Yozakura Family Anime Cast Adds Rina Satō - New Voice Joining Mission Series

Exciting News: Rina Satō Joins Mission: Yozakura Family Cast!

The wait is over! The official website for the anime adaptation of Hitsuji Gondaira’s popular manga, Mission: Yozakura Family, has announced a new cast member to join the fray. The talented Rina Satō will bring to life the enigmatic character of Hakuja, a skilled member of the secret organization Tanpopo and a perfect match for Hazakura, an imitation drug of Somenin (the Yozakura bloodline’s source of power). And that’s not all – Hakuja made her debut in the anime’s 19th episode, which dropped on Sunday!

Rina Satō as Hakuja

Image via Mission: Yozakura Family anime’s website

But that’s not all the excitement – the anime premiered on April 7 in Japan on MBS, TBS, and 26 of their affiliate channels. And for our international fans, you can catch the action on Disney’s Hulu service with an English dub, Prime Video, and Netflix in Japan!

And now, let’s set the scene for the anime’s thrilling adventure:

High school student Taiyou Asano has been socially inept ever since his family died in a car crash. The only person he can properly interact with is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura—the head of the world’s strongest family of spies. Mutsumi’s eldest brother, Kyouichirou Yozakura, has been overprotective of her ever since he once rendered her severely injured. His love for Mutsumi is lethal, and Taiyou is his next target. To survive, Taiyou must marry Mutsumi and become a member of the Yozakura family. Thrown headfirst into chaos, Taiyou begins his journey to become a powerful spy in order to protect his wife and uncover the dark secrets of his past and the Yozakura family.

The brain behind the anime’s direction is none other than Mirai Minato, known for his work on Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, and BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense.. With Mizuki Takahashi handling character design and chief animation direction, and Kōji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki composing the music, this anime is shaping up to be an unforgettable ride!

Speaking of unforgettable, the anime’s soundtrack is rocking with fripSide featuring Yoshino Nanjō’s new opening theme song “Secret Operation,” and ASOBI Doumei’s new ending theme song “Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku” (Wedding March Song).

And, as a fun fact, Gondaira’s original manga launched in Shueisha‘s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in August 2019. Since then, Viz Media has been simultaneously publishing the manga digitally in English, and now, novel in the franchise debuted in July 2023.