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Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time. Anime Short Films Get Manga Adaptation
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
The six-episode shorts debuted on Aniplex's official YouTube channel in April 2025. The shorts also streamed on Aniplex USA's YouTube channel, and on Crunchyroll.
The shorts center on the daily lives of the characters at Café LycoReco.
Bizen launched the Lycoris Recoil manga in Monthly Comic Flapper in September 2022. Kadokawa shipped the ninth compiled book volume on August 21. Yen Press shipped the fifth volume of the manga on June 23.
Asaura's Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days spinoff novel reached over 250,000 copies in circulation in 2022.
Lycoris Recoil premiered in July 2022. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan, and it also streamed an English dub. The anime also aired on Adult Swim's Toonami block in January 2024.
The television anime was Shingo Adachi's directorial debut. Before this anime, Adachi was the character designer and chief animation director for Sword Art Online and Wagnaria!! (Working!!). Imigimuru (This Art Club Has a Problem!) designed the television anime, and A-1 Pictures produced the project. Ben-To author Asaura drafted the story. Kimika Onai (Nogizaka46, Sakurazaka46 outfits) designed the characters' uniforms.
Source: Monthly Comic Flapper magazine's X/Twitter account
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