Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

[Kraco]

This teacher apparently had a Shirou complex when he was younger, but as opposed to Shirou, he actually listened to Archer and gave up. At least until it got personal.

But yeah, this wasn't overly impressive. Forgetting the simple plot, the humour is getting scarce as well, precisely like I feared. It's not like I'd have wanted to watch an incompetent MC for too long, but most of the comedy was based on that. Now he's not only strong with an even stronger history, but he's also teaching enthusiastically, as opposed to trying to avoid all responsibility and work.

I'll still give this more chances, though.

[MFauli]

I have to agree with the negative sentinment about ep3. It was bullshit deus-ex-machina after bullshit deus-ex-machina. When Glenn used that super magic, draining himself, all pale, then standing up like nothing happened. When Glenn had been stabbed deeply by several blades ... then removes those blades and keeps on moving like nothing happened. When he reaches the tower and writes and writes and writes, using his own blood. OF COURSE; he´d lose consciousness at the very end. And then the girl for ... REASONS, was able to pass the magic barrier with her arm.

All that was presented so amateur-ish. :/

It´s not like the same plot couldn´t have happened. But with a couple simple changes in dramaturgy, it all would have been so much better. For example:
After being stabbed in all his limbs, have his arms hang down, unable to move. At the same time have him shake from simply standing. And when he counterattacked the enemy, have Glenn attack by using his mouth/teeth, as that´s the only part of his body he realistically still could use for an attack.

Oh well. I probably won´t drop it, I like Glenn and Sistina is hot. But it´s looking like a lot of potential is being wasted here.

[Kraco]

Episode 4




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Surprisingly, this was actually a pretty funny episode. Glenn is showing the Konosuba kind of duality once again, showing first pompous behavior, then backpedaling when learning the real facts. It seems like they can derive still more humour out of the students' tragically false image of this teacher.

The count was bloody nasty. "Let's fire him" was very much in order.

[MFauli]

Nah, come on. The count was just honest, and who wouldn´t do "things" to such a hot girl ;>

Anyway, nice episode. The pacing was very hight, which made it entertaining. It´s also clear to me by now, though, that this will end up being just an okay anime. There´s a lot of wasted potential with the setting, but oh well.

[Kraco]

Nah, come on. The count was just honest, and who wouldn´t do "things" to such a hot girl ;>

He was a hilarious character and the episode needed him, I'm not arguing against that, but he was still suitably nasty that the principal's simple line was comedy gold.

[Kraco]

Episode 6



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I wonder why any mage would go through the trouble of creating such a ridiculous cursed necklace. And as if that wasn't enough, the infiltrator had to reveal herself just in order to tell the folks the necklace was such and such. If they only wanted one student dead, there would have been a million easier ways during that grand festival. This necklace might have made a bit more sense if they had needed the queen to be under control for a lenghtier period of time to further some deeper agenda, by making her give diverse orders, replace officials, and other such things.

But of course for the good guys it's jolly news the enemies aren't too bright.

Re=l was a funny girl. I hope she pays the show another visit.

[MFauli]

The whole plot with the cursed necklace felt super contrieved. Glad it´s over.

The show is still enjoyable, but, again, so much wasted potential. I hope the anime at least ends with Glenn and Sistina officially becoming a couple.

[Kraco]

Episode 7



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This show could afford to build the story more and placate type B fans a bit less. It's kind of ironic to say it, but I would have preferred Re=l to get less development. She was funny as a character lacking common sense, less funny as a yandere.

[MFauli]

How old is Riel supposed to be, anyway? She´s at the military, but she looks no older than the students, lol.

Also disappointed that Glenn didn´t try to sneak to the girls´ rooms together with the boys ;D

[Kraco]

Glenn wouldn't have needed to sneak anywhere. He's a teacher, he can simply walk there openly if he wants. Instead he gave them a lesson: Plan the operation more carefully if you want to succeed.

It seems to me Glenn also started pretty young in the military, not that he would yet be old as it is. Maybe Re=l is a bit older than the students, but not so much she couldn't infiltrate. It's also possible she's of the same age and she joined the armed forced due to special circumstances and because she's gifted enough without going to academies (as far as the military requirements go). In the first place I feel like these students are already too old for what they are doing to really become super special elites. A much younger kid could have been taught more advanced magic already under direct tutelage of some archmage. Add some spartan combat training and experience to that and you would get a mage totally incomparable to these students living a generally peaceful school life.

[shinta|hikari]

If you do all that, you get Mahouka.

[Kraco]

Episode 8



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Either this will serve an amazing plot twist or this is really terrible story writing. Considering how much I wanted to punch my screen during this episode, I can't help but fear it's the latter.

There's not really anything worth discussing about this episode. I'll just keep waiting for the plot twist, that is, that this was all just a grand plan to get a person into the enemy stronghold they haven't been able to pinpoint. Maybe the Rumia they snatched isn't Rumia at all but the witch using impersonating magic.

[MFauli]

Had to laugh out loud when that guytold Shironeko "Don´t worry, he´s still breathing".

I was like "why?" Glenn had his chest pierced by a thick, giant blade. He should be dead, lol.

Such bad writing ...

[shinta|hikari]

@Kraco - But your scenario would be the most cliche ending to this arc.

I actually like how this is going, well, except for how Glenn is still somehow alive. Maybe he has passive physical reinforcement. It'd be really novel if that loli really did betray them, and when Glenn comes back to rescue Rumia, he becomes a cold assassin and kills her without hesitation.

I don't want any "magical mind control" bullshit. The loli was clearly sane when she stabbed him, therefore she deserves to die. No forgiveness, no survival, no idealistic speeches. Just death. A brutal, painful, prolonged death fitting for a traitor.

...Who am I kidding? This isn't Dungeon Defense. Sigh.

Read Dungeon Defense if you wanna be cleansed from this generic LN filth.

[Kraco]

@Kraco - But your scenario would be the most cliche ending to this arc.

I don't think so. It would be the second most cliche scenario. Unfortunately the most cliche one would still be that every single (good) character genuinely behaved like an idiot in this episode and the villains needed to do practically nothing to make things go their way. That is, there was no guile whatsoever and everything happened exactly as we saw it happen with no deeper thoughts put into it. Glenn will wake up, mysteriously follow the villains to their base, defeat everybody, save Rumia, and finally Re=l will open her eyes and become bff with the main girls for real.

[Munsu]

Caught up to episode 11, and it's been an alright watch. There's something entertaining about it even while being troped-up and clichéd to the max. So, a general "meh", but good enough to sit back and watch without much thought to it.

One more episode to go, which would make this "journey" much of a waste since it probably won't get us anywhere.

Nothing spectacular here, but it filled a need of a palate cleanser for me.

[Kraco]

Yeah, this is certainly a 100% textbook show that relied purely on the decent characters to stay afloat. There isn't much of a story to talk about, and all plots have been painfully predictable. If somebody seems like villain, they are the bad guy, if someone looks like they will betray others, they will turn traitorous, if it looks like one side will win a fight, they will be victorious, if someone seems likely to be taken hostage, they will be captured, ad infinitum.

[Kraco]

Episode 12 Final


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Quite a lousy last episode. The bad pacing and generally icky feeling atmosphere and execution started already in the previous ep, but culminated here. The main problems were Glenn simply disappearing, making the students suffer for no particular reason and the villain's bizarre and meaningless plan. If he only wanted to fight Glenn, what possible point was there to spend so much time teaching at the school and force a marriage with Sisti. He was wasting his time for no purpose whatsoever. He could have achieved that in a couple of days by kidnapping Sisti/Rumia and making Glenn fight that way. It all ended gloriously with Glenn letting the murderous enemy escape in the best idiotic shoune fashion. Of course assisting Sisti who ran out of breath (how absolutely terrifying!) was more important than stopping a mass murderer.

[MFauli]

Random finale for a random series. And Glenn and Shironeko didn´t even properly kiss at the end, fail.