Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (Japanese: ロクでなし魔術講師と禁忌教典, Hepburn: Roku de Nashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashikku Rekōdo) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tarō Hitsuji and illustrated by Kurone Mishima.

What they do not know is that he is hiding his power and that he is a former assassin from the Imperial Court Mage Corps with a remorseful past who is suffering severe depression.

Topics that are dealt with are depression, friendship, family relationships, adoption, siblings, following one's dream, quest for power and more.

The series was produced by Liden Films and directed by Hiraku Kaneko,[a] with Touko Machida writing the scripts, Satoshi Kimura designed the characters and Hiroaki Tsutsumi composed the music.

[69] Crunchyroll streamed the series with subtitles, and Funimation released it on home video as part of the two companies' partnership.