Review of Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor

Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor has all the elements to be one of the most entertaining anime but ultimately ends up being very meh. The story/characters are either cliche, disappointing, annoying, uninteresting or boring. Its about a seemingly incompetent bastard substitute magic teacher (Glenn Radars) who ends up being quite knowledgeable. And of course you have the two cliche female main characters. One is a tsundere (Sistine Fibel) who ends up falling in love with the main character. The other (Rumia Tingel) is secretly a princess with a hidden power. You also have the emotionless kuudere childhood friend who shows up to create a love triangle. Veryby the books anime.

Its very similar to The misfit of Demon King Academy especially in terms of character design.
This is unsurprising since anime tend to copy and paste each other's designs left and right.

Thing is the main characters aren't that bad. They have alot of potential, but the anime doesn't use them to their full potential. The story does nothing interesting.
The villains are so boring i forgot they existed. Its just cliche evil organization doing evil experiment.

The main character Glenn is wasted. He has the ability to nullify magic around him (including his own), and is highly skilled at hand to hand combat. Unfortunately the anime doesn't take advantage of this to create fun battles.
When Glenn actually gets to use his hand to hand combat skills is when you do get the more entertaining battles, but the choreography is lacking. Still better compared to boring magic laser show type combat.

Conclusion: The anime does nothing with what it has.