Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

Akashic Records is a decent action-harem anime, with more emphasis on action sequences and character development than on romance fan service. It's a show that, while lacking in plot development and confusing at times, is entertaining enough on its own to keep you watching until the end. Additionally, if you enjoy watching shows with an OP protagonist, you'll feel relatively at home here. Overall, I would give it a 7.5/10 rounded to 8, and a 5/10 rewatchability score.

Plot: 6/10
Akashic Records' plot development leaves a lot to be desired. My biggest issue with it was the seemingly random lead-ins between arcs. In a strange way, the ... show is lacking in filler episodes that would help with the flow of the overall storyline. If Akashic Records was a 26-episode series, it probably would do a lot better. Instead, its plot development feels very crammed, and even cliche at times. A good comparison would be to imagine the entirety of Zero no Tsukaima compacted into one 13-episode season. And unlike ZnT, story arcs in Akashic Records just seem to happen without any clear indication as to why, and is often lacking a good backstory. Also, for an average anime enjoyer, the resolution of each arc isn't necessarily predictable, but don't feel very satisfying.

Character: 8.5/10
Akashic Records make up for its plot shortcomings by its much better character work. While it's essentially a harem anime, it goes very light on the romance fan-service, and actually takes time to flesh out each girl's attraction to the protagonist. Much of the romance plot is pushed along by the main story, rather than being shoved in your face, which makes it a lot more enjoyable and meaningful. Although, the MC can be a bit of an ass sometimes, so be prepared for a little bit of frustration.

In terms of character interactions, there are sufficient meaningful ones to make me laugh and giggle, as well as slightly get emotional.

In regards to it being a good "OP MC anime", the MC Glenn, is a classic overdog-posing-as-underdog trope. He's clearly powerful in his own right, although his actual power seems to be governed more by plot armor. However, if you're expecting a total beatdown, be prepared to be disappointed as he gets his ass kicked. A lot. And most of the times he does win, it's usually due to some sort of luck rather than overwhelming strength or intellect. At least the MC does get recognized and appreciated by his peers, so that's a plus.

Art/Animation: 8.5/10
Decent graphics that have no glaring issues. It won't detract or add to your viewing experience.

Rewatchability: 5/10
This is one of those anime where you will either like it enough to pick it up again once in a while, or watch once and forget. Since the odds of that is about 50/50, I'll give it a 5/10.

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?

not bad... not consistently good though

both magical school and relaxed teacher are really old tropes but still ones i enjoy.
i watched it weekly and didnt really notice many overreaching inconsistencies. boring and shitty tropes were mixed with an ok executed actual story. it even had pretty cool moments and sometimes you didnt even know if glenn would succeed because he's the cool MC or fail because he's a lazy shitbag.

apart from the school uniform the character designs are good. they are obviously similar but it doesnt feel 100% copied. i didnt like the directing and pace, theres a lot that couldve been done better on ... that front.
sound was ok i guess

the characters started pretty tropey but they kinda grew into something better. i like that sisti wasnt written like the usual tsunderes her complaints were always valid and she was honest with her feelings. same goes for RE:L and even Glenn. Rumia was the only one that was stagnant but its rare to have the naive ones change.

i actually enjoyed it for that reason it didnt have massive dealbreakers for me (that school uniform was close tho) so here i am having completed it and recomanding it if you have nothing better to do.

Akashic Records Synopsis:
Sistine Fibel and her best friend Rumia Tingel are students of a prestigious magic academy, where Sistine hopes to be trained by the best to unlock the secrets of the mysterious Sky Castle, as her grandfather's last wish. When hers favorite instructor suddenly retires, his replacement, Glenn Radars, is anything but what Sistine expected, as he appears to be lazy, incompetent and not very skilled at magic.

What was missing:
I would say that the anime would be much better if it had more episodes, because there are 12 episodes and there's not much to put, that's why I say that if there were 25, ... or 35 more worked episodes, it would be a much better anime, there would be less break. of time, more character development and things could go slower, and definitely put in a little more drama; Rumia almost died and Sistina gave me the impression that she didn't really care about it.

About the characters:
In my opinion, the best characters are Re = L and Glenn, because they were the only ones who had a well explained backstory.
I'm not a big fan of Rumia, it looks like she was meant to be that typical character who just gets screwed all the time. They tried to put a backstory on her, but it didn't fit very well...
Sistine is also another one I don't really enjoy. No one knows anything about her other than the fact that she wants to find out more about Sky Castle (by the way, she talks about it the entire anime).
Celica... disappointed me a lot. All the episodes talks about how powerful she is, and how she is the best magician on the continent, but I only saw her doing 3 spells the entire anime.
And please who the fuck is Eleanor? Ok, I know she was the only one who did the Akashic Records, and got into the idea of ​​performing the revive spell, but what else? Akashic Records is the name of the anime, she should have been used a lot more.

Art:
The art is really something to admire, cute characters, pleasant to see, the characters' eyes are very big and colorful, stealing a lot of attention, and detailed and armed hair, typical of loli, an impressive scenario, very colorful and for whom like a medieval footprint, I really liked that.

Sound:
A great dubbing, both in Japanese, English and Portuguese (my mother language). We just need some characters' enchanting and screams to be stronger, with more desire, then it would be perfect. A very good opening, with an addictive song, I was singing all day, a great soundtrack too, placed at the right times. I didn't like ending 2 very much, but just because it's not my style of music...

Overall:
I would recommend it, but for someone who is starting in the otaku world and needs something lighter, buuut I would not recommend it to someone who already knows this world.

The reason I watched this anime was because I saw some clips that made me laugh. The clips were basically showing a guy (teacher) that didn't care or was really aggressive in his views. Example: Him saying the girls are falling in love with him kind of thing.

The back story of the anime is that there is magic. This magic is usually brought to form by a) people having the ability to use it b) the casting speed, which is them saying the incantation. But of course you can shorten it based on how your mind works or make the magic do something slightly different. ... So the story focuses on the main character named Glenn Radar. The guy is shown as someone how didn't want to do anything, lazy, not really caring about the school. In the class there are two main students, basically, that are the focus. One is Sistine, she is the hard headed always study type person, the other is Rumia, she the soft kind girl. Not sister but there something up with them. The other thing is there are some bad guys that are trying to make a noise attacking the school. So all that happening for Glenn.

Rating time:

Plot: I think the basic introduction of the plot is neat. I like magic and fantasy so I had the interest. I think the anime show probably doesn't give it a justice for the plot since I feel there should be more. For 12 episodes I would say there was like 4 different progress. But progress felt like it was done already so they just re used again. I would give it a 7 out of 10

Animation: The animation was great. I mean it was sometimes ecchi and when you have those ecchi scene you know they will try there best to make the animation look really good and the art style really good as well. I would give this a 7.5-8 out of 10.

Sound: I watched the anime in English dub. I would say that I enjoyed most of the voice actors. The voice actor for Sistine was getting annoying as the more I watched. The music wasn't bad or good. I would give it a 6.7-7 out of 10.

Character: The character introduction was done fine. They introduce them and I like the character define characteristic. The character past was done really fast and very little. That might be because of the amount of episodes and what they wanted to show to the viewer. Lastly the character development, I would say 2 out of the 3 main character made some progression. Though I would say it light. but again I would blame that on the number of episode constraint (maybe). I give it a 6 out of 10.

Overall with Bias: After all said it done, I enjoyed the first half and the second half of the anime I was just watching it to complete the anime. I would give it a 6 out of 10.

Recommend: Would I recommend... probably not.

Most current shows tend to cling to cliches in order to quickly establish the plot and move you through the story. This show keeps up that standard. But it didn't have to be that way. This show has an interesting world that they pretty much failed to explore or build. They instead chose to play to tropes that have been beat to death, which really held this show back from its potential.

Story:

The story itself was the biggest asset and missed opportunity. The world was interesting. The mythos could've been expanded on more. They could've explained the political situation more. Instead, they decided that simple magical ... school anime cliches were the best bet to draw viewers. It was like watching a major league batter go up to the plate and swing and miss at pitches down the heart of the strike zone.

Art:

Nothing really special here. But I will say this, the outfits the female students were a little outrageous. The fan service hurt the credibility of the show a bit.

Sound:

VAs were alriight, but nothing stood out from their performance. The themes also were generic-sounding.

Characters:

The main character was one of the better protagonists I've seen in this genre of show. He had an air of reliability, and was easily the best character of the show. A big criticism I had though was that I felt he wasn't as fleshed out of a character as I would've hoped.

Enjoyment:

The show underperformed, but the protagonist was cool enough to keep me entertained. The world was also interesting, even if they didn't go enough into it

Overall:

This show suffered from a lack of ambition. It had sturdy bones, but that was hidden underneath a bunch of excess fat. If they had taken a stronger narrative based on the world's mythos, and expanded on the main character more, the show would've been stronger. The way this show was made, you'd think they'd get another season out of it. If they do, maybe they deliver a stronger performance then to make up for this attempt.

This is my second viewing of Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor, having previously seen it some years ago. What I have to say about the show is that it’s just OK. The story is nothing special, but that’s fine.

Not that it’s completely unoriginal for the magic high school pseudo-genre.. the idea of the main character being a teacher instead of a student is unique. But I have to wonder if the story might have been better served by focusing on Sistine’s development instead. Sure Glenn plays an important role, but he’s already so accomplished that it’s not like the story is further enhanced through ... his viewpoint.

I think what doesn’t help is the anime industry’s insistence to move towards 12 episode cours. Even when the show isn’t an adaptation, they still do it. I don’t have any definitive proof, but I think that doing this really hurts light novel shows, making them cut out extra information.

Perhaps I’m wrong, but either way, this show feels like it needs more episodes to breathe a bit. The first three episodes are kind of weird. Typically, that time is used to set the pace for the rest of the series, but it feels like the end rather than the beginning of a show because we’re already dealing with a high stakes situation.. the pacing is strange.

I know it seems like I don’t really like this show, but that’s not true. I just feel like there’s a bit of wasted potential here. The characters are likeable and there are some funny scenes that I chuckled at, but this show is trying to do too much in too little of a time.

Going back to the pacing, I think how quickly things start and stop makes it feel kind of confused and directionless. Does this want to be a dollar store Great Teacher Onizuka? or is it an action series about Glenn’s past? Or is it about Sistine achieving her dream? You could do all of them, but not in the allotted time given. Not well, at least.

That’s why I think they wasted this show’s potential. They don’t deserve the payoff at the end of the season, it’s not earned. In conclusion: watch once and enjoy what it offers, and that’s it. It’s been some years, I won’t expect a second season.

It was an Ok anime in my regard, there wasn't any flashy/overpowered magic used it was decent, there are a lot of mysteries you will see, but many are still unsolved. Hoping for season 2. The main female cast overpowered the male MC, sad that the male MC was hyped up at the start and all of that went downhill in the later episodes, the story is interesting, and the female cast is more interesting.

The teacher and student relationship was good, the villains were interesting, and it's an OK show you can watch it if you want a magic anime with less violence and some ... character development is done. But a lot of that falls off.

What I liked about this show was the teacher and student relationship.

I give this series 5/10.

I felt lukewarm at best, watching this anime.

The story started unpromisingly, with a pretty stagnant first episode. It gathers pace slightly as the anime progresses but is never really gripping. Much of the tension to the plot is negated by the sketchy limits of magic and abilities of the characters. It is a light, comfortable ride, hitting all the expected notes, but never ventures out of the ordinary.

A teacher who doesn't fit into a prestigious academy clashes with his students, and as they are draw into dangerous affairs of the kingdom the teacher starts showing a different side to himself. Short adventure arcs follow ... each other as the characters are developed and their back story explored. Some are more poignant than others, all the arcs are inoffensive, and enjoyable, but nothing to surprise or amaze.

Glenn began as a very interesting main character. He started as a pretty useless and weak magician, absolutely inept at his job as teacher of the most prestigious magic academy in the world. He slowly reveals a more serious and dark nature as the anime progresses, and as his character was gradually rounded I was more and more excited about finding out more.

Until he dropped right into a stock, bland, cliche, boring, done-to-death anime hero, complete with troubled past( flavored with tragic love story), OP abilities, doing good to redeem his dark past, an unchanging resolve to uphold justice, protecting everyone and not letting anyone die "again" ... etc, etc., the whole bucket load.

Sistine is your typical tsundere main heroine, who inspires the hero and keeps him anchored to light and hope. Blah blah blah. Rumia, the other main heroine, is not as typical a shounen anime heroine. She is strong but gentle, not especially talented, with a troubled past and an unique ability. Rumia is definitely the more sympathetic and compelling of the two heroines, though not exactly out of the ordinary, but sadly, the anime spends more time on Sistine and her inevitable crush on Glenn.

Rel is the most intriguing of the show's female characters, but I felt that her story was glossed over, and her actions and the motives behind these actions roughly explained and too rushed a to arouse empathy in the viewer, which is a shame, because her back story had the most potential, and raised rather profound questions and explored an interesting issue with more depth than this comedic anime seemed to have potential to.

The art is pretty much what you'd expect from this kind of an anime. The character designs are slightly too fan service oriented to my taste. Cat ears on Sisitine, and that bunny ear gravity defying ribbon on Rumia... And that uniform... What academy has that kind of uniform?

All in all this is a light hearted anime that seemed truncated rather abruptly. (Just when some depth seemed to be had from the dynamic of Sistine and Glenn, the anime ends.) A show very suited for relaxing, nothing offensive, not really exciting, but fairly enjoyable.

I don’t like making reviews for shows if a show is good or bad then I’ll let it speak for itself. However this show is neither it’s just disappointing. I have a thing for shows with good dubs this borders on good and while I did like the diction and VAs in the show I hate the lip sync which at times is very noticeable. The story is pretty bad as well if you want a summary I’ll just say nothing happens for an entire big part of the show. I know it’s hard to squeeze substantial story narratives into a 12 ep show but ... it really doesn’t show in this one. This show likes to look at the characters and their drama as their form of entertainment. So how well did that turn out, well most of the heroines had little to no character development, the class has zero development, our main heroine who is given more screen time has some development that is quickly brushed away near the end and finally the most disappointing part is the MC. I liked the mc at the beginning he had the best moments out of all the cast. However I didn’t like how they tried to present him. Without spoiling it think of a MC with a horrific backstory full of death now try to slap that on a happy go lucky mc with charisma and what you get is two completely unreasonable separate mcs. The show tried to paint them as one and the same but they are so unreasonable you’ll be trying to puzzle how the show even arrived at this part. It sucks because that can be entertaining and done well in other shows but not here. The ending is why this show bumped down from a 6 to a 5. The ending is boring it tries really hard to sell that the mc had a bad backstory that completely changed him into who he is now but is so lazy that the most it does is convince you that you should have just ended at ep 11 and made season 2 about the MC working his way back into being a bad guy just so he could actually pull off the intended idea of good guy was bad guy and turns back into bad guy only to turn back into good guy again. Don’t bother with this one you’ll just set your self up for disappointment

O anime pareceu bastante interessante nos 2/3 primeiros episódios, levantando um suspense sobre o passado do protagonista e introduzindo os personagens e a magia daquele mundo de uma maneira "divertida". A única coisa que me incomodou nesses primeiros episódios (assim como no resto da série) é o ecchi desnecessário e a insinuação do relacionamento professor-aluna (que fica bem pior até o fim do anime).

O maior problema mesmo é quando o anime começa a entrar em um loop: alguma menina fica em perigo e o professor vai lá e faz algo para salvá-la. Não dão tanto ... tempo para entender exatamente o perigo, porque o vilão aparece em um episódio, no outro já sequestrou alguém e no próximo já foi derrotado. Senti que os antagonistas podiam ser mais bem trabalhados.

O anime também peca em desenvolver qualquer outro personagem masculino além do protagonista (não necessariamente ruim, mas, além de estar um pouco cansado da Trope o personagem principal e seu harém de meninas hiper poderosas, senti que alguns tinham bastante potencial).

Falando em desenvolvimento de personagem, eu gosto bastante do protagonista (mesmo com as cenas reprováveis) e das meninas principais, Rumia e Sistine. E só. Até por não ter mais gente para gostar tanto (a menina de cabelo azul também tem um desenvolvimento legal, mas o arquétipo criancinha ingênua me irrita um pouco).

Outro ponto relevante é que a história termina em um cliff hanger maldito, ou seja, estamos aguardando próximas temporadas, que eu, sinceramente, espero que venham, afinal, faltam vários pontos para se amarrar nessa história.

Enfim, o anime como um todo é divertido. Nada exatamente excepcional, mas tudo bem okay. Recomendo para se assistir em momentos de tédio total, sem altas expectativas. Pode até mesmo te surpreender em algumas partes.

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.