A new summer-themed key visual for Lycoris Recoil has been revealed, featuring Chisato Nishikigi and Takina Inoue spending a day at the beach. A series of shorts and a new sequel anime are currently in production. The 13-episode anime series aired in 2022.
The upcoming six shorts based on the series will each run for a few minutes long. Various staff members will be handling the storyboards and episode direction under series director Shingo Adachi’s supervision. Character designer Imigimuru will also pen one of the shorts’ scripts.
The Lycoris Recoil TV anime series was the first work Adachi had worked on as director and series screenwriter. He had previously done character designs for anime like WORKING!! and Sword Art Online. Asaura (Shosetsu Knights of Sidonia: Kitto Arifureta Koi author) served as the story draft writer and Yumiko Yamamoto (Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld co-character designer) is the sub-character designer. A-1 Pictures was the animation production company.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast includes:
- • Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi
- • Shion Wakayama as Takina Inoue
- • Ami Koshimizu as Mizuki Nakahara
- • Misaki Kuno as Kurumi
- • Kosuke Sakaki as Mika
The anime franchise has also inspired a manga adaptation, spin-off manga, spin-off light novels, a web novel, and a stage play.
Crunchyroll streamed Lycoris Recoil worldwide, outside of Japan. It describes the synopsis as:
For these peaceful days — there’s a secret behind it all. A secret organization that prevents crimes: “DA – Direct Attack”. And their group of all-girl agents: “Lycoris”. This peaceful everyday life is all thanks to these young girls. The elite Chisato Nishikigi is the strongest Lycoris agent of all time. Alongside is Takina Inoue, the talented but mysterious Lycoris.
They work together at one of its branches–Café LycoReco. Here, the orders this café takes range from coffee and sweets to childcare, shopping, teaching Japanese to foreign students, etc. It’s mostly tasks unbefitting of Lycoris. The free-spirited and optimistic pacifist, Chisato. And the cool-headed and efficient Takina. The chaotic everyday lives of this mismatched duo begin!
Source: Lycoris Recoil Official Anime Twitter
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