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Not to be confused with My Spy Family.
Spy � Family

First tankobon volume cover, featuring Loid Forger

Genre
Action[1]
Comedy[1]
Spy fiction[1]
Manga
Written by Tatsuya Endo
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
NA: Viz Media
Imprint Jump Comics+
Magazine Shonen Jump+
Demographic Shonen
Original run March 25, 2019 � present
Volumes 12 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Spy � Family (2022�present)
Anime films
Spy � Family Code: White (2023)
icon Anime and manga portal
Spy � Family (stylized as SPY�FAMILY and pronounced "spy family")[2][3][4] is a
Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. The story follows a
spy who has to "build a family" to execute a mission, not realizing that the girl
he adopts as his daughter is a telepath, and the woman he agrees to be in a
marriage with is a skilled assassin. The series has been serialized biweekly on
Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ application and website since March 2019, with the chapters
collected in twelve tankobon volumes as of October 2023. It was licensed in North
America by Viz Media.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Wit Studio and CloverWorks

premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliate stations in April 2022, and was licensed by
Muse Communication in Asia and Crunchyroll worldwide. The second half aired from
October to December 2022. A second season premiered in October 2023 and an anime
film, titled Spy � Family Code: White, will be released in December 2023.

By September 2023, Spy � Family had over 31 million copies in circulation, making
it one of the best-selling manga series. The series has been praised for its
storytelling, comedy, and artwork.

Plot
Main article: List of Spy � Family characters

Map of Westalis and Ostania in the manga (left) and the anime (right). Note the
strong similarity with the divided geography of Germany during the Cold War.
In order to maintain the state of peace between the rival nations of Westalis and
Ostania,[a] a Westalian agent code-named "Twilight" is tasked with spying on
Donovan Desmond, leader of the National Unity Party within Ostania. However, due to
Desmond being notoriously reclusive, the only way Twilight can get close to him is
to enroll a child in the same private school as Desmond's sons and pose as a fellow
parent.

To accomplish this and present the image of a happy family, he creates the alias of
Loid Forger, adopts a young orphan girl named Anya, and marries a woman named Yor
Briar. However, unbeknownst to him Anya can read minds and Yor is in fact a
professional assassin. Neither Loid nor Yor are aware of each other's true
identities, or that Anya knows their true professions. The family later takes in a
dog with precognitive abilities whom they name Bond. Despite these unknown factors
and Twilight's occasional lapses of common sense due to years of being a spy, he
must learn to play the role of the perfect father and husband in order to carry out
his mission.

Production
Tatsuya Endo and his editor Shihei Lin have known each other for over ten years;
Lin was his initial editor on his first serial Tista (2007).[7] When Lin was moved
from the Jump Square editorial department to Shonen Jump+, Endo happily followed,
and they began developing a new work. Spy � Family takes elements from three of
Endo's Jump Square one-shots: Rengoku no Ashe (???????, lit. "Ashe of Purgatory"),
Ishi ni Usubeni, Tetsu ni Hoshi (????????, lit. "The Pink in Stone, the Star in
Steel"), and I Spy. Lin said that its reception among the editorial department was
so good that serialization was practically decided before the official meeting was
even held.[7]

The initial draft was given a working title of Spy Family written in Japanese. When
deciding the final name, Endo came up with over 100 options, but they ultimately
decided to use the same title but in English and with a "cross" in between, the
latter influenced by Hunter � Hunter.[7] Lin said that he and Endo are always
conscious of the line where violence, a necessary aspect in a spy manga, is given a
pass for comedy's sake. With Tista and Blade of the Moon Princess both having a
dark tone, the editor told Endo to give Spy � Family a more cheerful one. Anya was
inspired by the main character of Rengoku no Ashe. Her extrasensory perception was
decided early on, and Lin cited its use for comedic effect as one of the series'
strengths. Lin said that the series has a broad readership among all ages and
genders. He also cited Endo's clean art and ability to convey emotions as part of
the manga's appeal.[7]

Lin feels that the world and characters were firmly established as of volume two.
As such, he revealed that he and Endo would start to include longer narratives in
the series.[7]

Media
Manga
See also: List of Spy � Family chapters
Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo, Spy � Family has been serialized biweekly
on the Shonen Jump+ application and website since March 25, 2019. The chapters,
which are released every other Monday, have been collected and published into
tankobon volumes by Shueisha. Shueisha also simultaneously publishes the series in
English for free on the Manga Plus app and website.[8]

Viz Media began publishing Spy � Family in English digitally on their website for
free on September 22, 2019.[9] They released the first volume in print in Q2 2020.
[10]

The manga series has one companion book, Spy � Family Official Fanbook: Eyes Only.
The book, serving as a collective information book, was published on May 2, 2022.
It includes detailed information and analysis about the series' characters and
worlds, colored artworks, early character designs, guests' art contributions, a
long interview with Endo, and commentary on most chapters by Endo and Lin.[11] On
February 3, 2023, Viz Media announced that they have licensed the companion book
for English publication.[12] The companion book will be released on October 3,
2023.[13]

Light novel
The light novel Spy � Family: Family Portrait (SPY�FAMILY ?????, Spy � Family:
Kazoku no Shozo), written by Aya Yajima, was published on July 2, 2021.[14] The
book contains four short story chapters and a seven-page "short novel". The first
chapter, "Anya's Nature Class" (?????????, Anya no Shizen Kyoshitsu), tells the
story of the time Anya and Damian got lost in the forest on their school nature
camp. The second chapter, "Yuri's Day Off" (??????, Yuri no Kyuka), recounts the
day Yuri took Anya to experience a mock-up of future employment for kids. The third
chapter, "Franky's New Love!?" (??????????!?, Furanki no Aratana Koi!?), tells the
story of Franky's short-lived love with a blind opera singer from a prestigious
family. The fourth chapter, "Portrait of the Forger Family!?" (???????????!?, Foja-
ka no Shozoga!?), tells about the day the Forgers modeled for a famous painter in
the park. In the "short novel" chapter, "Family (Temporary)" (?????(?), Famiri
(kyu)), two waitresses were talking about their ideal family, the Forgers, among
many unhappy families they saw. On February 3, 2023, Viz Media announced that they
have licensed the light novel for English publication.[12]

On April 7, 2023, Shueisha's Mirai Bunko announced that a novel adaptation of the
manga is in the works. The first volume, Temporary Family (???????, Karisome no
Kazoku), written by Hitomi Wada, was released on May 26, 2023. The contents of the
novel is described to follow the plot of the manga's first volume.[15][16][17] The
second volume, Admission! The Prestigious Academy Eden (??!???????, Nyugaku!
Meimonko Iden), is also written by the same writer as the first book and was
released on August 4, 2023. The contents of the novel is described to follow the
plot of the manga's second volume.[18][19][20]

Anime
Main article: Spy � Family (TV series)
On November 1, 2021, an anime television series adaptation for Spy � Family
produced by Wit Studio and CloverWorks was announced via a trailer video and the
anime's website.[21] The series is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, with character
designs handled by Kazuaki Shimada.[21] The series ran for two split cours and has
25 episodes. The first cour aired from April 9 to June 25, 2022, on TXN stations.
[22][23] The second cour aired from October 1 to December 24, 2022.[24] Crunchyroll
licensed the series outside of Asia.[25] Muse Communication licensed the series in
Taiwan, South and Southeast Asia;[26] they are streaming it on their YouTube
channel (limited release in some of the available regions during the first-air
run), Netflix, iQIYI, bilibili, Disney+ Hotstar and other regional streaming
services.[27] Netflix streamed the series in South Korea.[28] On April 11, 2022,
Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub. It had an early
preview on Crunchyroll's Twitch channel on April 15, before premiering the
following day.[29]

Accompanying the anime, the guidebook Animation � 1st Mission, which includes anime
character designs, storyboards, key animations, promotion images, interviews and
comments from the staff and the voice actors, was released on April 4, 2022. The
book acts as a starter guide for the anime series and does not contain many details
about later episodes beside the first two.[30] The second guide book Mission
Report:220409-0625, which provides in greater details of the first half of the
first season, was released on September 2, 2022. It includes information for the
main characters; details of the first twelve episodes; key arts for location
settings and stories; storyboards; interviews and comments from the staff, the
actors and the singers of the first opening and first ending songs, Official Hige
Dandism and Gen Hoshino.[31] The third guide book Mission Report:221001-1224, which
provides in the details of the second half of the first season, was released on
September 4, 2023.[32]

On December 18, 2022, a second season was announced at the Jump Festa '23 event.
[33][34][35] Ichiro Okouchi is replacing Furuhashi as scriptwriter, while the
remaining staff and cast are returning to reprise their roles. The second season
premiered on October 7, 2023 and has 12 episodes.[36][37]

Film
Main article: Spy � Family Code: White
An anime film was announced at the Jump Festa '23 event.[33][34][35] On March 25,
2023, it was revealed to be titled Spy � Family Code: White, and the film will be
released on December 22, 2023. Tatsuya Endo will supervise the production and
provide original character designs. The film will be directed by Takashi Katagiri,
and the screenplay written by Ichiro Okouchi.[36] On September 12, 2023, it was
reported that Tomoya Nakamura and Kento Kaku will be the voices of the movie-
original villain duo for the movie named Dmitri and Luka.[38][39] On September 22,
2023, it was announced that Banjo Ginga and Shunsuke Takeuchi was cast for the role
of two other villains, Snyder and Type F.[40][41]

On July 2, 2023, it was announced that the movie was going to have a collaboration
project with Street Fighter 6. They also revealed an illustration drawn by Capcom's
illustrator and designer Chisato Mita, and promised more information would follow
in a later date.[42][43] On July 10, 2023, they also announced another
collaboration project with the movie Mission: Impossible � Dead Reckoning Part One.
A parody poster illustration, in which the main characters of the anime replace the
Mission: Impossible cast, and a highlight video for the Mission: Impossible movie,
narrated by the anime voice actors of the Forgers, were released along with the
announcement.[44][45][46]

Music
See also: Spy � Family anime's original soundtrack
The music of the Spy � Family anime series is composed and produced by (K)now_Name.
[21] The opening theme song used for the first half of the first season is "Mixed
Nuts" (???????, Mikkusu Nattsu) by Official Hige Dandism, while the ending theme
song is "Comedy" (??, Kigeki) by Gen Hoshino.[47] The opening theme song is
"Souvenir" used for the second half of the first season by Bump of Chicken, while
the ending theme song is "Shikisai" (??, "Color") by Yama.[48][49] The opening
theme song used for the second season is "Kura Kura" (????, lit. "Dizzy") by Ado
and the ending theme song is "Todome no Ichigeki" (??????, lit. "Finishing Strike")
by Vaundy feat. Cory Wong.[50]

Musical
A musical adaptation, titled Musical Spy � Family (?????? ????????, Myujikaru Supai
Famiri), was reported to be in production under Toho Stage's production on May 1,
2022. The musical premiered at Tokyo's Imperial Theatre in March 2023, with a
nationwide tour following in April and May of the same year.[51][52]

On September 30, 2022, they announced the musical play would debut on March 8, 2023
with Win Morisaki and Hiroki Suzuki playing Loid Forger, while Fuka Yuzuki and
Mirei Sasaki playing Yor Forger. For Anya's role, the actor(s) would be selected
via audition. The cast also featured Kurumu Okamiya and Tsubasa Takizawa as Yuri
Briar, Kento Kinouchi as Franky Franklin, Manato Asaka as Sylvia Sherwood, Soma
Suzuki as Henry Henderson, and Nonoka Yamaguchi as Fiona Frost. G2 would take the
director and screenplay and lyric writer roles, while Shuhei Kamimura would be in
charge of composing, arranging, and directing the music.[53] For the nationwide
tour, the musical would be performed in the KOBELCO Grand Hall at Hyogo Performing
Arts Center in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture in April and at Hakata-za Theatre in
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture in May.[51] On December 14, 2022, the cast for Anya
Forger was announced; she would be played interchangeably by 4 actresses: Risa
Masuda, Aoi Ikemuda, Miharu Izawa, Miharu Fukuchi.[54]

Video games
A video game based on the series was announced in a Nintendo Direct on September
14, 2023.[55][56] Titled Spy � Anya: Operation Memories,[b] the game is developed
by Groove Box Japan and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game let the
player experience Anya Forger's everyday-life activities with her friends and
family, in order to take and collect photos for Anya's diary. As a daily-life
simulation game, it gives the players the options to visit locations in the series,
participate in mini-games, and customize the characters' appearances and outfits.
The game will be released on December 21, 2023 in Japan, and in 2024
internationally; it will be released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation
5 and Windows platforms.[59][58][60]

Others
An amusement park attraction based on the series, named Spy � Family Secret Mission
(SPY�FAMILY ??????�?????, SPY�FAMILY Shikuretto Misshon), is opened for visitors at
Universal Studios Japan theme park from February 17 to July 2, 2023. Participants
are put on the role of a newcomer agent from the in-universe spy agency WISE,
trying solving hidden codes at various locations around the park. After
successfully solving the codes, they will be permitted to attend a live show
featuring the Forger family members.[61][62][63]

On April 3, 2023, it was announced that an official art exhibition would be held at
Matsuya Ginza at Ginza, Tokyo from July 20 to August 13, 2023. Afterwards the
exhibition will go on a nationwide tour, starting at Osaka in August and then to
other cities in Japan, including Fukuoka and Sapporo.[64][65] Tickets for the first
4 days will be distributed via a lucky draw lottery while the general admission
tickets will be sold on a later date.[66] The exhibition will include the original
artworks by the manga creator among various other exhibits.[65][67] There will be
"mission keywords" hidden around the venue, which they encourage visitors to find
all of them to receive a prize.[68]

On July 10, 2023, Shueisha announced the return of "Manga Dive", an immersive VR
experience, at Lumine Zero event hall in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The three Shonen Jump+
series, Spy � Family, Chainsaw Man and Dandadan were chosen to be the main features
of the VR show. The show will be projected on 5 surfaces of the event hall by the
use of 12 projectors and the sounds are presented by 8 speakers to simulate a
stereoscopic experience for the audiences. The screening of Spy � Family show began
on August 14 and lasted until August 23.[69][70]

Reception
Popularity
In December 2019, Brutus magazine included the series on their "Most Dangerous
Manga" list, which included works with the most "stimulating" and thought-provoking
themes.[71] Later that same month, Polygon included it on a list of the best comics
of 2019.[72] The 2020 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook named Spy �
Family the best manga series for male readers.[73] The series ranked first on Honya
Club's Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2020 list, compiled by
surveying 1,100 professional bookstore employees in Japan.[74] It ranked fifth in a
2020 poll conducted by AnimeJapan of "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation".[75] It was
named as the "No. 1 Popular Web Comic of 2019," the "No. 1 Popular Shonen Jump+
Work," and a "Signature Work of Jump+".[76] In May 2022, as stated by the manga's
editor Shihei Lin, the series reached 350 million views on Shonen Jump+.[77] In
August 2022, the series reached 480 million views.[78] About a month later, the
series reached 500 million views.[79] Also in December of the same year, the manga
topped the 2022 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[80]
The anime had also received high TV rating percentage since its release in April
2022, until the end of its first season.[81] With the premiere of its second cour
on October 1, 2022, Spy � Family sets a new record for TV Tokyo in time shift
audience ratings. The president of TV Tokyo reveals that the series' second part
was the "best among all programs on all stations for the July 2022 season",
including the first episode of the second cour into July quarter's statistics.[82]
Its debut episode was the second most watched in Japanese streaming site.[83] The
series took second place in April and later rose and remained in the first place
for the next three months (from May to July) in the Japanese monthly streaming rank
lists and VOD rank lists, despite the fact that the anime stopped releasing new
episodes in July.[84] In a survey conducted by FinT, Spy � Family and Anya were
ranked first and fourth respectively, on the top trending things among Generation Z
in Japan for 2022.[85] In the same survey, "Anya likes peanuts" (????????????) was
the no. 1 trending phrase of the year in part due to a mash-up with the song "Renai
Circulation" on TikTok.[85] In 2022, Spy � Family won in the anime category while
Anya Forger voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki won in the voice actor category of the
Yahoo! Japan Search Awards, based on the number of searches for a particular term
compared to the year before.[86]

Spy � Family has also started gaining mainstream popularity with a wide range of
age groups, from children to adults. An official from Takara Tomy Arts said: "[the
series] is popular among a wide range of people, just like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no
Yaiba. Anya is particularly popular. It is likely that there will be even more toys
and goods in the future, including products for children."[87]

Sales
In 2019, Spy � Family had 300,000 copies in circulation, including digital and
physical sales, less than a month after the release of its first volume.[88] The
series reached 800,000 copies 2 months later, upon the release of its second
volume.[89] This number exceeded 2 million with the release of volume three, and 3
million in circulation by volume four.[90][91] Less than two weeks before the
release of its fourth volume, Spy � Family became the second fastest and successful
hit, behind Assassination Classroom.[92] According to Oricon, volumes three and
four of the series were some of the top 30 best-selling manga volumes of 2020.[93]
It became the first Shonen Jump+ series to receive an initial print run of over 1
million copies with its sixth volume. With its sixth volume released in December
2020, Spy � Family had over 8 million digital and physical copies in circulation.
At that time, it was the ninth best-selling manga in 2020, with over 4.5 million
copies sold within that year.[94][95]

In 2020, the third volume of Spy � Family had received an initial print run of
400,000 copies.[96] Along with Kingdom, it had an initial print run of 1 million
copies, with its sixth volume in 2021.[97] In May 2021, Spy � Family had reached 10
million copies in circulation and increased to 11 million copies by the next month.
[98][99] With 537,558 copies sold in its first week, volume six became the series'
second consecutive volume to debut at number one on Oricon's weekly list of the
best-selling manga.[100][101] Volume six was among the top 30 best-selling manga
volumes of 2021 according to Oricon.[102] By November 2021, the manga had over 12.5
million copies in circulation.[103] It was the eighth best-selling manga in 2021,
with over 4.9 million copies sold within that year.[104] The series was ranked
tenth on Rakuten's Top 20 Best Selling Digital Manga of 2020 and 16th in 2021.[105]
[106]

On April 3, 2022, on the eve of the release of volume 9 and the premiere of the
anime, the manga was reported to have over 15 million copies in circulation.[107]
By May 2022, the manga had over 21 million copies in circulation.[108] It was
tentatively the third best-selling manga from the last month of 2021 to the first 5
months of 2022.[109] In August 2022, the manga had over 25 million copies in
circulation, doubling in number comparing with 9 months before.[110] In October,
right around the return of the anime's second cour and the release of volume 10, it
was reported that the series had more than 26.5 million copies in circulation.[111]
By October, the manga had over 27 million copies in circulation.[112] It was the
third best-selling manga series in 2022, with over 10.6 million copies sold;[113]
its first ten volumes were among the 25 best-selling manga volumes of the year.
[114] The series was also ranked fifth on Rakuten's Top 20 Best Selling Digital
Manga of 2022.[115] In December the same year, it is reported that the series has
passed 29 million copies in circulation.[35]

On March 23, 2023, editor Shihei Lin reported that the series currently had over 30
million copies in circulation, on the eve of the release of volume 11.[116] On
September 12, 2023, it was reported that the series had reached 31 million copies
in circulation with 12 volumes, including volume 12's number that would be released
in the next 3 weeks.[117][118]

The volumes of Spy � Family sold well in North America. They were ranked on NPD
BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list since June 2020.[119] Several
volumes of the manga were also ranked on The New York Times' Graphic Books and
Manga bestseller monthly list since May 2021.[120] In the United States, the
series' 6 volumes collectively sold 220,000 copies in 2021.[121] In France, the
series has had one million sold copies as of volume 6.[122]

Critical response
In a positive review of the first 11 chapters, Antonio Mireles of The Fandom Post
summed up Spy � Family as a great comedy about a dysfunctional family put into
uncanny situations that never pan out as planned due to their unique personalities.
He described the family setup of Loid as the straight man, Yor the "dumb character"
and Anya the adorable child "that readers fall in love with," as the perfect recipe
for a comedy. However, he felt the humor that comes from Yor being the dumb
character was underutilized.[123] Comic Book Resources' Hannah Collins hailed the
first volume as one of the best manga releases of 2020. She had strong praise for
Endo's art; writing that "Action-comedy is no mean feat even in animated or live-
action mediums. To pull it off so well in still images takes real artistic talent."
The reviewer called the artist's range of facial expressions his secret weapon,
which he deploys to win over the hearts and minds of readers; particularity with
those of Anya, whom Collins said, "steals every page she appears on."[124]

Morgana Santilli of The Beat stated that Spy � Family volume one does an excellent
job balancing fun espionage action with heartwarming family moments. She called
Endo's art "clean and appealing," which makes his parody of post-war Berlin easily
recognizable. Santilli compared its comedy to that of From Eroica with Love,
another Cold War-centric series.[125] In a review for Polygon, Julia Lee stated
that Endo takes a premise that could make a "typical, corny, action manga" and uses
it to make one of the funniest series out right now. Like the other reviewers, Lee
praised Endo's art, writing that he has a knack for action scenes, as well as
"expressive panels that really show you how the characters are feeling."[126]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 5th Next Manga Awards Web Manga Won [1]
Apple Books Awards Best Shonen Manga [127]
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2020 Top Ranking Manga Manga for Male Reader 1st place
[73]
2020 4th Tsutaya Comic Awards Next Hit Won [128][129]
Ridibooks Comic Award Special Prize [130]
Konishi Prize Best Translated Manga Nominated [131]
44th Kodansha Manga Award Best Shonen Manga [132]
24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize [133]
13th Manga Taisho Manga Taisho 2nd place [134][135]
Da Vinci 20th Annual Book of the Year Book of the Year 3rd place [136]
15th Japanese Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommendations Recommendations
Comic of 2020 1st place [137]
2021 14th Manga Taisho Manga Taisho 10th place [138][139]
Sanyodo Comic Award Best Manga 2nd place [140]
Eisner Award Best U.S. Edition of International Material�Asia Nominated
[141]
Harvey Award Best Manga [142]
48th Angoul�me International Comics Festival Youth Selection [143]
2022 Eisner Award Best U.S. Edition of International Material�Asia [144]
French Babelio Readers' Awards Best Manga Series Won [145]
Japan Expo Awards [fr] Daruma d'or [146]
Geeks d'Ouro [pt] Best Translated Manga [147]
Harvey Award Best Manga Nominated [148]
Da Vinci 22nd Annual Book of the Year Book of the Year 1st place [80]
2023 52nd Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize Won [149]
27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize Nominated [150]
Harvey Award Best Manga Pending [151]
Notes
Westalis and Ostania are alternate-world versions of West and East Germany,
respectively.[5][6]
It is titled Spy � Family Operation Diary in Japan.[57][58]
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