The smash-hit anime Spy × Family is being adapted to a live-action musical stage show in Japan. While the show itself has not started yet, bits and pieces are slowly being teased to get everyone excited and ready for its big premier. This past week, the first major reveal was made — the costumes for two of the main characters, and how the actors cast as them are going to look.
The Spy × Family live-action musical was first announced in early May 2022, not long after the anime had just premiered. It is being made by Toho Stage, one of the biggest producers of anime musicals in Japan. Not many other details were revealed for some months, until September 30, when these first costumes were dropped on Toho Stage's official website.
Spy x Family: Who is the Family?
Spy × Family is the story of a spy named Loid Forger, who has to pretend to be a normal guy in a normal marriage to complete his current mission. His wife, Yor Briar, his actually an assassin, and their adopted daughter, Anya, is a telepath. But Loid and Yor do not know about one another's actual professions, nor do they know that Anya knows about them both! Basically, shenanigans and chaos ensue in this funny, action-packed shounen anime.
Spy × Family has really taken the anime world by storm in the past year, surpassing other big names like Demon Slayer, Haikyuu!, and Jujutsu Kaisen to become the most talked about anime both in Japan and abroad. The anime first premiered only in April 2022 and has already skyrocketed to one of the most famous. Spy × Family is still ongoing, with the latest season premiering on October 1st and currently airing each week.
The lead characters Loid Forger and Yor Briar have already been cast, and it was these two that were revealed just
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