In February it will be one year since the new sequel project for the original anime of A-1 Pictures and the director Shingo Adachi“Lycoris Recoil“. However, since the announcement absolutely nothing has been revealed, even though the franchise continues to have a good degree of popularity among fans.
But everything changed when an A-1 Pictures employee, “Shunsuke Sugimoto (杉本すんすけ)” shared an update on Twitter in response to a fan praising the studio’s work on the anime adaptations of “MASHLE: Magic And Muscles” and “Solo Leveling“. When this user expressed his wait for new news, the worker completely forgot that the sequel to “Lycoris Recoil” does not have any details announced, since He stated that “the new project is a film”:
- «Lycoris Recoil has a new anime film in production. Please wait for her! You will surely see something interesting!».
After realizing the tremendous mistake he had made, the worker immediately deleted his publication, so everything now remains “a leak.” If the next project is really a movie, do you think it will be a sequel or a prequel?
The series premiered during the season of Summer-2022 (July-September) in Japan and had a total of thirteen episodes, while the platform Crunchyroll was in charge of its distribution in the West. It quickly became one of the most successful franchises in the physical sales market, exceeding twenty thousand copies sold with each new release and becoming the series with the highest amount of accumulated sales in the first week of the entire year 2022.
Production team
- Shingo Adachi (Sword Art Online, Working!!) is in charge of directing the anime at the studios A-1 Pictures.
- Muru Imigi (Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!) is in charge of character design.
- Asaura (Ben-To, TiN-So: Kimi ga Te ni Suru Ore no Ex Machina, Eiyuu Toshi no Bakadomo) was in charge of the original story.
- Kimika Onai (costume design by Nogizaka46, Sakurazaka46) was in charge of the design of the uniforms.
Synopsis of Lycoris Recoil
The number of terrorist acts in Japan has never been lower, thanks to the efforts of a syndicate called Direct Attack (DA). The organization raises orphaned girls as assassins to carry out assassinations under its “Lycoris” program. Takina Inoue is an exceptional Lycoris, with a strong sense of will and a penchant for perfection. Unfortunately, a hostage situation tests her patience, and the resulting act of insubordination results in her being transferred out of the DA. She’s not thrilled about losing the only place she belonged, but she reluctantly arrives at her new base of operations: LycoReco, a disguised coffee shop.
However, Takina’s new partner turns out to be very different from what she imagined. Despite being the famous Lycoris prodigy, Chisato Nishikigi seems almost unconcerned about her obligations. She drags Takina into all kinds of odd jobs under the simple explanation of helping people in need. Takina is even more bewildered when Chisato takes down a group of armed assailants without killing any of them. Feeling like a fish out of water, Takina is determined to reintegrate into the DA, but Chisato is determined to show her that there is more to a life than just taking it.
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