Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen
Mission: Yozakura Family

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Criminally underrated!!!

There are very few manga out there that blend genres as well as this one: Captivating narrative, Hilarious comedy, Unique characters, Vivid art style, Great character growth, and an amazing Finale!. Honestly it´s PEAK Shounen-romance

It embarresses me to say that I was putting off reading this manga for so long when my close friend recommended it to me. Simply due to the fact that it just wasn´t calling to me, however I couldn´t have been more wrong. What may look like a childish artstyle upon first glance, actually has such a serious tone as it progresses. It reminds me of HunterxHunter, since a lot ... of the people misdjudged it simply because of how it looked.

The story is so well-written! At the beginning, it’s very comedically action-packed, but as it gets into the whole premise of the series. There are a lot romantic developments and moments of growth between Taiyo and Mutsumi. The best way to describe it is like eating a teaspoon full of sugar. Honestly, their relationship is so sweet and wholesome. There is no "will they, won´t they filler" but intead get together at the beginning and grow together throught the series.

The thing that surprised me the most was how dark the manga can get. What I mean by that is how it doesn’t hesitate to show or tell tragic backstories and moments.

The best way I can describe the characters, especially the Yozakura family, is a dysfunctional family. Honestly, the whole family dynamic is hilarious and complement each other really well, each of them has their own aesthetic, personalities, and unique quirks. Ranging from a siscon overprotective older brother to a laid-back NEET younger sister. My special favourite is Kyoichirou, mostly because of his backstory, which influenced him to be the way that he is.

The character development is on another level compared to other mangas, and you will see that as the story progresses as each character has their own personal growth and epic moments in the series.

The art style is simply amazing. The action sequences are top-tier crisp and intricate. And when you see a closed eyed character open their eyes for the first time, YOU KNOW shit is about to go down real fast. Add that with the characters comedic expressions makes the light hearted moments all the more memorable and funny.

Overall, I haven’t been this happy and sad to finish a manga. With a great finale, it leaves plenty of story to tell for a sequel.
Honestly, it sets the standard for what a modern shounen should be!. This is proof that you can have a straight foward, wholesome couple while still being interesting since chapter 1. I hope more mangakas follow suit.

Gondaria sensei Thank you for this masterpiece!.

How I rank (This is just my opinion):

(Inspired by Huang-Teizan)
10 - Bendicion de Dios
9 - Now, this is Peak!!
8 - Bingeworthy!
7 - Good
6 - Enjoyable
5 - Either Echii or just enough to get by
4 - I´m just here to know how it ends.
3 - Don´t bother
2 - "Are you related to Rent a Girlfriend?"
1 - My head doesn´t explode because it can´t.
0 - "Even a Hentai has a better story than you!"

I'm so happy this is getting an anime!! Definitely one of my favourite reads!!

The storyline is toptier, it's highly enjoyable to read if you enjoy sj series. If you want something that's HxH mixed with spyxfamily this is the one for you. There is an overall plot that was revealed well over time with each arc, and every character has their own importance that gets fleshed out in the series. Taiyou's (male mc) character is highly likeable and so are the rest of the Yozakuras. It's not another 'boy saves world' manga, it's heartfelt, comedic, and all the characters have great chemistry.

The characters are ... extremely likeable like i stated before. The chemistry between them all is amazing, and the the manga well-balances it's focus on the bond between the Yozakura family in having them shine dynamically, rather than just Taiyou (male mc) paired with everyone else. I really grew to love the side characters outside of the Yozakura family.

The pacing is great! This manga definitely does not drag out their fight scenes, which I love. Everyone might think differently with me on this, but they have fight scenes where it's not a full chapter of straight punches. The arcs conclude cleanly and connect well towards the overall plot. It's not repetitive and it's not dumbfoundedly predictible either.

I could argue that this manga is less secretive spy-wise as it suggests. They don't cover any plot where they're 'hiding from the real world' except for when Taiyou and Mutsumi are in school. Most of the plot happens within the spy world. You can see the fact they have supernatural skill as an added plus. It opens pathways for the characters to evolve in their skills, and hone in on the prestige carried with the Yozukura blood. It adds flavour to the fight scenes similar to HxH.

It's definitely mainstream material and something I'd highly reccomend to people if they enjoy the shounen train. Can't wait to see how this series evolves as it gets an anime!

If this is marked as preliminary, I wrote it before MAL registered the manga ended.

Today Mission: Yozakura Family ended and I'm genuinely sad to see it go. However, I'm not sure I can say everyone reading this would enjoy this manga, which is why I marked this review mixed feelings. The first several chapters of the manga feel like they meander and at times I almost dropped the title, but the thing that kept me reading were the characters. They're all written so distinctly from one another and so vibrantly that even the haphazard beginning can't diminish my interest in them. Luckily, when the ... first major antagonist appears, things quickly became properly interesting and I decided to stick with the title until it ended. Unfortunately, while the peaks in the story were fantastic, the valleys were at times boring or hard to care about. The time skip especially zapped some of my interest in the story, but, again, I just had to know what all the characters were up to so I kept coming back for more. I think the ending was good and exactly what you would expect from this title, which was nice. I'm definitely looking forward to watching the anime to completion even if I know it'll be the same up and down ride.

If you like funny manga that can be heartfelt at times and are willing to at least skim read slower or less effective arcs, then you'll probably like this title too (or maybe you won't find the things I found boring boring). If you want something that has a stronger, more consistent narrative quality, then this might not be the title for you. Again, I would caution that the timeskip kind of throws things into a different vibe, so that is also something to consider, though I wouldn't say the timeskip was off-putting, just not quite the vibe I wanted from it.