Lycoris Recoil

This is one of those shows and they do it well.

Convoluted plot? Superhuman abilities that defy belief? A lore reason to wear schoolgirl outfits? Convenient resolutions without convincing explanations? Doesn't matter. None of it matters. There could have been aliens that worship a flan god beneath a mountain made of mochi and it wouldn't have mattered. This is among the group that sits at the zenith of cute girls doing cute things and all other concerns take a back seat to that. Chisato is far too likeable as a main character for a measly nothing such as plausibility to get in the way, and her relationship with Takina is so endearing it makes you want to squeeze a stress ball. Everything else just adds flavor to that.

It's also well put together. This show really could have been about anything. The fact that we got government trained adolescent female assassins that fight terrorists/criminals while running a popular dessert shop on the side pretty much says it all. Compared to this, a tragedy, romcom, horror, or anything else is easy by comparison.

Lycoris Recoil does a decent job of finding a middle ground between slice of life and action. The main characters are likeable and very interesting, almost every character plays a real role in the story. It wouldn't be a show about stopping crime without a villain! This anime's villain is what helps make it a successful and suspenseful story.

Now the overall concept of cute girls with guns working behind the scenes to stop crime isn't unique to this anime but Lycoris Recoil does it the best out of any show I've seen. Without any spoilers I will say however the final two episode's are lackluster and disappointing. For a anime I actually enjoy this definitely hurts the shows rating in my honest opinion. 7/10.

One of the best anime ever I seen. My friends also a big fan of Lycoris Recoil. I recommend every one to watch this one of my favourite anime, No words left to tell, mind blowing, I hate animies before, but after watching this I am adicted to this. I eagerly waiting for season 2. Season 2 must come that's my wthat th I request A-1 studios to release season 2. Then only it will be full filled to viewers. Season 1 has a wonderful happy ending. But the main villian is still alive. If season 2 come it will be full filled to viewers, If season 2 released I definitely tell I am the most happiest person in the world.

This series is set in a future where there is no crime in Tokyo... at least not officially. In reality a group of school-girl assassins, called Lycoris, tackle criminal threats. One such operative is Takina Inoue; after an incident where she was considered to have endangered others. After this she is recruited by Chisato Nishikigi, an elite agent working out of a café. Chisato has the ability to dodge bullets but refuses to kill anybody. This sees then facing various threats; including terrorist Majima and a hacker known as 'Robota' due to the headgear he wears.

I thought this was fun series. There is plenty of action as well as some humour and likeable protagonists. The story progresses well after setting up the characters. The action is fairly dynamic and there is a good sense of danger even if the antagonists fall into pantomime villain territory at times. Away from the action there is some slice of life showing the girls off duty; this provides some more character depth. The character designs are good, as is the animation. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of the girls-with guns subgenre.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

Good animation (as always with these summer anime), with a good soundtrack, i like most of them during my watching experience.

The characters, are surprisingly good, the main cast (Chisato and Takina) are very "distinct" in terms of personality, and have a meaningful backstory, enough for me to get invested

Nice action, i like most of the shooting, especially with the main cast as mentioned earlier

The story, it's good, definitely isn't innovative any means, it's basically like a thriller-esque story, with some depth.

The only main flaw, i had is although the action is nice, some of it are quite confusing in their own, without watching at least the first 3 episodes, you won't understand why the main cast is being badass

Overall, This anime is charming in its own merits.