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Thoughts on Takina Inoue

Published: December 13, 2025
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This post contains spoilers for Lycoris Recoil. Please watch it.

Takina Inoue is the main protagonist of the anime Lycoris Recoil. She is a 17 year old orphan part of the Lycoris, a group of female agents working for the secret organization Direct Attack (DA). She is my favorite character from that anime as well as someone I heavily relate to.

In the first episode, Takina starts out as a taciturn, cold, and somewhat antisocial person, often executing commands based on the situation, and taking big risks. At this point in the series, she's just a new recruit to the Lycoris, which is actually represented by her uniform. While she's been here for a while (other lower-ranking Lycoris wear beige), it's likely not been that long. She doesn't seem to have had any sort of friends prior, and she only cares about becoming the best Lycoris. After almost getting a teammate killed albeit saving the day, she is removed from her team and reassigned to Cafe Lycoreco, where she meets Chisato Nishikigi. She is my other favorite character.

 

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