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“Six short films depicting daily lives of Chisato, Takina, and friends, each with unique directors and storyboards.”
Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time.
『リコリス・リコイル』Friends are thieves of time.
7.71
1,358 rank · 57,933 viewers · 155 favorites
Comedy
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Synopsis
Six short films depicting daily lives of Chisato, Takina, and friends, each with unique directors and storyboards.
Six short movies featuring the daily lives of Chisato, Takina, and their friends. Each movie will have a different director and storyboard.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
8.1
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 1.20
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.20 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.89
Running avg · May 2025 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Friends are thieves of time is a blast, with every 3-minute episode feeling super fun thanks to its pretty, cool characters, natural dialogue, and solid background art plus animation. There’s no...”
- 7 “This bite-sized 6-episode ONA reunites every beloved character for nonstop comedy that perfectly recaptures the series’ humor, leaving no moment unenjoyable across its brisk 18-minute runtime....”
- 8 “Lycoris Recoil enchants with dynamic animation, an outstanding soundtrack, and irresistibly charming characters that deepen emotional investment in the story and the bond between its leads. This...”
Verbosity
Short · 78%
Medium · 11%
Long · 11%
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- Format 6 × 3′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 18m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2025 – May 2025
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-26915 catalog
Produced by
- BS11 Producer
- ABC Animation Producer