SPY x FAMILY 5th Anniversary was a special event celebrating the fifth anniversary of the manga's serialization. There were various projects to commemorate this milestone.
Description[]
On March 25, 2024, the official Shōnen Jump+ Twitter account released five posts celebrating the manga's fifth anniversary.[1] The following posts included an illustration and congratulatory comment by Tatsuya Endo, a commemorative video, and announcements for goods and autograph sessions.
There is also a special website that released on April 1, 2024 that features the forementioned items and more.
Congratulatory Comment[]
| “ | SPY x FAMILY is now celebrating its 5th anniversary. I started the series casually, thinking that as long as I could enjoy drawing it, that would be enough, but I never dreamed that so many people would also come to enjoy it. It has been a very fulfilling five-year run, both enjoyable and fleeting, as well as painful and long, but the reason I have been able to continue this long is because of you, the readers, who have always supported me. Thank you very much. On the occasion of our 5th anniversary, we have prepared several projects for you. There will be autograph sessions and commemorative goods, so please look forward to them. I don't know how far we will go or whether we will be able to continue for too long, but I hope you will keep to warmly watch over the Forger family's future. |
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Goods[]
For the anniversary, limited goods drawn and designed by Tatsuya Endo were released.
Two BE@RBRICK figures of Anya Forger and the SPY x FAMILY logo were revealed and were later released in August 2024.
Goods based on Tatsuya Endo's key visual were available for pre-order from May 27 to June 16, 2024, and were released in late September 2024.
Socks based on SPY x FAMILY characters were released on September 30, 2024.
Autograph Session[]
Tatsuya Endo held his first autograph session, which was held with a total of 400 people in 4 cities. These sessions took place in:
- Tokyo, Japan on June 15, 2024
- Osaka, Japan on July 13, 2024
- Fukuoka, Japan on September 7, 2024
- Seoul, South Korea on October 3, 2024
100 people were able to attend the autograph session in each of the cities. Fans could use the Jump NAVI app to enter a lottery during the designated application periods for a chance to be there.
Trivia[]
- On the bottom right of the key visual, there is a message in broken romaji. In English, the message reads: "Five years went by in a blink of an eye just like that, with so many episodes like this and that. Thank you for your continued support for the Forger family and everyone."
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