Spy x Family

Corrupt politicians, frenzied nationalists, and other warmongering forces constantly jeopardize the thin veneer of peace between neighboring countries Ostania and Westalis. In spite of their plots, renowned spy and master of disguise "Twilight" fulfills dangerous missions one after another in the hope that no child will have to experience the horrors of war.

In the bustling Ostanian city of Berlint, Twilight dons the alias of "Loid Forger," an esteemed psychiatrist. However, his true intention is to gather intelligence on prominent politician Donovan Desmond, who only appears rarely in public at his sons' school: the prestigious Eden Academy. Enlisting the help of unmarried city hall clerk Yor Briar to act as his wife and adopting the curious six-year-old orphan Anya as his daughter, Loid enacts his master plan. He will enroll Anya in Eden Academy, where Loid hopes she will excel and give him the opportunity to meet Donovan without arousing suspicion.

Unfortunately for Loid, even a man of his talents has trouble playing the figure of a loving father and husband. And just like Loid is hiding his true identity, Yor—who is an underground assassin known as "Thorn Princess"—and Anya—an esper who can read people's minds—have no plans to disclose their own secrets either. Although this picture-perfect family is founded on deception, the Forgers gradually come to understand that the love they share for one another trumps all else.

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Forger, Anya Main

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Forger, Yor Main

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Forger, Loid Main

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Forger, Bond Supporting

Desmond, Damian Supporting

Fujiwara, Natsumi Japanese

Briar, Yuri Supporting

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Franklin, Franky Supporting

Yoshino, Hiroyuki Japanese

Henderson, Henry Supporting

Yamaji, Kazuhiro Japanese

Blackbell, Becky Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Sherwood, Sylvia Supporting

Kaida, Yuuko Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Fukushima, Yuuichi Producer

Nakatake, Tetsuya Producer

Murakami, Maasa Producer

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Nov 18, 2024

MyOpinionsValid

Recommended

The hardest mission of them all, is raising a family.

Like a Pierre-Melville French noir film with an explosive jazzy atmosphere, filled to the brim with Cold War-esque counterintelligence shenanigans that is, half the time laughably ridiculous in a self-aware sense, and half the time pure entertainment galore. Pack this all together with the amazing production from CloverWorks and Wit Studio, you got yourself Spy x Family.

I can see why this won Anime of the Year. The first four episodes are fiery, setting up the story, arguably perfectly. There is so much to praise. I stopped watching a while back only a couple episodes ... in, yet re-watching them was even better than before. Not to mention the absolute units of an opening and ending this show has. They should be studied for how well they represent the show, without even being noticeable.

The premise of the story itself is absolutely insane, so I couldn't wrap my head around the comedic aspect of it all. But, it works. They have flipped the whole premise into poking fun at the insanity of everything. A spy is married to an assassin, with a daughter who is a psychic. The daughter knows everything about them, since she can read their minds. It's a perfect setup.

Yet, Spy x Family is an anime that lacks any subtly. I mean, this is a show that repeats this same premise to you, even if it is the season finale. I don't know how many times I need to be told the situation they are in before this show realizes I understand. There are many opportunities to make use of the whole psychic child aspect, yet they kind of just don't. It's often just used for cheap jokes that sometimes stick. It's one of the weaker parts of the show, and it is done a whole bunch.

As the story continues, it loses steam. And I mean it when I say the show slowed down dramatically from the fast paced brilliance of the start. Not saying the story turns straight off a cliff, but it goes for the more scenic route. A route with a lot more possibilities to lose interest. They have the foundation laid out, yet there wasn't really much of a conclusion to the first part. Seems they really wanted to release both parts together in one, but that never came around.

I wouldn't be quick to drop this, especially if you are thinking the story might not be worth it. There are parts in this that are actually great. Largely, the whole family dynamic is very well put together, illustrating what it truly means to be family very clearly. They are a fake family, yet it's coming into question more and more whether that is truly the case, especially as each character starts warming up to each other. I'm just stuck wondering, what is coming next? How will this end?

Give this a watch, chances are you will enjoy it. It's a very unique show with a very fresh spin on family life.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 29, 2024

natumaster79

Mixed Feelings

It's a bizarre mix of elements from an American film with anime elements. In my opinion, it shines the most when it's being bullshit and makes no sense at all. But the moment it tries to take itself seriously, everything falls apart.

This happens because the structure of the series is not something that allows it to be taken seriously. This is evident even from the fact that any character other than the main trio is extremely one-dimensional, in addition to the fact that the only personality of all the women in the series is loving the protagonist.

Despite all the ... problems, the series' absurd production, combined with extremely unique and refreshing premise makes spy x family an charming and unique work.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 12, 2023

pumpkinboy

Not Recommended

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hahaha that was LITERALLY a kid's show I just watched. Like, I might show my child this show in the future and they would really enjoy it. You know how lots of slice of life animes are in middle school or high school because that's the target audience they're trying to hit? This show isn't meant to be slice of life but anya is in kindergarten so it literally could be. i really don't think ANYTHING interesting happened in that show like at all. Some good funny moments though. Understandably there is probably more interesting things happening later in the show but I"m probably not ... going to continue watching. Like there is no substance to these characters that would warrant anything genuinely interesting happening. Also this whole family in disguise thing is so contrived. What a convenient way to just hit every check box of what the kids are watching these days. At least in Conan he's like actually working on cases and stuff. If you liked this but thought sword art online was dumb ur literally a hypocrite lol

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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