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Lycoris Recoil
7

QUICK FACTS

episodes
13
studio
A-1 Pictures
year
2022
tags

PREMISE

Lycoris is a secret Japanese agency which raises an army of orphan schoolgirl assassins to suppress crime and foil terrorism. Trigger-happy and overserious Lycoris agent Tanaki is demoted to a special unit for improper conduct; to redeem herself, Tanaki must work with Lycoris' previous-ace and current-reject, Chisato. They team up to prevent a plot to overthrow Lycoris and destabilize Japan.

LIKED!

+
epic gunplay and action
+
gorgeous animation, background art, and ad bumpers
+
very consistent animation quality and plot pacing

DISLIKED...

dissonance between awesome John Wick action and ditzy slice-of-life schoolgirl antics

OTHER THOUGHTS

OP and ED were pleasant but forgettable

CLOSING REMARKS

Lycoris Recoil never stays serious for too long, though it would have been thematically richer if it ventured further into political intrigue or character drama. For this reason, it remains a light-hearted and colorful girls-with-guns anime.

Lycoris Recoil – 7/10

reviewed 2022-11-08 by Alan

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