Lycoris Recoil Is Reportedly Getting a Movie According to A 1 Pictures Employee

is reportedly set to receive an anime movie, as hinted in a now deleted post on X / Twitter by an A 1 Pictures employee. According to Shunsuke Sugimoto, the employee in question (via ), Lycoris Recoil has an animated film in the works. Sugimoto encouraged fans to look forward to the film, promising that they will see something interesting.

"Lycoris Recoil" has a new Anime Movie in works! This comes from a recent reply tweet (now deleted) from Shunsuke Sugimoto (an A 1 Pictures Employee), urging Fans to "look forward to it" and that they will find "something interesting". Image © Aniplex, Asaura, Imigimuru,… The tweet, btw This follows the announcement on Monday that Asaura, the original creator of Lycoris Recoil, is launching a new manga titled in Shogakukan's Weekly Coro Coro Comic magazine.

Lycoris Recoil is an original Japanese anime series created by Spider Lily and Asaura, produced by A 1 Pictures. Airing from July to September 2022, the series revolves around Lycoris, a clandestine group of agents, who operate a Tokyo café serving drinks and pastries. When their customers face danger, they collaborate to ensure peace, blending the ordinary with covert missions.

Lycoris Recoil experienced immediate success, swiftly becoming the . IGN's 8/10 described the series as an exhilarating original anime “crossing slice of life companionship with girls with guns action and an infectious adoration of classic movies.”.