The first season of the Spy × Family anime television series was produced by Wit Studio and CloverWorks. The season is directed and written by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, with character designs by Kazuaki Shimada, who also serves as chief animation director along with Kyoji Asano. The music was composed and produced by (K)now Name. The anime was first announced in October 2021. The series follows master spy Twilight, who must disguise himself as psychiatrist Loid Forger and build a mock family in order to investigate political leader Donovan Desmond. Unbeknownst to him, his wife, Yor, is actually an assassin known as the Thorn Princess, while his daughter, Anya, has telepathic abilities.
The first season of the anime series consists of 25 episodes. The titles of its episodes are written as "Mission" with a number (e.g. "Mission 1", "Mission 2", etc.) which the counting continues across seasons. This naming convention follows the original manga's practice, which also uses "Mission" for chapter titles. This season adapts 38 main chapters of the manga, from Mission 1 to Mission 38, along with a couple of side stories: Extra Mission 1 and Short Mission 1 to 5.
The season was separated into two split season cours. The first part consists of 12 episodes and aired in Japan from April 9 to June 25, 2022, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The second part consists of 13 episodes and aired from October 1 to December 24, 2022. For the first part of the season: the first opening theme is directed by and uses the song performed by Official Hige Dandism. The first ending theme is directed by and uses the song performed by Gen Hoshino. For the second part of the season: the second opening theme is directed by Tetsurō Araki and uses the song "Souvenir" performed by Bump of Chicken. The second ending theme is directed by Takayuki Hirao and uses the song performed by Yama.
The series is licensed for streaming by Crunchyroll outside of Asia, while it is distributed by Muse Communication in a selection of countries in South and Southeast Asia. __TOC__
Episodes
Home media release Japanese + Toho Animation (Japan – Region 2/A) Volume Episodes Cover character Release date 1 Mission 1–4 Loid Forger July 20, 2022 2 Mission 5–8 Anya Forger September 21, 2022 3 Mission 9–12 Yor Forger November 16, 2022 4 Mission 13–16 Bond Forger January 18, 2023 5 Mission 17–20 Yuri Briar March 15, 2023 6 Mission 21–25 Fiona Frost May 17, 2023
English + Crunchyroll, LLC (North America – Region 1/A) Volumes Episodes Cover character Release date Season 1 1 Mission 1–12 Loid Forger, Anya Forger and Yor Forger (primary / alternate cover) August 9, 2023 2 Mission 13–25 Loid Forger (primary cover) and Anya Forger (alternate cover) February 13, 2024
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External links
at Crunchyroll (Season 1) (Season 1, Part 1) (Season 1, Part 2)