. Glenn is easily my number one fav character this season. His comical yet serious nature, his antics, his courage and his love for his students & friends are immensely enjoyable. The other characters, especially, Rumia is also interesting. Her nerve of steel is appreciable. Sistine(the best girl ofc) does her job well portraying a cute girl and a lovable student. She's a tsundere, but a good one. She is powerful, like real powerful and supports Glenn. Re=L, the other girl is an interesting character. I'd like to spoil, but won't and I can say that she'll have a strong fandom after the series ends. The other characters, Celica, Albert and the Queen plays side roles albeit important ones. I found Leos to be hateable enough as I don't like third wheels at all. Overall, I'd pretty much suggest anyone to watch Akashic Records if you're a fan of comedy and action genres. The characters, the story, everything is just too good. Watch it, you won't regret. And also don't forget to read the manga(it's a shame that it's still behind the anime tho). As a parting shot, Sisti(Shiro Neko) is totally the best girl! Don't agree with me? I don't care, lol.

Ok, so the 12 episode anime ends, and now, what do I make out of this seemly harem like situation where it involves older guy, with very young girls, hummmmmm, well this is how I’d see it: Mediocre 5, story: What we have here is a cliché harem, set in some fantasy land where magic is king and the ones using it have to be good, but in this case, no, it was more like a guy force into teaching by his lovely former colleague, who is trying to find ways to get fired but ends up in a relationship with a white cat, so basically it’s as cliché as any anime/manga/ novel that has a harem genre in it, despite of other genre’s involve, and no matter how things go between the guy and the harem members. Pathetic 1, Art: Ok, what can anybody of you out there say about the girl’s school uniform? Answer, it makes them look like a bunch of ho’s, I mean, WTF is the illustrator, Kimura Satoshi, thinking about the girl’s school uniform design? They ought to be working in a gentlemen’s club as hostesses, instead of studying to be magicians or sorcerers, another pathetic thing about studio LINDENFILMS they didn’t go all the way with the fanservice, which would have been a saving grace for this anime. The boy’s uniform design doesn’t fare either, I mean, what’s with that cowl that they have to wear? The illustrator should have just made them boys wear a shirt and tie for crying out loud. Fair 6, Sound: I really have nothing to say about the seiyuus who did the voices of the characters, and frankly I just don’t have an opinion about both the opening and closing themes. Poor 3, Character: Ok, so the setting is in some English fantasy kingdom, and the main characters here have rather very pathetic names like Glenn Radars, Rumia Tingle, Fibel Sistine and Rayford Reil. The setting was old but the name were new, also the characters were too poor in how they were presented. We have a lousy teacher Glenn Radar, who can kick ass but lacks motivation, Sistsine who is this uptight proud girl who in the end is actually weak, Rumia, who we don't know how important is she that all of the sudden she becomes secondary on the mid of the season, also there is Reil, whom she has a sort of frenemy with Gleen where at one point she's trying to kill him and in the other she gets cutesy with him. Also, we never get to know as to what had happened to that evil maid Charlet Eleanor. Fair 6, Enjoyment: Well, it was sort of funny that Glenn gets to have his ass kicked by Sisti at first, then seeing Glenn develop his relationships with his students, but in the end things were pretty predicable as Glenn rushes to free Sisti from marrying early, since she does remind of Glenn’s love, the white dog, whom we have no idea as to what happened to her and let’s not forget the puppet master who manipulates things in the shadows. Mediocre 5, Overall: One only has to watch the last episode to see why, so, another season? Yeah right. Radars Out!

Before we start: This is more of a review of the reviews, rather than a review of the show. Something that hopes to help you make anything out of the huge disparity between user reviews rather than add another opinion to the already varied bunch. Now then... So a show like Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records comes around and it gets some really mixed opinions. A bunch of people rate it at 3. Then there are some 9's. And to top it off there's a small handful of those who give it 7~, but never really get enough attention to reach the spotlight and be seen/read unless you dig through the reviews. So who is right? Is is really the worst disaster that hit the Earth in this millenium? Or a work of art that deserves to be put at the forefront, for all the unbelievers to see that THIS is what anime is about? To be honest, it's neither and it's the 7's guys and gals that are mostly right. But to better explain, let's consider a different, purely theoretical example. Imagine the new Transformers movie coming out. The first screenings are done and now the viewer reviews are coming in: - There are some people who think it's utter crap and rate it at 3. It's shallow, completely uncreative, reusing the same overused tropes, the plot twists are predictable and the story lacks any meaningful message behind it. It's your common story about the Earth being in grave danger and only some special (care?) kid who thinks he's funny and his token lass (being there just because boobs) being able to save it. What MOST of them fail to notice is that you are >NOT< supposed to watch Transformers movie expecting it to forever change the way you look at your car/fridge/dildo. This, and that enjoyment can be drawn from different sources. - There are some people who think it's the new coming of Jesus (the 9 guys). Those are easy to explain. They are MOSTLY just a bunch of dudes jacking off to two giant robots wrestling while covered in oil and rate it at 9 rather than 10 only because there were always those 2 meatbags that constantly got in the way of more giant robot fighting. - And lastly, there are the wise ones, that put it at 6-8, stating that while it had some faults, it was nevertheless a good piece of simple, lighweight, commitment-less enjoyment. Now replace the "giant robots" with "cute girls", do a few minor tweaks in other places and you have a summary of the user reviews for Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records. I wrote this all just to say that you - whoever you are - should approach this just like you would approach a Transformers movie and watch it only when in a mood in which you would gladly watch a Transformers movie. If you would watch that at all. If not - that's fine too, just be mindful of why was such a thing created and who it was aimed at. As for my own oppinion - it was unexpectedly enjoyable and I really mean it. I've seen some real copy-paste crap like Asterisk/Absolute Duo/other staf like that. I hated those and yet I still rated this one at 7 overall. That and that long Transformers tirade should be all that you need to make the call. You are (I assume) an intelligent being, you don't need to read a 10 page long essay about the cuteness of the girls or tropes used/avoided to tell if a roughly 4-5 hours long piece of animation is worth your time. Rather than going through all of those reviews, go watch the first episode. It's more or less what you will get untill the very end.

Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records is overall a good anime. The story isn't very unique, although it does present some novel ideas that separates it from other magical/school/supernatural anime out there. It generally flows at a good pace, gives us enough information to flesh the characters out, and progresses the story well enough. The progression of the story could be made more realistic/natural, however, and that is actually one of the things that bugged me the most. I could pick out specific episodes that were put in for different reasons, like "this episode is to flesh out so-and-so's character" and "this episode is about revealing this thing" and whatnot, and basically what I'm getting at is that sometimes the episodes seem formulaic. I prefer it when episodes are able to create a seamless picture of the whole, telling the story in a way where it's not divided into blocks but has multiple strings in it that all tie into the end. (Hopefully that makes sense—I did my best.) Additionally, if you're looking for a one-time/one-season anime, don't try this one. The ending wasn't entirely satisfactory. There wasn't that much development between the love interests and a large amount of big questions went unanswered, likely in the anticipation of a second season. (I hope there will be a second season.) Overall, it is enjoyable but nothing that will get your heart pumping.

What????? The top reviews of this anime are giving it a 3?!?!?!? Woah... I GUARANTEE YOU GUYS THAT THE MAIN REASON WHY PEOPLE WATCHED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THAT UNIFORM. HOLY FUCK. I get it, I get it. This anime lacks originality and such, blah blah. But look at it this way. What if you judge it on a different perspective? What i'm saying is that you should compare this anime to other unoriginal anime. Then you'll find the magic. Get it? Cuz this is a magical anime? Never mind. So yeah. I mean, the characters are pretty average if you want to say it that way (don't insult my waifus) but they're still pretty entertaining. Especially with Glenn. Oh boy, how happy I feel when watching him. His constant teasing towards his students are really heartwarming. No, not heartwarming. It's torture for them. But I like it :) And then we get all the shit about the uniforms being too sexy. But sexy is anime. And that's why anime exists. Sexy is why hentai exists. I love sexy. But seriously though, there's really nothing wrong with the clothing. Sometimes, I even forget that their bellies are showing. You get used to it, trust me. I like this animu because of -likable MC (srsly) -likable heroines (get your hands off my waifus) -if you don't like the waifus then there's always that blue haired girl and that blonde girl with the black, star wars sith clothing. -Comedy I don't like this animu because the girls are 15. What I loved about this was how it embraces all the tropes, cliches, everything. It embraces it and isn't afraid to show it for all of us to watch. Some may have disliked it but I know despite it's lack of "quality", Rokudenashi whatever the fuck it's name is, is just trying to entertain us. It gives suspense and action when it needs to and gives comedy when it needs to. It offers what you need at the right time. If you like 15 year old girls wearing revealing clothing, comedy, a "realistic" MC, fanservice, a tsundere, a psycho maid, and a kuudere, then enjoy the masterpiece that is, Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records. No sarcasm. Wait wait wait. Glenn is 19????? Woah............I guess that explains his childish nature. Don't worry. If you hate stupid people in anime then no worries. Glenn is pretty damn smart. So yeah...now I can end this review.

This Review will contain SPOILERS for Akashic Records Akashic Records is something of a curious entry to the "magical high school" trope that is common in recent years. Initially, it appears to follow a set formula that has been established over the years: The characters attend a school to learn some power, main male lead isn't all that exceptional, main girl lead is a tsundere, and so on. It seems like it will be entirely skip worthy and, in a word, trash. However, Akashic Records ends up becoming unexpectedly good because of some twists that deviate from the norm. Story - 7 The story of Akashic Records is fairly enjoyable. It follows short arcs that tend to focus on a given character with a faint overarching plot connecting it all. The arcs are fairly enjoyable and do their job well. They have a thin coat of harem hijinks while actually being fairly serious. However, what prevents it from scoring higher is the fact that the ending (VERY important) was rushed. It doesn't feel rounded off and needed at least another episode. Art - 7 The art for Akashic Records maintains a decent standard and has few quality lows or highs. The art for the various spells and the eyes of the characters are the primary noteworthy aspects. General character designs aren't all that special, but are acceptable. Sound - 6 I really can't give special credit to the soundtrack. It was an overall "meh" and had no memorable tracks to speak of. It served its purpose as a background, but doesn't go beyond that. The opening at the very least was pretty good. The voice acting was alright (though I wouldn't know given I don't speak Japanese), but I can't speak for the dub given I didn't watch it (yet). Characters - 7 In general, I liked the characters in Akashic records. I want to give special praise to the main character Glenn Radars. While he is best described as a lazy scumbag, he ends up being fairly interesting to watch. He isn't weak like most harem protagonists and is relatively amusing to watch. The rest of the cast is good, but a bit typical. I strongly believe they could have been given a little more nuance, but at the very least they have their own backgrounds that prevent them from being one dimensional. Enjoyment - 8 I want to especially stress that this series was very enjoyable to watch. As stated earlier, the key part is that it sets itself apart from other magical high school shows enough to be fairly interesting. It doesn't rely on fanservice to keep people watching and actually stays tame in that field. It has a cast that is fun to watch and has some good action scenes with a dash of humor. I really did like that it is comparatively serious to other shows of the same genre and has a good lead. Overall - 7 In general, Akashic Records is at the very least worth a test run for most people. Give it the 3 episodes rule, and then decide to watch it fully or not. It deviates from the norm enough to be fairly interesting and fun to watch. While most elements are not exceptional, the good parts of them are executed well and make the show worthwhile. It probably is worth a second season, but I wouldn't count on it.

I was expecting a generic magic harem series, but instead I got a surprisingly engaging story about a once-great magician turned teacher who becomes involved in epic battles and dangerous conspiracies. The series starts with some ecchi elements, but as it progresses, the story becomes more focused and compelling. We get entertaining arcs centered around a magic academy reminiscent of Harry Potter, secret cults, and powerful mages clashing behind the scenes. The main character is a degenerate with a heart of gold, and his personality truly carries the show. His laid-back attitude, hidden strength, and sharp wit make him far more interesting than your typical overpowered protagonist. I really hope we get a second season someday, because the story has a lot of potential and remains genuinely entertaining throughout.

Man, just thinking about this anime Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records brings back all the good vibes! I mean, this anime is seriously one of my all-time favorites, and for good reason. The story's got everything: action, humor, heart... and a healthy dose of magic, of course! Glenn, the main character, is literally the coolest. At first, he seems like your typical lazy teacher, but boy, does he have some tricks up his sleeve! His magic skills are insane, and his sharp wit and cleverness make him a total boss. I love how he always manages to outsmart his opponents, even when the odds are stacked against him. And the action scenes? Whoa. They're intense, they're epic, and they're ridiculously well-animated. I mean, the production team seriously outdid themselves on this one. The animation and art are top-notch, and the fight choreography is some of the best I've ever seen. But what really makes this anime stand out is the characters. Sistine, with her secret crush on Glenn, is adorable - and her tsundere personality just adds to her charm! And Rumia? She's just the sweetest, most innocent thing ever. I love how the anime balances the humor and the heartwarming moments, and how it never gets too sappy or melodramatic. The ending, though... wow. Just wow. I won't give it away, but let's just say it's totally satisfying, and it left me grinning from ear to ear. Hats off to the author for creating such a unique and compelling storyline, and major props to the production team for bringing it all to life. If you haven't seen this anime yet, do yourself a favor and give it a watch. Trust me, you won't regret it!

I first knew this through Facebook reels and thought that this show looks good so I'd give it a try. A truly underrated show. For me, I really enjoy and like this show. The story has good plot, humors, tad bit of romance for me, some characters even have their own story to be shown in 12 episodes show. For me, it doesn't really matter if it is realistic or not but the way they react on situations is somewhat okay. On to the last few episodes, it felt like it was forced instead of taking it slow. This show is a cliffhanger but it doesn't disappoint me that much, what I'm disappointed is that it has already been 6 years and there's still no season 2.

If you are someone who enjoys watching bad movies because you enjoy watching train wrecks in action, this anime is for you. This is definitely a guilty pleasure anime for me that I come back to when I need a cringe pick-me-up. The story is kinda awful and campy. It is very enjoyable with a pint of ice cream because you already have a spoon you can gag on. The majority of characters are archetypal AF and don't have the time to really grow, but you get enough glimpses of humanity that the character tropes are worth groaning through. The music is actually pretty good - it is exactly what you would expect for a Shonen magic school anime. They did really well getting the vibes down. Overall, this is NOT the kind of show you come to for something serious. It just isn't. This is something you watch with friends and openly mock while admiring the occasional cuteness, despite there being too much "fan service" for my taste. Think of this anime like a funky cheese - you like it, you don't, or you enjoy watching other people's faces when they partake.

Akashic Records is a fantasy light novel adaptation that is about, shockingly, an overpowered protagonist that has both a harem and is at a magical academy. I know shocking material for fantasy anime; however, I will say that remarkable the show is not an isekai series with the protagonist instead just being an overpowered mage for some reason. However, despite not being an isekai series Akashic Records still falls into the same story pitfalls as most generic isekai series and just comes off as another bland overpowered fantasy series with the only shocking aspect being the magic academy’s uniform choice. Set predominately in an academic setting the series focuses on the protagonist Glenn, personal journey of evolving from a perverted lazy shut-in, to a perverted lazy instructor. Don’t get me wrong as the series progresses Glenn is shown to not only be a competent instructor as he breaks down the rules of the world’s magic system to both the audience and students in an easy-to-comprehend manner, but also seems to generally care for his students. However, before that growth occurs the viewer is unfortunately forced to watch Glenn flounder around the first few episodes as he not only struggles to act his age but also stays off an FBI watchlist. I know this initial impression is meant to give the viewer a point to see Glenn grow; however, due to his poor introduction I struggled to ever truly take him seriously, and even by the series end he never latched onto me as a character. Okay so the mc might be terrible but surely the side cast can save the plot or at the very least try to carry the series? Unfortunately, while Glenn might have been annoying and childish he at least saw some character growth something that completely missing from the side cast. First, you have the prim and proper student Sistine who serves as the series mandatory tsundere, as well as candidate A for developing an odd romantic relationship with Glenn. As a by the books tsundere, she is fine; however, outside of her romantic on and off feelings for Glenn her character doesn’t have much happening in the show. She is the best friend of Rumia, who actually does have some purpose and she has a fixation on wanting to unlock the mysteries of ancient floating civilization, but despite bringing it up a couple of times in the earlier episodes it is never brought up again so who cares. Besides Sistine is her best friend Rumia whose single defy trait for the series is that she is a magical MacGuffin that serves as the show’s damsel in distress. Seriously in a twelve-episode series, all but one of the show's arcs is about her being kidnapped and Glenn having to rescue her. In fact, every single plot point of the series can be summed up as a new school event occurring, Rumia gets abducted during a school event, Glenn fights a generic magic secret society, villain fights Glenn only for him to unveil a new magical ability and save the day. Repeat about four times and just swap out Rumia for Sistine during the final arc and you have the entire series. Outside of the core trio you also have the magic police due of stoic Albert who has little to no character info, and the Re=L whose personality is that she has the mind of a doll and a really dumb name. If you haven’t guessed already I wasn’t particularly thrilled about Akashic Records; however, if there was one oddly strong standout about the series it has to be the show’s magic system. The first few episodes take great strides to break down the rules of the world’s magic system going so far as to divulge the inner workings of incantations and how to morph and bend spells by altering their pronunciation and incantations. It was an aspect that truly felt unique for the series and was constantly being added to throughout the show with each hostage citation needing new SWAT tactical magic, heck the show even briefly has a magic tournament arc. Sadly, while the magic system goes a long way to establish the world of Akashic Records as a unique setting for a fantasy anime, its visuals and soundtrack leave much to be desired. The art style and music of the world are so painfully generic that it is barely worth mentioning with only the character designs partially standing out and even then not for a particularly positive reason. The school uniforms for the female students are bizarre, and probably the first thing you notice about the series, with their uniforms being divided into two halves attached by belts with fully exposed bellies. It is very strange and is never mentioned or explained throughout the series. Outside of that Sistine has cat ears for some reason that unique right, and Glenn has a glove fixation. Yeah, the character design isn’t particularly great, but sadly for the villains, it's even worse. The main villain of the series and leader of the secret magical society is an evil maid who is never named and is always dressed up in a maid uniform for no particular reason, and the final villain of the show is the all-powerful evil carriage driver. The only bright spot design-wise is the fight scenes have some visual flair and degree of strategy mostly due to the magic system. I can not say with a straight face that Akashic Records is a good show or even worth viewing. It is a painfully generic series with a world and characters that never try to break free from their stereotypical fantasy molds. The story is stuck on an endless loop of hostage rescue, the characters lack both good design and dialogue, and there are little to no character developments. If you need an academic fantasy anime respect your time and watch anything else.

well i had lot of expectation on this one. its comedy, art, characters were pretty decent. the pacing was not so good. It had potential, well a lot of potential but failed. its neither bad nor too good. seemed like a decent 7 for me. that magical punch( actually kick) got me their laughing but i wouldn't give it marks for comedy. the plot and story was predictable. The characters were not fully utilized. seems like like i have been giving only bad reviews. well pacing is also bad. the good thing I liked and the noticable (for me at least ) was that MAGICAL PUNCH!!!! (but actually MAGICAL KICK!!) others are ok. I guess is 6 rating very much?

At first, Roku de Nashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records seems slightly better than average. It starts with a somewhat good and fairly comical first episode, with the introduction of an excentric and lazy protagonist who somehow ends up as a teacher in a magic academy, but instead of doing his job he clowns around and acts like some sort of troll to his students. Sadly, this first episode is a trap designed to hook the viewer by giving an inaccurate idea of what the series actually has to offer: stereotypical characters, cartoonishly evil villains, a generic magical fantasy universe and a predictable plot. THE PROTAGONIST IS THE ONLY DECENT ELEMENT IN THE STORY The protagonist, Glenn Radars (what an awful name!), is first introduced as a low-rank magician who was just hired as an instructor in a prestigious magic academy thanks to his weirdly-clothed female friend who pulled strings so that he could get a job and stop sucking out her money. In the first episode, he is portrayed as a disastrous teacher, as he is super lazy and constantly mocks his students, instead of helping them, or just doing his job properly in general. Doesn’t that sound comical? It does sound comical. There’s no way something like this isn’t comical. UNFORTUNATELY! This show is neither a comedy nor a slice-of-life, it has an actual plot – by plot I mean one female character fondling another female character’s breasts in the girls’ locker room – and soon after episode 1, what appeared as a somewhat better than average anime, turns into your generic fantasy anime. Glenn acts like an asshole? Well actually that’s because he knows how much magic is dangerous, and doesn’t want to give teenagers the power to kill people! Glenn is a lazy clown who doesn’t know how to do magic? You fool! He’s just hiding his power level! He’s actually a former elite magician who became disgusted with the use that is made of magic! Glenn goes on a field trip to a beach resort with his classroom right after a terrorist attack? You imbecile! He does that to keep his students out of danger! Glenn is a pervert who enjoys staring at his teenage female students’ breasts at the beach? Let me guess, is that because he’s actually pretending to be a pervert to catch his enemies off-guard? No! He’s just a regular pervert! Great! GENERIC AND UNORIGINAL Generic anime magic school, generic European-stylised buildings seen hundreds of times in the medium, generic and plain character designs, generic clothing. In terms of world-building, nothing stands out. It’s just your run-of-the-mil anime fantasy universe where magic can do everything, from teleportation and healing wounds to… phone calls and computers? This is just re-branded SF at this point. Same thing for the characters. On the “good guys” side you have the tsundere catgirl who acts like she hates the protagonist but is actually in love with him, for some unknown reason. Out of all the characters (not including the protagonist) she is probably the “least worst”, because she is the only one who has some kind of objective. Then there’s the “too young too simple, sometimes naive” girl with big boobs whose only purpose in life is to be abducted or attacked by the bad guys and then saved by the protagonist like the damsel in distress she is. It’s not supposed to be comical, and it happens three times in total. Three times! In a 12-episode series! Predictable! Repetitive! Ridiculous! And lastly, there’s the generic inexpressive and shy teenage anime girl template who adores the protagonist and is very powerful despite her childish appearance. Tina Sprout in Black Bullet, Sasami Saya in Gakusen Toshi Asterisk… you have seen this boring character template dozens, if not hundreds of times in recent anime. What about the “bad guys”, then? Ah, don’t worry – they’re worse! They are part of some sort of secret society of evil mages. All of them are cartoon villains with overly distorted faces who just can’t help bursting into evil laughter every five seconds, and then yell angrily at the protagonist when they realise that their very evil plan has failed. How original! A DUMB AND INCOHERENT SHOW Let’s talk about the blonde girl again. She is abducted by the evil organization on at least two occasions, and on both on these occasions, the protagonist comes to save her, tries to break whatever magical spell is restraining her, fails and then collapses on the ground. On both of these occasions, the bad guys could have used this opportunity to strike him and finish him off. But they did not. Instead, the bad guys stayed in the corner of the room, watched him as he stood up, and let him beat them up. So much for the members of a secret society who are supposed to be plotting against a whole empire! At another moment, the evil organization does some sort of terrorist attack where they take the queen hostage with a magical spell, because they want her to execute the blonde girl. Glenn is first beaten by the bad guys, but then comes back in perfect health two minutes later to save both the girl and the queen. Now, try to guess what the next episode is about. There has just been a terrorist attack and a hostage situation… what would happen after such a serious and terrifying event? A beach episode, you say? That wouldn’t be dumb enough for this anime. No, what would be fitting for such a ridiculous series is a 3-episode beach resort arc where the blonde girl gets abducted again! And lastly, towards the end of the series, another magic instructor appears to steal the protagonist’s favourite catgirl. The protagonist then turns very edgy and dark – he has the overly edgy-looking anime eyes, I’m sure you know what I’m talking about – and comes to the catgirl’s rescue. And then they run around the town fighting zombie drug addicts. Yeah. GOOD MONARCHY VS EVIL SECRET SOCIETY AND OTHER QUESTIONABLE POLITICAL MESSAGES “What the heck man? It’s just a random 12-episode fantasy anime, what does it have to do with politics?” Not much actually. It is clear that this series is mostly about a quirky protagonist teaching in a magic academy. HOWEVER! Anime or not, fantasy or not, the political content of a work must always be analysed and criticised. The story takes place in what appears to be a feudal society since there is a powerful nobility, the country calls itself an empire and is ruled by a monarch. The political system is never challenged by the “good guys”, at most some character will be disappointed by the fact that some people use magic for evil goals. But the monarchy or the nobility are never questioned – most of the time they are even portrayed in a positive light! Some examples: the monarch is a very kind and understanding woman, most of the characters on the good guys’ side are of noble blood, and at some point in the show the protagonist says that the life of the nobility isn’t actually as easy as we think… holy cow! If History taught us anything about the nobility, it’s that they are parasites who must be either forcefully abolished as a class, or executed by the hecking guillotine as my ancestors did back in the day! Oh and by the way, the only people in this series who actually challenge the empire are the bad guys from the evil secret society, and they are called terrorists by the good guys. Sure! I too, love stories where a feudal empire are the good guys and an organization of people who see the current political system as corrupt are the bad guys. Doesn’t look like monarchist propaganda at all! PRODUCTION-WISE, IT’S ACCEPTABLE As I already mentioned earlier, character designs, clothing and backgrounds in this anime are generic and unoriginal. The faces are very basic and lack detail: male characters’ faces are single-coloured, and female characters’ faces only have a bit of pink on their cheeks to make them look cuter. Character designs are also incoherent. Glenn is clothed like a normal person from our world, not like a fantasy character, whi…

This was a decently enjoyable series, but--as with many anime that one would simply describe as "decent" or "good"--the problems with this series definitely drag it down, and thus even with my overall being at a 6, you'll most likely notice that most of my time spent in this review will be spent discussing the bad. Story: 5, Basically NEET is forced to be a magic professor, the annoying part about this is the way they've designed the whole introduction because he's really not a NEET. (Don't worry, i'll proceed without giving massive spoilers away, but I will tell vaguely of a few events.) The first episode basically makes the MC look like a massive loser who is way overconfident and arrogant, and tries to make as many comedic moments as possible, with "tries" being the operative word in that statement. It isn't awful--obviously, I still kept watching afterwards, but it's certainly not the best way to try to sell your MC; not really a character I feel that I can relate to. Then the episodes that follow show him being a badass and a better person in order to try to make you think he's really improved, when in actuality they just really oversold his shitty personality traits in the opening episode. The story is all over the place, but still laughably predictable--theres like 4 or 5 people that are introduced that all end up being villains, and it was obvious in every instance that they were a villain, basically from the moment of their introduction. What's worse is this show does that lovely thing of giving you no fucking clue how much time has passed in between episodes. Yes, some episodes start at the end of the previous episode, but seeing changes in characters' personalities from one episode to the next without seeing that natural growth of character relations is quite jarring, but I'm starting to bleed into the "character" section of this review, so to conclude this section--the one positive I saw in the story was the running theme of "the fool" and how it relates to the MCs life. Art and Sound: 7, Usually I review these two separately, but I have nothing negative to say in these categories. I wouldn't say either were "phenomenal", but both served their purposes adequately and supported the show well. Character: 5, There were a few likable characters, but honestly, most characters in this show are completely flat. You could say some characters have changes, but most of them just build-up until they explode, or just explode randomly with no warning, and then simmer back down after. The unknown length of time-skips between random episodes certainly makes character relations perplexing, as its weird to see two characters acting incredibly friendly, when they weren't friends, got in a fight, resolved, and were now like close friends? Just unnatural and jarring to the experience. The villains are just a list overly cliche troupes; like they were going down a damn checklist. Not everything was awful, but I binged the whole anime this morning, and I can literally only remember like 5 character's names, so I feel like a 5 in this category is generous. Enjoyment: 6, It's the kinda thing that isn't awful to have run in the background while you do other stuff, but there really isn't enough depth in this show to really keep your attention, or at least mine. Overall: 6, Honestly, unless you wanna do what I said, and have it run in the background while you do other stuff, I wouldn't waste your time on this one. Its not awful, but there is certainly a wide range of anime that far surpasses this one. I genuinely didn't think it was an awful watch, but I have noticed the more and more I sit here and pick at Akashic Records of the Bastard Magic Instructor that it falls apart whenever I think critically about it, or even without trying. I was literally saying the "reveals" as they happened because the only information they go over is stuff they plan to be turning over within 3 episodes. You also gotta love the asspulls of, "I'm a super smart character so I'm gonna shout out whatever other people are doing," because the show is dumb and forgot to introduce and teach the things to the audience before the middle of a conflict. Enough is enough though, my point is, if you want a series you can think critically about, and enjoy the thoughts you're having, then for your own sake, skip this one.

This Anime was so awesome and i love it. I read the Manga in german, so i have to wait for the next chapters, but if they come out, i will probably buy it and i wish that this series will get a second season and more. This series has very much potential for more content like a new season, a movie and maybe for a game. I hope we will get more in the future. Because such a great Anime like Akashic Records needs to continue! Its a great example for magic, humor and exciting storylines.I can't say anything bad about it, because for me, there is nothing for me to say ''thats not nice''. I like everything about this Anime. Other Anime watchers needs to watch Akashic Records. We want more

It is curious that this series has begun to watch for an internet meme, but yes, I found it very interesting after some scenes that I found very funny, after that I found myself with a result maybe a bit daunting, since in my opinion this was a series more for comedy than one to try to put a serious story in it, all because it is not taken seriously at any time, but not in a good way, it makes no sense the moments in Those who want to transform the story into something fantastic, but when you have to make fun moments, I end up very pleased, in simple words, it was a good idea as a series, but ended up being a poorly executed one.

Akashic Records (English Name) is a very good anime for any who enjoy the lazy teacher in high school tropes or bachelor male with many female followers design. The battles are thoughtful and engaging, as the main character teaches his students early on that there are a number of ways to utilize magic and adjusting chants to suit their purposes. These question about the real value of magic to society is definitely not addressed deeply enough. Plot twists come fast and often and even the mandatory "beach" episode comes with a twist. Overall very good anime if you like magic, aloof bachelors with a dark history, high school dramas, perverted jokes and an anti-hero. There is also some slight character progression, particularly on the part of the students growing magical abilities. Probably will not make your top ten best anime list or maybe even top twenty-five, but still worth a watch to pass the time.