The official Twitter/X account of Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Flapper has announced a manga adaptation of the Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time anime shorts. It will be a short serialization that will debut in the February 2027 issue.
Yasunori Bizen, the creator of the original series, will launch the manga adaptation, which will run for about six months. Check out the manga cover below:
The original anime shorts are now streaming on Crunchyroll and on the Aniplex USA YouTube channel. The short films delve into the daily lives of characters at Café LycoReco. Staff members for the Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time films 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
Crunchyroll describes the original anime series as follows:
For these peaceful days――there’s a secret behind it all.
A secret organization that prevents crimes: “DA – Direct Attack”.
And their group of all-girl agents: “Lycoris”.
This peaceful everyday life is all thanks to these young girls.
The elite Chisato Nishikigi is the strongest Lycoris agent of all time.
Alongside is Takina Inoue, the talented but mysterious Lycoris.
They work together at one of its branches–Café LycoReco.
Here, the orders this café takes range from coffee and sweets to childcare, shopping, teaching Japanese to foreign students, etc.
It’s mostly tasks unbefitting of Lycoris.
The free-spirited and optimistic pacifist, Chisato.
And the cool-headed and efficient Takina.
The chaotic everyday lives of this mismatched duo begin!
