| Chisato Nishikigi | |
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| Lycoris Recoil character | |
 Official character design, created by Imimuguru | |
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| Created by | Spider Lily Asaura |
| Portrayed by | Misato Kawauchi |
| Voiced by | Japanese Chika Anzai English Lizzie Freeman |
| Age | 17-18 |
| Height | 162cm |
| Canonical Birthday | September 23 |
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| Occupation | Lycoris Agent Waitress |
| Affiliation | Café LycoReco Direct Attack |
| Fighting style | Quickly predicting and reacting to the opponent's moves (usually by dodging attacks) |
| Weapon | Various types of heavy-duty guns |
| Family | Mika, Shinji Yoshimatsu (Adoptive fathers) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
Chisato Nishikigi (Japanese: 錦木 千束, Hepburn: Nishikigi Chisato) is one of the two main characters of the Japanese anime television series Lycoris Recoil, created by Spider Lily and Asaura. She is depicted in the series as the most skilled agent among the Lycoris, a group of trained young female agents working for the secretive organization Direct Attack and are assigned to maintain the peace and stability of Japan. She has abnormal reflexes, being able to dodge bullets even at near point-blank range. However, she is a pacifist, working as a waitress at LycoReco, a café affiliated with Direct Attack, and choosing to use rubber bullets that can only temporarily knock enemies unconscious, putting her often at odds with the secretive and lethal nature of Direct Attack's operations. At the beginning of the series, she was assigned to be the partner of Takina Inoue, an agent who was transferred to LycoReco for disrespecting orders, teaching the latter the approaches of pacifism and getting her to enjoy living a life outside of being an agent.
Chisato was originally meant to be more serious; however, this was changed to her being a cheerful and optimistic character to make her likable to the audience. Her ability to dodge bullets was created as director Shingo Adachi felt that only making her be able to use a gun would be too difficult. She is voiced by Chika Anzai in Japanese and Lizzie Freeman in English. She is portrayed by Misato Kawauchi in the stage play. Critical reception for Chisato has been positive, with praise owing to her characterization, Anzai's performance of her and her chemistry with Takina.