A-1 Pictures’ Lycoris Recoil revealed a new key visual and a new trailer, ahead of the nearing finale of the original TV anime. Shingo Adachi is directing the series.
Although the anime is an original work, it quickly won over the hearts of seasonal anime watchers, ranking quite highly in Anime Corner’s weekly polls. The main cast includes:
- Shion Wakayama as Takina Inoue
- Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi
- Misaki Kuno as Kurumi
- Ami Koshimizu as Mizuki Nakahara
- Kosuke Sakaki as Mika
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Majima
English dub has also been announced:
- Lizzie Freeman as Chisato Nishikigi
- Xanthe Huynh as Takina Inoue
- Jennifer Losi as Mizuki Nakahara
- Lisa Reimold as Kurumi
- Bob Carter as Mika
- Kayleigh McKee as Kusunoki
The story is an original work by Spider Lily (consists of Kadokawa Corporation, Dentsu Entertainment, and Aniplex) and Asaura, who is credited for the original story. The series also received a spin-off light novel by Asaura with Imigimuru’s illustrations and a manga adaptation by Bizen Yasunori.
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Crunchyroll describes the plot 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: Oricon News
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