The upcoming Spy x Family movie will have a side project on the same day it hits theaters.
According to Japanese publishing company Shueisha, Spy x Family Code: White will not only exist as a film but also as a novel written by Aya Najima. This is not the writer’s first experience with this series, as Najima also previously wrote the novel Spy x Family: Family Portrait. Since the script for the film Spy x Family Code: White was written by Ichirō Ōkouchi and is completely original, with no basis in Tatsuya Endoh’s original manga, many fans have questioned whether it and the book adaptation are true. really fits the anime or not. and comics. Both projects are scheduled to be released in Japan on December 22, 2023.
The translated plot of the novel adaptation is as follows: “Lloyd Forger, aka Twilight, a talented intelligence agent, receives orders to change his assignment to carry out an ongoing operation that has named ‘Strix’. Meanwhile, a cooking competition is being held at Eden School, where the winner is rumored to be awarded a ‘star’. To continue directing Operation Strix and thereby preserve world peace, Lloyd proposes to Anya that they make a traditional cake favored by the principal, who is also the head judge. the house of ‘meremere.’ Meanwhile, Yor witnesses a suspicious scene between Lloyd and a mysterious woman. An uneasy family trip begins. During the trip, Anya discovers a suspicious suitcase on the train. Inside there, for some reason, was a box of chocolates……. Anya accidentally swallows it, but the chocolate contains a secret that could shock the world……!”
Wit Studio and CloverWorks, both studios collaborating on the Spy x Family anime, are also behind the film. Takashi Katagiri serves as the film’s director, with show producer (K)now Name also once again providing the music. Spy x Family Code: White was first announced at the Jump Festa 2023 event in December 2022. Since then, fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of the film, which previously featured a close collaboration closely resembles Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 video game and the film Mission: Impossible: Deadly Reckoning – Part One.
Starting as a manga series in 2019, Spy x Family has quickly become one of the most popular anime and manga franchises in the four years since its launch. The manga has sold over 30 million copies, while the anime adaptation has grown in popularity and acclaim.
Source: Shueisha