Spy × Family Code: White
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{{Infobox film
| name = Spy × Family Code: White
| image = Spy_×_Family_Code_White_movie_poster.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|kanji=劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White|revhep=Gekijōban Supai Famirī Kōdo: Howaito}}
| director = Takashi Katagiri
| writer =
| screenplay = Ichirō Ōkouchi
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|Spy × Family|Tatsuya Endo}}
| producer = {{ubl|Mirei Tsumura|Masaya Saitō|Soichiro Saito|Mirai Yamauchi|Tetsuya Nakatake|Yūichi Fukushima|Takako Yamamori}}
| starring = {{ubl|Takuya Eguchi|Atsumi Tanezaki|Saori Hayami|Kenichirou Matsuda}}
| cinematography = Akane Fushihara
| editing = Akari Saito
| music = Makoto Miyazaki ((K)now Name)
| animator = Kyoji Asano
| studio = {{ubl|Wit Studio|CloverWorks}}
| distributor = Toho
| released = {{Film date|2023|12|22|Japan|df=y}}
| runtime = 110 minutes{{cite web| title=Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White Toho Shinemazu| script-title=ja:劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White TOHO シネマズ| trans-title=Movie Spy × Family CODE: White Toho Cinemas| url=https://hlo.tohotheater.jp/net/movie/TNPI3060J01.do?sakuhin_cd=022628| website=Toho Theatre| date=12 December 2023| access-date=13 December 2023| archive-date=2023-12-13| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213091054/https://hlo.tohotheater.jp/net/movie/TNPI3060J01.do?sakuhin_cd=022628| url-status=live}}
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| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget =
| gross = {{USD|95.7 million}}{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=26684398|title=Spy x Family Code: White (2023)|access-date=31 May 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spy-x-Family-Code-White-(2023-Japan)#tab=box-office | title=Spy x Family Code: White (2023) - Financial Information | access-date=20 April 2024 | archive-date=20 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420190737/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spy-x-Family-Code-White-(2023-Japan)#tab=box-office | url-status=live }}
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Spy × Family Code: White{{efn|Stylized as 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$95.7 million worldwide),{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=spy_x_family_code_white |type=movie|title= Spy x Family Code: White (2023)|access-date=18 April 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spy-x-Family-Code-White-(2023-Japan)#tab=box-office | title=Spy x Family Code: White (2023) - Financial Information | access-date=20 April 2024 | archive-date=20 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420190737/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spy-x-Family-Code-White-(2023-Japan)#tab=box-office | url-status=live }}{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=26684398|title=Spy x Family Code: White (2023)|access-date=31 May 2024}} 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, even if they have to kill her to get it. 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
{{See also|List of Spy × Family characters{{!}}List of Spy × Family characters}}
class="wikitable sortable" |
scope="col" | Character
! scope="col" | Japanese !English |
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scope="row" | {{nihongo|Loid Forger|ロイド・フォージャー|Roido Fōjā}} / {{nihongo|Twilight|黄昏|Tasogare}} | align="left" | Takuya Eguchi |Alex Organ |
scope="row" | {{nihongo|Anya Forger|アーニャ・フォージャー|Ānya Fōjā}}
| align="left" | Atsumi Tanezaki |
scope="row" | {{nihongo|Yor Forger|ヨル・フォージャー|Yoru Fōjā|extra2= née {{nihongo|Briar|ブライア|Buraia}}}} / {{nihongo|Thorn Princess|いばら姫|Ibara Hime}} | align="left" | Saori Hayami |Natalie Van Sistine |
scope="row" | {{nihongo|Bond Forger|ボンド・フォージャー|Bondo Fōjā}}
| align="left" rowspan="2" | Kenichirou Matsuda |Tyler Walker |
Narrator
|Ben Philips |
scope="row" | {{Nihongo|Sylvia Sherwood|シルヴィア・シャーウッド|Shiruvia Shāuddo}} / {{nihongo|Handler|{{ruby-ja|管理官|ハンドラー}}|Handorā}} | align="left" | Yūko Kaida |
scope="row" | {{Nihongo|Fiona Frost|フィオナ・フロスト|Fiona Furosuto}} / {{nihongo|Nightfall|夜帷|Tobari}} | align="left" | Ayane Sakura |
scope="row" | {{Nihongo|Franky Franklin|フランキー・フランクリン|Furankī Furankurin}}
| align="left" | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
scope="row" | {{Nihongo|Yuri Briar|ユーリ・ブライア|Yūri Buraia}}
| align="left" | Kensho Ono |
scope="row" | {{Nihongo|Henry Henderson|ヘンリー・ヘンダーソン|Henrī Hendāson}}
| align="left" | Kazuhiro Yamaji |Barry Yandell |
scope="row" | {{Nihongo|Damian Desmond|ダミアン・デズモンド|Damian Dezumondo}}
| align="left" | Natsumi Fujiwara |
scope="row" | {{Nihongo|Becky Blackbell|ベッキー・ブラックベル|Bekkī Burakkuberu}}
| align="left" | Emiri Katō |
scope="row" | {{nihongo|Snidel|スナイデル|Sunaideru}}
| align="left" | Banjō Ginga |
scope="row" | {{nihongo|Type F|タイプF|Taipu F}}
| align="left" | Shunsuke Takeuchi |Gabe Kunda |
scope="row" | {{nihongo|Domitri|ドミトリ}}
| align="left" | Tomoya Nakamura |
scope="row" | {{nihongo|Luka|ルカ|Ruka}}
| align="left" | Kento Kaku |Tyson Rinehart |
Production
The film was announced at the Jump Festa 2023 event in December 2022 with the supervision from Tatsuya Endo.{{cite web| last=Harding| first=Daryl| title=SPY × FAMILY Anime Continues With Season 2 and Movie Officially Announced for 2023| url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/12/17-1/spy-x-family-anime-continues-with-season-2-and-movie-officially-announced-for-2023| date=17 December 2022| website=Crunchyroll| access-date=8 August 2023| archive-date=4 June 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604092847/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/12/17-1/spy-x-family-anime-continues-with-season-2-and-movie-officially-announced-for-2023| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web| last=Hodgkins| first=Crystalyn| title=Spy×Family Reveals 2nd Season Anime's October Premiere, Film's December 22 Debut| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-25/spy-family-reveals-2nd-season-anime-october-premiere-film-december-22-debut/.196433| date=25 March 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=8 August 2023| archive-date=26 March 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326022931/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-25/spy-family-reveals-2nd-season-anime-october-premiere-film-december-22-debut/.196433| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1701324737706652005| title=Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White Gesuto Seiyū Jōhō Kaikin| script-title=ja:劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White ゲスト声優情報解禁| trans-title=Movie Spy × Family CODE: White Guest Voice Actors Announced| language=ja| date=12 September 2023| access-date=12 September 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite web| last=Pineda| first=Rafael Antonio| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Casts Tomoya Nakamura, Kento Kaku| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-11/spy-family-code-white-film-casts-tomoya-nakamura-kento-kaku/.202246| date=12 September 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=12 September 2023| archive-date=23 October 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023102435/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-11/spy-family-code-white-film-casts-tomoya-nakamura-kento-kaku/.202246| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite tweet|author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1705024112962535521| title=Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White Gesuto Seiyū Kaikin Dai-2 Dan| script-title=ja:劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White ゲスト声優解禁第2弾| trans-title=Movie Spy × Family CODE: White Guest Voice Actors Announced 2nd Part| language=ja| date=22 September 2023| access-date=22 September 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite web| last=Pineda| first=Rafael Antonio| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Casts Banjou Ginga, Shunsuke Takeuchi| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-21/spy-family-code-white-film-casts-banjou-ginga-shunsuke-takeuchi/.202644| date=21 September 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=22 September 2023| archive-date=14 October 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014185706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-21/spy-family-code-white-film-casts-banjou-ginga-shunsuke-takeuchi/.202644| url-status=live}}
On 30 October 2023, the anime social media released another movie trailer, which announced "Soulsoup" by Official Hige Dandism as the main theme song{{cite web| last=Pineda| first=Rafael Antonio| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film's Trailer Reveals Official HiGE DANdism's New Theme Song| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-29/spy-family-code-white-film-trailer-reveals-official-hige-dandism-new-theme-song/.203910| date=30 October 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=22 December 2023| archive-date=2023-10-30| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030011235/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-29/spy-family-code-white-film-trailer-reveals-official-hige-dandism-new-theme-song/.203910| url-status=live}}{{cite AV media| date=30 October 2023| script-title=ja:『劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White』 最新予告映像《主題歌 Official髭男dism 「SOULSOUP」》| trans-title="Movie Spy × Family Code: White" Latest Trailer Video - "Theme Song from Official Hige Dandism 'SOULSOUP'"| title="Gekijō-ban Spy × Family CODE: White" Saishin Yokoku Eizō "Shudaika Official HIGE DANdism 'SOULSOUP'"| type=promotion video| location=Tokyo, Japan| language=Japanese| author=Toho| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sHxvyk57jY| website=YouTube| access-date=22 December 2023| archive-date=19 December 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219114316/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sHxvyk57jY| url-status=live}} as well as the second ending theme. On the premiere day, they revealed the song {{nihongo|"Why"|光の跡|Hikari no Ato|{{lit}} "Traces of Light"}}, performed by Gen Hoshino, was used for the first ending theme.{{cite web| last=Pineda| first=Rafael Antonio| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film's Teaser Reveals, Previews Gen Hoshino's Ending Song| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-21/spy-family-code-white-film-teaser-reveals-previews-gen-hoshino-ending-song/.205802| date=22 December 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=23 December 2023| archive-date=2023-12-22| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222192805/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-21/spy-family-code-white-film-teaser-reveals-previews-gen-hoshino-ending-song/.205802| url-status=live}}{{cite AV media| date=22 December 2023| script-title=ja:『劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White』公開後 最速特報/星野源「光の跡」| trans-title="Movie Spy × Family Code: White" Special Report / "Trace of Light" by Gen Hoshino| title="Gekijō-ban Spy × Family CODE: White" Kōkai-go Saisoku Tokuhō / Hoshino Gen "Hikari no Ato"| type=promotion video| location=Tokyo, Japan| language=Japanese| author=Toho| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeUS4NBBdIA| website=YouTube| access-date=22 December 2023| archive-date=2023-12-22| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222192805/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeUS4NBBdIA| url-status=live}}{{cite tweet| author=Gen Hoshino| user=gen_senden| number=1738008491485471145| title=Gen's new song "Why" has been unveiled as the ending theme song for the movie "SPY × FAMILY CODE: White"!| date=22 December 2023| access-date=23 December 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}
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.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1675279480632512512| title=Sutorīto Faitā 6 Supesharu Korabo Kettei| script-title=ja:ストリートファイター6 スペシャルコラボ決定| trans-title=Street Fighter 6 Special Collaboration Announced| language=ja| date=2 July 2023| access-date=15 July 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite web| last=Hodgkins| first=Crystalyn| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-07-01/spy-x-family-gets-collaboration-project-with-street-fighter-6-game/.199877| title=Spy x Family Gets Collaboration Project with Street Fighter 6 Game| date=2 July 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=15 July 2023| archive-date=2023-07-15| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715135208/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-07-01/spy-x-family-gets-collaboration-project-with-street-fighter-6-game/.199877| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite tweet| author=Street Fighter Japan| user=StreetFighterJA| number=1731508630682243163| title=Gēmu-nai Korabo Tenkai ni Sakidachi, Yoru-san to Chun-rī ga Tatakau Shīn o Kaita Supesharu Korabo Anime ga Honjitsu Kōkai!| script-title=ja:ゲーム内コラボ展開に先立ち ヨルさんと春麗が戦うシーンを描いたスペシャルコラボアニメが本日公開!| trans-title=Prior to the in-game collaboration, we released a special collaboration animation featuring Yor-san and Chun-Li's battle today!| language=ja| date=4 December 2023| access-date=7 December 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite AV media| date=4 December 2023| title=Street Fighter 6 - SPY×FAMILY CODE: White Special Collaboration Anime| type=promotion video| language=en| author=Street Fighter Official Channel, Capcom| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VJMHCs45NE| website=YouTube| access-date=7 December 2023| archive-date=7 December 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207181542/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VJMHCs45NE| url-status=live}}{{cite tweet| author=Kyōji Asano| user=asanovic7| number=1731526390661681201| title=Yume no Yōna Korabo!| script-title=ja:夢の様なコラボ!| trans-title=A dreamlike collaboration!| language=ja| date=4 December 2023| access-date=7 December 2023}}{{cite tweet| author=Kazuki Yamanaka| user=tasuk_gory| number=1731512840736161959| title=Kōkai sa Remashita!!| script-title=ja:公開されました!!| trans-title=It's released to the public now!!| language=ja| date=4 December 2023| access-date=7 December 2023}}{{cite tweet| author=Shunsuke Aoki| user=miketukami3| number=1731572455666495743| title=Sentō Shīn no Genga Egaka Sete Itadakimashita| script-title=ja:戦闘シーンの原画描かせて頂きました| trans-title=I drew the key animation for the battle scenes| language=ja| date=4 December 2023| access-date=7 December 2023}} 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.{{cite web| last=Cayanan| first=Joanna| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-01-09/1st-great-game-collab-of-2024-has-started-with-street-fighter-6-and-spy-x-family-code-white/.206268| title=1st Great Game Collab of 2024 Has Started with Street Fighter 6 & Spy x Family Code: White| date=9 January 2024| website=Anime News Network| access-date=10 January 2024| archive-date=2024-01-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109185756/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-01-09/1st-great-game-collab-of-2024-has-started-with-street-fighter-6-and-spy-x-family-code-white/.206268| url-status=live}}
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.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1678313109927215106| title=Misshon Inposshiburu Saikyō no Supai Korabo Kettei| script-title=ja:ミッションインポッシブル 最強のスパイコラボ決定| trans-title=Mission Impossible The Greatest Spies Collaboration Announced| language=ja| date=10 July 2023| access-date=8 August 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1678314121585115136| title=Roido ga "Misshon: Inposshiburu" no Midokoro o Kaisetsu| script-title=ja:ロイドが『ミッション:インポッシブル』の見どころを解説| trans-title=Loid Explains the Highlights of "Mission: Impossible" Movie| language=ja| date=10 July 2023| access-date=8 August 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite AV media| date=10 July 2023| script-title=ja:映画『ミッション:インポッシブル/デッドレコニング PART ONE』×『劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White』特別コラボ映像| trans-title=Special Collaboration Video of "Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One" x "SPY x FAMILY CODE: White the Movie"| title=Eiga "Misshon: Inposshiburu / Deddo Rekoningu PART ONE" × "Gekijōban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White" Tokubetsu Korabo Eizō| type=promotion video| location=Tokyo, Japan| language=Japanese| author=Paramount Pictures Japan| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zdiw-wdxuw| website=YouTube| access-date=8 August 2023| archive-date=15 July 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715135208/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zdiw-wdxuw| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1736944697422320052| title=Gekijō-ban Spy Family to Wisshu, Kiseki no Korabo ga Kaikin| script-title=ja:劇場版SPY_FAMILY と ウィッシュ 奇跡のコラボが解禁| trans-title=Movie Spy x Family and Wish, Miraculous Collaboration Unveiled| language=ja| date=19 December 2023| access-date=19 December 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite AV media| date=19 December 2023| script-title=ja:アーシャとアーニャが奇跡のコラボ⁉ 映画『ウィッシュ』と『劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White』スペシャル映像 「ウィッシュ」大ヒット上映中!| trans-title=Miraculous Collaboration between Asha and Anya!? - "Wish" and "Spy × Family Code: White" Special Video - "Wish" is now showing as a blockbuster hit!| title=Āsha to Ānya ga Kiseki no korabo!? - Eiga "Wisshu" to "Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White" Supesharu Eizō - 'Wisshu' Dai Hitto Jōei-chū!| type=promotion video| location=Tokyo, Japan| language=Japanese| author=Disney Studios Japan| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMT6wN-ZVXI| website=YouTube| access-date=19 December 2023| archive-date=2023-12-19| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219072120/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YMT6wN-ZVXI| url-status=dead}}
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 {{nihongo|"Chūken Bondo"|忠犬ボンド||{{lit}} "Loyal Dog Bond"}},{{cite tweet| author=Shibuya 109| user=SHIBUYA109NET| number=1738049265937891442| title="Chūken Bondo" ga 109 ni Tōjō| script-title=ja:"忠犬ボンド"が109に登場| trans-title="Loyal Dog Bond" Appears at 109| language=ja| date=22 December 2023| access-date=23 December 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}} with other statues soon appearing inside the department store{{cite tweet| author=Shibuya 109| user=SHIBUYA109NET| number=1740541915299565734| title=Ohayō, Imada Kitchin ni "Chūken Bondo" ga i| script-title=ja:おはよう、イマダキッチンに"忠犬ボンド"がい| trans-title=Good Morning, "Loyal Dog Bond" is at Imada Kitchen| language=ja| date=29 December 2023| access-date=10 January 2024| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1740636403531448328| title=SHIBUYA109 Shibuya Mise "Imada Kitchin" ni Chūken Bondo-zō ga Shutsugen| script-title=ja:SHIBUYA109渋谷店「イマダキッチン」に忠犬ボンド像が出現| trans-title=Loyal Dog Bond Statue Appears at Shibuya109's "Imada Kitchen" at Shibuya| language=ja| date=29 December 2023| access-date=10 January 2024| location=Tokyo, Japan}} and at Toho Cinemas Ikebukuro.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1745007582430036299| title="Tōhō Shinemazu Ikebukuro" ni Chūken Bondo Genru…!!| script-title=ja:『TOHOシネマズ池袋』に忠犬ボンド現る…!!| trans-title=Loyal Dog Bond Appears at Toho Cinemas Ikebukuro| language=ja| date=10 January 2024| access-date=11 January 2024| location=Tokyo, Japan}}
Release
= Theatrical =
The film was released in theatres in Japan on 22 December 2023, including midnight screenings in nine theaters across five cities.{{cite web| title="Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White" Nyūjō-sha Purezento Haifu Kettei! / Kōkai Shonichi no Saisoku Jōei & Dolby Cinema® (Dorubī Shinema) de no Jōei mo Kettei!| script-title=ja:『劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White』入場者プレゼント配布決定!/公開初日の最速上映&Dolby Cinema®(ドルビーシネマ)での上映も決定!| trans-title="Movie Spy × Family CODE: White" Admission Present Distributed / Earliest Screening and Dolby Cinema Screening Announced| url=https://spy-family.net/news/?p=15817| website=Spy × Family Anime Official Website| date=7 December 2023| access-date=7 December 2023}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1744555352623055012| title=We are pleased to announce that SPY×FAMILY CODE: White will be released with English subtitles on January 19.| date=9 January 2024| access-date=11 January 2024| location=Tokyo, Japan}}
Crunchyroll has licensed the film and released it in North America on 19 April 2024 with both English subbed and dubbed versions.{{cite web| last=Mateo| first=Alex| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Film Screens in N. America on April 19| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-06/spy-family-code-white-anime-film-screens-in-n-america-on-april-19/.207306| date=6 February 2024| website=Anime News Network| access-date=6 February 2024| archive-date=2024-02-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206235609/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-06/spy-family-code-white-anime-film-screens-in-n-america-on-april-19/.207306| url-status=live}} Neofilms released the film in Hong Kong on 1 February 2024.{{cite web |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=20 December 2023 |title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Opens in Hong Kong on February 1 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-20/spy-family-code-white-film-opens-in-hong-kong-on-february-1/.205662 |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=Anime News Network |archive-date=2024-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110193819/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-20/spy-family-code-white-film-opens-in-hong-kong-on-february-1/.205662 |url-status=live }} SMG Holdings, a Korean film distributor, plans to release the movie in Korea in March 2024.{{cite web |author=SMG Holdings |date=10 January 2024 |title=Geugjangpan Seupai Paemilli Kodeu : Hwaiteu |script-title=ko:극장판 스파이 패밀리 코드 : 화이트 |trans-title=Movie Spy × Family Code: White |url=https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx_uG0VosMuH0UgpGC3V1ib0Or8ei_VidW |access-date=18 January 2024 |website=YouTube |language=Korean |archive-date=2024-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117172211/https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx_uG0VosMuH0UgpGC3V1ib0Or8ei_VidW |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/F7aYSLEmPfuBqMyB/|title=Spy × Family Encore Films Brunei|date=11 March 2024|website=Encore Films Brunei Facebook}} CGV Cinemas released the film in Vietnam on 10 February 2024, the first day of Tết Holidays.{{cite web |author=CGV Cinemas Vietnam |date=16 January 2024 |title=Gia đình Forger Hẹn Gặp Lại Bạn Vào Mùng 1 Tết, 10.02.2024 Cùng SPY × FAMILY CODE: WHITE |trans-title=The Forger Family Will See You Once Again on the First Day of Tết, 10.02.2024 with Spy × Family Code: White |url=https://www.facebook.com/cgvcinemavietnam/posts/pfbid037iJ1jWMKnfqFayDPAaFddaDg1ZBu9t63XiaZSpL23C2Sb9vFohSBpGjrCKbqmRuVl |access-date=16 January 2024 |website=Facebook |language=Vietnamese |archive-date=16 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116161703/https://www.facebook.com/cgvcinemavietnam/posts/pfbid037iJ1jWMKnfqFayDPAaFddaDg1ZBu9t63XiaZSpL23C2Sb9vFohSBpGjrCKbqmRuVl |url-status=live }} Warner Bros. Pictures announced releases of the film on 22 February in Malaysia, 13 March in the Philippines, and 14 March in Thailand.{{cite web |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=20 December 2023 |title=Encore Films to Open SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film in Singapore |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-20/encore-films-to-open-spy-family-code-white-film-in-singapore/.205664 |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=Anime News Network |archive-date=2024-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110193818/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-20/encore-films-to-open-spy-family-code-white-film-in-singapore/.205664 |url-status=live }} Universal Pictures released the film in the Netherlands on 25 April.{{cite web |url=https://www.universalpictures.nl/micro/spy-x-family-code-white |title=SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE |language=nl |publisher=Universal Pictures International Nederland |access-date=2024-04-27 |archive-date=22 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422221425/https://www.universalpictures.nl/micro/spy-x-family-code-white |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web| last=Cardine| first=Kyle| title=Crunchyroll to Release SPY x FAMILY CODE: White to Theaters Worldwide in 2024| url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/11/6/spy-x-family-code-white-worldwide-theaters-2024| date=7 November 2023| website=Crunchyroll| access-date=7 November 2023| archive-date=6 November 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106205442/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2023/11/6/spy-x-family-code-white-worldwide-theaters-2024| url-status=live}}{{cite web| last=Mateo| first=Alex| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Film Reveals English Dub Trailer, Global Theatrical Premieres| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-07/spy-family-code-white-anime-film-reveals-english-dub-trailer-global-theatrical-premieres/.207332| date=7 February 2024| website=Anime News Network| access-date=7 February 2024| archive-date=2024-02-07| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207235706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-07/spy-family-code-white-anime-film-reveals-english-dub-trailer-global-theatrical-premieres/.207332| url-status=live}}{{cite web| last=Cardine| first=Kyle| title='Spy X Family Code: White' to release in India in July. Find out exact date| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/spy-x-family-code-white-india-release-date-july-19-2561274-2024-07-02| date=2 July 2024| website=India Today| access-date=7 August 2024| archive-date=7 August 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807094929/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/spy-x-family-code-white-india-release-date-july-19-2561274-2024-07-02| url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web| last=Cayanan| first=Joanna| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Gets Novel Adaptation| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-24/spy-family-code-white-film-gets-novel-adaptation/.204760| date=25 November 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=22 December 2023| archive-date=2023-12-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221185311/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-24/spy-family-code-white-film-gets-novel-adaptation/.204760| url-status=live}}{{cite web| script-title=ja:劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White| trans-title=Movie Spy × Family CODE: White| title=Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White| url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-703542-1| website=Shueisha| language=ja| access-date=22 December 2023| archive-date=2023-12-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221185312/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-703542-1| url-status=live}}
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.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1732565601410003293| title=Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White Nyūjō-sha Purezento| script-title=ja:劇場版SPY×FAMILY CODE: White 入場者プレゼント| trans-title=Movie Spy × Family CODE: White Admission Present| language=ja| date=7 December 2023| access-date=7 December 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}} 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.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1744554620062711990| title=Nyūjō-sha Purezento Dai 2-dan wa Endō Tatsuya-sensei Kaki Oroshi AR Irasuto Kādo| script-title=ja:入場者プレゼント 第2弾は遠藤達哉先生描き下ろし ARイラストカード| trans-title=The Second Admission Present is an AR Illustration Card Drawn Tatsuya Endo-sensei| language=ja| date=9 January 2024| access-date=10 January 2024| location=Tokyo, Japan}}
= 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.{{cite web| last=Cardine| first=Kyle| title=SPY x FAMILY CODE: White Anime Movie Streams on Crunchyroll Starting September 5| url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2024/9/4/spy-x-family-code-white-anime-movie-watch-stream-crunchyroll-september-5| date=4 September 2024| website=Crunchyroll| access-date=5 September 2024| archive-date=2024-09-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904215313/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2024/9/4/spy-x-family-code-white-anime-movie-watch-stream-crunchyroll-september-5| url-status=live}}{{cite web| last=Tai| first=Anita| title=Crunchyroll Streams SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Film on September 5| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-04/crunchyroll-streams-spy-family-code-white-anime-film-on-september-5/.215124| date=5 September 2024| website=Anime News Network| access-date=6 September 2024| archive-date=2024-09-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905165352/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-04/crunchyroll-streams-spy-family-code-white-anime-film-on-september-5/.215124| url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Sayyed |first=Rayan |date=3 December 2024 |title=Muse Asia Is Streaming Spy x Family Code: White in Hindi, Japanese, and English Dubs for Free On Its YouTube Channels |url=https://in.ign.com/spy-x-family-code-white/220398/news/muse-asia-is-streaming-spy-x-family-code-white-in-hindi-japanese-and-english-dubs-for-free-on-its-yo |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=IGN}}{{Cite web |last=Hazra |first=Adriana |date=13 December 2024 |title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Film Streams on Netflix in India |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-13/spy-family-code-white-anime-film-streams-on-netflix-in-india/.218987 |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=Anime News Network}}
Reception
= Box office =
Spy x Family Code: White grossed $41.2 million in Japan and $87.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $95.7 million.{{cite web | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spy-x-Family-Code-White-(2023-Japan)#tab=box-office | title=Spy x Family Code: White (2023) - Financial Information | access-date=20 April 2024 | archive-date=20 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420190737/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spy-x-Family-Code-White-(2023-Japan)#tab=box-office | url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web| last=Mateo| first=Alex| title=Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle Top Japan's Box Office in 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-30/detective-conan-the-million-dollar-pentagram-haikyu-the-dumpster-battle-top-japan-box-office-in-2024/.220651| date=30 January 2025| website=Anime News Network| access-date=31 January 2025| archive-date=2025-01-31| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131120814/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-30/detective-conan-the-million-dollar-pentagram-haikyu-the-dumpster-battle-top-japan-box-office-in-2024/.220651 |url-status=live}}
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%.{{cite web| last=Pineda| first=Rafael Antonio| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Opens at #1 in Japan With 1.2 Billion Yen| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-25/spy-family-code-white-film-opens-at-no.1-in-japan-with-1.2-billion-yen/.205943| date=26 December 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=27 December 2023| archive-date=2023-12-26| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226195906/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-25/spy-family-code-white-film-opens-at-no.1-in-japan-with-1.2-billion-yen/.205943| url-status=live}}{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1739154601352589434| title=Shūmatsu Kankyaku Dōin No.1| script-title=ja:週末観客動員 No.1| trans-title=No. 1 in Weekend Attendance| language=ja| date=25 December 2023| access-date=27 December 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite tweet|author=Toho Movie| user=toho_movie| number=1739167650117488701| title=Gekijō-ban SPY_FAMILY Shūmatsu Kankyaku Dōin No.1| script-title=ja:劇場版SPY_FAMILY 週末観客動員 No.1| trans-title=Movie Spy × Family No. 1 in Weekend Attendance| language=ja| date=25 December 2023| access-date=27 December 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}} 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.{{cite web| last=Cayanan| first=Joanna| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Stays at #1 in 2nd Weekend in Japan with 800 Million Yenn| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-04/spy-family-code-white-film-stays-at-no.1-in-2nd-weekend-in-japan-with-800-million-yen/.206157| date=4 January 2024| website=Anime News Network| access-date=10 January 2024| archive-date=2024-01-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109182945/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-04/spy-family-code-white-film-stays-at-no.1-in-2nd-weekend-in-japan-with-800-million-yen/.206157| url-status=live}} 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.{{cite tweet|author=Toho Movie| user=toho_movie| number=1742848392257314863| title=Gekijō-ban SPY_FAMILY Dōin 259 Man-Ri & Kōshū 34 Oku-en Toppa!| script-title=ja:劇場版SPY_FAMILY 動員259万人&興収34億円突破!| trans-title=Movie Spy × Family Attendance: 2.59 Million Audiences & Box-office Revenue: Over 3.4 Billion Yen| language=ja| date=4 January 2024| access-date=7 January 2024| location=Tokyo, Japan}} 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.{{cite web| last=Cayanan| first=Joanna| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Tops 4.41 Billion Yen After 3rd Weekend at #1| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-09/spy-family-code-white-film-tops-4.41-billion-yen-after-3rd-weekend-at-no.1/.206269| date=9 January 2024| website=Anime News Network| access-date=10 January 2024| archive-date=2024-01-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109182945/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-09/spy-family-code-white-film-tops-4.41-billion-yen-after-3rd-weekend-at-no.1/.206269| url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2024-04-17 |title=Box Office: Dracula's Daughter 'Abigail' Tries to Take a Bite Out of 'Civil War' With $12 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/box-office-abigail-civil-war-1235972708/ |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=Variety |archive-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510045732/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/box-office-abigail-civil-war-1235972708/ |url-status=live }} 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 =
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|94|7.4|34|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=spy_x_family_code_white |type=movie|title= Spy x Family Code: White (2023)|access-date=14 January 2025}} {{MC film|68|eight|access-date=26 April 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Spy × Family Code: White Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/spy-x-family-code-white/ |website=Metacritic |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240405152024/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/spy-x-family-code-white/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Civil War' Has The Edge Over 'Abigail' With $11M+ Second Weekend – Saturday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/box-office-abigail-civil-war-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare-1235890123/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=April 20, 2024 |date=April 20, 2024 |archive-date=20 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420215228/https://deadline.com/2024/04/box-office-abigail-civil-war-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare-1235890123/ |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web| last=Eisenbeis| first=Richard| title=SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Review| url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/spy-family-code/white/anime-film/.205805| date=24 December 2023| website=Anime News Network| access-date=27 December 2023| archive-date=2023-12-26| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226195906/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/spy-family-code/white/anime-film/.205805| url-status=live}} 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."{{Cite web |last=Adlakha |first=Siddhant |date=2024-04-19 |title='Spy x Family Code: White' Review: Espionage and Culinary Adventure Collide in an Amusing Anime Spinoff |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/spy-x-family-code-white-review-1235976217/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807235219/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/spy-x-family-code-white-review-1235976217/ |url-status=live }} 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)."{{Cite web |last=White |first=Cindy |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Spy X Family Code: White review: A delightful "ooting" for fans young and old |url=https://www.avclub.com/spy-x-family-code-white-review-1851419639 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=AV Club |language=en-US |archive-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723043122/https://www.avclub.com/spy-x-family-code-white-review-1851419639 |url-status=live }}
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."{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Jan |date=2024-02-07 |title=At The Movies: Anime film Spy X Family Code: White gives fans what they want |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/at-the-movies-anime-film-spy-x-family-code-white-gives-fans-what-they-want |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923 |archive-date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402143505/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/at-the-movies-anime-film-spy-x-family-code-white-gives-fans-what-they-want |url-status=live }} 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."{{Cite news |last=Srivastava |first=Abhishek |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Spy X Family: Code White Movie Review : This anime is a delightful mix of comedy, action, and espionage |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/movie-reviews/spy-x-family-code-white/movie-review/111861197.cms |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807113556/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/movie-reviews/spy-x-family-code-white/movie-review/111861197.cms |url-status=live }}
= 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.{{Cite web |language=ja |script-title=ja:たくさんの投票ありがとうございました!TAAF2025 みんなが選ぶベスト100が決定しましたので発表します!|trans-title=Thank you for all the votes! TAAF2025's Top 100 Favorites has been chosen, and we are pleased to announce it! |url=https://best100.animefestival.jp/finish.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230230451/https://best100.animefestival.jp/finish.html |archive-date=30 December 2024 |access-date=4 February 2025 |publisher=Tokyo Anime Award Festival}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://spy-family.net/codewhite/ Official website]
- {{Anime News Network|film|26747}}
- {{IMDb title|26684398}}
- [https://u-watch.jp/entertainments/anime/M0064661 劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White]
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