Action, Comedy And Drama: Spy X Family

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I love it when I watch anime that blends action, comedy and drama. One moment, your heart is racing fast and you are inquisitive to know a character's fate or the next line of action, and the next moment, a comedic scene eases your tension. It is like witnessing a top tier action scene. Say a scene where the main character or your favorite character is about to meet their downfall; this scene keeps you on your toes, but the next moment, you get introduced to a comedic scene that eases your tension. That right there is a good anime for me. The fact that some anime mix action or tragedy and comedy does not make them less interesting. In fact, it makes them more appealing to viewers. Or maybe it is just me? In this post, I'll be sharing my takes on an anime I just completed. An anime that blends action, comedy and drama—Spy X Family.

As usual, I came across a clip of this anime on Instagram. I was skeptical about downloading and watching it because, one, I’m currently dealing with school exams. I abstain from watching new anime during exams, because I know I might get engrossed in it. Two, the scene I saw on Instagram wasn't really catchy. So I was skeptical if it would be a waste of time. If you have seen Spy X Family, you might remember the part where Anya plays a sport called dodgeball. The part where Anya loses to Bill Watkins was what I saw on Instagram, and to be honest, it didn't really grab my attention. But then, I proceeded to download it. I mean, how hard can it be to watch 24 episodes?

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Spy X family is not the best anime I have seen, but I really enjoyed watching it. The story is set in a world where two rival nations—Westails and Ostania are on the brink of war, threatening world peace. Who doesn't want world peace? Every sane person wants to live peacefully, far from war. To achieve world peace, Westails sends its best spy-Twilight on a mission called Operation Strix. The aim of the mission is to infiltrate Eden Academy, a top ranking school. Then get close to an Ostania politician’s son so he could learn the secrets of the rivalry group from them. All this for the sake of world peace.

Interestingly, this mission isn't just an ordinary mission. To infiltrate Eden Academy, Twilight has to form a family. Twilight assumes the name Loid Forger, and adopts a child from the orphanage, named Anya. Anya isn't just an ordinary kid—she is a telepath who can read minds (Loid Forger doesn't know this). He also gets into a marriage with Yor Briar, an assassin with the code name Thorn Princess. Now, the Forger family contains of a spy, a telepath and an assassin. The interesting thing about the Forger Family is that none of them knows each other’s secrets. For example, Loid Forger doesn't know that his “fake” wife is an assassin who takes up dangerous jobs and kills people, usually bad people, easily with her thorns. Similarly, Yor doesn't know that her husband is a spy who has taken and succeeded in numerous dangerous missions. Both Loid and Yor do not know that their “daughter” is a telepath who can read minds.

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However, Anya knows their secrets, but she chose to keep quiet to maintain her new family. Although Loid is not Anya’s biological father, he treats her like his own. Yor also treats her like she'd treat her own daughter. For Operation Strix to be successful, Anya Forger must form a close relationship with Damian Desmond, the second son of Donovan Desmond. All efforts to make sure this happens keep going down the drain.

I enjoyed watching this anime. On a scale of 10, I give it an 8. Have you seen Spy X Family? What do you think about it?

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