# Spy × Family Code: White

Spy × Family Code: White is a 2023 Japanese animated spy action comedy film directed by Takashi Katagiri from a screenplay by Ichirō Ōkouchi. It is based on the manga series Spy × Family by Tatsuya Endo.
Spy × Family Code: White was released in theaters in Japan on 22 December 2023. The voice cast of the anime television series reprised their roles for the film. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over ¥11 billion (with US$59.6 million worldwide), making it the fourth highest-grossing Japanese film of 2024.

## Plot

Loid Forger successfully completes a mission for WISE and learns from his handler Sylvia Sherwood that he will be reassigned and replaced on Operation Strix due to orders from the higher officials, though he might be able to prevent this if he makes meaningful progress. While leaving the rendezvous point, Loid has an interaction with his fellow spy Fiona Frost, which is spotted from afar by his wife Yor, making her believe Loid kissed Fiona.
Loid learns from his daughter Anya that her class at Eden Academy will be having a cooking competition and the winner may receive a Stella star. Knowing that the judge is the principal and that his favorite dessert is Meremere (specifically a regional version found in the northern Ostanian city of Frigis), Loid decides to take the family to Frigis in order to try the dish and salvage Operation Strix by recreating it. While on the train ride there, Anya discovers a key and, after reading their Great Pyrenees pet Bond's precognitive mind, learns there is a treasure on board. Anya finds and opens the suitcase, which contains a chocolate that she inadvertently eats. The owners of the suitcase find and try to apprehend her, but Yor intervenes and knocks them out.
The Forgers arrive in Frigis and visit a restaurant to have its last Meremere, but Colonel Snidel, a military intelligence officer, barges his way in with his soldiers and takes the Meremere for himself, beating Loid in a competition for his further satisfaction. Due to the restaurant not having enough ingredients to make more of the dessert, Yor suggests finding them themselves, which the family agrees to. During their search, Yor becomes increasingly anxious, believing Loid intends to break up with her, even after Loid gives her lipstick as a gift. Yor ends up getting drunk and causes a scene. Reading Loid and Yor's troubles in her mind, Anya sets up a situation to put them on the ferris wheel, where they are able to clear their misunderstandings and reaffirm their feelings towards each other.
Meanwhile, Snidel regroups at his military base and are about to take off in their airship. It is revealed that the chocolate Anya ate contained a microfilm, which Snidel planned to use to instigate another war against Westalis. Snidel sends his underlings out to find Anya and the microform. Loid attempts to find the last ingredient for the Meremere, cherry liquor, but to no avail. Anya suggests helping, but feels depressed when Loid turns her down. Using her and Bond's powers, Anya figures out where to find the cherry liquor and sneaks out of their hotel with Bond to acquire it. Anya and Bond obtain the liquor, but she is captured by the underlings, while Bond is left behind.
Loid and Yor frantically search for Anya. Loid finds Bond, who bit off a military patch from the underlings, and deduces that they kidnapped Anya, but is unsure why. Fiona arrives and informs Loid about WISE's highest priority mission in retrieving the microfilm. Loid overhears through a military transmission that Anya ate the microfilm and, after learning that she is on the airship, hijacks a Bristol Beaufighter to rescue Anya. Yor discreetly tags along with Loid.
Loid makes a crash landing onto the airship after it fires anti-aircraft missiles at him, sneaking through the ship with his disguise techniques. At the same time, Yor goes in, and accidentally starts a fire that begins to spread. Meanwhile, Anya desperately forces herself to hold in her bowel movements, knowing that Snidel and the underlings intend to reclaim the microfilm through her excrements. She manages to temporarily escape during Yor's commotion, but is recaptured and hidden away in the cockpit by Snidel after relieving herself in a nearby toilet.
A disguised Loid orders to find Anya, but Snidel immediately realizes who he is due to his exceptional sense of smell, causing a shootout. Snidel attempts to use experimental gas on Loid, but Anya is able to break free of her restraints in time to accidentally open the windows, expelling the gas. Loid, now disguised as Snidel, incapacitates him and orders the men to abandon ship. Meanwhile, Yor faces off against a cyborg soldier called Type F, in which she wins the fight by setting Type F on fire using the lipstick which Loid gave her.
The Forgers reunite and are able to steer the airship so it crashes into the river, avoiding the city. Loid also finds the microfilm stuck in Anya's teeth. Back at home, Loid presents the retrieved microfilm to Sylvia, who is pleased and informs him that Operation Strix will remain under his care. Anya is about to start the cooking competition with her class, but due to an accident, the contest is delayed. Since the judge has been changed to the vice principal, Loid suggests another trip to investigate a new dessert, this time in a warmer region, which Bond's precognition shows will be a relaxing vacation.
In a post-credits scene, Franky arrives in Frigis to hand the cherry liquor to Loid, unaware that the Forgers have returned from their trip.

## Voice cast

| Character | Japanese | English |
| Loid Forger (ロイド・フォージャー, Roido Fōjā) / Twilight (黄昏, Tasogare) | Takuya Eguchi | Alex Organ |
| Anya Forger (アーニャ・フォージャー, Ānya Fōjā) | Atsumi Tanezaki | Megan Shipman |
| Yor Forger (ヨル・フォージャー, Yoru Fōjā) née Briar (ブライア, Buraia) / Thorn Princess (いばら姫, Ibara Hime) | Saori Hayami | Natalie Van Sistine |
| Bond Forger (ボンド・フォージャー, Bondo Fōjā) | Kenichirou Matsuda | Tyler Walker |
| Narrator | Kenichirou Matsuda | Ben Philips |
| Sylvia Sherwood (シルヴィア・シャーウッド, Shiruvia Shāuddo) / Handler (管理官（ハンドラー）, Handorā) | Yūko Kaida | Stephanie Young |
| Fiona Frost (フィオナ・フロスト, Fiona Furosuto) / Nightfall (夜帷, Tobari) | Ayane Sakura | Lindsay Seidel |
| Franky Franklin (フランキー・フランクリン, Furankī Furankurin) | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Anthony Bowling |
| Yuri Briar (ユーリ・ブライア, Yūri Buraia) | Kensho Ono | Dallas Reid |
| Henry Henderson (ヘンリー・ヘンダーソン, Henrī Hendāson) | Kazuhiro Yamaji | Barry Yandell |
| Damian Desmond (ダミアン・デズモンド, Damian Dezumondo) | Natsumi Fujiwara | Caitlin Glass |
| Becky Blackbell (ベッキー・ブラックベル, Bekkī Burakkuberu) | Emiri Katō | Dani Chambers |
| Snidel (スナイデル, Sunaideru) | Banjō Ginga | John Swasey |
| Type F (タイプF, Taipu F) | Shunsuke Takeuchi | Gabe Kunda |
| Domitri (ドミトリ) | Tomoya Nakamura | Phil Parsons |
| Luka (ルカ, Ruka) | Kento Kaku | Tyson Rinehart |

## Production

The film was announced at the Jump Festa 2023 event in December 2022 with the supervision from Tatsuya Endo. In a presentation at the AnimeJapan 2023 event on 25 March 2023, it was announced that the film would be titled Spy×Family Code: White, and would be directed by Takashi Katagiri, screenplay by Ichirō Ōkouchi, and produced by Wit Studio and CloverWorks. On 12 September 2023, it was reported that Tomoya Nakamura and Kento Kaku would voice the movie-original villain duo for the movie named Dmitri and Luka, respectively. On 22 September 2023, it was announced that Banjō Ginga and Shunsuke Takeuchi was cast for the role of two other villains, Snidel and Type F.
On 30 October 2023, the anime social media released another movie trailer, which announced "Soulsoup" by Official Hige Dandism as the main theme song as well as the second ending theme. On the premiere day, they revealed the song "Why" (光の跡, Hikari no Ato, lit. "Traces of Light"), performed by Gen Hoshino, was used for the first ending theme.

## Marketing

On 2 July 2023, it was announced that the film would be having a collaboration project with Street Fighter 6. An illustration drawn by Capcom's illustrator and designer Chisato Mita was also revealed. On 4 December 2023, Capcom social media released the animated short video of Yor Forger and Street Fighter 6's character Chun-Li dueling on Suval'hal Arena stage. The animation was made by Wit Studio, with Shunsuke Aoki doing key animation and Kyōji Asano working on storyboard and character design. On 9 January 2024, Capcom revealed and released the in-game collab items, which are avatar costumes based on Yor's Thorn Princess dress and Loid Forger's signature dark cyan suit. Yor and Loid's hairstyles are also added to the avatar creation. Players who log in during the collaboration period, which lasted until 31 January, would receive free items like picture frames, stickers, and player titles. The Battle Hub area would also receive a temporary redesign to promote the movie.
On 10 July 2023, a collaboration project with the movie Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One was announced. A parody poster illustration featuring the main characters of the anime replacing the Mission: Impossible cast was released with the announcement, as was a highlight video for Dead Reckoning Part One narrated by Code: White voice actors. On 19 December 2023, the collaboration project with the movie Wish was announced. A parody poster illustration featuring Anya and Bond Forger, which mirrors the Japanese theatrical release poster of Wish, and a combination trailer video were also released on the same day.
On the day of release, the Shibuya 109 department store erected a statue of Bond Forger nearby the statue of Hachikō adorned with the words "Chūken Bondo" (忠犬ボンド, lit. "Loyal Dog Bond"), with other statues soon appearing inside the department store and at Toho Cinemas Ikebukuro.

## Release
### Theatrical

The film was released in theatres in Japan on 22 December 2023, including midnight screenings in nine theaters across five cities. On 9 January 2024, it was announced that nine cinemas in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, Nagasaki, and Okinawa would be screening the film with English subtitles on 19 January.
Crunchyroll has licensed the film and released it in North America on 19 April 2024 with both English subbed and dubbed versions. Neofilms released the film in Hong Kong on 1 February 2024. SMG Holdings, a Korean film distributor, plans to release the movie in Korea in March 2024. Southeast Asian film distributor Encore Films licensed and released the movie in Indonesia on 7 February, in Singapore on 8 February, and in Brunei on 14 March. CGV Cinemas released the film in Vietnam on 10 February 2024, the first day of Tết Holidays. Warner Bros. Pictures announced releases of the film on 22 February in Malaysia, 13 March in the Philippines, and 14 March in Thailand. Universal Pictures released the film in the Netherlands on 25 April.
The film was released in Belgium, France, and Switzerland on 17 April, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico on 18 April, Canada, Spain, and the United States on 19 April, Austria and Germany on 23 April, Italy and the Caribbean on 24 April, select countries in South America, Central America, and Europe on 25 April, and the Balkans, Ecuador, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Venezuela on 26 April, China on 30 April, Lithuania on 3 May, and India on 19 July.
A novel adaptation of the movie with the same name was published on 22 December 2023, the same day as the movie premiere. It is written by Aya Yajima, who also penned for another Spy × Family novel, "Spy × Family: Family Portrait". The novel was based on the plot of the movie, which is screenplay by Ichirō Ōkouchi.
4 million printed booklets named Spy × Family Code: White Film File were distributed in theaters in Japan, containing an original 8-page manga and original cover by Tatsuya Endo, and included interviews with Endo, animation staff, and voice actors. Beginning 13 January 2024, 500,000 AR illustration cards drawn by Tatsuya Endo were distributed, containing a QR code for displaying a 3D pop-out model of Anya Forger with voice lines.

### Home media

Spy × Family Code: White began streaming on Crunchyroll in multiple subs and dubs on 5 September 2024, in select regions across America and Europe.
Muse Communications licensed the film, and began streaming on selected OTT platforms across South and Southeast Asia on September 2024, with multiple subs and dubs.

## Reception
### Box office

Spy x Family Code: White grossed $40.6 million in Japan and $19 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $59.6 million. It has earned a total of ¥6.32 billion (about US$40.2 million) in its run in Japanese theaters, making it the fourth highest-grossing Japanese film of 2024.
The film sold 866,436 tickets and earned 1.224 billion yen within the first three days (from 22 December to 24 December), which earned it the first position on Japanese box office ranking. The anime social media also reported that the satisfaction rate among the audiences is 93.6%. On the second weekend, the movie had retained its 1st position, by selling around 585,000 tickets and earning 800 million yen, bringing the total tickets sold up to 2.08 million for cumulative total of 2.8 billion yen in revenue. Later on 4 January, it was reported that the movie had sold 2.59 million tickets, earning more than 3.4 billion yen in revenue. As of Monday, 8 January, over the third weekend, the movie stayed at the first position in box office ranking and had sold 3.29 million tickets with a cumulative total of 4.41 billion yen in revenue.
In the United States, the film was released alongside Abigail and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and was projected to gross $5–8 million from 2,009 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $2.2 million on its first day, including $670,000 from previews. It went on to debut to $4.9 million, finishing in fifth.

### Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. American audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 92% positive score.
Richard Eisenbeis from Anime News Network rated the movie B+ overall; he wrote that although they fell a bit in the story department due to "the lack of any impact on the over all Spy × Family story", the movie provides great action scenes and fun comedy, being a good entrance movie for everyone who wants to get into the series. Siddhant Adlakha of Variety wrote, "While the recurring gags rarely extend beyond poop jokes, kids in the audience will probably get a kick out of the whole affair. The film does try to be serious and sentimental at times — often to no avail — but at least it's never boring." The A.V. Club's Cindy White gave it an A- grade, saying that it "gets away with its plot contrivances and general silliness by never taking itself too seriously, and delivering plenty of genuine laughs (often courtesy of Anya's hilarious inner-monologue asides)."
Jan Lee of The Straits Times gave 4/5 stars, writing, "While there is no need to watch the series nor read the manga to understand the plot, Code: White... is not concerned with winning over new fans. It is made for people who already love its story." Abhishek Srivastava of The Times of India gave the film 3.5/5 stars, saying it "skilfully balances comedy, action, and suspense... While the first half unfolds at a relaxed pace, the second half ramps up to deliver engaging entertainment."

### Accolades

In December 2024, Spy × Family Code: White was among the Top 100 Favorites nominated for the Anime of the Year at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2025.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Saturn Awards | Best Animated Film | Spy × Family Code: White | Nominated | |