Takina Inoue is part of an organization called Direct Attack (DA) that trains orphan girls to be assassins. This is their "Lycoris" program. Despite being an "exceptional Lycoris", Takina transfers out of Direct Attack due to disobeying orders. Now, she is an undercover café, LycoReco. Takina wishes to return to Direct Attack, feeling out of place. However, her new partner, Chisato Nishikigi, intends to show Takina that there is more to life than killing. She shows this by incapacitating terrorists, rather than killing them. Additionally, Chisato takes Takina to simply help people.¹
Inappropriate Clothing
This anime contains immodest content. For one, there are short skirts, as well as a character's undergarments, which are shown when her "skirt is lifted".² While one could argue that it's not as bad as other shows, where in Scripture does it say that a certain amount of sin is fine, and a certain amount is not? The Bible is clear that any is wrong. You can read more about how this argument doesn't work in my post The Slippery Slope of "Just One Scene".
Turning to the Bible, however, there is a very clear command given, forbidding women to wear immodest dress.
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;" (1 Timothy 2:9)
Since immodesty is wrong, we should not participate in its consumption.
Violence
Violence is a major issue with this show. Crunchyroll lists violence as one of its content warnings for the anime.³ According to IMDb and Common Sense Media:
"Multiple scenes of gun-fighting and terrorist events."
"Several dozen young women aged in their teens are killed in an explosion and by rapid gunfire."²
"The main characters are assassins regularly facing life-threatening danger. People (including civilians) receive death threats, are held hostage, and are kicked and beaten. Heavy gun violence, often resulting in many deaths. ... Terrorists open fire in public areas like train stations and city streets."⁴
"[15] He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; [16] He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure." (Isaiah 33:15-16)
This passage says that if we want to dwell on high, we ought to shut our eyes to evil, not to look upon it. God says that He hates those who love violence (Psalm 11:5), which includes watching it for fun or entertainment. Now, that doesn't make it right to watch ever, but even more so if you're watching it with enjoyment.
Filth of the Mouth
Lycoris Recoil uses improper language as well.⁴ If we want to be close to God, to be living in accordance with His Word, then it is imperative that we forsake such evil. Perverseness in the tongue is a "breach in the spirit" (Proverbs 15:4).
"Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee." (Proverbs 4:24)
When we don't put away the froward and perverse mouth, that will corrupt our good manners (1 Corinthians 15:33). Let's keep our manners pure and undefiled!
Conclusion
Based on these things, the conclusion seems obvious. Christians are not to consume this media. The LORD has revealed His Word to us; we ought to follow it. Let's put down our anime, and obey the Creator.
Sources:
1. "Lycoris Recoil." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/50709/Lycoris_Recoil. Accessed 7/9/2025.
2. "Lycoris Recoil: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt16755706/parentalguide. Accessed 7/9/2025.
3. Lycoris Recoil. Crunchyroll, crunchyroll.com/series/G1XHJV2X9/lycoris-recoil. Accessed 7/9/2025.
4. "Parents' Guide to Lycoris Recoil." Common Sense Media, commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/lycoris-recoil. Accessed 7/9/2025.