Where to Read Lycoris Recoil's Manga and Ordinary Days Novel After the Anime

The Lycoris Recoil ending left obvious hints of a new season. But while no official announcement has been made yet, fans have a manga and a novel to digest instead. If you're wondering which part of the Lycoris Recoil manga and Ordinary Days novel to read after the anime, we have the answers!

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Where to Start Reading the Lycoris Recoil Manga After the Anime

The Lycoris Recoil manga more or less follows the anime's pace, with slight but positive variations from the source.

For example, the first chapter of the manga was able to more effectively expand the characters' thought processes, which would definitely help explain their personalities further.

As of writing, there have only been two chapters released since September 5, 2022, as it's serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Flapper.

Assuming there is no delay in publication, the next magazine issue should be out by November 5, 2022.

While the manga chapters are yet to catch up to the Lycoris Recoil anime's last episode, those who've seen the show and wish to find out what happens next won't get too much out of the manga yet.

Although, they can still enjoy things that can only be revealed via the written form.

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Where to Start Reading Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days After the Anime

Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days is the spin-off light novel based on the highly successful anime.

Its first volume was released under the Dengeki Bunko imprint on September 9, 2022.

The official Dengeki Bunko website describes the novel as "a modest story depicting the everyday extraordinariness of Café LycoReco!".

It goes on further to describe the plot as centering on the adventures of Chisato, Takina, and the rest of the café staff that weren't depicted in the anime

Ordinary Days essentially puts forward the original descriptions of the plot prior to the anime's run, which included the girls doing tasks such as delivering sweets to the yakuza, assisting at Japanese language schools, and doing missions like dealing with zombies and fighting off monsters.

All that is on top of their basic duties to serve coffee and other café treats.

Interested readers don't have to worry about spoilers or missing key anime info for the most part.

They can dive into Ordinary Days without any problems considering it doesn't necessarily go by the anime's timeline.

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Where to Read Lycoris Recoil's Manga and Ordinary Days Novel

There currently is no way to legally read the Lycoris Recoil manga, and there is no news about official translations yet.

As for Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days, the first volume can be ordered via various sources online, although it will be in Japanese for the time being.

The light novel had made great pre-order sales enough that the second round of reprints was made prior to its September 9 release.

Fans outside Japan and non-Japanese-reading audiences will have to settle with the existing anime series for now.

Although, given Lycoris Recoil's success and popularity, we might hear about the manga and the novel being made available for international fans sooner or later.

If anything comes up, we'll surely be on top of it. Make sure to check back here to stay updated!

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