Lycoris Recoil was originally much darker according to creator!

Nuckel-Cell said:

Even Asaura was impressed at the Character Chisato herself.
He Said in the Interview that was the best decision from Adachi to change this and He thought that this will make Chisato to the most interesting Character in the series.
And i mean it was.
I dont think Fuki has obtain the same amount of fans as Chisato has now. And Adachi wanted that the audience will Love and Care for this Character, since later in the series she became death flaggs on death flaggs and even the entire audience was so afraid that this Character will die in the end.

Btw Here is the Interview with Fuki was before Chisato the Main Character
https://febri.jp/topics/lycoris_recoil_int3_2/

cile-chan said:

i appreciate the link <3 i read it and gained new info about the meaning behind chisato and takina’s name!!

nishikigi’s flower language means “engrave your heart with your charm” while takina means “quiet person” SO CUTE!!

CickNipolla said:


every lycoris other than the two main characters was pointless past episode like 4

thunderkitten667 said:
Show is a million times better not being dark. I mean, realistically, the anime’s current philosophy resonates way more than just “guns kill things, go figure”. It is about appreciating your own truth, and sticking by your guns...no pun intended!

Animillion said:

I just wanted some chaos in this with Majima winning, lol. I really wanted them to embrace the sad ending for Chisato, but they backed out to avoid fan outcry. Little did they know that they were going to get a plethora of disgusting insults thrown at them on social media anyway, just for the bs that is not having a yuri couple as canon. Disgusting

Roevhaal said:
This is a huge problem in general, instead of creative and passionate works everything has to be watered down to appeal to the lowest common denomintator untill we're left with nothing but a big bland nothingburger.

Not targeting this series specifically, I have not seen it and perhaps it was the correct choice in this specific instance. Hearing about it getting watered down to appeal to the lowest common denominator doesn't make me more keen on watching it though.

Nuckel-Cell said:

Chisato was never planed to die,you can look at all picture from the ending and you See the spoiler.
But one thing to know.
Original was Fuki the Main Character.
But adachi wants a Character that everybody loves and than was Chisato Born.
Chisato is the reason the Story was Not so DARK.

thunderkitten667 said:

I don’t think it would have been nearly as popular if it was a dark show like let’s say, Black Lagoon. And I doubt they changed anything. The production team is on record saying how LR is “really rewatchable, a feel good experience” so they plan was always to tug at the heartstrings but have Chisato and Takina have a happy ending. Yes, the minority of yuri fans attacking the production team is not at all justified, but I feel it is being blown out of proportion. BD sales are hitting records right now for LR. It’s safe to say a lot more people are satisfied with what LR presents itself as than not.

thunderkitten667 said:

The creator themselves is happy with the changes that happened during development, specifically the light hearted tone. So your assessment that is what watered down to appease the masses is kinda ungorunded, given the creator wanted it that way rather than changing things due to feedback from the public. I know you said not attacking this anime specifically, though. I agree with you about watering down art to have mass appeal. In the end it will only serve as a product of its time and nothing more.

Animillion said:

It’s still a large and disgusting “minority”. They were fighting over something so stupid like a yuri ship. Yuri ship or whatever means nothing to the story, and even if they were posting those messages for something more important to a series, such as a terrible ending, it still isn’t justified. Also, not saying yuri is bad (not my cup of tea tho) but I’ve noticed that homo ship fans tend to be the most vile. I wonder why

Roevhaal said:

Well yea, I shouldn't judge this particular anime but changing it so “anyone could enjoy it” is a giant red flag. I don't care if it's light hearted or grim but don't compromise for mass appeal.

thunderkitten667 said:

Yes, it is a minority. I mean, unless you want to convince me the majority of sane society uses Twitter. You’ll find crazy people in every fandom: Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, etc. the important thing is to ignore them, but people can’t help feeding into negativity if it fits their narrative. And well, you are kinda stigmatizing yuri fans as a whole. Are you sure the people who enjoy that one recent isekai about a guy murdering for coin so he can buy sex slaves are all rational, sane people? It’s impossible to say, which is why giving groups stigmas just because a few bad apples do something terrible is just wrong. And like I said before, some of the most popular franchises have come across the most vile, deplorable “fans” that have done evil crimes. KyoAni, for example...

Animillion said:

No, people can enjoy whatever content they want, nothing wrong with that as long as it’s legal content, so I don’t think that should judged. However, when it comes to the sort of disgusting comments and the rather extreme lengths these shippers have gone it’s just asinine. And I’ve also seen the same with yaoi fans as well and to a lesser extent straight couple shippers, but I’m not trying to make it sound like all people who like yuri or Lycoris Recoil are bad, so sorry if it sounded that way. Also, the KyoAni situation was the worst outcome possible and not really comparable to these idiots, as that was a criminal act.

thunderkitten667 said:

I don’t know, if Asaura is fine with it then I have no quarrel. How can I crticize someone for wanting to deliberately make a light hearted show that is executed extremely well? I could understand if he intention was a dark and serious anime, then I would criticize the inconsistencies of the storytelling and slice of life nature of it, but it’s clear from episode one what Lycoris Recoil is trying to be. There are plenty of anime that are serious and don’t hold back punches, but LR is not trying to be like that.