Spy × Family (stylized as SPY×FAMILY, pronounced "Spy Family") is an anime series directed by Kazuhiro Furihashi and produced by Wit Studio in collaboration with CloverWorks, based on the manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It began serialization in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ magazine on March 25, 2019.
The anime series was announced on November 1, 2021[1]. The series overall was animated by Wit Studio and CloverWorks, with the first season being directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, and the second season directed by Takahiro Harada. It premiered the first season in Japan with the first cour from April 9, 2022 to June 25, 2022, consisting of 12 episodes. Later the second cour of season 1 premiered from October 1, 2022 to December 24, 2022, consisting of 13 episodes. The first season overall consisting of 25 episodes. The second season later premiered October 7, 2023 to December 23, 2023, consisting of 12 episodes
Crunchyroll licensed the series and produced an English Dub, which premiered on their streaming service on April 16, 2022, with an Early Premiere they broadcasted on their official Twitch channel[2][3]. The second seasons English Dub premiered on October 21, 2023[4][5].
In Southeast Asia, Muse Communication licensed the series and made a completely different English dub. On Bilibili (Global edition), this Asian English dub premiered on December 7, 2022 (GMT+8).
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
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| Main Characters | |||||
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Loid Forger / Twilight |
Takuya Eguchi | Alex Organ | 1-2 | |
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Yor Forger / Thorn Princess |
Saori Hayami | Natalie Van Sistine | 1-2 | |
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Anya Forger | Atsumi Tanezaki | Megan Shipman | 1-2 | |
| Bryn Apprill | 2 | 28-29 | |||
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Bond Forger | Kenichirō Matsuda | Tyler Walker | 1-2 | |
| Secondary Characters | |||||
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Yuri Briar | Kenshō Ono | Dallas Reid | 1-2 | |
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Mirei Kumagai (child) |
Sarah Wiedenheft | |||
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Franky Franklin | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Anthony Bowling | 1-2 | |
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Damian Desmond | Natsumi Fujiwara | Caitlin Glass | 1-2 | |
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Becky Blackbell | Emiri Katō | Dani Chambers | 1-2 | |
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Fiona Frost / Nightfall |
Ayane Sakura | Lindsay Seidel | 1-2 | |
| Bryn Apprill | 1 | 21 | |||
| Recurring Characters | |||||
| WISE | |||||
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Sylvia Sherwood / Administrator |
Yūko Kaida | Stephanie Young | 1-2 | |
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WISE Intelligence Officer | Hiroki Gotō | Grant Paulsen | 1-2 | |
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WISE Director | Akio Ōtsuka | Mike McFarland | 1 | |
| GARDEN | |||||
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Shopkeeper of GARDEN | Junichi Suwabe | Mark Stoddard | 1 | |
| Jim Foronda | 2 | ||||
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Matthew McMahon | Kenyū Horiuchi | Bill Jenkins | 2 | |
| Eden Academy | |||||
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Henry Henderson | Kazuhiro Yamaji | Barry Yandell | 1-2 | |
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Emile Elman | Hana Satō | Macy Anne Johnson | 1-2 | |
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Ewen Egeburg | Haruka Okamura | Michelle Rojas | 1-2 | |
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George Glooman | Shun Horie | Jad Saxton | 1-2 | |
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Thomas Austin | Hiroki Gotō | ¿? | 1-2 | |
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Eden Geometry Teacher | Shōmaru Zōza | ¿? | 1-2 | |
| City Hall | |||||
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Camilla | Umeka Shōji | Morgan Garrett | 1-2 | |
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Millie Myers | Manaka Iwami | Katelyn Barr | 1-2 | |
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Sharon | Mirei Kumagai | Leah Clark | 1-2 | |
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Dominic | Shōhei Kajikawa | Jordan Dash Cruz | 1 | |
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Heymann | Takaaki Torashima | ¿? | 2 | |
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Vides | Shōmaru Zōza | ¿? | 2 | |
| SSS | |||||
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SSS Lieutenant | Yasuyuki Kase | Aaron Campbell | 1-2 | |
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SSS Director | Jirō Saitō | Anthony DiMascio | 1 | |
| Bradley Gareth | 2 | ||||
| Blackbell Family | |||||
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Martha Marriott | Shōko Tsuda | Linda Leonard | 1-2 | |
| Spy Wars | |||||
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Bondman | Taisuke Nakano | Aaron Campbell | 1-2 | |
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Bondman's Commander | Motoki Sakuma | Nazeeh Tarsha | 1-2 | |
| Tailor Shop | |||||
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Tailor Shop Owner | Emiko Takeuchi | Lucia Lobosvilla | 1 | |
| Terrorists | |||||
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Keith Kepler | Hiroki Takahashi | Clifford Chapin | 1 | |
| Gretcher Family | |||||
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Olka Gretcher | Aya Endō | Mallorie Rodak | 2 | |
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2 | 32 | |||
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Gram Gretcher | Marie Ōi | Lisette Monique Diaz | 2 | |
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Zeb | Junta Terashima | Josh Bangle | 2 | |
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2 | 32 | |||
| Assassins | |||||
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Snoops | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Nazeeh Tarsha | 2 | |
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Assassins' Leader | Kōsuke Toriumi | Reagan Murdock | 2 | |
| Others | |||||
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Narrator | Kenichirō Matsuda | Ben Phillips | 1-2 | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Season One | ||||
| Part One | ||||
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Edgar | Atsushi Ono | R. Bruce Elliott | 1 |
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Karen | Marie Ōi | Tia Ballard | |
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Nguyen | Yuji Murai | Matthew David Rudd | |
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Orphanage Owner | Hiroki Gotō | Jeremy Inman | |
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Real Estate Agent | Satoru Ito | Dallas Reid | |
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Driver | Kazuya Saji | Aaron Roberts | |
| Eden Academy Examiner | Itsuki Kurita | Philip Annarella | ||
| WISE Staff | Shinya Takahashi Katsunori Okai |
Grant Paulsen | ||
| Edgar's Subordinate | Masafumi Kobatake | Philip Annarella Grant Paulsen | ||
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Brennan | Hiroki Gotō | TBA | 2 |
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Informant | TBA | ||
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Tailor Shop Clerk | Hana Satō | Monica Rial | 2-3 |
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Old Neighbor Lady | Yūko Sasaki | Marianne Bray | 3 |
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Purse Snatcher | Takaaki Torashima | Christopher Guerrero | |
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Politician | Motoki Sakuma | Greg Dulcie | |
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Walter Evans | Hiroshi Yanaka | Randy Pearlman | 4 |
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Murdoch Swan | Jin Urayama | Christopher Wehkamp | |
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Eden Academy Student | Hana Satō | Brittney Karbowski | |
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Vice Minister's Son | TBA | ||
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Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance | Motoki Sakuma | TBA | |
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CEO of Central Bank | Masafumi Kobatake | TBA | |
| Eden Academy Teacher | Hiroki Gotō | David Matranga | 4, 6, 10 | |
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Zachary Feiss | Shōmaru Zōza | Eric Vale | 5 |
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Princess Honey | Miyu Komaki | Molly Searcy | 5, 15 |
| Driver | Katsunori Okai | Alex Mai | 7 | |
| Eden Academy Students | Emiko Takeuchi | Jalitza Delgado (Alice) | ||
| Ai Kaneta | Marianne Bray (Herman) | |||
| Passerby | Takaaki Torashima Kazuya Saji |
Aleks Le Ricco Fajardo |
9 | |
| Bill Watkins | Hiroki Yasumoto | Jarrod Greene | 10 | |
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Chief Keeper | Motoki Sakuma | Jeremy Inman | 12 |
| Part Two | ||||
| SSS Officers | Shinya Takahashi Motoki Sakuma |
Bradley Gareth | 17 | |
| Donovan Desmond | Takaya Hashi | John Burgmeier | 17, 25 | |
| Peggie | Marie Ōi | SuzAnne DeCarma | 21 | |
| Walson | Motoki Sakuma | ¿? | 22 | |
| Anan Bolic | Shōmaru Zōza | ¿? | ||
| Catan Bolic | Takaaki Torashima | ¿? | ||
| Cavi Campbell | Yōji Ueda | Kent Williams | 22-23 | |
| Carrol Campbell | Yūki Shin | Kevin Thelwell | ||
| Kim Campbell | Satsumi Matsuda | Kelsey Maher | ||
| SSS Officer | Masafumi Kobatake | ¿? | 23 | |
| Season Two | ||||
| Red Circus Member | Daisuke Kishio | Bradley Gareth | 26 | |
| Mr. Green | Hiroshi Shirokuma | Christopher Sabat | 27 | |
| SSS Officer | Hiroki Gotō | Mark Stoddard | 28 | |
| Franklin's Landlady | Kyō Yaoya | Terri Doty | ||
| Conrad | Kōsuke Kobayashi | ¿? | ||
| Agent M | Emiri Katō | Sarah Roach | ||
| Franklin Perkin | Hinata Tadokoro | ¿? | ||
| Franklin Perkin's Father | Hiroshi Naka | ¿? | ||
| Joseph | Motoki Sakuma | ¿? | ||
| Sonia | Reina Ueda | Brittany Lauda | 28, 36 | |
| Vincent | Satoshi Hino | Matt Shipman | ||
| Kacey | Marie Ōi | Hannah Alyea | 29 | |
| Assassins | Kento Shiraishi Motoki Sakuma Satoru Itō |
Brandon Acosta | 31 | |
| Olka Gretcher's Father | Shinya Takahashi | ¿? | 32 | |
| Princess Lorelei Cabin Attendant | Kento Shiraishi | Corey Wilder | ||
| Assassins | ¿? | Brandon Solis Mark Allen Jr. |
33 | |
| Poison Assassin | Seiyū Fujiwara | Oscar Seung | ||
| SSS Officers | Kōichi Sōma Yūji Murai Masafumi Kobatake |
William Ofoegbu Clayton Mathis |
34 | |
| Arsonist | Shōmaru Zōza | Alejandro Saab | 37 | |
| Daisy | Hana Satō | Hollis Beck | ||
| Miss Bennett | Mirei Kumagai | Lindsay Sheppard | ||
Additional Voices[]
Multlimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
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Notes[]
- Alex Organ's first anime role in 6 years since Black Clover.
- Los Angeles-based voice actors Aleks Le, Alejandro Saab, and Matthew David Rudd make guest appearances in this anime.
- According to Natalie Van Sistine in one event, before this anime was made, she did read the Spy x Family manga at the event, in which at first she does a low pitched voice for Yor Forger but as the manga goes on, she instead goes for a high-pitched voice for the character while also keeping the low-pitched voice for serious moments. This impressed Crunchyroll and the voice directors so much that they cast her as Yor Forger when the anime was made.
- Various casting changes occurred through the season.
- Bryn Apprill fills in for Lindsay Seidel as Fiona Frost / Nightfall in episode 21 due to Seidel had Laryngitis. She also fills in for Megan Shipman as Anya Forger due to Shipman's Maternity leave after giving birth to her child.
- Bradley Gareth replaced Anthony DiMascio as the State Security Service Director due to DiMascio’s firing earlier this year.
- Mark Stoddard temporarily replaces Jim Foronda as the Garden Shopkeeper due to the latter's illness with flu at the time.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Content | Country | ||
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April 16, 2022 | Anime | Digital | Season 1 | 25 Eps. | United States | 
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| October 21, 2023 | Season 2 | 12 Eps. | |||||
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May 2, 2024 | Anime | Digital | Season 1 | 5 eps. | Poland | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2023 |  + 
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Episodes 1-12 | 1 NTSC A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 4 Discs | ||||||
| 2024 | Episodes 13-25 | |||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ Spy×Family Domestic Spy Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2022
- ↑ Spy×Family Anime Gets English Dub with Early Premiere on Twitch (Updated)
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY English Dub Cast & Crew, First Episode Premieres Early on Twitch
- ↑ Crunchyroll Announces English Dub Casts for A Returner's Magic Should Be Special, 4 More Anime
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Season 2 English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date
External Links[]
- Spy × Family at the Internet Movie Database.
- Spy × Family (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Spy × Family on Behind The Voice Actors.