Mission: Yozakura Family
Mission: Yozakura Family is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 2019 to January 2025, with its chapters collected in 29 volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link aired from April to October 2024. A second season is set to premiere in April 2026.
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
;Taiyo Asano;Mutsumi Yozakura
;Kyoichiro Yozakura
;Futaba Yozakura
;Shinzo Yozakura
;Shion Yozakura
;Kengo Yozakura
;Nanao Yozakura
;Goliath
;Ai
;Hifumi Yozakura
;Alpha Yozakura
;Ban Yozakura
;Keiko Yozakura
;Rei Yozakura
Hinagiku
;Sui Aoi;Rin Fudo
;Ouga Inugami
Tanpopo
;Makoto Kawashita;Momo Yozakura
;Tsubomi Yozakura
;Yuki Shirai / Hakuja
;Mizuki
;Miki Akasaka / Akai
;Ryo Aoyanagi / Aonuma
;Yoshimasa Kuroda / Kurosawa
;Chacha
;Nohmen
;Yama-chan
Others
;Ayaka Kirisaki;Seiji Hotokeyama
;Me-chan
;Rinne Kitazato
;Asuka Hatoda
;Tsukiyo Hoshifuru
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by, Mission: Yozakura Family was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 26, 2019, to January 20, 2025. Shueisha collected its chapters in 29 individual volumes, released from February 4, 2020, to March 4, 2025.Viz Media publishes the manga digitally in English on its Shonen Jump website. Shueisha also simultaneously publishes the series in English for free on the Manga Plus app and website. Viz Media started releasing the volumes in print on October 18, 2022.
Novels
In October 2022, as part of the manga series' third anniversary, it was announced that it would receive a novel adaptation. Titled Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen Yozakura-ka Kansatsu Nikki, it was released on July 4, 2023. A second novel titled Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen Orusuban Daisakusen-hen was released on April 4, 2024. A third novel titled Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen Hifumi to Alpha no Seichō Kiroku-hen is set to be released on March 4, 2025.Anime
In December 2022, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an anime television series by Silver Link. 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. It aired from April 7 to October 6, 2024, on the programming block on all JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS. The first opening song is "Unmei-chan", performed by Ikimonogakari, while the first ending song is "Fam!", performed by. The second opening song is "Secret Operation", performed by fripSide feat. Yoshino Nanjō, while the second ending song is "Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku", performed by. The series is streaming on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ worldwide. The English dub premiered on Hulu on June 17, 2024.Following the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced. The staff and cast from the first season are returning to reprise their roles. Mirai Minato is set to serve as the season's chief director, with Takahiro Nakatsugawa joining as director and Minato returning as chief director, and Kōji Fujimoto returning as the sole composer. The season is set to premiere in April 2026. The opening song is "What's 'Kazoku'?", performed by Sakurazaka46.