When Taiyō befriends his high school classmate Mutsumi, he is unaware that he has changed his life forever. Her comrade turns out to be the head of a family of fearsome and respected spies. Extremely monitored and protected, her social life is scrutinized in particular by her very protective big brother. To escape a fate, Taiyō has no choice but to join this amazing family, at his own risk. It is on this stripping premise that Hitsuji Gondaira builds Mission Yozakura Family, shonen published by Kana editions that seduced us from the first pages. For this third opus, the author continues to enrich the comic dimension of his story while drifting towards a darker tone.
But what was he going to do without this mess?
This is indeed the question that Taiyô asks himself every day. The world of spies is like a hellish merry-go-round. The young high school student must deal with permanent rescue missions, his training as an agent while avoiding the traps set by Kyoichiro Yozakura, Mutsumi's very protective and suffocating older brother. And as if that were not enough, here arrives the wealthy heir of a toy factory determined to take his place alongside Mutsumi. But this is only the beginning because during a new mission, Taiyō meets two young agents working for the government. The opportunity is too tempting to join them, to learn more about his job. It is on this occasion that he meets a disturbing politician, a spy who was thought dead. And that the truth about the death of his parents resurfaces. 
Mission Yozakura family: the war of the suitors
This third volume offers a very comic first part focused on the figure of Mutsumi. It is indeed at the center of multiple desires. The first, the oldest, focuses on the big brother. The latter competes in creativity to impose the worst tests on Taiyô. The author likes to develop this presence on the border between hyper protection and obsession. This second point also feeds one of the springs of humor: the discomfort, the discrepancy produced by the actions of the brother and especially their perception by others. The whole thing explodes during a wonderful wedding party. The second lust is that of Hadota, owner of a very fashionable toy store. Hitsuji Gondaira installs an unbearable antagonist at will. His arrogance is coupled with extreme self-confidence and a sacrosanct disregard for the rules. Everything is good to achieve its ends: blackmail, corruption…This gives a tasty face-to-face. On the one hand Taiyô, hero carried his ideals of nobility and a good dose of naivety. On the other, Hadota, a challenger driven by an unscrupulous and an extraordinary inventiveness.
A tribute to 40 years of shonen
This third installment of Mission Yozakura Family makes a very interesting transition in the narrative. Indeed, the whole first part remains in the shonen vein of the beginning. We find archetypes: a hero in full training, various mentors, increasingly hard trials, a platonic love. The introduction of the two secret agents also continues the construction of this universe worthy of John Wick where the world of ordinary citizens unknowingly coexists with that of special agents. This leads to the establishment of unlikely secret bases, colorful fighting techniques. 
This shonen part is based on a veritable of extremely funny visual references/quotes that are perfectly consistent with the universe. Pell-mell, the author slips us a quote to Dragon Ball, Olive and Tom, Saint Seiya or Dimension W. An unlikely wedding rehearsal is furiously reminiscent of an episode of G.T.O. And if you add a nod (no pun intended) to Nick Fury or Shaolin Soccer, you get a glimpse of the sweet madness that animates this Yozakura Family Mission.
Yozakura Family Mission : A Darker Narrative
The second part of this volume offers a surprising and very well brought evolution of tone. On a new perilous mission, the Yozakura face a strange politician. Popular, demagogue, eccentric, he fascinates crowds. But behind this political show, what is hidden? The author takes advantage of this character to discuss democracy and its excesses in the face of the weight of the image. He also refers to the many political scandals that have punctuated Japanese political life. The great novelty of this volume concerns the many revelations/mysteries. Taiyō's deceased parents seem to be at the heart of a tortuous affair. As well as the figure of Black face. Is he really an antagonist? What links does it have to do with the death of the hero's parents? So many questions that remain unanswered and that make the next volumes explosive. This new opus of Mission Yozakura Family still hits the mark. Always funny, the story takes a more dramatic note auguring a new phase in the narrative.
