Mission: Yozakura Family

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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Template:Ill. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since August 2019, with its chapters collected in 27 Template:Transliteration volumes as of December 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link aired from April to October 2024. A second season has been announced.

Plot

The series follows Taiyo Asano, a boy who lost his family in a car crash. His childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura, is his only comfort in life. However, things change for Taiyo again, when he discovers that his vice principal is not only the older brother of Mutsumi, but she also comes from a family of spies. After a fight involving the Yozakura family, Taiyo becomes Mutsumi's husband, and in order to protect her, he must become a spy himself.

Characters

The Yozakura Family

Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The main protagonist of the series. He is also the husband of Mutsumi. He is very kind and compassionate, which is very surprising in the world of spies. Originally an ordinary human, his training to be a spy has caused him to become superhuman. His reason for marrying Mutsumi is because of the Yozakura family's one rule: "No killing among family", the one thing that would protect him from getting killed by Mutsumi's overprotective brother Kyoichiro. He specializes in using Yae, a revolver that fires electricity instead of bullets, and can transform into a katana. After Mutsumi gives him some of her blood, he gains abilities of the Yozakura family, including the ability of "Blooming". His Blooming ability allows him to harden his body. His signature color is red.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The main heroine of the series. She is the wife of Taiyo. She is sweet, loving and responsible, as well as the tenth head of the Yozakura family. Although she has no special abilities like her siblings, she is the only one capable of producing the next generation of Yozakura spies due to her ability to produce the Someinine that gives the family their abilities. Her signature color is blue.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The eldest sibling of the Yozakura Family. He is psychotically overprotective of Mutsumi. He is willing to torture and murder others to protect her, which results in him having an antagonistic relationship with Taiyo. He uses weapon called Steel Spider, a large amount of steel thread he can manipulate at will. He is the vice principal, under a pseudonym, at the school that Mutsumi and Taiyo attend. His Blooming ability lets him coat his threads in his blood to corrode and destroy everything around him. His signature color is black.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The second sibling of the Yozakura Family. Despite being somewhat violent and strict, she is actually very caring and motherly. She specializes in martial arts, specifically aikido and jujitsu, and can use said martial arts to control wind. Her Blooming ability allows her to engulf and nullify attacks. Her signature color is white.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The third sibling of the Yozakura Family. He has a glass heart and is easily embarrassed, but very caring. He is a weapon specialist, capable of using almost any weapon he can get his hands on, and can even craft his own, his most powerful being a shapeshifting alloy called "Turmeric". His Blooming ability allows him to see how to destroy anything. His signature color is green.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The fourth sibling of the Yozakura Family. She is somewhat nonchalant, but also aggressive and competitive. She is a hacking specialist, and can even create programs in the form of video games. Her Blooming ability allows her to read data at the speed of a supercomputer. Her signature color is magenta.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The fifth sibling of the Yozakura Family. He is a free spirit, and would rather do fun things then work. He also cares a lot about his appearance, specifically his skin. He can disguise himself as anyone and mimic their voice perfectly, making him a espionage specialist. His Blooming ability allows him to "empathize" with his opponent and essentially read their minds and understand everything about them. His signature color is yellow.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The youngest sibling of the Yozakura Family. He is the kindest of the siblings, although he has a unintentional dark side. He is a medical genius, able to create multiple drugs, for lethal intentions, or for healing. He is a mutant as a result of multiple experiments, although he can alter his shape to appear more human. His Blooming ability allows him to detoxify any poison, although different ones have different effects, such as plutonium causing him to glow, or pufferfish causing his stomach to swell. His signature color is turquoise.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The family guard dog. He is a Okami dog, and has guarded the family for generations. He is able to alter his size at will.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A girl placed under the care of the Yozakura Family after the loss of her guardian. A former leader of Tanpopo, she had her DNA mixed with an Okami dog, granting her that species' abilities. Taiyo and Mutsumi see her as their daughter.
Template:Nihongo: The daughter of Taiyo and Mutsumi born during the timeskip. She is very playful and reckless, and extremely clingy with her brother, to the point of overprotection. She is a natural fighter, with her weapon of choice being a modified yo-yo. Her blooming allows her to produce an infinite amount of someinine energy that she can control at will.
Template:Nihongo: The son of Taiyo and Mutsumi born during the timeskip. He is very intelligent and mature for his age, although he has a habit of being over protective. He is a genius in various subjects in science. He has a special hi-tech watch that can change into different types of weapons. He has a darker split personality dubbed "Bad Alpha". His blooming allows him to see multiple possible futures.
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Hinagiku

Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; One of the leaders of the Hinagiku and a friend of Mutsumi. He often cuts clothing to pieces via a special striking maneuver, the first strike of which always hits the chest.
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Tanpopo

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Media

Manga

Template:See also Written and illustrated by Template:Ill, Mission: Yozakura Family began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump on August 26, 2019.^[1] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual Template:Transliteration volumes. The first volume was published on February 4, 2020.^[2] As of December 4, 2024, 27 volumes have been published.^[3]

Viz Media publishes the manga digitally in English on its Shonen Jump website.^[4] Shueisha also simultaneously publishes the series in English for free on the Manga Plus app and website.^[5] Viz Media started releasing the volumes in print on October 18, 2022.^[6]

Novels

In October 2022, as part of the manga series' third anniversary, it was announced that it would receive a novel adaptation.^[7] Titled Template:Nihongo, it was released on July 4, 2023.^[8]^[9] A second novel titled Template:Nihongo was released on April 4, 2024.^[10]

Anime

In December 2022, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an anime television series by Silver Link.^[11] The series was directed by Mirai Minato, who also oversaw the scripts. Mizuki Takahashi served as the character designer and chief animation director. The music was composed by Kōji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki.^[12] It aired from April 7 to October 6, 2024, on the Template:Ill programming block on all JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS.^[13]^[14]^[15] The first opening song is Template:Nihongo, performed by Ikimonogakari,^[16] while the first ending song is "Fam!", performed by Template:Ill.^[17] The second opening song is "Secret Operation", performed by fripSide feat. Yoshino Nanjō, while the second ending song is Template:Nihongo, performed by Template:Ill.^[18] The series is streaming on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ worldwide.^[19]^[20] The English dub premiered on Hulu on June 17, 2024.^[21]

Following the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced.^[22]

Episodes

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Reception

By December 2022, the manga had over 1.5 million copies in circulation.^[23] In 2020, the manga was nominated for the sixth Next Manga Awards.^[24]

Notes

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External links

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