1 I got sick of it. The creepy syndicate gathering orphans and making hitmen like you Lycoris. – Mizuki Nakahara
Mizuki left her job as a member of the Intelligence Division at DA and went to work at the cafe as it conflicted with her moral values to see little children being trained as assassins for the country.
2 Maybe there’s new meaning for it because it’s broken. – Chisato Nishikigi
Nothing outlasts time but their meanings change through it. The tower Chisato broke during one of her missions gained a new identity as a peace symbol in the future. It wasn’t fixed. It was left broken as a tribute to everyone who suffered in the terrorist incident.
3 Incidents become accidents, and tragedies become inspiring stories.- Chisato Nishikigi
Every story has two sides. In the grand scheme of things, the public is deceived by cover-ups that benefit the stability of the country.
4 The last great incident is now the symbol of peace. – Chisato Nishikigi
Chisato, one of the high-ranking Lycoris, while executing an important mission ended up destroying a tower in order to capture the criminals. In order to place the public sentiment, the government declared the incident to be a terrorist attack and regarded the broken tower as a representation of peace.
5 You have to value people’s lives. – Chisato Nishikigi
Lycoris were trained for assassination since childhood. However, the most gifted one of them, Chisato, didn’t believe in killing people. She used special rubber bullets on enemies to avoid taking their lives.
6 You’re gonna become sad just so you can meet someone else’s expectations? That’s boring. – Chisato Nishikigi
Chisato tries to cheer up Takina when she is bullied at the DA for being a “friend killer”. Chisato makes her realise that she should live by her own standards and not care about what others think of her actions.
7 There are things you can gain from losing something. – Chisato Nishikigi
Takina wished to live at DA and serve as a highly skilled Lycoris all her life. She gets upset when she’s told that she would never have a place at DA again. Chisato helps her see that maybe by giving up DA she could achieve something else in life.
8 What I want to do always gets top priority! Well, that leads to many failures as well. – Chisato Nishikigi
Chisato is a free spirited girl who likes to do as she pleases. Being in an organization where people were expected to follow rules by the book, she prioritises her own principles. Even if things don’t go as planned, she holds no regrets in saving someone’s life.
9 A genius is a gift from God. They must be delivered to the world. Even the rarity of a genius for killing. – Shinji Yoshimatsu
Shinji met Chisato when she was a young child and realised her potential as an assassin. As a villain of this story, it remains to be seen how he’ll incorporate Chisato in his schemes of chaos.
10 Chisato, you’re filled with mysteries. – Takina Inoue
Takino didn’t know what to make of the elite Lycoris she was sent to learn from. She appeared to be carefree but was smart as a whip. She talked a lot but was surprisingly observant of her surroundings. She was regarded as a top assassin, but refused to take a life. No one can truly understand the human mind indeed.
11 Maybe the policy to value people’s lives is impossible? – Takina Inoue
Through her experiences as a Lycoris, Chisato realised that a human life is a gift she didn’t have the authority to take away. When things went sideways on a mission where Takina and Chisato failed to protect their client, Takina wondered if saving an enemy’s life was truly the best policy.
11 Thought provoking quotes from Lycoris Recoil
1. I got sick of it. The creepy syndicate gathering orphans and making hitmen like you Lycoris. – Mizuki Nakahara
2. Maybe there’s new meaning for it because it’s broken. – Chisato Nishikigi
3. Incidents become accidents, and tragedies become inspiring stories.- Chisato Nishikigi
4. The last great incident is now the symbol of peace. – Chisato Nishikigi
5. You have to value people’s lives. – Chisato Nishikigi
6. You’re gonna become sad just so you can meet someone else’s expectations? That’s boring. – Chisato Nishikigi
7. There are things you can gain from losing something. – Chisato Nishikigi
8. What I want to do always gets top priority! Well, that leads to many failures as well. – Chisato Nishikigi
9. A genius is a gift from God. They must be delivered to the world. Even the rarity of a genius for killing. – Shinji Yoshimatsu
10. Chisato, you’re filled with mysteries. – Takina Inoue
11. Maybe the policy to value people’s lives is impossible? – Takina Inoue