Three new voice cast members are joining the ongoing Mission: Yozakura Family TV anime series, who all appeared in the 21st episode on August 25, 2024. The 27-episode series first premiered in Japan on April 7, 2024.
The three new cast members include Akira Ishida as Asuka Hatoda, Ami Koshimizu as Akai, and Chiaki Kobayashi as Aonuma.
The anime’s website and Twitter account also revealed two more antagonists from Tanpopo: Kurosawa and Chacha. Their voice actors are undisclosed.
Mirai Minato (Masamune-kun’s Revenge, The Dungeon of Black Company, Sasaki and Peeps) is the director and screenwriter for the series, with Mizuki Takahashi (Kizuna no Allele co-chief animation director) as character designer and chief animation director, and Sus4’s Koji Fujimoto (Ragna Crimson) and Osamu Sasaki (Ragna Crimson) as music composers. SILVER LINK is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- • Reiji Kawashima as Taiyo Asano
- • Kaede Hondo as Mutsumi Yozakura
- • Katsuyuki Konishi as Kyoichiro Yozakura
- • Akari Kito as Futaba Yozakura
- • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shinzou Yozakura
- • Aoi Yuki as Shion Yozakura
- • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kengo Yozakura and Goliath
- • Yumi Uchiyama as Nao Yozakura
The anime is based on the action comedy manga by Hitsuji Gondaira, which was first serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump on August 26, 2019. Twenty-five tankobon volumes have been released as of August 2024, with a 26th volume set for release on October 4, 2024.
The anime is streaming as a Hulu Original title in the United States, while Disney+ is streaming the series in other select territories outside Japan.
VIZ Media releases the Mission: Yozakura Family manga in English, and describes the main synopsis as:
Taiyo Asano is a super-shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend Mutsumi Yozakura. However, Mutsumi comes from a line of master spies with amazing powers. Her oldest brother, Kyoichiro, is obsessed with Mutsumi and out to kill anyone who gets remotely near her — and his next target is Taiyo! The only way for Taiyo to save himself from Kyoichiro’s murderous clutches is to marry Mutsumi!
Source: Mission: Yozakura Family Official Anime Twitter
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