Review of Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
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 supercliché 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.