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Mission: Yozakura Family is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitsuji Gondaira. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 2019 to January 2025, with its chapters collected in 29 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Silver Link aired from April to October 2024. A second season premiered 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==
Characters
The Yozakura Family ; : : 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. ; : :The main heroine of the series. She is married to 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. ; : : 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. ; : : 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. ; : : 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. ; : : 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. ; : : 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. ; : : 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. ; : : 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. ; : : 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. ; : 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. ; : 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, named the Alpha 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. ; : : The maternal grandfather of the siblings. He is the husband of Keiko. ; : : The maternal grandmother of the siblings. She is the eighth head of the Yozakura family. ; : : The matriarch of the Yozakura family. She was the ninth head of the family until she and Mutsumi were kidnapped by Tanpopo. She was killed in the process while Mutsumi survived. Hinagiku ; : :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. ; : :The head of the Hinagiku. She is a tall, buxom woman who was captured at one point by Tanpopo, which led her founding Hinagiku. She is a former classmate of Kyoichiro and Seiji, though she does not get along with the former, as they both often clash, much to Mutsumi's dismay. ; : : Tanpopo ; : : A doctor who is involved with Tanpopo. He was tasked with studying the Yozakura family. ; : : The patriarch of the Yozakura family. He was involved with the kidnapping of Rei and Mutsumi, which left Rei dead, while Mutsumi survived after being found by Kyoichiro. He has stayed hidden ever since that event. ; : : The first head of the Yozakura family. She was also a prisoner who Makoto experimented on during World War II. Her powers allowed her to heal other people. ; / : : A member of Tanpopo's Nijibana. She is formerly a patient who was in the care of Taiyo's parents, Akari and Hide. Her long white hair is her main weapon, as the Hazakura effects were focused on her hair. ; : : A leader of Tanpopo and a member of the Nijibana Rainbow Flowers. He is able to use poison gases. A soil pollution caused a disease in his hometown that killed many people including his wife and daughter. He was saved by Makoto. ; / : : Akai is a leader of Tanpopo. Her house was set on fire by an arsonist when she was 17. Makoto saved her by grafting her siblings' body parts onto her while giving her the Hazakura drug, which gave her the ability to use fire, later getting revenge on the arsonist. ; / : : ; / : ; : ; : : The owner of Hotel Dandy Lion, he is an associate of Tanpopo, mostly Makoto. ; : : Spy Association ; : ; : ; : :Former classmate of Taiyo and Mutsumi. She has a certain admiration or obsession for both. She is the maid of the Yozakura family. : ; : : ; : : ; Others ; : : A detective for the Koizumi Police Force. He is a former classmate of Kyoichiro in middle school and assists the Yozakura family by hiding information on them. : ; : : ; : : ==Media==
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 , it was released on July 4, 2023. A second novel titled was released on April 4, 2024. A third novel titled 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 , 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 , 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 reprised their roles. Mirai Minato served as the season's chief director, with Takahiro Nakatsugawa joining as director and Kōji Fujimoto returning as the sole composer. The season premiered on April 12, 2026. The opening song is "What's 'Kazoku'?", performed by Sakurazaka46, while the ending song is "Shalala", performed by Pilaf Alien. Episodes Season 1 (2024) Season 2 (2026) ==Reception==
Reception
By December 2022, the manga had over 1.5 million copies in circulation. By January 2025, it had over 3 million copies in circulation. ==Notes==
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