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Loid Forger and build a mock family in order to investigate political leader Donovan Desmond. Unbeknownst to him, his wife, Yor, is actually an assassin known as the Thorn Princess, while his daughter,

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, has telepathic abilities. The first season of the anime series consists of 25 episodes. The titles of its episodes are written as "Mission" with a number (e.g. "Mission 1", "Mission 2", etc.) which the counting continues across seasons. This naming convention follows the original manga's practice, which also uses "Mission" for chapter titles. This season adapts 38 main chapters of the manga, from Mission 1 to Mission 38, along with a couple of side stories: Extra Mission 1 and Short Mission 1 to 5. The season was separated into two split season cours. The first part consists of 12 episodes and aired in Japan from April 9 to June 25, 2022, on TV Tokyo and other networks. The second part consists of 13 episodes and aired from October 1 to December 24, 2022. For the first part of the season: the first opening theme is directed by Masashi Ishihama and uses the song performed by Official Hige Dandism. The first ending theme is directed by Atsushi Nishigori and uses the song performed by Gen Hoshino. For the second part of the season: the second opening theme is directed by Tetsurō Araki and uses the song "Souvenir" performed by

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. The second ending theme is directed by

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outside of Asia, while it is distributed by Muse Communication in a selection of countries in South and Southeast Asia. __TOC__

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* (Season 1) * (Season 1, Part 1) * (Season 1, Part 2) {{Spy × Family 2022 Japanese television seasons Spy × Family