Review of Mission: Yozakura Family

Mission: Yozakura Family is my first spy anime, so keep that in mind when reading this review. Taiyô, a teenage boy who lost his family in a car accident, will see his life be turned upside down after being welcomed in Mutsumi's family and marrying her. Consequently, he will become a spy just like any member of the Yozakura family, and hell will ensue for Taiyô. The beginning of the season focuses on Taiyô becoming a member the Yozakura family. As someone who has zero experience in the "spy life", Taiyô will be trained and we will follow his "apprenticeship" within the family. At first, Iwas a little unsure about this anime, as I thought it would only follow Taiyô going on random spy missions and simply becoming a great spy. But as the anime progresses, an intrigue starts building up, and I finally saw where this anime was going. That was around episode 10 so don't expect finding out where the anime is going after 2 or 3 episodes.

The rest of the season follows the same plot line which I thought was interesting. Taiyô and the Yozakura family try to find answers and what I mostly enjoyed is that Taiyô's goal is not revenge (because it could've gone in that direction) but it is to protect Mutsumi, who became his family.

That said, don't expect a "normal" spy anime as each member of the Yozakura family have special, surnatural abilities, which does not make this anime anything near real. Moreover, there is a lot of humor, even if there are darker, more serious moments in the season too.

I think my only gripe with this work is that at the end of this season, the plot has been completed, which means we will go in another direction, follow another "story" in the rest of Mission: Yozakura family. Of course, the events of this season will probably have impacts on the rest of the anime, but I prefer stories that only have one big plot through the entire work, and not something that is divided into multiple "parts/stories" in one work. If that makes any sense.

All in all, I had a great time watching Mission: Yozakura family. I really enjoyed Taiyô and Mutsumi's relationship which is absolutely adorable, pure, and "natural". I enjoyed the plot line and I kind of guessed the major plot twist without guessing it entirely nor how everything happened. As my first spy anime, I thought that was a great one, if you're not expecting something that is down to earth. I'm curious to see what the second season will have to offer, what the plot line is, and if it will be link to the plot line of season 1, because there is an element that has gone unanswered!