Lycoris Recoil

## Lycoris Recoil *Lycoris Recoil* was the surprise hit of Summer 2022 — an original anime from A-1 Pictures that combined stylish action, warm character chemistry, and deceptively light-hearted tone to become the most-discussed anime of its season. In an alternate Japan where peace is maintained by a covert organization deploying teenage girl agents called "Lycoris," Chisato Nishikigi is the most talented Lycoris ever — but also the most unconventional, refusing to kill. Reassigned to a Tokyo café called LycoReco as a "problem agent," she is paired with Takina Inoue, a driven, by-the-book Lycoris demoted after a rogue mission. The two operate the café while handling requests from civilians, gradually uncovering a threat that challenges the foundations of the entire peace order. The series is distinguished by the exceptional chemistry between its two leads.