Spy x Family Code: White ~ Red Carpet Premiere Details [Review]

Spy x Family Code: White is quite possibly the most perfect anime film I’ve watched in a while. It features hilarious comedy, heartrending feels, splendid action, and surprisingly delightful explosions in a nearly two hour long sensation. All because the Forger family took a weekend vacation to what they thought was a winter wonderland.

Spy x Family Code: White ~ Details

Spy x Family Code: White red carpet premiere pop-out art. — Everything is better with explosions, even when it’s explosions of pop-out art.

Spy x Family Code: White is the very first (and hopefully not the only) anime film of the Spy x Family anime from Wit Studio (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, The Ancient Magus’ Bride season 1, Ranking of Kings) and CloverWorks (Horimiya, Wonder Egg Priority, My Dress-Up Darling). Said anime is the anime adaptation of the action comedy spy fiction manga of the same name by Tatsuya Endo (Blade of the Moon Princess, TISTA). Toho handles distribution, while Crunchyroll is licensing this anime film for its NA premiere.

Takashi Katagiri is the director behind Spy x Family Code: White. Ichirō Ōkouchi wrote the screenplay. Akane Fushihara is the cinematographer, with Akari Saito as the editor. Kyoji Asano is the chief animation director, with the music group (K)NoW_NAME responsible for composing the music for the anime film.

Speaking of music: the main theme song of this anime film is “Soulsoup” by Official Hige Dandism. Fans of Spy x Family from the very beginning might find that band name familiar from that first opening theme music: “Mixed Nuts”. Meanwhile, “Why” (光の跡, Hikari no Ato, lit. “Trail of Light”) by Gen Hoshino is the ending theme music for this anime film.

Voice Cast

Spy x Family Code: White features the voices of Takuya Eguchi (Alex Organ in English dub) as Loid, Atsumi Tanezaki (Megan Shipman in English dub) as Anya, Saori Hayami (Natalie Van Sistine in English dub), and Kenichirō Matsuda (Tyler Walker in English dub) as Bond. Other notable voice cast for this anime film includes Ayane Sakura (Lindsay Seidel in English dub) as Nightfall, Hiroyuki Yoshino (Anthony Bowling in English dub) as Franky, Kento Kaku (Tyson Rinehart in English dub) as Luca, and Tomoya Nakamura (Phil Parsons in English dub) as Domitri. Then we have more guest stars in the English dub, which includes Dara Reneé, Emery Kelly, Max Ehrich and Zeno Robinson; rapper 24kGoldn; musician Kim Dracula; model, singer, actor and producer Skye Aurelia; and content creators Billy Yue, Jacki Jing, Nicewigg, Neekolul, Izzy Kento, Magdaline Janet and Stella Chu.

When and Where to Watch

Spy x Family Code: White initially premiered in its home nation of Japan of December 22, 2023. However, this anime film will have its NA premiere on April 19, 2024. You can purchase tickets for that NA premiere on the anime film’s official website. Meanwhile, this red carpet premiere occurred at the DGA Theater taking place a little over a week beforehand on April 11, 2024.

Spy x Family Code: White ~ Synopsis

Trailers are still the best synopses, but if you want more…

Alas, at the time of this writing, Spy x Family Code: White has not made its theatrical debut yet. Only it’s red carpet premiere for now. Thus, you will all get the official synopsis from Crunchyroll instead of a spoiler-filled plot summary. You can check it out below:

He’s a spy. She’s an assassin. Together, Loid and Yor keep their double lives to themselves while pretending to be the perfect family. However, their adopted daughter Anya, a telepath, knows both of their exciting secrets unbeknownst to them. While under the guise of taking his family on a weekend winter getaway, Loid’s attempt to make progress on his current mission Operation Strix proves difficult when Anya mistakenly gets involved and triggers events that threaten world peace!

Spy x Family Code: White ~ The Good Pt. 1

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: (L-R) Tyson Rinehart, Anthony Bowling, Tyler Walker, Phil Parsons, Megan Shipman, Alex Organ, Natalie Van Sistine, Cris George, and Lindsay Seidel attend World Premiere Of The English Dub Version Of "SPY x FAMILY CODE: White" at DGA Theater Complex on April 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Crunchyroll) — LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 11: (L-R) Tyson Rinehart, Anthony Bowling, Tyler Walker, Phil Parsons, Megan Shipman, Alex Organ, Natalie Van Sistine, Cris George, and Lindsay Seidel attend World Premiere Of The English Dub Version Of “SPY x FAMILY CODE: White” at DGA Theater Complex on April 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Crunchyroll)

This may be just my personal opinion as a fan of the Spy x Family manga and anime, but Spy x Family Code: White is one of the best anime films I’ve seen in a while. The biggest reason for that is the story of this anime film. It has that perfect blend of emotional feels, comedy, action, and explosions in it. Just like a Detective Conan film, really. That’s probably the closest comparison: as if someone took the plot of a Spy x Family arc, and added Detective Conan anime film theatrics and insanity to it. As it turns out, it’s an amazing combination.

The anime film honestly feels like it an entire arc of the manga in anime film form. Seriously, you could drop the anime film’s plot into the manga’s storyline, and it would feel completely natural. Honestly, I would not be surprised if Tatsuya Endo ends up making this anime film’s plot canon to the manga. That’s how natural it feels. Here’s hoping that this is the case there.

Oh, and speaking of the story: do not skip the credits. I know a lot of people do that, but trust me: this is not a credits you want to skip. There’s not only an entire cute little animation to admire, but there’s even a gut-bustingly hilarious epilogue to the story after the credits are over and done with. Don’t miss it.

Spy x Family Code: White ~ The Good Pt. 2

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: A general view of atmosphere at World Premiere Of The English Dub Version Of "SPY x FAMILY CODE: White" at DGA Theater Complex on April 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Crunchyroll) — LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 11: A general view of atmosphere at World Premiere Of The English Dub Version Of “SPY x FAMILY CODE: White” at DGA Theater Complex on April 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Crunchyroll)

Oh, and one cannot forget the animation here. That’s the other reason why this anime film is great, as you would expect of a feature-length anime film. Because it’s much shorter than an anime series, the animators have much more time, effort, and budget to make the animation very high quality. Indeed, the animators from Wit Studio and CloverWorks behind Spy x Family Code: White went all out. The animation is just pure eye candy, perfectly complimenting that wonderful story.

I may consider the story of an anime film more important than the animation, but having great animation like this is a nice touch regardless.

Spy x Family Code: White ~ The Bad

Spy x Family Code: White red carpet premiere stage art. — The only bad thing is how empty that stage is.

Honestly, as good as the story of Spy x Family Code: White, it does leave…not a plot thread loose, exactly. Rather, it’s more like I wish I could’ve seen Anya eat a particular dish the anime film made such a big deal about. I just wanted to know what that delicious-looking dessert tasted like. The foodie in me was craving it, but alas, we don’t get to hear that conclusion. Not that Anya would’ve been eloquent enough to articulate it, but it’s the thought that count.

Bonus: Red Carpet Premiere Press Extras

Spy x Family Code: White red carpet premiere VIP/Press line starts here sign. — A little bonus to just find out what it’s like for members of the press.

And now, here’s a little bonus: a collection of photos about the red carpet premiere of Spy x Family Code: White. Specifically: what it’s like for a member of the press to attend it. You can check the rest of the photos out below: