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* In ''Ultraseven Evolution'', the 2002 direct-to-video follow-up of ''Series/UltraSeven'', the antagonist tries to rewrite Akashic Records to alter the Earth's future to fit his own purpose. The fifth and final volume of this work is even titled ''Akashic Records''

* In ''Ultraseven Evolution', the 2002 direct-to-video follow-up of ''Series/UltraSeven'', the antagonist tries to rewrite Akashic Records to alter the Earth's future to fit his own purpose. The fifth and final volume of this work is even titled ''Akashic Records''

* Referenced heavily in the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} through various means, typically as 'Akasha' or 'The Origin'. Implied to be what most (if not all) magi work towards in their studies, either consciously or not. Those who succeed become Sorcerers, capable of magic that is otherwise utterly impossible, such as TimeTravel and [[AlternateUniverse accessing alternate realities]] (only five mages in all of history have accomplished this). The Grail in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' can be used to open a gate to Akasha [[spoiler:[[PoweredByAForsakenChild by sacrificing all seven Servants]].]] Also, one of the main characters is [[spoiler:[[AnthropomorphicPersonification an avatar of sorts]] for the Record (Ryougi Shiki from ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai.'')]]. Later entries eventually reveal there ''are'' beings who aren't connected to Akasha from "another reality", [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow but they're not the sort of things a normal person would want to be getting knowledge from]].

* Access to the Akashic Record is available by name in ''TabletopGame/InNomine''as a Destiny attunement. Angels with this ability can send a question to the "vaults of Heavenly Omniscience" and get an answer if it can be answered in three words or less ... and if the angel pays a lot of Essence up front.

* VideoGame/PersonaQ2:NewCinemaLabyrinth [[spoiler: has the Theatre District, which is both the final labyrinth and where the game actually takes place in, is stated to be a type of Akhashic Record where negative memeories are sent to the inhabitants of the world.

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** In ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', Yubel uses a spell called [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Akashic_Record Akashic Record]]. It allows the user to draw two new cards, which is always a worthwhile gain. However, the concept of going beyond the known to include the unknown means that if either drawn card has been used at any point in the duel, they're both removed from play.

* In ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', Yubel uses a spell called [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Akashic_Record Akashic Record]]. It allows the user to draw two new cards, which is always a worthwhile gain. However, the concept of going beyond the known to include the unknown means that if either drawn card has been used at any point in the duel, they're both removed from play.

* FanFic/FuckTheJesusBeam: Used by Lordguckles to figure out how [=BaROCK=] O.B.A.M.A. was released, and as a DeusExMachina to power up.

* In Creator/MercedesLackey's ''Literature/BurningWater'', psychic expert Diana Tregarde uses her associate, who is by nature a medium, to access the akashic record to get information about the ancient history behind the threat they're facing.

* In the ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' episode "They're Everywhere", the plot revolves around demons wanting to find the knowledge contained in the Akashic records.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' has the Black Library, hidden in the depths of the [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace webway]], which supposedly holds all secrets of the universe, but can only be entered to those who have "mastered the Warp within themselves". Seeing how in real life, Black Library is Games Workshop's publishing house...

* Referenced heavily in the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} through various means, typically as 'Akasha' or 'The Origin'. Implied to be what most (if not all) magi work towards in their studies, either consciously or not. Those who succeed become Sorcerers, capable of magic that is otherwise utterly impossible, such as TimeTravel and [[AlternateUniverse accessing alternate realities]] (only five mages in all of history have accomplished this). The Grail in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' can be used to open a gate to Akasha [[spoiler:[[PoweredByAForsakenChild by sacrificing all seven Servants]].]] Also, one of the main characters is [[spoiler:[[AnthropomorphicPersonification an avatar of sorts]] for the Record (Ryougi Shiki from ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai.'')]]

* In Literature/HorusHeresy novel ''Mechanicum'', a major subplot features [[TheProfessor Forge Master Zeth]] attempting to construct a machine to read [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace the Warp]]. In an inversion of what Warp reading is usually done for (predicting the future), she was trying to create an "Akashic Reader", [[WillingChanneler channeled by hundreds of psykers]], to gain back all scientific knowledge humanity lost over a galactic Dark Age. Unfortunately, it never got off the ground, and in fact was seriously set back when [[PoorCommunicationKills she didn't reveal the full system plans]] of how it would work to her chief assistant.[[note]]The assistant crew was brought in to help with the last and most sophisticated component, but the "power supply" was much stronger than they knew what to calculate for. The backlash killed all of the psykers and nearly destroyed the entire machine.[[/note]] Before Zeth could resume her project, the Horus Heresy came to Mars, which was swiftly embroiled in it's own civil war, in which Zeth, and the plans for the system, was killed, and the Akashic Reader was destroyed utterly. [[CrapsackWorld Can't have nice things happening in the 40K universe, after all...]]

* Right in the title of LightNovel/AkashicRecordsOfBastardMagicInstructor.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', there is a physical skill called "Akasha Arts" that can be used in combat. It doesn't really have anything to do with the Akashic Records, it just hits things.

* Referenced frequently in ''Manga/OyasumiPunpun'' by Pegasus, and evidently the source of his supposed precognition.

* Referenced heavily in the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} through various means, typically as 'Akasha' or 'The Origin'. Implied to be what most (if not all) magi work towards in their studies, either consciously or not. Those who succeed become Sorcerers, capable of magic that is otherwise utterly impossible, such as TimeTravel and [[AlternateUniverse accessing alternate realities]]. The Grail in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' can be used to open a gate to Akasha [[spoiler:[[PoweredByAForsakenChild by sacrificing all seven Servants]].]] Also, one of the main characters is [[spoiler:[[AnthropomorphicPersonification an avatar of sorts]] for the Record (Ryougi Shiki from ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai.'')]]

* In Creator/MercedesLackey's ''Burning Water'', psychic expert Diana Tregarde uses her associate, who is by nature a medium, to access the akashic record to get information about the ancient history behind the threat they're facing.

* Creator/JorgeLuisBorges' "Literature/TheLibraryOfBabel" takes this idea to its most literal extreme. The library contains every possible arrangement of letters, spaces, and punctuation that will fit in a 410-page book. Unfortunately, too much information is just as bad as no information at all - the inhabitants of the library have no way to index the books. In theory, a true index is hiding in one of the books, but so are millions of false indexes.

* In ''ArTonelico'', the Akashic Record is a rare item that is supposed to be like a CD for a 3D holographic projector, but since the technology for using it properly has been lost, it's only used now for crafting.
** And in its prequel series Surge Concerto, it's been explicitly stated once by the creators that accessing the Seven Dimensions (Space, Time, Possibilities, Qualia and World) that form its world setting is pretty much like perusing the Akashic Records of that universe.

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', "Akashic Torment" is one of Sync's [[LimitBreak mystic artes]].

* ''{{Exalted}}'' has the Procedures of Creation, containing literally all of Creation's natural science and thaumaturgy in a library bigger than a city.