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(cocking machine guns)
(speaking Japanese)

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(quiet rock music)

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- It's Isaiah Colbert,
the otaku of Kotaku.

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Now there's been some
rumblings on the internet

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about this imaginary creature
called the sigma male,

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thanks to the likes of
human vampire Keanu Reeves,

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but you can keep your sigma males,

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and your five star
blockbuster movie sequels.

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What I want is cute moe girls

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that keep a tommy for the foolery.

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The sigma waifu, if you will.

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Yes, today, I'm gonna put you on one

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of the more fascinating shows to come

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out of this summer season, Lycoris Recoil,

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streaming now on Crunchyroll.

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Much like the John Wick
franchise, Lycoris Recoil follows

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a secret society of
assassins known as Lycoris,

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who operate in the shadows
of Japanese society

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to maintain order and civility.

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After a sting turned hostage
situation goes sideways,

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by way of Takina lighting up the joint

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like it was the Fourth of July.

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Takina has transferred
from Lycoris headquarters

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to work alongside the fellow disgraced,

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yet more level-headed Baba Yaga operative

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of the organization, the
chipper Chisato Nishikigi.

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By daylight, the girls
work as baristas at a cafe,

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but when they clock out the pair are

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an unstoppable force
of gunfu magnificence.

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However, unlike Takina's
"knuck if you buck" mindset,

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Chisato takes a nonlethal
approach to missions, albeit

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with a Batman from Arkham
Knight definition of nonlethal.

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Chisato, see, believes her enemies deserve

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the opportunity to go home and have

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dinner with their families.

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While Takina aims to get back

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in the good graces of their headquarters,

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Chisato works to chip away
at her stoic demeanor,

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and help her understand that there is more

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to life than climbing the
covert corporate ladder.

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It's a bloody business, and we
see the girls kick all kinds

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of ass owing to A-1 Pictures'
high quality animation.

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Overall, I dig this cute show
about fashionable baristas

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with a penchant for making things go boom.

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And I intend to keep watching.

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It's got high quality animation,
great vocal performances,

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and an endearing gal pal, buddy cop vibe.

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And who knows, might finally
make me a coffee person.

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(girl blowing raspberry)

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(quiet and upbeat rock music)