New character shorts introduce the charismatic cast of Mission: Yozakura Family.
Fans learned that they will be able to meet the cast at one of Japan’s largest festivals celebrating Shōnen Jump manga, Jump Festa 2024. The festival hosts a series of cosplay announcements, teasers, and anime, coinciding with Gintama’s 20th anniversary with a surprise return to the stage this year. Mission: The Yozakura Family anime adaptation was revealed at last year’s Jump Festa 2023. Fans can finally voice Reiji Kawashima as Taiyō Asano, Kaede Hondo (Mutsumi Yozakura), Katsuyuki Konishi (Kyōichirō Yozakura) and Akari Kitō (Futaba Yozakura)
Kawashima (Taiyō) has many titles to his name and is perhaps best known as Fushi in To Your Eternity. He recently finished work as Finn Ames in Mashle. Hondo’s (Mutsumi) eventful year mainly revolved around Isekai anime, appearing in Bofuri, The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World, and Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon, etc. Konishi (Kyōichirō) has may be best known as Tengen Uzui in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, where he worked alongside Nezuko’s voice actor, Kitō (Futaba). Kitō’s already full 2024 lineup sees her reprise her role as Horikita Suzune in Classroom of the Elite season 3 and Mio in Tsukimichi, etc.
Written and illustrated by Hitsuji Gondaira, Mission: Yozakura Family launched in 2019 and has over 1.5 million copies in circulation. The anime series is adapted by Silver Link and is scheduled to premiere in 2024.
Manga PLUS’ Mission: Yozakura Family summary reads: “Taiyo Asano is an extremely shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. Turns out Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family.” ! Worse yet, Mutsumi is being harassed by his overprotective, nightmare-inducing older brother, Kyoichiro. What drastic steps will Taiyo have to take to save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy – the mission begins!”
Source: Hitsuji Gondaira, via X (formerly Twitter)