Mission: Yozakura Family, Vol. 1

by Hitsuji Gondaira

Overview

Romance! A crazy, overprotective brother! And...spies?

Taiyo Asano has been on his own ever since his parents died. The only one who seems to care for him is his childhood friend and classmate, Mutsumi Yozakura. But Mutsumi has a secret–she is the head of a family of spies!

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974734665
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	10/18/2022
Series:	Mission: Yozakura Family , #1
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	80,894
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 5.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Hitsuji Gondaira's first series, Demon Prince Poro's Diaries, was published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2017. He started work on Mission: Yozakura Family in 2019.

Editorial Reviews

09/16/2022

Orphaned Taiyo Asano drifts through school life too scared to connect with anyone after the tragic loss of his mother, father, and younger sibling. The only person who insists on being his friend is Mutsumi Yozakura—to Taiyo's wonder. When a teacher learns of their friendship and threatens Taiyo's life, the revelation of Mutsumi's hidden identity sends Taiyo on a mission to become strong enough to protect his friend from the world's greatest assassins. The catch? He has to learn from Mutsumi's family, who just so happen to be the deadliest spies in the business. Taiyo scrambles from one emergency to the next, and seeing his development from clueless outsider to potentially great spy is fun to watch. VERDICT Serialized on Shonen Jump, Gondaira's English-language print debut is a wacky and exciting shonen adventure that will appeal to young adults looking for found-family plotlines. Fans of Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family and manga with a wild variety of ragtag characters will feel right at home.—Mary E. Butler

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