Akashic Records Of Bastard Magic Instructor (Manga)

***Akashic Records Of Bastard Magic Instructor (Kadokawa Comics Ace)*** (ロクでなし魔術講師と禁忌教典（アカシックレコード）（角川コミックス・エース）, *Roku de Nashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashikku Rekōdo (Kadokawa komikkusu ēsu)*) is a manga adaptation of the Akashic Records Of Bastard Magic Instructor (Light Novel) and Memory Records Of Bastard Magic Instructor series, written by Taro Hitsuji and illustrated by Aosa Tsunemi, with the Original Character Designs provided by Kurone Mishima.

The series is published by *KADOKAWA* in Monthly Shōnen Ace, and released in tankobon volumes under the *Kadokawa Comics Ace* label.

## Overview

The series began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine on March 26, 2015, with the first volume of the manga published under *Kadokawa Comics Ace* on November 26, 2015.

The English edition was announced to be serialized by Seven Seas Entertainment on October 29, 2016, with the first volume of the English edition released on August 22, 2017.

In the July 2021 issue of Monthly Shōnen Ace, series artist Aosa Tsunemi revealed that the manga will be concluding in the August 2021 issue of the magazine at Last Lecture.

The series has an overall total of 17 volumes (16 volumes, 1 spin-off) and 84 chapters (74 chapters, 10 side stories).

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## Synopsis

### Japanese

**新世代学園ヒロイックファンタジー、開幕！**

「お前ら、魔術のこと なぁ～んにもわかっちゃいねーんだな」 アルザーノ帝国魔術学院非常勤講師・グレン=レーダスは遅刻、居眠り常習犯のロクでなしだが…。ダメ講師グレンの隠された実力とは!?

<To be translated>

### English

Sisti is a magic-user in training who attends a prestigious magical academy where she hopes to be trained by the best of the best.

However, when her instructor suddenly retires, his replacement is anything but what Sisti had hoped for—idle, incompetent, and always late!

Can Sisti still learn magic and unravel the secrets of the mysterious Sky Castle with such a terrible teacher as her guide?

## List Of Volumes

* Lecture II
* Lecture III
* Lecture IV
* Hitsuji Taro's Manga Exclusive Short Story
* August 22, 2017 (Volume 1, EN)

* Lecture VI
* Lecture VII
* Lecture VIII
* Lecture IX
* Special Lecture
* December 5, 2017 (Volume 2, EN)

* Lecture XI
* Lecture XII
* Lecture XIII
* Side Story 1
* April 10, 2018 (Volume 3, EN)

* Lecture XV
* Lecture XVI
* Lecture XVII
* Lecture XVIII
* Side Story 2
* August 21, 2018 (Volume 4, EN)

* Lecture XX
* Lecture XXI
* Lecture XXII
* Lecture XXIII
* November 20, 2018 (Volume 5, EN)

* Lecture XXV
* Lecture XXVI
* Lecture XXVII
* Lecture XXVIII
* April 2, 2019 (Volume 6, EN)

* Lecture XXX
* Lecture XXXI
* Lecture XXXII
* September 3, 2019 (Volume 7, EN)

* Lecture XXXIV
* Lecture XXXV
* Lecture XXXVI
* Side Story: Memory I A Bastard Eager to Make Every Second Count
* January 7, 2020 (Volume 8, EN)

* Lecture XXXVIII
* Lecture XXXIX
* Lecture XL
* Side Story: Memory II The Case-Book Of Rosalie, Magical Private Investigator
* June 16 & August 25, 2020 (Volume 9, EN)

* Lecture XLII
* Lecture XLIII
* Lecture XLIV
* Side Story: Memory III The Lost White Cat And My Records
* December 1, 2020 (Volume 10, EN)

* Lecture XLVI
* Lecture XLVII
* Lecture XLVIII
* Side Story: Memory IV Part Timer Re=L, The Imperial Court Mage
* March 9, 2021 (Volume 11, EN)

* Lecture L
* Lecture LI
* Lecture LII
* Side Story: Memory V The Two Fools
* August 17, 2021 (Volume 12, EN)

* Lecture LIV
* Lecture LV
* Lecture LVI
* Lecture LVII
* January 4, 2022 (Volume 13, EN)

* Lecture LIX
* Lecture LX
* Lecture LXI
* Lecture LXII
* April 12, 2022 (Volume 14, EN)

* Lecture LXIV
* Lecture LXV
* Lecture LXVI
* Lecture LXVII
* Pending (Volume 15, EN)

* Lecture LXIX
* Lecture LXX
* Lecture LXXI
* Last Lecture
* Extra Lecture
* Pending (Volume 16, EN)

## Uncompiled Chapters

This following chapters have yet to be compiled into *tankōbon* volumes.

* Tsunemi Aosa Short Story
* 5th Anniversary Short Story

## Trivia

* Every main story chapter (Lecture) and Side Story: Memory is numbered after Roman numerals.
* The Japanese release of the manga always take place on the 26th of a given month, with the exception of,
	+ Volume 5, released on March 25, 2017.
	+ Volume 8, released on July 24, 2018.
* The English E-Book editions of  Volume 1 and  Volume 2 both share the same release dates.
* Volume 9's English E-Book release date marks the first time an E-Book version was released before the physical copies.
	+ This could be due to the then ongoing Covid-19 pandemic delaying the release of physical copies.

## Related Page(s)

* Akashic Records Of Bastard Magic Instructor (Light Novel)
* Monthly Shōnen Ace

## External Links

* Official Series Website at Fantasia Bunko.
* Official Manga Series Website at Shonen Ace.
* Book Walker Series Website at Book Walker. (E-Book)
* Official English Manga Series Website at Seven Seas Entertainment.
* Global Book Walker Series Website at Global Book Walker. (E-Book)

## References

1. ↑ 少年エース 2015年5月号, 発売日: 2015年03月26日
2. ↑ ロクでなし魔術講師と禁忌教典（アカシックレコード） (1) 発売日：2015年11月26日
3. ↑ Seven Seas Licenses Akashic Records of the Bastard Magical Instructor Manga
4. ↑ Akashic Records Of Bastard Magic Instructor Vol. 1 Release Date: 2017/08/22
5. ↑ Series: Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor - Seven Seas Entertainment

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