Review of Mission: Yozakura Family
I think this anime is way better than it's current competition. I'm not talking about the best of the best but I think it's around above average. I wouldn't say after 27 episodes that this isn't worth your time or it's one of the best anime I've ever seen. If you didn't know, this anime was made by the studio "SILVER LINK." who have made notable anime like Non Non Biyori and Kokoro Connect. This studio doesn't make the worst anime but they make sure to try and at least make something out of nothing. Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen or Mission of Yozakura Family is focusedon a family of spies. It's name should actually be Spy X Family because this show is actually perfect for that name. They did a great job with covering about spies from never let your guard down to becoming deadly like Agent 47 from the Hitman video game series. There are however some things that I don't like about this show.
This show tried to aim for the shounen tag but I feel like they failed to maximize or bring out the big impacts from certain arcs. If I were to compare this show to Hunter X Hunter, even an episode of HxH is more meaningful than a couple episodes of Yozakura. Of course HxH is a legendary anime and it's unfair to compare it to Yozakura but I think this show could at least have some better executions with emotions and such. Shounen is meant to be epic and action but Yozakura feels like a children's show.
Taiyo isn't really a bad character but he fits the needs of your typical shounen MC. His "wife", Mutsumi Yozakura isn't really a great character despite caring for Taiyo and her family. I don't see Mutsumi as someone I really care about same with Taiyo because of how their stories align and both having dark pasts. In life we have to move on from the pasts and learn from it but in this show they rushed or left out some things that could make their backgrounds more impactful than it is currently. Sure there are high stakes with them being spies but I don't feel the desire to continue watching Yozakura if it's heavily centered around their family. The other main characters are actually cool but they're pretty much just there to connect the dots.
As someone who loved SAO and Food Wars, it was cool to hear a voice I recognized but I felt like it didn't match his character. The voice acting is actually great, they had a great cast other than a few characters. The animation isn't bad but nothing too crazy which is why I haven't brought it up until now.
Final Thoughts:
Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen is not by any means a masterpiece nor a boruto type show. This is there to ease the collection of anime you can choose from instead of those bad and rushed isekai. I think you should only watch this is if you have a deep connection with your family or don't have anything to watch. If you're waiting for something great to come out next year or anytime if the future, Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen would disappoint and satisfy your needs at the same time.