"The Great Operation Yozakura Family," a Weekly Shonen Jump series set to be adapted into an anime series starting in April 2024, is a slapstick spy action comedy about an ordinary man named Asano Taiyo. Due to a certain incident, he marries his childhood friend, the heroine Yozakura Mutsumi, and becomes a member of a powerful spy family. He then becomes embroiled in various incidents. The protagonist, Asano Taiyo, is not a strong character from the start, but rather one who grows as he goes along. This time, I'd like to introduce you to this character.
Asano Taiyo, a socially awkward, introverted character with a tragic past...
At the start of the story, he is a 16-year-old second-year high school student. Taiyo has a terrible ability to make friends with others, to the point that he faints if a male classmate even talks to him. The only person he can talk to properly is his childhood friend, Yozakura Mutsumi. The cause of this is a car accident involving his entire family. He lost his entire family in front of his eyes in the accident, and the trauma from that incident has led to an intense fear of losing something important, which is why he became a socially awkward, withdrawn person. However, this was not his original personality.
Asano Taiyo's life is under threat from the most powerful and dangerous spy...
His childhood friend, Yozakura Mutsumi, has always been there for Taiyo, even through his heartbreak. So even after the accident, Taiyo was still able to communicate properly with Mutsumi only. However, a new teacher named Hirukawa appears before Mutsumi and Taiyo. Hirukawa is Mutsumi's stalker, putting an end to every boy who tries to hit on her. He then turns his anger towards Taiyo, only to find out that Hirukawa's true identity is Yozakura Kyoichiro, Mutsumi's real brother, the eldest son of the Yozakura family and the most powerful man in the spy industry.
Engaged to Mutsumi?! Taiyo Becomes a Member of the Yozakura Family
Yozakura Kyoichiro is a powerful man renowned for being one of the most powerful in the espionage industry, but behind the scenes he is also an extremely sisconned older brother who shows an abnormal love and obsession for Mutsumi. With Kyoichiro's life in danger, Taiyo is proposed to by Mutsumi in order to enforce the Yozakura family's "domestic murder-prohibition" rule. Mutsumi initially rejects the proposal out of concern for Taiyo, but after seeing Kyoichiro's overprotective and controlling nature, she makes up her mind and marries Mutsumi.
Former Ordinary Person, Asano Taiyo, Receives Spartan Training as a Spy for the Yozakura Family
As he is set to marry Yozakura Mutsumi, Taiyo learns that Mutsumi is the 10th head of the Yozakura family. While all members of the Yozakura family are exceptionally talented superhumans, Mutsumi is the only one who lacks this special talent. However, because ordinary children without such special abilities inevitably give birth to exceptionally talented superhumans, Asano is a particularly important member of the Yozakura family, and is destined to be targeted by those who covet his power. To protect both himself and Mutsumi, Taiyo must become a strong spy. As a result, Taiyo undergoes a hellish, Spartan-like education from Kyoichiro and the rest of the Yozakura family. The training is so intensely brutal that it makes him physically and mentally strong, almost completely erasing his social anxiety within the first few episodes.
Weak at First...But Taiyo Rapidly Becomes Inhuman
As a former ordinary person, Taiyo was naturally weak at first and couldn't withstand the Yozakura family's Spartan-like education. However, he has a strong, determined side, continuing to train even when he collapses from the rigors of training that would make a normal person give up. This isn't something as simple as talent or hard work; it's the result of his love for Mutsumi, which borders on insanity. Taiyo's rapid growth continues, and just over a month into his training, he quickly becomes inhuman. However, there's still a big gap between him and the spies who have already given up their humanity.
Taiyo continues to grow as he battles the spies targeting Yozakura
As he battles the spies targeting Yozakura, teams up with the Yozakura family, and gets involved with spies from the government-run intelligence agency "Hinagiku," Taiyo continues to grow at an exponential rate. In combat, he wields an 8 million volt electric gun, the Yozakura-style self-defense gun "Yae." He also learns the spy techniques of the Yozakura family and Hinagiku, allowing him to complete difficult missions.
Taiyo is a wanted man among spies
For better or worse, Yozakura is a conspicuous and notorious presence in the espionage world. The espionage industry distributes an information magazine called "Weekly Spy," whose information is shared among spies. It seems that the fact that Taiyo has become part of the Yozakura family is common knowledge. As a result, Taiyo has become so well-known that a large bounty has been placed on him. After obtaining his bronze-class spy license, he is apparently ranked "number one among the next generation of rookie spies."
Unraveling the Mystery of the Family's Death
As he continues his espionage work, Taiyo discovers that the accident in which his entire family died may have been connected to a clan called the Yozakuras. Their deaths were linked to the organization "Tanpopo," which is targeting Mutsumi. In other words, the accident in which Taiyo's family died was not an accident. Taiyo begins to unravel the mystery of who killed his family and why, disguising it as an accident.
Taiyo absorbs Yozakura's blood and transforms into a superhuman
After being fatally wounded by Yozakura Momo, a mysterious member of the mysterious organization "Tanpopo" who is later revealed to be the father of the Yozakura family, Mutsumi then attacks the Yozakura household, cutting off the power supply to his medical equipment. To keep Taiyo alive, he shares his own blood with him. As the head of the Yozakura family, Mutsumi's blood is an extremely powerful doping agent that would kill most who consume it. However, Taiyo survives and awakens, becoming a superhuman with superhuman physical abilities and dynamic visual acuity. However, all of this was a deliberate plot orchestrated by Yozakura Momo.
Asano Taiyo's Blossoming is "Hardening"
The head of the Yozakura family can impart the power of his blood once in his lifetime, and fully awakening the power of the Yozakura is called Blossoming. Taiyo, who has received some of his blood, can also activate Blossoming, and the abilities of each Blossom vary. Through intensive training with Yozakura family grandfather, Yozakura Man, Taiyo manifested the Blossoming called "Hardening," which allows him to coagulate cells in his hands and soften his joints to absorb impacts. Taiyo, who normally dislikes fighting, awakened this ability to protect Mutsumi.
Further Awakening: "Banka Ryoran"
After absorbing the blood of Subcutaneous Makoto, a part of the conscience of the first head of the Yozakura family, Yozakura Tsubomi, resides within Taiyo. During the final Silver-rank spy exam, Tsubomi's consciousness reappears, awakening a power beyond the blooming seen in the ancient bloodline: "Banka Ryoran." While Banka Ryoran is a double-edged sword, one wrong move can easily consume its power, but Taiyo, though imperfect, manages to control Banka Ryoran and gain new powers.
Will absorbing Subcutaneous Tsubomi become his trump card?
After meeting Subcutaneous while imprisoned and learning the truth about Yozakura Tsubomi, Taiyo absorbs Subcutaneous, who is beginning to be controlled by Yozakura Tsubomi, thereby gaining power over his enormous enemies. While this is undoubtedly a double-edged sword, there are still many unknowns about how this power will be utilized in battle.
Five years later, Yozakura Taiyo has become a father of two.
At the start of the story, Asano Taiyo is in a common-law marriage. However, after the battle with Yozakura Momo, a mastermind who could be considered the root cause of all evil appears. In order to confront this mastermind, Taiyo spends five years training on his own. During those five years, Taiyo and Mutsumi officially get married and take the name Yozakura Taiyo. Now 22 years old, Taiyo and Mutsumi have two children. The twins are a boy and a girl, and since they're four years old, they were born one year after their marriage.
【The Great Mission of the Yozakura Family】Summary of Asano Taiyo
Here's a summary of Asano Taiyo, the protagonist of the Spring 2024 anime "The Great Mission of the Yozakura Family"! The story revolves around the slapstick comedy and battles of a spy family, and I think it will be an entertaining anime like the smash hit SPY×FAMILY! The characters are charming, the gags are easy to understand, and the intense scenes will stand out even more in the anime, so I'm really looking forward to it!
