The beloved Lycoris Recoil anime series is finally back with Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time, a new short series that delves further into the lives of everyone’s favorite characters. This anime is an added bonus to an already busy spring 2025 anime season, and Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the schedule and release dates of Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time.
Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time follows up after the first Lycoris Recoil anime. The anime covers six original short stories that focus on the daily lives of Lycoris Recoil’s characters at Café LycoReco, and fans around the world can watch this new anime without needing a subscription.
Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time Release Dates, Schedule, Episodes and Exact Time
New episodes of Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time will premiere on Wednesdays at 5:00 a.m. PT / 8:00 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll and the Aniplex USA YouTube channel. The anime will stream with English subs and a total of six episodes will be released.
Here are the release dates and schedule for the Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time anime (subject to change):
- Episode 1 “Take it easy” – April 16 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 “Miles away” – April 23 – OUT TODAY
- Episode 3 “Scintillation of genius” – April 30
- Episode 4 “Watch out!” – May 7
- Episode 5 “Bittersweet first love” – May 14
- Episode 6 “Brief respite” – May 21
New Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time episodes will be released at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 5:00 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 6:00 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 7:00 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 8:00 a.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time / Universal Time Coordinated: 12:00 p.m. GMT / UTC
Staff
Staff members for the Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time anime include:
- Episode 1:
- Script: Shingo Adachi
- Storyboard/Technical Director: Takashi Sakuma
- Episode 2:
- Storyboard Script: Imigimuru
- Storyboard: Shingo Adachi
- Technical Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita
- Episode 3:
- Script: Shū Mori
- Storyboard/Technical Director: Kōta Mori
- Episode 4:
- Script: Yoshikazu Tominaga
- Storyboard/Technical Director: Takayuki Kikuchi
- Episode 5:
- Script: Ken Yamamoto
- Storyboard/Technical Director: Motoki Nakanishi
- Episode 6:
- Script: Shingo Adachi
- Storyboard/Technical Director: Masayuki Sakoi
Where Can I Watch the Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time Anime?
The Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time anime will stream on Crunchyroll and Aniplex’s English and Japanese YouTube channels for free. On Crunchyroll, the anime will stream on North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS. Fans can also catch up on the original Lycoris Recoil anime on Crunchyroll as well.
