SPY x FAMILY (anime)

SPY x FAMILY (スパイファミリー) is an anime adaptation of Tatsuya Endo's SPY x FAMILY manga series. It was announced on November 1, 2021 to run for two separate cours and will be animated by WIT STUDIO and CloverWorks. It premiered on April 9, 2022.

The first 2 episodes were screened early in several Japanese theaters on April 1, 2022.

Synopsis
Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else.

At a time when all nations of the world were involved in a fierce war of information happening behind closed doors, Ostania and Westalis had been in a state of cold war against one another for decades.

The Westalis Intelligence Services' Eastern-Focused Division (WISE) sends their most talented spy, "Twilight," on a top-secret mission to investigate the movements of Donovan Desmond, the chairman of Ostania's National Unity Party, who is threatening peace efforts between the two nations.

This mission is known as "Operation Strix."

It consists of "putting together a family in one week in order to infiltrate social gatherings organized by the elite school that Desmond's son attends."

"Twilight" takes on the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger and starts looking for family members. But Anya, the daughter he adopts, turns out to have the ability to read people's minds, while his wife, Yor, is an assassin! With it being in each of their own interests to keep these facts hidden, they start living together while concealing their true identities from one another.

World peace is now in the hands of this brand-new family as they embark on an adventure full of surprises.

Staff

 * Original Creator: Tatsuya Endo
 * Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
 * Character Design: Kazuaki Shimada
 * Chief Animation Director: Kazuaki Shimada, Kyoji Asano
 * Assistant Director: Takashi Katagiri, Norihito Takahashi, Takahiro Harada
 * Color Design: Ken Hashimoto
 * Art Setting: Yuuho Taniuchi, Tomomi Sugimoto, Kazushige Kanehira
 * Art Director: Kazuo Nagai, Hisayo Usui
 * 3DCG Director: Kana Imagaki
 * Director of Photography: Akane Fushihara
 * Assistant Director of Photography: Yūya Sakuma
 * Editing: Akari Saitō
 * Music: (K)NoW_NAME
 * Sound Director: Shōji Hata
 * Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo
 * Animation Production: WIT STUDIO, CloverWorks

Music

 * Opening Theme:  "Mixed Nuts" (ミックスナッツ) by Official Hige Dandism
 * Ending Theme: "Comedy" by Gen Hoshino
 * Insert Song:  "TBD" by (K)NoW_NAME (Episode 5)
 * Original Soundtrack: Vol.1 by (K)NoW_NAME

Comments
"This will be my third animated work based on a Jump series. We have worked closely with the author and everyone at Shueisha to carefully produce an anime based on a solid and well-developed original story. The entire staff will work diligently to bring out the best of the original work's appeal, and we hope you will all enjoy watching it."

- Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Director)

"I am very happy. I am grateful for the opportunity to play Loid. As a member of the family that represents SPY x FAMILY in the anime, I will do my best to play the role so that everyone can enjoy it. One last word. Hyahooooooo I'm looking forward to the recording!!!!! I lost my composure. I am sorry. I will do my best."

- Takuya Eguchi (Loid Forger)

"My name is Atsumi Tanesaki and I will be voicing Anya Forger. I can't tell you how many times I have been so moved by her cuteness and how many times she has made me laugh so hard I could hold my stomach while I read the original story. I am so happy and honored that I still can't believe it, but I will play my favorite girl with care and devotion. I will do my best to deliver something that is "exciting..!!". Thank you for your support!!!"

- Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger)

"I am filled with great joy, fun, and excitement to be a member of the "SPY x FAMILY" family, which is loved by everyone. I will do my best in dubbing so that I can create a wonderful Yor-san, including both the surface and hidden side of the character. I can't wait for the recording...! Please enjoy the broadcast!"

- Saori Hayami (Yor Forger)