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Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Soma Saito
Glenn Radars (voice)
12 eps
Akane Fujita
Sistine Fibel (voice)
12 eps
Yume Miyamoto
Rumia Tingel (voice)
12 eps
Ari Ozawa
Re=L Rayford (voice)
12 eps
Hiroki Takahashi
Albert Frazer (voice)
12 eps
Eri Kitamura
Celica Arfonia (voice)
12 eps
Yutaro Honjo
Gibul Wisdan (voice)
8 eps
Yui Ishikawa
Wendy Nablesse (voice)
9 eps
Junya Enoki
Kash Winger (voice)
9 eps
Megumi Yamaguchi
Lynn Titis (voice)
7 eps
Shunichi Toki
Cecil Clayton (voice)
9 eps
Masumi Tazawa
Teresa Reidy (voice)
8 eps
Shinji Kawada
Halley Astray (voice)
7 eps
Jin Urayama
Rick Walken (voice)
7 eps
Ayane Sakura
Glenn (Childhood) (voice)
3 eps
Kaoru Sasaki
Shopkeeper (voice)
1 eps
Koji Yusa
Huey Rostahm (voice)
2 eps
Naoki Takimura
Reik Fohenheim (voice)
2 eps
Atsuyoshi Miyazaki
Zest De Noir (voice)
2 eps
Reiou Tsuchida
Carrel Mardoss (voice)
1 eps
Yu Seki
Jin Ganis (voice)
2 eps
Fukushi Ochiai
Ky Farnis (voice)
4 eps
Yuusuke Suda
Rodde Riplay (voice)
7 eps
Satoshi Nakao
Ars Camentar (voice)
4 eps
Kazumi Togashi
Filliana Fibel (voice)
2 eps
Saori Onishi
Alicia VII (voice)
3 eps
Atsuo Hasegawa
Zelos Draghart (voice)
3 eps
Gen Ogawa
Kreiss Eins (voice)
2 eps
Yoko Hikasa
Eleanor Chalet (voice)
7 eps
Junji Iki
Royal Guard A (voice)
1 eps
Rui Kato
Royal Guard (voice)
2 eps
Masaomi Yamahashi
Jaill Wolfert (voice)
2 eps
Tomoya Yano
Seta Fast (voice)
1 eps
Makoto Furukawa
Rainer (voice)
2 eps
Unsho Ishizuka
Burks Blaumohn (voice)
2 eps
Takuya Eguchi
Sion Rayford (voice)
1 eps
Misaki Watada
Illushia Rayford (voice)
1 eps
Minako Kotobuki
Sera Silvers (voice)
1 eps
Kenjiro Tsuda
Great Master (voice)
1 eps
Kensho Ono
Leo Kleitos (voice)
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
The Alzano Imperial Magic Academy is located in the southern part of the Alzano Empire and is among most prominent magic schools in the world, where students can learn the highest forms of magic. All those who strive to learn magic dream of studying at this academy, and its students as well as its teachers are proud to be a part of its 400-year history. Glenn Radars is a new instructor who has suddenly been appointed to teach part-time at this highly respected academy. The previously unheard-of lessons of this man known as a good-for-nothing bastard are about to begin.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 12 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201711 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201712 episodes
7.7IMDbThe story takes place in the prestigious Alzano Imperial Magic Academy, located in the southern part of the Alzano Empire, where students train in the highest forms of magic. Two of the students, Sistine Fibel and Rumia Tingel, are determined to become great magicians: Sistine is motivated by her grandfather’s last wish, while Rumia hides a deeper secret tied to her past. Their new instructor is Glenn Radars, a substitute teacher who appears totally unmotivated, lazy, and seemingly incompetent. On the surface he’s a “bastard” magic instructor.
Best episode · S01E02 Just The Slightest Bit of Motivation
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Just The Slightest Bit of Motivation
Even after losing the duel, Glenn lacks all motivation. Yet through his interactions with Sistine and Rumia, he eventually starts genuinely teaching classes that will help them. Meanwhile, suspicious men show up at the academy...
- Directed by Kazuto Minato, Shinobu Yoshioka
- Written by Rintaro Ikeda
S01E03
The Fool and Death
The evil mages infiltrating the academy are terrorists belonging to the magic society, Researchers of Divine Wisdom. In order to rescue his students taken captive, Glenn finally exercises his real power.
- Directed by Kazuto Minato, Shingo Uchida
- Written by Touko Machida
S01E01
The Unmotivated Bastard
Glenn is a bastard who only sleeps instead of teaching class at the Alzano Imperial Magic Academy. When one of his excellent students, Sistine, finally gets fed up, she challenges him to a duel to make him teach properly.
- Directed by Kazuto Minato
- Written by Touko Machida
S01E12
Finding One's Own Place
Preparations begin for Sistine and Leos' wedding ceremony. Rumia holds out faith that the vanished Glenn will return, but they still have no word from him by the day of the wedding.
- Directed by Kazuto Minato
- Written by Touko Machida
S01E05
The Queen and the Princess
Rumia comes becomes a suspect during the magic competition and the imperial guard targets her life. Glenn manages to save her in the nick of time, but an unexpected individual stands in his way.
- Directed by Kazuto Minato
- Written by Touko Machida
S01E11
Face-off! The Magic Corps Battle
Glenn and Leos enter a duel involving the other students in a magic corps battle. Leos's camp is well organized, but Glenn fights back with clever tactics.
- Directed by Kazuto Minato
- Written by Touko Machida
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E12
Finding One's Own Place
- Directed by Kazuto Minato
- Written by Touko Machida
S00E11
Web Preview - Lecture XII
S01E11
Face-off! The Magic Corps Battle
- Directed by Kazuto Minato
- Written by Touko Machida
S00E10
Web Preview - Lecture XI
S00E09
Web Preview - Lecture X
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Noritomo IsogaiProducer
- Ryo OnohataProducer
- Takayuki TakagiProducer
- Keisuke AraiProducer
- Shintaro YoshitakeProducer
Writing
- Touko MachidaWriter
- Rintaro IkedaWriter
Direction
- Kazuto MinatoDirector
- Shinobu YoshiokaDirector
- Chikara SakuraiDirector
- Shingo UchidaDirector
- Teruyuki OmineDirector
- Hiroshi TamadaDirector
Cinematography
- Takao SaitoDirector of Photography
Music
- Hiroaki TsutsumiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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