A new original short anime series from Lycoris Recoil, titled Lycoris Recoil: Friends Are Thieves of Time, will consist of six episodes, releasing weekly every Wednesday at 9 p.m. on ABEMA and other streaming platforms, starting April 16.
This production consists of six short episodes that explore the everyday lives of Chisato, Takina, and their friends.
Key Visual for the episode: “Take it easy”:
Key Visual for the episode: “Miles away”:
Key Visual for the episode: “Scintillation of genius”:
Key Visual for the episode: “Watch out!”:
Key Visual for the episode: “Bittersweet first love”:
Key Visual for the episode: “Brief respite”:
Under the direction of the talented director, Shingo Adachi, various creators will be responsible for the storyboards and production of each episode. Imigimuru will be responsible for writing the scripts.
STAFF:
Episode 1:
Script: Shingo Adachi
Storyboard / Director: Takashi Sakuma
Episode 2:
Script Draft: Imigimuru
Storyboard: Shingo Adachi
Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita
Episode 3:
Script: Shu Mori
Storyboard / Director: Kota Mori
Episode 4:
Script: Yoshikazu Tominaga
Storyboard / Director: Takayuki Kikuchi
Episode 5:
Script: Ken Yamamoto
Storyboard / Director: Motoki Nakanishi
Episode 6:
Script: Shingo Adachi
Storyboard / Director: Masayuki Sakoi
Lycoris Recoil, the original anime, premiered in the Summer 2022 anime season and aired for 13 episodes. It was streamed overseas on Crunchyroll and Bilibili. In February 2023, a new anime project for Lycoris Recoil was announced. The new anime project is currently in production.
Crunchyroll describes the story as follows:
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: AnimeJapan 2025, Official Twitter
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