Mission: Yozakura Family | |
夜桜さんちの大作戦 (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Hitsuji Gondaira |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | August 26, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 23 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mirai Minato |
Produced by |
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Written by | Mirai Minato |
Music by |
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Studio | Silver Link |
Licensed by | Disney Platform Distribution |
Original network | JNN ( MBS, TBS), BS NTV, AT-X |
Original run | April 7, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 8 |
Mission: Yozakura Family ( Japanese: 夜桜さんちの大作戦, Hepburn: Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitsuji Gondaira. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since August 2019, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes as of April 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link premiered in April 2024.
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.
Mission: Yozakura Family, written and illustrated by Hitsuji Gondaira, started in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump on August 26, 2019. [8] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on February 4, 2020. [9] As of April 4, 2024, 23 volumes have been published. [10]
Viz Media publishes the manga digitally in English on its Shonen Jump website. [11] 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. [12] [13]
The manga is also licensed in France by Kana. [14]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | February 4, 2020 [9] | 978-4-08-882178-8 | December 22, 2020 (digital)
[15] October 18, 2022 (print) [13] |
978-1-9747-1718-7 (digital) 978-1-9747-3466-5 (print) | ||
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2 | April 3, 2020 [16] | 978-4-08-882243-3 | March 23, 2021 (digital)
[17] December 20, 2022 (print) [18] |
978-1-9747-2612-7 (digital) 978-1-9747-3467-2 (print) | ||
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3 | June 4, 2020 [19] | 978-4-08-882334-8 | June 22, 2021 (digital)
[20] February 21, 2023 (print) [21] |
978-1-9747-2835-0 (digital) 978-1-9747-3643-0 (print) | ||
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4 | August 4, 2020 [22] | 978-4-08-882382-9 | September 28, 2021 (digital)
[23] April 18, 2023 (print) [24] |
978-1-9747-3034-6 (digital) 978-1-9747-3644-7 (print) | ||
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5 | November 4, 2020 [25] | 978-4-08-882475-8 | December 28, 2021 (digital)
[26] June 20, 2023 (print) [27] |
978-1-9747-3095-7 (digital) 978-1-9747-3688-1 (print) | ||
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6 | January 4, 2021 [28] | 978-4-08-882532-8 | August 1, 2023 (digital)
[29] August 15, 2023 (print) [30] |
978-1-9747-3176-3 (digital) 978-1-9747-3689-8 (print) | ||
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7 | March 4, 2021 [31] | 978-4-08-882579-3 | October 17, 2023 [32] | 978-1-9747-4097-0 | ||
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8 | April 30, 2021 [33] | 978-4-08-882663-9 | December 19, 2023 [34] | 978-1-9747-4117-5 | ||
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9 | July 2, 2021 [35] | 978-4-08-882709-4 | February 20, 2024 [36] | 978-1-9747-4312-4 | ||
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10 | October 4, 2021 [37] | 978-4-08-882792-6 | April 16, 2024 [38] | 978-1-9747-4351-3 | ||
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11 | January 4, 2022 [39] | 978-4-08-883009-4 | June 18, 2024 [40] | 978-1-9747-4583-8 | ||
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12 | March 4, 2022 [41] | 978-4-08-883038-4 | August 20, 2024 [42] | 978-1-9747-4631-6 | ||
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13 | June 3, 2022 [43] | 978-4-08-883143-5 | — | — | ||
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14 | September 2, 2022 [44] | 978-4-08-883227-2 | — | — | ||
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15 | November 4, 2022 [45] | 978-4-08-883288-3 | — | — | ||
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16 | January 4, 2023 [46] | 978-4-08-883420-7 | — | — | ||
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17 | April 4, 2023 [47] | 978-4-08-883448-1 | — | — | ||
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18 | July 4, 2023 [48] | 978-4-08-883567-9 | — | — | ||
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19 | September 4, 2023 [49] | 978-4-08-883667-6 | — | — | ||
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20 | November 2, 2023 [50] | 978-4-08-883748-2 | — | — | ||
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21 | January 4, 2024 [51] | 978-4-08-883794-9 | — | — | ||
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22 | March 4, 2024 [52] | 978-4-08-883845-8 | — | — | ||
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23 | April 4, 2024 [10] | 978-4-08-884002-4 | — | — | ||
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24 | June 4, 2024 [53] | 978-4-08-884119-9 | — | — |
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump and its English digital version published by Viz Media and in Manga Plus by Shueisha.
225 β. Mission 225 β. "Yozakura Album" (夜桜アルバム, Yozakura Arubamu)
In December 2022, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an anime television series by Silver Link. [54] The series is directed by Mirai Minato, who is also overseeing the scripts. Mizuki Takahashi served as the character designer and chief animation director. The music was composed by Kōji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki. [55] It premiered on April 7, 2024, on the Nichi-5 programming block on all JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS, and will run for two consecutive cours. [56] [6] [57] The opening song is "Unmei-chan" (運命ちゃん, lit. 'Fate'), performed by Ikimonogakari, [58] while the ending song is "Fam!", performed by Chico . [59] The series is streaming on Hulu in the United States. [60]
No. | Title [61] [a] | Directed by [61] | Written by [61] | Storyboarded by [61] | Original air date [63] | ||||||
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1 | "The Cherry Blossom Ring" Transliteration: "Sakura no Yubiwa" ( Japanese: 桜の指輪) | Mirai Minato | Mirai Minato | Mirai Minato | April 7, 2024 | ||||||
After losing his family, all Taiyo Asano had left was his childhood friend Mutsumi Yozakura. One day while in class, Taiyo is summoned by Vice Principal Hirukawa, who tries to murder him. Taiyo is suddenly rescued by Mutsumi and five other people. It is then revealed Mutsumi is the secret head of the Yozakura family, the world's greatest spy family, the five people are her siblings and Mr. Hirukawa is actually the sixth and eldest sibling Kyoichiro, the best spy in the world. Due to a childhood incident where he nearly killed Mutsumi, Kyoichiro became obsessed with her safety and has classified Taiyo as a danger. As Kyoichiro is too powerful, the siblings insist Taiyo must marry Mutsumi, making him off limits as a murder target. Kyoichiro arrives boasting of his goal to completely isolate Mutsumi in the Yozakura house forever. Unable to stand Kyoichiro's selfishness, Taiyo agrees to marry Mutsumi, who throws him a Yozakura crest wedding ring. Kyoichiro tries to stop them with his weapon Steel Spider, steel threads that cut through anything. While it almost severs his fingers, Taiyo successfully puts on the ring and becomes Mitsumi's husband. | |||||||||||
2 | "The Yozakuras' Lifeline" Transliteration: "Yozakura no Inochi" ( Japanese: 夜桜の命) | Takahiro Nakatsugawa | Mirai Minato | Takahiro Nakatsugawa | April 14, 2024 | ||||||
Taiyo returns home but is awoken the following morning by Kyoichiro trying to kill him again, claiming it is training to become a Yozakura spy. He then drags both Taiyo and Mitsumi from the house seconds before it explodes. He reveals as head of the family, Mitsumi's marriage has drawn attention from the criminal underworld. The Yozakuras' superhuman abilities lay in their genetics and despite having no abilities herself, Mutsumi's children will be the next superhumans, which their enemies wish to prevent. Kyoichiro gives Taiyo a gun to protect Mutsumi from Tamaya, a social media addicted bomber. Despite Tamaya posting constant updates, Taiyo cannot locate Tamaya or his bombs. He wonders if he is a suitable husband but Mutsumi assures him she has wanted him to be her husband since they were young. Taiyo realizes Tamaya planted a bomb in his jacket so he jumps from the window to get it away from Mutsumi. Kyoichiro begrudgingly disables the bomb in midair. The other siblings, having been observing Taiyo complete his first mission, capture Tamaya whom Kyoichiro punishes with his own bomb. Kyoichiro is furious when Mutsumi moves Taiyo into the Yozakura house. | |||||||||||
3 | "Feelings" Transliteration: "Kimochi" ( Japanese: 気持ち) | Masahiro Hosoda | Nanami Hoshino | Masahiro Hosoda | April 21, 2024 | ||||||
Taiyo struggles to adapt to life in the Yozakura house since it is filled with deadly traps he must avoid or disable in order to do simple tasks. Upset by his weakness, Taiyo asks Mutsumi's martial artist sister Futaba to train him. She agrees but only if he can survive the house on his own for one month first. Taiyo applies himself to surviving the house and struggles so much Kyoichiro even stops attacking him as he finds Taiyo's pain amusing to watch. As time passes, the house teaches Taiyo agility, marksmanship, poison resistance, codebreaking, analytical thinking, increased strength and stamina. By week three, he learns to move around the house with ease, impressing Mutsumi and her siblings until he suddenly collapses and is diagnosed with fatigue by scientist sibling Nanao, earning a scolding from Futaba as he had been concealing his extensive injuries under fake skin supplied by disguise expert sibling Kengo. Nevertheless, she is impressed by his progress and with the month over she agrees to start his real training, starting with increasing the house's danger level from beginner to moderate. Kyoichiro is also impressed but refuses to admit it. | |||||||||||
4 | "Kengo" ( Japanese: 嫌五) | Yamato Ouchi | Nanami Hoshino | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | April 28, 2024 | ||||||
"Shinzo" Transliteration: "Shinzō" ( Japanese: 辛三) | |||||||||||
Kengo begins teaching Taiyo about disguises, leading to a misunderstanding with Mutsumi. Weapon specialist sibling Shinzo then gives Taiyo a gift before setting off to take down money counterfeiters. Mutsumi warns Taiyo his increasing abilities are unintentionally scaring their classmates. Mutsumi later notices Kengo's mission paperwork is missing, so she enlists Taiyo's help to hunt him down. Eventually, Mutsumi realizes Taiyo is actually Kengo in disguise, having replaced Taiyo halfway through the search. Now caught, Kengo submits his paperwork properly. Mutsumi takes steps to punish Kyoichiro for the secret pictures of her she found in his room while hunting Kengo. Shinzo suddenly calls for help, having run out of bullets on his mission and unable to continue fighting unarmed. Taiyo volunteers to go and successfully infiltrates the counterfeiters' warehouse with Shinzo's gift, a gun that fires non-lethal shock bullets. Together they ruin the counterfeiting operation, though Taiyo is shot in the leg during their escape. Feeling ashamed, Shinzo decides to get over his fear of being unarmed so Taiyo will not get hurt next time. Later, a sinister man with Taiyo's photograph interrogates the surviving counterfeiters for their employer's identity. | |||||||||||
5 | "Interrogation" Transliteration: "Torishirabe" ( Japanese: 取り調べ) | Takahiro Nakatsugawa | Akira Nishikubo | Masafumi Tamura | May 5, 2024 | ||||||
"Date" Transliteration: "Dēto" ( Japanese: デート) | |||||||||||
The sinister man, detective Seiji Hotokeyama, arrests Taiyo and interrogates him about the Yozakura family. Taiyo refuses to talk, even when Hotokeyama threatens to kill him, and it is eventually revealed to be a test from Kyoichiro as Hotokeyama is actually their police ally who covers up the Yozakuras' activities. Later, Kyoichiro takes over Taiyo and Mutsumi's class where he attacks Taiyo without the other students noticing, teaching him how to stay alert even when affected by sleeping gas. Mutsumi worries when Taiyo later develops a sleepwalking problem. Taiyo soon feels that he is neglecting Mutsumi and tries to ask her on a date but Hotokeyama interrupts with a job to find a pair of gun smugglers at an amusement park. Mutsumi goes too and they spend their date spying on three seemingly suspicious couples. When none of them are guilty, Taiyo buys Mutsumi a rose only for the smugglers to reveal themselves as the fourth couple Taiyo had ignored. Having ended their relationship, they try to shoot each other, forcing Taiyo to apprehend them. Despite the rose being damaged, Mutsumi is thrilled to receive it. Meanwhile, Kyoichiro is furious their date went well. | |||||||||||
6 | "Bug" Transliteration: "Bagu" ( Japanese: バグ) | Mirai Minato | Akira Nishikubo | Mirai Minato | May 12, 2024 | ||||||
Computer expert sibling Shion fails to prevent a hacker from stealing Taiyo's file. Taiyo is later attacked by Ayaka Kirisaki, a disturbed needle-wielding assassin, and since hacking his file she has chosen Taiyo as her next victim for his high bounty. Before she leaves, she reveals Kyoichiro allowed her target to Taiyo since he cannot do it himself. The next day, Ayaka transfers into Taiyo's class to try kill him up close but with his new skills he narrowly survives each time, increasing her obsession with him. Eventually, another assassin tries to kill Taiyo for the bounty and Mutsumi ends up saving Ayaka. Ayaka immediately falls in love with Mutsumi and is determined to assassinate Taiyo so she can marry Mutsumi instead. Later, Shion asks Taiyo to test her latest computer game, though it soon becomes clear the game is just a tool disguising Shion's online missions. By playing her game, Taiyo helps prevent a real life train crash and with unexpected hacking assistance from Ayaka prevents terrorists from blowing up a power plant. Impressed, Shion forces Taiyo to help her with more game missions without sleep for three consecutive days. | |||||||||||
7 | "Government Spies" Transliteration: "Kōmuin Supai" ( Japanese: 公務員スパイ) | Misaki Nishimoto | Kento Shimoyama | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | May 19, 2024 | ||||||
Nanao shuts down an evil laboratory and swallows the deadly virus they created so his superhuman stomach can destroy it. As this will leave him unconscious for three hours, he calls Taiyo to assist him. At the lab, Taiyo encounters Hinagiku government spies Sui Aoi and Oga Inugami. At first they work together until Taiyo learns their plan to destroy the virus involves killing Nanao. Without hesitating, Sui cuts Taiyo down with a highly skilled sword move but Nanao finally awakens with proof his stomach eliminated all the virus. After they make it home, Kyoichiro comically punishes Taiyo for shaming the Yozakuras' reputation in the underworld and orders him to defeat Sui like a real spy. Taiyo spends days following Sui everywhere but every time Sui uses his sword move to strip Taiyo naked in public. As time passes, Taiyo starts to learn from observing and even begins to decipher Sui's sword move, which always starts with a strike to the chest. After ten days of observation, he successfully dodges Sui's attack. Sui grudgingly admits Taiyo has potential. Taiyo returns home victorious only to learn his reputation is once again sullied by rumors he is a pervert. | |||||||||||
8 | "The Kuroyuri Party" Transliteration: "Kuroyuri tō" ( Japanese: 黒百合党) | Yasuo Ejima | Kento Shimoyama | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | May 26, 2024 | ||||||
Mutsumi takes Taiyo to meet the boss of the Hinagiku, Rin Fudo, once a classmate of Kyoichiro's. Rin considers Mutsumi like her own sister and is unimpressed with Taiyo, not believing he can protect Mutsumi. Kyoichiro soon breaks into the building to get Mutsumi back and battles Rin. Taiyo instinctively protects Mutsumi and is punched by both Kyoichiro and Rin yet survives, impressing Rin. As such, she asks Taiyo to investigate Yoshimasu Kuroyuri, a flamboyant, popular but corrupt politician aiming to become Prime Minister. Rin suspects he purchased bombs for an assassination but requires evidence. A disguised Taiyo witnesses Yoshimasu's corrupt activities carried out by his bodyguards, triplet spy brothers Red, Blue and Yellow, yet he can never gather any actual evidence. Eventually, he realizes Yoshimasu's constant dancing is actually Morse code to secretly communicate with the triplets and it becomes easy to decipher his plan to blow up the Deputy Prime Minister. Taiyo thwarts the plan and Yoshimasu is arrested by Sui while the triplets flee the scene. Yoshimasu taunts Taiyo by suggesting his parents and sister's death was not an accident but an assassination. | |||||||||||
9 | "The Flower Meaning of Kuroyuri (Black Lily)" Transliteration: "Kuroyuri no Hanakotoba" ( Japanese: 黒百合 の花言葉) | TBA | TBA | TBA | June 2, 2024 |
In October 2022, as part of the manga series' third anniversary, it was announced that it would receive a novel adaptation. [64] Titled Yozakura Family: Yozakura Family Observation Diary (夜桜さんちの大作戦 夜桜家観察日記, Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen Yozakura-ka Kansatsu Nikki), it was released on July 4, 2023. [65] [66]
By December 2022, the manga had over 1.5 million copies in circulation. [67] In 2020, the manga was nominated for the sixth Next Manga Awards. [68]
Mission: Yozakura Family | |
夜桜さんちの大作戦 (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Hitsuji Gondaira |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | August 26, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 23 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mirai Minato |
Produced by |
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Written by | Mirai Minato |
Music by |
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Studio | Silver Link |
Licensed by | Disney Platform Distribution |
Original network | JNN ( MBS, TBS), BS NTV, AT-X |
Original run | April 7, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 8 |
Mission: Yozakura Family ( Japanese: 夜桜さんちの大作戦, Hepburn: Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitsuji Gondaira. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since August 2019, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes as of April 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link premiered in April 2024.
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.
Mission: Yozakura Family, written and illustrated by Hitsuji Gondaira, started in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump on August 26, 2019. [8] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on February 4, 2020. [9] As of April 4, 2024, 23 volumes have been published. [10]
Viz Media publishes the manga digitally in English on its Shonen Jump website. [11] 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. [12] [13]
The manga is also licensed in France by Kana. [14]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | February 4, 2020 [9] | 978-4-08-882178-8 | December 22, 2020 (digital)
[15] October 18, 2022 (print) [13] |
978-1-9747-1718-7 (digital) 978-1-9747-3466-5 (print) | ||
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2 | April 3, 2020 [16] | 978-4-08-882243-3 | March 23, 2021 (digital)
[17] December 20, 2022 (print) [18] |
978-1-9747-2612-7 (digital) 978-1-9747-3467-2 (print) | ||
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3 | June 4, 2020 [19] | 978-4-08-882334-8 | June 22, 2021 (digital)
[20] February 21, 2023 (print) [21] |
978-1-9747-2835-0 (digital) 978-1-9747-3643-0 (print) | ||
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4 | August 4, 2020 [22] | 978-4-08-882382-9 | September 28, 2021 (digital)
[23] April 18, 2023 (print) [24] |
978-1-9747-3034-6 (digital) 978-1-9747-3644-7 (print) | ||
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5 | November 4, 2020 [25] | 978-4-08-882475-8 | December 28, 2021 (digital)
[26] June 20, 2023 (print) [27] |
978-1-9747-3095-7 (digital) 978-1-9747-3688-1 (print) | ||
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6 | January 4, 2021 [28] | 978-4-08-882532-8 | August 1, 2023 (digital)
[29] August 15, 2023 (print) [30] |
978-1-9747-3176-3 (digital) 978-1-9747-3689-8 (print) | ||
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7 | March 4, 2021 [31] | 978-4-08-882579-3 | October 17, 2023 [32] | 978-1-9747-4097-0 | ||
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8 | April 30, 2021 [33] | 978-4-08-882663-9 | December 19, 2023 [34] | 978-1-9747-4117-5 | ||
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9 | July 2, 2021 [35] | 978-4-08-882709-4 | February 20, 2024 [36] | 978-1-9747-4312-4 | ||
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10 | October 4, 2021 [37] | 978-4-08-882792-6 | April 16, 2024 [38] | 978-1-9747-4351-3 | ||
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11 | January 4, 2022 [39] | 978-4-08-883009-4 | June 18, 2024 [40] | 978-1-9747-4583-8 | ||
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12 | March 4, 2022 [41] | 978-4-08-883038-4 | August 20, 2024 [42] | 978-1-9747-4631-6 | ||
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13 | June 3, 2022 [43] | 978-4-08-883143-5 | — | — | ||
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14 | September 2, 2022 [44] | 978-4-08-883227-2 | — | — | ||
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15 | November 4, 2022 [45] | 978-4-08-883288-3 | — | — | ||
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16 | January 4, 2023 [46] | 978-4-08-883420-7 | — | — | ||
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17 | April 4, 2023 [47] | 978-4-08-883448-1 | — | — | ||
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18 | July 4, 2023 [48] | 978-4-08-883567-9 | — | — | ||
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19 | September 4, 2023 [49] | 978-4-08-883667-6 | — | — | ||
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20 | November 2, 2023 [50] | 978-4-08-883748-2 | — | — | ||
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21 | January 4, 2024 [51] | 978-4-08-883794-9 | — | — | ||
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22 | March 4, 2024 [52] | 978-4-08-883845-8 | — | — | ||
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23 | April 4, 2024 [10] | 978-4-08-884002-4 | — | — | ||
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24 | June 4, 2024 [53] | 978-4-08-884119-9 | — | — |
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump and its English digital version published by Viz Media and in Manga Plus by Shueisha.
225 β. Mission 225 β. "Yozakura Album" (夜桜アルバム, Yozakura Arubamu)
In December 2022, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an anime television series by Silver Link. [54] The series is directed by Mirai Minato, who is also overseeing the scripts. Mizuki Takahashi served as the character designer and chief animation director. The music was composed by Kōji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki. [55] It premiered on April 7, 2024, on the Nichi-5 programming block on all JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS, and will run for two consecutive cours. [56] [6] [57] The opening song is "Unmei-chan" (運命ちゃん, lit. 'Fate'), performed by Ikimonogakari, [58] while the ending song is "Fam!", performed by Chico . [59] The series is streaming on Hulu in the United States. [60]
No. | Title [61] [a] | Directed by [61] | Written by [61] | Storyboarded by [61] | Original air date [63] | ||||||
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1 | "The Cherry Blossom Ring" Transliteration: "Sakura no Yubiwa" ( Japanese: 桜の指輪) | Mirai Minato | Mirai Minato | Mirai Minato | April 7, 2024 | ||||||
After losing his family, all Taiyo Asano had left was his childhood friend Mutsumi Yozakura. One day while in class, Taiyo is summoned by Vice Principal Hirukawa, who tries to murder him. Taiyo is suddenly rescued by Mutsumi and five other people. It is then revealed Mutsumi is the secret head of the Yozakura family, the world's greatest spy family, the five people are her siblings and Mr. Hirukawa is actually the sixth and eldest sibling Kyoichiro, the best spy in the world. Due to a childhood incident where he nearly killed Mutsumi, Kyoichiro became obsessed with her safety and has classified Taiyo as a danger. As Kyoichiro is too powerful, the siblings insist Taiyo must marry Mutsumi, making him off limits as a murder target. Kyoichiro arrives boasting of his goal to completely isolate Mutsumi in the Yozakura house forever. Unable to stand Kyoichiro's selfishness, Taiyo agrees to marry Mutsumi, who throws him a Yozakura crest wedding ring. Kyoichiro tries to stop them with his weapon Steel Spider, steel threads that cut through anything. While it almost severs his fingers, Taiyo successfully puts on the ring and becomes Mitsumi's husband. | |||||||||||
2 | "The Yozakuras' Lifeline" Transliteration: "Yozakura no Inochi" ( Japanese: 夜桜の命) | Takahiro Nakatsugawa | Mirai Minato | Takahiro Nakatsugawa | April 14, 2024 | ||||||
Taiyo returns home but is awoken the following morning by Kyoichiro trying to kill him again, claiming it is training to become a Yozakura spy. He then drags both Taiyo and Mitsumi from the house seconds before it explodes. He reveals as head of the family, Mitsumi's marriage has drawn attention from the criminal underworld. The Yozakuras' superhuman abilities lay in their genetics and despite having no abilities herself, Mutsumi's children will be the next superhumans, which their enemies wish to prevent. Kyoichiro gives Taiyo a gun to protect Mutsumi from Tamaya, a social media addicted bomber. Despite Tamaya posting constant updates, Taiyo cannot locate Tamaya or his bombs. He wonders if he is a suitable husband but Mutsumi assures him she has wanted him to be her husband since they were young. Taiyo realizes Tamaya planted a bomb in his jacket so he jumps from the window to get it away from Mutsumi. Kyoichiro begrudgingly disables the bomb in midair. The other siblings, having been observing Taiyo complete his first mission, capture Tamaya whom Kyoichiro punishes with his own bomb. Kyoichiro is furious when Mutsumi moves Taiyo into the Yozakura house. | |||||||||||
3 | "Feelings" Transliteration: "Kimochi" ( Japanese: 気持ち) | Masahiro Hosoda | Nanami Hoshino | Masahiro Hosoda | April 21, 2024 | ||||||
Taiyo struggles to adapt to life in the Yozakura house since it is filled with deadly traps he must avoid or disable in order to do simple tasks. Upset by his weakness, Taiyo asks Mutsumi's martial artist sister Futaba to train him. She agrees but only if he can survive the house on his own for one month first. Taiyo applies himself to surviving the house and struggles so much Kyoichiro even stops attacking him as he finds Taiyo's pain amusing to watch. As time passes, the house teaches Taiyo agility, marksmanship, poison resistance, codebreaking, analytical thinking, increased strength and stamina. By week three, he learns to move around the house with ease, impressing Mutsumi and her siblings until he suddenly collapses and is diagnosed with fatigue by scientist sibling Nanao, earning a scolding from Futaba as he had been concealing his extensive injuries under fake skin supplied by disguise expert sibling Kengo. Nevertheless, she is impressed by his progress and with the month over she agrees to start his real training, starting with increasing the house's danger level from beginner to moderate. Kyoichiro is also impressed but refuses to admit it. | |||||||||||
4 | "Kengo" ( Japanese: 嫌五) | Yamato Ouchi | Nanami Hoshino | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | April 28, 2024 | ||||||
"Shinzo" Transliteration: "Shinzō" ( Japanese: 辛三) | |||||||||||
Kengo begins teaching Taiyo about disguises, leading to a misunderstanding with Mutsumi. Weapon specialist sibling Shinzo then gives Taiyo a gift before setting off to take down money counterfeiters. Mutsumi warns Taiyo his increasing abilities are unintentionally scaring their classmates. Mutsumi later notices Kengo's mission paperwork is missing, so she enlists Taiyo's help to hunt him down. Eventually, Mutsumi realizes Taiyo is actually Kengo in disguise, having replaced Taiyo halfway through the search. Now caught, Kengo submits his paperwork properly. Mutsumi takes steps to punish Kyoichiro for the secret pictures of her she found in his room while hunting Kengo. Shinzo suddenly calls for help, having run out of bullets on his mission and unable to continue fighting unarmed. Taiyo volunteers to go and successfully infiltrates the counterfeiters' warehouse with Shinzo's gift, a gun that fires non-lethal shock bullets. Together they ruin the counterfeiting operation, though Taiyo is shot in the leg during their escape. Feeling ashamed, Shinzo decides to get over his fear of being unarmed so Taiyo will not get hurt next time. Later, a sinister man with Taiyo's photograph interrogates the surviving counterfeiters for their employer's identity. | |||||||||||
5 | "Interrogation" Transliteration: "Torishirabe" ( Japanese: 取り調べ) | Takahiro Nakatsugawa | Akira Nishikubo | Masafumi Tamura | May 5, 2024 | ||||||
"Date" Transliteration: "Dēto" ( Japanese: デート) | |||||||||||
The sinister man, detective Seiji Hotokeyama, arrests Taiyo and interrogates him about the Yozakura family. Taiyo refuses to talk, even when Hotokeyama threatens to kill him, and it is eventually revealed to be a test from Kyoichiro as Hotokeyama is actually their police ally who covers up the Yozakuras' activities. Later, Kyoichiro takes over Taiyo and Mutsumi's class where he attacks Taiyo without the other students noticing, teaching him how to stay alert even when affected by sleeping gas. Mutsumi worries when Taiyo later develops a sleepwalking problem. Taiyo soon feels that he is neglecting Mutsumi and tries to ask her on a date but Hotokeyama interrupts with a job to find a pair of gun smugglers at an amusement park. Mutsumi goes too and they spend their date spying on three seemingly suspicious couples. When none of them are guilty, Taiyo buys Mutsumi a rose only for the smugglers to reveal themselves as the fourth couple Taiyo had ignored. Having ended their relationship, they try to shoot each other, forcing Taiyo to apprehend them. Despite the rose being damaged, Mutsumi is thrilled to receive it. Meanwhile, Kyoichiro is furious their date went well. | |||||||||||
6 | "Bug" Transliteration: "Bagu" ( Japanese: バグ) | Mirai Minato | Akira Nishikubo | Mirai Minato | May 12, 2024 | ||||||
Computer expert sibling Shion fails to prevent a hacker from stealing Taiyo's file. Taiyo is later attacked by Ayaka Kirisaki, a disturbed needle-wielding assassin, and since hacking his file she has chosen Taiyo as her next victim for his high bounty. Before she leaves, she reveals Kyoichiro allowed her target to Taiyo since he cannot do it himself. The next day, Ayaka transfers into Taiyo's class to try kill him up close but with his new skills he narrowly survives each time, increasing her obsession with him. Eventually, another assassin tries to kill Taiyo for the bounty and Mutsumi ends up saving Ayaka. Ayaka immediately falls in love with Mutsumi and is determined to assassinate Taiyo so she can marry Mutsumi instead. Later, Shion asks Taiyo to test her latest computer game, though it soon becomes clear the game is just a tool disguising Shion's online missions. By playing her game, Taiyo helps prevent a real life train crash and with unexpected hacking assistance from Ayaka prevents terrorists from blowing up a power plant. Impressed, Shion forces Taiyo to help her with more game missions without sleep for three consecutive days. | |||||||||||
7 | "Government Spies" Transliteration: "Kōmuin Supai" ( Japanese: 公務員スパイ) | Misaki Nishimoto | Kento Shimoyama | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | May 19, 2024 | ||||||
Nanao shuts down an evil laboratory and swallows the deadly virus they created so his superhuman stomach can destroy it. As this will leave him unconscious for three hours, he calls Taiyo to assist him. At the lab, Taiyo encounters Hinagiku government spies Sui Aoi and Oga Inugami. At first they work together until Taiyo learns their plan to destroy the virus involves killing Nanao. Without hesitating, Sui cuts Taiyo down with a highly skilled sword move but Nanao finally awakens with proof his stomach eliminated all the virus. After they make it home, Kyoichiro comically punishes Taiyo for shaming the Yozakuras' reputation in the underworld and orders him to defeat Sui like a real spy. Taiyo spends days following Sui everywhere but every time Sui uses his sword move to strip Taiyo naked in public. As time passes, Taiyo starts to learn from observing and even begins to decipher Sui's sword move, which always starts with a strike to the chest. After ten days of observation, he successfully dodges Sui's attack. Sui grudgingly admits Taiyo has potential. Taiyo returns home victorious only to learn his reputation is once again sullied by rumors he is a pervert. | |||||||||||
8 | "The Kuroyuri Party" Transliteration: "Kuroyuri tō" ( Japanese: 黒百合党) | Yasuo Ejima | Kento Shimoyama | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | May 26, 2024 | ||||||
Mutsumi takes Taiyo to meet the boss of the Hinagiku, Rin Fudo, once a classmate of Kyoichiro's. Rin considers Mutsumi like her own sister and is unimpressed with Taiyo, not believing he can protect Mutsumi. Kyoichiro soon breaks into the building to get Mutsumi back and battles Rin. Taiyo instinctively protects Mutsumi and is punched by both Kyoichiro and Rin yet survives, impressing Rin. As such, she asks Taiyo to investigate Yoshimasu Kuroyuri, a flamboyant, popular but corrupt politician aiming to become Prime Minister. Rin suspects he purchased bombs for an assassination but requires evidence. A disguised Taiyo witnesses Yoshimasu's corrupt activities carried out by his bodyguards, triplet spy brothers Red, Blue and Yellow, yet he can never gather any actual evidence. Eventually, he realizes Yoshimasu's constant dancing is actually Morse code to secretly communicate with the triplets and it becomes easy to decipher his plan to blow up the Deputy Prime Minister. Taiyo thwarts the plan and Yoshimasu is arrested by Sui while the triplets flee the scene. Yoshimasu taunts Taiyo by suggesting his parents and sister's death was not an accident but an assassination. | |||||||||||
9 | "The Flower Meaning of Kuroyuri (Black Lily)" Transliteration: "Kuroyuri no Hanakotoba" ( Japanese: 黒百合 の花言葉) | TBA | TBA | TBA | June 2, 2024 |
In October 2022, as part of the manga series' third anniversary, it was announced that it would receive a novel adaptation. [64] Titled Yozakura Family: Yozakura Family Observation Diary (夜桜さんちの大作戦 夜桜家観察日記, Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen Yozakura-ka Kansatsu Nikki), it was released on July 4, 2023. [65] [66]
By December 2022, the manga had over 1.5 million copies in circulation. [67] In 2020, the manga was nominated for the sixth Next Manga Awards. [68]