Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor

Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (ロクでなし魔術講師と禁忌教典 (アカシックレコード), Roku de Nashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashikku Rekōdo) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tarō Hitsuji and illustrated by Kurone Mishima. Fujimi Shobo has published ten volumes since July 2014 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Aosa Tsunemi began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace from March 26, 2015, and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from April to June 2017.

Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
First light novel volume cover
ロクでなし魔術講師と禁忌教典〈アカシックレコード〉
(Roku de Nashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashikku Rekōdo)
GenreAction, fantasy, harem[1]
Light novel
Written byTarō Hitsuji
Illustrated byKurone Mishima
Published byFujimi Shobo
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 19, 2014 – present
Volumes16
Manga
Written byTarō Hitsuji
Illustrated byAosa Tsunemi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 26, 2015 – present
Volumes12
Anime television series
Directed byMinato Kazuto
Produced byShintaro Yoshitake
Noritomo Isogai
Keisuke Arai
Takayuki Takagi
Written byTōko Machida
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
StudioLiden Films
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, TVA, BS11
Original run April 4, 2017 – June 20, 2017
Episodes12

Plot

Sistine Fibel and her best friend Rumia Tingel are students at a prestigious magical academy, where Sistine hopes to be trained by the best there is in order to unravel the secrets of the mysterious Sky Castle per her grandfather's last wish. When her favorite instructor suddenly retires, his replacement, Glenn Radars, is anything but what Sistine had hoped for. The "Bastard Magic Instructor" (BMI) appears to be lazy, incompetent, and not that skilled at magic. He is not a certified teacher nor does he have a high rating in the guild. What they don't know is that he is hiding his power and that he is a former assassin from the Imperial Court Mage Corps with a remorseful past who is suffering severe depression. In episode 2 there is an attack on school by the previous instructor, and the BMI is forced to show his true powers. Sistine is baffled as she had misjudged him to be incompetent. As the BMI's students draw him out of his depression, he finds meaning in the activity of teaching. This whole season is complete with a promise for eventful things to come. Topics that are dealt with are Depression, Friendship, Family Relationships, Adoption, Siblings, Following Your Dream, Quest for Power and more.

Characters
Glenn Radars (グレン レーダス, Guren Rēdasu)
Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[2] (Japanese); Josh Grelle[3] (English)
Glenn is lazy, pervy and constantly bored by everything, with his primary focus being sleeping. He becomes the substitute teacher in Sistine's class, after the retirement of her favorite teacher. While he may seem incompetent, he is actually very skilled in magic, but not in the traditional sense. Glenn used to be as passionate about magic as Sistine, but became disillusioned by it due to his former partner Sara Silvers' death and his past as the infamous military assassin known as "The Fool." He developed his own type of magic, called "The Fool's World" which negates the activation of all magic within a certain radius, including his own. However, this does not nullify spells that have already been cast. While nullifying the enemies' magic he then beats them using superior hand-to-hand combat skills. He cannot use combat magic coherently due to it being far away from his area of expertise, but he has an in-depth understanding of the concept of all types of magic, which makes him a good instructor. This also places him in conflict with the traditional Professors who favor rote memorization. This desire for rote memorization, causes him to call his class a bunch of idiots for because they do not understand what the power they want to wield.
Sistine Fibel (システィーナ フィーベル, Shisutīna Fīberu)
Voiced by: Akane Fujita[2] (Japanese); Rachael Messer[3] (English)
Sistine admires magic greatly and wishes to discover the secret of the Flying Castle, which no one knows. She maintains a strict, no-nonsense demeanor throughout, and often scolds Glenn for his lackadaisical attitude. She initially hates Glenn, believing him to be as incompetent as he looked due to his lack of enthusiasm. When he actually starts doing his job, however, she begrudgingly begins to respect Glenn as a highly effective teacher. Her personality and appearance resembles Sara Silvers, whom Glenn was very close to. As the series progresses, it seems as though Sistine has developed feelings for Glenn, but is too shy to speak of them. She is called "Sisti" by her sister Rumia, and "Punchie" (For her swift magical strikes) and "White Cat" (For her hair style) by Glenn.
Rumia Tingel (ルミア ティンジェル, Rumia Tinjeru)
Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[2] (Japanese); Monica Rial[4] (English)
Rumia is Sistine's best friend and adopted sister. Sistine's parent adopted her after she was the sole survivor of an attack of evil mages. She is close to Glenn, who often treats her well, in contrast to the teasing that Sistine faces from him. Rumia's real identity is the Princess Ermiana, the "cursed" princess who was supposed to have died three years ago. She remembered Glenn being the infamous assassin named "The Fool" who saved her life and that is why she is fond of him from the start. Rumia possesses a high level of spiritual essence as well as an unique ability known as Amplifier, which, as the name suggests, amplifies spiritual essence, marking her a primary target by greedy scientists.
Re=L Rayford (リィエル レイフォード, Ryieru Reifōdo)
Voiced by: Ari Ozawa[5] (Japanese); Leah Clark[4] (English)
Re=L is a gluttonous girl with a stoic expression. She is known as "The Chariot", being highly skilled in creating giant swords through alchemy. She is an artificial human, a product of "Project: Revive Life", also known as "Project Re=L" which was led by Sion Rayford, the older brother of the girl whom Re=L derives her appearance and memory from. When Glenn and Albert shut the project down, they "adopted" her into the military. She did not know her true origins until later in the series. When she learns the truth and comes to accept it, she resolves to live on for Glenn's sake.
Albert Frazer (アルベルト フレイザー, Aruberuto Fureizā)
Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi[5] (Japanese); Austin Tindle[4] (English)
A long-haired military magician with sharp eyes who is known as "The Star". He is partners with Re=L and another former colleague of Glenn, whose aid he occasionally enlists for military operations.
Celica Arfonia (セリカ アルフォネア, Serika Arufonea)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura[5] (Japanese); Morgan Garrett[3] (English)
Celica is an immortal mage and a professor at the academy. She adopted and apprenticed Glenn at a very young age and as such, she puts in a recommendation for him to be the substitute teacher despite his profile suggesting that he is unfit for the job. She forces Glenn to take the job against his will, hopeful that it may provide fulfillment to his life. She is a retired legendary Court Mages.
Sara Silvers (セラ＝シルヴァース, Sera Shiruvāsu)
Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki[5] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[3] (English)
Sara was a member of Imperial Court Mage Corps who held position #3, "The Empress" and former partner to Glenn Radars. Not much is known about her past. She was very close friends with Glenn, being his only reason to stay with the Imperial Mage Corps. She died due to an attack by the hands of angel dust addicts. According to Glenn, she was a cheerful and ebullient person, and very frequently is noted to look like Glenn's student, Sistine. She was called "White Dog" by Glenn, much like how Sistine is called "White Cat".
Eve Ignite (イヴ＝イグナイト, Ivu Igunaito)
She is Glenn's superior and manager of the Imperial Mage Corps. In the past, she didn't send reinforcements to Glenn and Sara that caused Sara's death. In the 7th volume, she met Glenn again and told him that she will show him that all her opinions are right. Later she was saved by Glenn in the battle with Jatice and acts like a tsundere around him. In the 11th volume, she's an instructor and works together with Glenn. She shows some affections for Glenn, but tries to hide them.
Alicia III (アリシア三世, Arishia San-sei)
She is Alicia VII's ancestor and new director of the school where Glenn, Celica and Eve work as instructors. She warns Glenn not to use the backyard library as a battlefield.

Media

Light novels
No.Release date ISBN
1 July 19, 2014[6]ISBN 978-4-04-070231-5
2 November 20, 2014[7]ISBN 978-4-04-070232-2
3 March 20, 2015[8]ISBN 978-4-04-070515-6
4 July 18, 2015[9]ISBN 978-4-04-070516-3
5 November 20, 2015[10]ISBN 978-4-04-070517-0
6 June 18, 2016[11]ISBN 978-4-04-070974-1
7 October 20, 2016[12]ISBN 978-4-04-070975-8
8 March 18, 2017[13]ISBN 978-4-04-070976-5
9 August 19, 2017[14]ISBN 978-4-04-072417-1
10 November 17, 2017[15]ISBN 978-4-04-072419-5
11 March 20, 2018[16]ISBN 978-4-04-072420-1
12 July 20, 2018[17]ISBN 978-4-04-072722-6
13 November 20, 2018[18]ISBN 978-4-04-072723-3
14 March 20, 2019[19]ISBN 978-4-04-072724-0
15 August 20, 2019[20]ISBN 978-4-04-073272-5
16 January 18, 2020[21]ISBN 978-4-04-073273-2

Manga

The series has been licensed for an English release by Seven Seas Entertainment.[22]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 November 26, 2015[23]ISBN 978-4-04-103672-3August 22, 2017[24]ISBN 978-1-626925-38-0
2 December 26, 2015[25]ISBN 978-4-04-103673-0December 5, 2017[26]ISBN 978-1-626926-65-3
3 May 26, 2016[27]ISBN 978-4-04-104429-2April 10, 2018[28]ISBN 978-1-626927-17-9
4 October 26, 2016[29]ISBN 978-4-04-104430-8August 21, 2018[30]ISBN 978-1-626928-46-6
5 March 25, 2017[31]ISBN 978-4-04-104431-5November 6, 2018[32]ISBN 978-1-626929-51-7
6 September 26, 2017[33]ISBN 978-4-04-106087-2April 2, 2019[34]ISBN 978-1-642750-19-5
7 February 26, 2018[35]ISBN 978-4-04-106560-0September 3, 2019[36]ISBN 978-1-642756-90-6
8 July 24, 2018[37]ISBN 978-4-04-107148-9January 7, 2020[38]ISBN 978-1-64505-182-4
9 November 26, 2018[39]ISBN 978-4-04-107614-9August 25, 2020[40]ISBN 978-1-64505-469-6
10 March 26, 2019[41]ISBN 978-4-04-107615-6December 1, 2020[42]ISBN 978-1-64505-732-1
11 August 26, 2019[43]ISBN 978-4-04-108586-8March 9, 2021[44]ISBN 978-1-64505-799-4
12 December 26, 2019[45]ISBN 978-4-04-108587-5——
13 June 26, 2020[46]ISBN 978-4-04-109339-9——

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced in March 2016,[47] which was later revealed to be an anime television series. The series was produced by Liden Films and directed by Minato Kazuto, with Tōko Machida writing the scripts, Satoshi Kimura designed the characters and Hiroaki Tsutsumi composed the music.[2] It aired from April 4, 2017 to June 20, 2017.[5] The series ran for 12 episodes.[48] The series' opening theme is "Blow Out" by Konomi Suzuki, and the ending theme is "Precious You" by Akane Fujita, Yume Miyamoto, and Ari Ozawa.[49] Crunchyroll has licensed the series in North America and is streaming it on their website, and Funimation will release it on home video as part of the two companies' partnership.[50][51]

No.Title [lower-alpha 1]Original air date [52]
1"The Unmotivated Bastard"
"Yaruki no nai roku de nashi" (Japanese: やる気のないロクでなし)		April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
2"Just the Slightest Bit of Motivation"
"Hon'no wazukana yaruki" (Japanese: ほんのわずかなやる気)		April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
3"The Fool and Death"
"Gusha to shinigami" (Japanese: 愚者と死神)		April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
4"The Magic Competition"
"Majutsu Kyōgi-sai" (Japanese: 魔術競技祭)		April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)
5"The Queen and the Princess"
"Joō to Ōjo" (Japanese: 女王と王女)		May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)
6"The Evil Being"
"Jaakunaru Sonzai" (Japanese: 邪悪なる存在)		May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)
7"The Sea of Falling Stars"
"Hoshi Furu Umi" (Japanese: 星降る海)		May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)
8"The Fool and The Star"
"Gusha to hoshi" (Japanese: 愚者と星)		May 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)
9"The Reason to Live"
"Ikiru imi" (Japanese: 生きる意味)		May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)
10"Gold Digger?!"
"Gyaku tama!?" (Japanese: 逆玉！？)		June 6, 2017 (2017-06-06)
11"Face-off! The Mage Corps Battle"
"Kessen! Madō heidan-sen" (Japanese: 決戦！魔導兵団戦)		June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)
12"Finding One's Own Place[lower-alpha 2]"
"Mitsuketa ibasho" (Japanese: 見つけた居場所)		June 20, 2017 (2017-06-20)

Notes
  1. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
  2. For episode 12 the title was "The Place Found for Oneself" which is taken from crunchyroll, as Funimation had this title.

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