Lycoris Recoil is an original Japanese anime television series created by Spider Lily and Asaura. Announced in December 2021, the series was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Shingo Adachi, and features an original story by , character designs by , and music composed by (K)now Name member . The series aired from July 2 to September 24, 2022, on Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, and BS11. In the United States, Adult Swim's Toonami programming block aired the series in English dubbed from January 21 to April 14, 2024.
In February 2023, a new animation project was announced. It was later revealed in July 2024 to be six animated short films which centered on the daily lives of the characters from the series. In January 2025, the new project was announced to be titled Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time and the staff in each short was unveiled. The short films were released on Aniplex's YouTube channel and other platforms from April 16 to May 21, 2025. Aniplex of America released all six short films English dubbed to its YouTube channel on June 7, 2025. __TOC__
Series overview
Episodes Season 1 (2022)
Friends are thieves of time (2025)
Home media release Japanese + Aniplex (Japan – Region 2/A) Vol. Episodes Release date Ref. 1 1–3 September 21, 2022 2 4–5 October 26, 2022 3 6–7 November 23, 2022 4 8–9 December 21, 2022 5 10–11 January 25, 2023 6 12–13 February 22, 2023
English + Aniplex of America (North America – Region 1/A) Season Episodes Release date Ref. 1 1–13 September 19, 2023
+ Sugoi Co (via Madman Entertainment) (Australia – Region 4/B) Season Episodes Release date Ref. 1 1–13 July 22, 2025
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External links
at Crunchyroll