Lycoris Recoil “So Far So Good” Review
Lycoris Recoil “So Far So Good” is the fifth episode of the Lycoris Recoil anime original. This episode has a bit of a time skip from episode 4. A month after Majima’s terrorist attack, Chisato briefs her coworkers of their new mission, which consists on escorting a terminally ill, wheelchair-ridden magnate named Matsushita around Japan. They then tour him around Tokyo, where Chisato confirms to Takina that she possesses an artificial heart. Meanwhile, two investigators discover evidence of a terrorist attack in the subway. Kurumi identifies an assassin, Jin, following Matsushita, who Mika remembers working with 15 years prior. Takina attempts to intercept Jin as Matsushita breaks away from Chisato. Matsushita reveals Jin killed his family, and their real mission is to kill him in revenge. Chisato succeeds in immobilizing Jin after he injures Takina, but Matsushita appears and demands she kill him. After she refuses to do so, Matsushita’s machines suddenly stop working, killing him. In the debriefing, Mika explains that “Matsushita” was merely the body of an old drug addict used as a puppet through the machines in his wheelchair. The person controlling him is revealed to be part of the Alan Institute, who decides to change plans. That night, Majima and his men ambush and kill a Lycoris, with him exclaiming she will be the first of many.
Lycoris Danger
Oh no, looks like my worst fear has been realised, Majima is after the Lycoris. I wouldn’t put it past him to have been behind the terrorist attacks so that he could’ve gotten to her either. As much as I love Majima as a villain, he definitely needs to be taken care of, he’s realistically the only real threat the Lycoris have. Hopefully team Lycoris figure him out before he ends up harming any of the main characters, specifically Kurumi, who is still in hiding.
