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Lycoris Recoil

★ 7.6 5K votes 2022–2022 1 season · 13 episodes Ended Gunma TV
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 8/10Central duoOne pair's chemistry carries everything.This show: 7/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 7/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 7/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 7/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Shion WakayamaAmi KoshimizuChika AnzaiTakaki ÔtomariKôsuke SakakiMisaki Kuno
Written by
Asaura
Starring
Shion WakayamaAmi KoshimizuChika AnzaiTakaki ÔtomariKôsuke SakakiMisaki Kuno
Written by
Asaura
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"Cute cafe girls, ruthless secrets, gorgeous gunfights"

Behind a cheerful Tokyo cafe lies a secret agency of teenage girls who prevent crimes before they happen, sometimes with lethal force. The story pairs a relentlessly upbeat, unnervingly skilled veteran with a stern, by-the-book newcomer exiled there after a mission gone wrong. It's slick, colorful, and packed with stylish gunfights, but underneath the buddy-cop charm sits a slow-burn mystery about why its heroine refuses to kill. Breezy episodic fun gradually tightens into something sharper and sadder.

Watch it for

the effortlessly cool action choreography paired with a genuinely charming central friendship.

Maybe skip if

you want consistent tone throughout, since it shifts from lighthearted to unexpectedly dark.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12022
7.94K135h 12m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Easy does it7.4
40624 min
▶2The more the merrier7.8
36524 min
▶3More haste, less speed8.2
37524 min
▶4Nothing seek, nothing find7.5
34224 min
▶5So far, so good7.7
32824 min
▶6Opposites attract8.0
33124 min
▶7Time will tell7.4
31324 min
▶8Another day, another dollar7.9
32024 min
▶9What's done is done8.1
32524 min
▶10Repay evil with evil7.9
31724 min
▶11Diamond cut diamond7.9
31324 min
▶12Nature versus nurture8.3
34824 min
▶13Recoil of Lycoris8.3
34624 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Shion Wakayama Takina Inoue
Ami Koshimizu Mizuki Nakahara
Chika Anzai Chisato Nishikigi
Takaki Ôtomari Yamadera, Majima's Subordinate, Armed Group
Kôsuke Sakaki Mika
Misaki Kuno Kurumi
Yôji Ueda Shinji Yoshimatsu
Yoshihito Sasaki Goto, Armed Group, Commentator
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Majima
Shinya Takahashi Yoneoka, Majima's Subordinate, Announcer

Crew

Asaura

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