Director Shingo Adachi has confirmed Lycoris Recoil will receive a new anime separate from the upcoming short series. When Mantan Web asked whether the new Lycoris Recoil anime was produced separately from the shorts, Adachi replied, “You might think these short movies are the new work, but we are also making a ‘new animation project’. We began working on it immediately after the TV anime ended and are proceeding carefully, so please wait a little longer. If the shorts are well-received, I’d like to continue making them as well…“
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A new Lycoris Recoil anime was announced in 2023, but it was unclear to many whether that referred to these new shorts. In the interview, character designer Imigimuru also asked Adachi to be invited to future Lycoris Recoil projects. The pair also revealed the behind-the-scenes of the shorts’ development, how Imigimuru came to participate in the anime series, and more.
New Lycoris Recoil Anime Shorts Reveal English Streaming Release on April 16
With Adachi setting the record straight, fans can look ahead to even more new Lycoris Recoil anime even after the shorts roll out on Aniplex’s YouTube channel starting April 16. Its American subsidiary, Aniplex of America, confirmed it will also stream the shorts in English on the same day. You can check out the English-subbed Lycoris Recoil -Friends are thieves of time.- trailer below, where (without reading too much into it) Chisato yells “Lycoris Recoil, the movie,” before Takina corrects her to say “short movie“…
Lycoris Recoil debuted as an original anime series in 2022, crediting Asaura for the original concept. Adachi directed the series at anime studio A-1 Pictures. A manga adaptation and multiple spinoff novels have been released.
Crunchyroll streams Lycoris Recoil in English subbed and dubbed, describing the series:
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: Mantan Web
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