We recently told you about the new short film
project from " Lycoris Recoil ," titled " Lycoris
Recoil: Friends are Thieves of Time ." While a release date
hadn't been revealed at the time, we now know that all six episodes of
this short film series will arrive on April 16th on Aniplex's official YouTube
platform and other streaming services. Additionally, a new episode
will be released every Wednesday.
As for
details, the teaser trailer and titles for the six stories have been
revealed , along with information about the team behind each episode.
Here's a look at what's in store:
- Episode 1: "Take It
Easy" - Screenplay:
Shingo Adachi. Storyboard and Technical Director: Takashi Sakuma.
- Episode 2: "Miles
away" -
Storyboard script: Imigimuru. Storyboard: Shingo Adachi. Technical
Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita.
- Episode 3: "Scintillation
of Genius" -
Screenplay: Shuu Mori. Storyboard and Technical Director: Kouta Mori.
- Episode 4: "Watch
out!" -
Screenplay: Yoshikazu Tominaga. Storyboard and Technical Director:
Takayuki Kikuchi.
- Episode 5: "Bittersweet
First Love" -
Screenplay: Ken Yamamoto. Storyboard and Technical Director: Motoki
Nakanishi.
- Episode 6: "Brief
Respite" -
Screenplay: Shingo Adachi. Storyboard and Technical Director: Masayuki
Sakoi.
This
project promises to maintain the charm of "Lycoris Recoil" while
exploring new stories centered on the beloved characters of the LycoReco Cafe. Meanwhile, details of
this franchise include:
- The anime "Lycoris
Recoil" premiered during the Summer 2022 season (July-September) in
Japan and ran for a total of thirteen episodes. The series quickly became
one of the most successful franchises in the physical retail market,
surpassing twenty thousand copies sold with each new release and becoming
the series with the highest cumulative sales in the first week of all of
2022.
- The main cast consists of Chika
Anzai (Takina Inoue) and Shion Wakayama (Chisato
Nishikigi).
- The production team
includes Shingo Adachi (direction), Muru Imigi (character
design), Asaura (original story), Kimika Onai
(uniform design), and A-1 Pictures studios .
- The story centers on a Japan
where terrorist acts are minimal thanks to the Direct Attack (DA)
organization, a group that raises orphaned girls to become assassins under
the "Lycoris" program. Takina Inoue, one of the top
Lycoris, is transferred to a disguised cafe called LycoReco after an
incident of insubordination.
