I am proud to be writing one of the first reviews on the Spy X Family anime. >:D

((some untagged spoilers here !!)

The Spy Family anime has enjoyed incredible popularity, being the #1 highest rated anime in 2022, #12 highest rated of all time, and #2 most popular anime in 2022 (after Attack on Titan). From the first episode(s)!!

It's unquestionably sweeping the nation, and Japan too. Why? Here is my unbiased review on it.

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The first part of the show's description fits it really well: "Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else." The Family is formed not by the usual ways, but by secret identities. And that's pretty cool. Each of the 3 members has a different reason to join this pretend family, without suspecting any of the others.

The art style is not bad, and the CGI animation is not bad.

From the first episode, the show is funny at times, and admittedly, did make me laugh. The humor is cutesy; deadpan, or slapstick, and dramatic.

The pacing is pretty good, and Episode 5 is filler. Episode 2 better than 1, and Ep 4 is better than everything before it. Ep 10 is amazing xD

Eventually, of course. Romantic development is given between Loid Forger and Yor Forger. It's really fun, being a fake-family-turned-real type thing. The appeal is added to by the ruthlessness of both of them when it comes to their goals. An early scene

Spoiler, click to view

has a lovey marriage scene, with the explosion they set off to stop the opponents who were just targeting them in the background, as the new couple doesn't even notice.

Cold violence towards anyone who tries to hurt them, their work or their love, is a fun type of craziness that makes it more fun to watch; but, it's also common in anime / manga, as the Yandere troupe. Those new to anime will enjoy it; but should understand it's not the ultimate, best example there is.

I can't say the political situation between Westalis and Ostania was captivating, but that's the show's setting.

Here's a little Spy Family history, which also tells the author's opinion on his own works and Spy Family.

I'm not going to rate this anime as an adaptation, because I haven't read the manga (yet?). But I hear that it is a really good adaptation of it.

The show will just make ya smile, though.

------ Music ------

The op is ok-ish, kinda cringe, and nothing as good as Shikimori's OP (Shikimori is another show airing at the same time as SxF, and it's much worse). The ed is good. Credit to the SxF ost, though. It reflects the scenes well, whether it's the action scenes if the beginning, or the nursery-like scenes of the Eden classes, later on.

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---------- ---------------- Characters ------Yor Forger Best character. The wife and mother of this family. It was at episode 2 at her first appearance that I started to really like her, and at the episodes after that you learn alot more about her personality. She is gentle and soft-spoken. She's pure, and at the same time the only character in the show who seems even half-Yandere. Watching her restrain herself from going too far in family-protection-mode is fun :D She does seem the most relatable of the three to me.

At one point Yor instructs Anya how to and when she may fight. Anya is a perceptive lil girl, and she takes what both her parents say to heart. My favorite part of the show perhaps is the few small moments when Anya recalls Yor's instructions at critical moment :D that was great. Yor can have the same expression as Anya at times xD

(As a side note, Yor's Japanese voice actor is perfect for her.

Note:

Spoiler, click to view

The va, Hayami Saori, is pretty cool, playing among others the voices of: kny's Shinobu, Shouko Nishimiya from A Silent Voice, Kakegurui's Yumeko, and Rachel from Tower of God.

Loid Forger The father of this family. Personally not very relatable for me

He can be very nice; a caring and sweet father. Can be a pushover at times, but is also very strong and does whatever needs to be done.

Damien Desmond He's an interesting little boy.Headmaster Henderson He's great, too. He's funny, and he acts strict, but Anya gets around that just by being herself.Yuri Briar A relation to our family here. He has plenty of his own share of secrets, too. His personality is rather intense, not too dissimilar to Loid.

The old seamstress lady is pretty cool, too.

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---------- ----------Anya Forger An okay character. I think she is the most overrated character of all time, to be honest (she's the most popular in the show).

A little girl who likes peanuts and hot cocoa, her telepath power wraps everything in the show together, and her mysterious dark backstory is untold, as of yet. Her character is carried at times by her cuteness.

My Spy X Family Review :D (* ^ ω ^)