So it begins...
Again ~

Who's drawing this

FINALLY IT'S HERE

Yay, nice to see more lycoreco content

Maybe this time it won't be bait...

Is this going to be an original storyline or is it an adaptation of the LNs?

A new scanlation group just for LycoReco? We are truly blessed!

Is this going to be an original storyline or is it an adaptation of the LNs?

It looks like a collection of short stories in the same continuity as the TV series.

last edited at Dec 13, 2022 8:20PM

Maybe this time it won't be bait...

Not bait. Subtext. Why doesn't anyone ever learn the difference.

Not bait. Subtext. Why doesn't anyone ever learn the difference.

Ditto. Do you think you unilaterally get to determine what is bait and what is subtext? LycoReco was the most blatant bait-not-subtext I've ever experienced (in fact -- it even had a subtext male relationship for you to be able to tell the difference between subtext and bait), and you don't get to invalidate other peoples' experiences by telling them they don't know what words are. If you enjoyed it, all the power to you, but you aren't winning anyone over with this kind of insulting comment.

Wait, people are mangry at Lycoreco for being baity? I thought people enjoy that, hence why vtubers are popular around here.

Maybe this time it won't be bait...

No yuri tag :,(

Wait, people are mangry at Lycoreco for being baity? I thought people enjoy that, hence why vtubers are popular around here.

Vtubers are idols and also kindof sort of real people, even if they’re playing a sort of character. That just being yuri teasing makes sense. In a story, be it manga or anime, teasing the idea of yuri and then not going through with anything other than vague undertones is extremely frustrating. Especially since it’s so common. I still haven’t started watching Witch From Mercury and I won’t until I know whether they commit or not. I’ve just been disappointed so many times and it sucks every time so I just don’t want to deal with it anymore.

Finally more gay from Lycoris

It's gay in my eyes and that's all that matters

Wait, people are mangry at Lycoreco for being baity? I thought people enjoy that, hence why vtubers are popular around here.

Vtubers are idols and also kindof sort of real people, even if they’re playing a sort of character. That just being yuri teasing makes sense. In a story, be it manga or anime, teasing the idea of yuri and then not going through with anything other than vague undertones is extremely frustrating. Especially since it’s so common. I still haven’t started watching Witch From Mercury and I won’t until I know whether they commit or not. I’ve just been disappointed so many times and it sucks every time so I just don’t want to deal with it anymore.

"Back in my days, yuri anime was.."

Not bait. Subtext. Why doesn't anyone ever learn the difference.

Ditto. Do you think you unilaterally get to determine what is bait and what is subtext? LycoReco was the most blatant bait-not-subtext I've ever experienced (in fact -- it even had a subtext male relationship for you to be able to tell the difference between subtext and bait), and you don't get to invalidate other peoples' experiences by telling them they don't know what words are. If you enjoyed it, all the power to you, but you aren't winning anyone over with this kind of insulting comment.

Lycoris recoil was never yuri, subtext, bait or whatever like that in my opinion, nor it was marketed as such. It was obvious it was just a Japanese girls' friendship thing. It is the fault of people who expected yuri from a non-yuri-tagged original anime. Though, I enjoyed the yuri fanart not gonna lie.

last edited at Dec 14, 2022 5:56AM

I really wanted the two of them to be a couple by the end of the anime. Well, at least they didn't die.

No yuri tag :,(

They don't dare to do it even if it gets a second season so what you'll see here in this manga is slice of life only.

sweet murderers and work for just money
Judge Dredd more lawful than this crap

Lycoris recoil was never yuri, subtext, bait or whatever like that in my opinion, nor it was marketed as such. It was obvious it was just a Japanese girls' friendship thing.

You can't advertise something as subtext or bait. That's nonsensical. A subtext is a hidden or implicit meaning that the audience sees in a story. By definition, it can't be something that the creator made explicit from the start. And if the creator announced a bait-and-switch in advance, it wouldn't be a bait-and-switch anymore.

It is the fault of people who expected yuri from a non-yuri-tagged original anime.

Why would anyone need to be at fault? Saying that a story features gay subtext doesn't mean that the creator did anything wrong. It doesn't constitute criticism by itself either.

last edited at Dec 16, 2022 8:55AM

Based on the flow of the conversation content from page 04-02 to page 06-01 of ch01, I'm fairly sure page 05-02 takes place before page 05-01, which is also the order in two other versions on MDex.
And also, about the bottom right panel in page 01 ch01, I don't think it's the right text content. The repetition of things said in the panel right before makes it sound very stiff and unnatural, and in the other two versions on MDex that text box said the same thing but different from this version, so I suggest the scanlator group to make a double check and edit it if needed.

last edited at Dec 19, 2022 1:06AM

Not bait. Subtext. Why doesn't anyone ever learn the difference.

Ditto. Do you think you unilaterally get to determine what is bait and what is subtext? LycoReco was the most blatant bait-not-subtext I've ever experienced (in fact -- it even had a subtext male relationship for you to be able to tell the difference between subtext and bait), and you don't get to invalidate other peoples' experiences by telling them they don't know what words are. If you enjoyed it, all the power to you, but you aren't winning anyone over with this kind of insulting comment.

i like to think that the anime didnt even need to have any yuri in the first place. but we got a lot of action from it, lotta guns and violence, with some yuri and yaoi below the surface. i dont believe there is anything rong with that

Chisato x Takina is absolutely shippable, even if Lycoris Recoil isn’t officially tagged as yuri.
No yuri tag doesn’t mean fans aren’t allowed to ship them. Tags only define the official genre, they don’t control chemistry, subtext, or character dynamics. And ChisaTaki has plenty of that. Takina literally changes her entire worldview because of Chisato. She starts smiling more, caring more, prioritizing someone over the organization, and that someone is Chisato. Meanwhile, Chisato treats Takina differently from everyone else. Softer. More attentive. More emotionally open.
And the aquarium “date”? Come on.
Their dynamic is classic complementary contrast:
Chisato is sunshine, living freely in the present.
Takina is disciplined, mission-focused, emotionally guarded.
They balance each other perfectly.
You don’t need an explicit confession scene for a ship to make sense. Subtext, emotional development, and intentional framing matter and LycoReco gives them all of that.
Shipping isn’t about forcing canon. It’s about interpreting what’s there. And what’s there between Chisato and Takina is strong enough that most of the fandom ships them anyway.
Also, I feel like a lot of yuri fans nowadays rely way too much on official tags.
Back then, shipping wasn’t about waiting for a “yuri” label to give you permission. If the chemistry was there, people shipped. Simple as that.
Shipping has always been about reading subtext, dynamics, emotional tension, and character growth. Not just checking a genre tag and saying “okay, now it’s allowed.”
If we only ship what’s explicitly labeled, we’re reducing fandom creativity to marketing categories. Some of the strongest ships in anime history weren’t officially tagged, they were built on chemistry and narrative development.
So yeahhhh no Yuri tag, but the "newlywed couple" energy is already filling LycoReco's living room