It has been announced that the second season of the TV anime " The Mission: Yozakura Family, " based on the manga by Hitsuji Gondaira that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will begin airing in April 2026 in the Sunday 5pm anime slot on MBS and TBS. It has also been announced that the idol group Sakurazaka46 will be performing the opening theme, "What's "KAZOKU"?" This is the first time that Sakurazaka46 will be performing an anime theme song. The first key visual for the second season of the TV anime has also been released, depicting the Yozakura family speeding off in their car with cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Sakurazaka46 commented, "We will be performing the opening theme for the second season of the TV anime ' The Mission: Yozakura Family.' It has been one of our dreams as a group to be involved in a production in this way, so we are very happy and honored. 'What's "KAZOKU"?' is a song with the theme of 'family,' which makes you feel bonds and warmth. As a group with the same 'Sakura' in its name, we hope that Sakurazaka46's music can be a bridge that connects many people with ' The Mission: Yozakura Family.'"
"The Mission: Yozakura Family" is a spy family comedy that follows the story of an extremely shy high school student, Taiyo Asano, who marries his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura, the daughter of a powerful spy family, and works as a member of the spy family. The original work was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from August 2019 to January 2025. The total number of copies of the comics published has exceeded 3.6 million. The first season of the anime was broadcast on the Sunday 5pm slot from April to October 2024.
