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*anya proceeds to read his mind and find out exactly how much love he needs*

this is the original reference image by @danielcalmdown (which was reposted on pinterest without credit :[ )

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Spy x Family merch updates and manga hiatus

I wanted to post about some recent fandom news, starting with the good news: while I mentioned in my 2-year anniversary post that we've been in a dry spell lately as far as SxF content, we just recently got a bunch of new merch/designs! (mostly from various Jump Festa vendors) I'll start with my favorite of the new designs, from HMV's Jump Festa set - Forgers in winter outfits ❤️

Next is the "French casual" set from Chara-Ani~ Bond's little red beret looks so cute!

Another winter outfit set, from Animate. Gah, this one's so adorable, too 😭

Next is merch from Ichiban Kuji. Not sure if it's for Jump Festa as well, but either way, I want the acrylics and the plate!

And lastly, Ensky's merch for Jump Festa - Forgers baking cakes/cookies!

Again for those who don't know, Jump Festa is a yearly event held in Japan in late December that's dedicated to Shonen Jump IPs. SxF will have its own panel with the four Forger voice actors in attendance. We've always gotten exclusive announcements and content at past Jump Festas, so fingers crossed it will be the same for this year! I'm gonna try my best to get some of this merch when it goes on sale in late December. And of course, if I'm able to make high quality scans of these new designs, I will post those as well!

Now onto the bad news, which most of you probably heard about already: the hiatus for the SxF manga has been extended to December 23rd. I believe this is the longest hiatus the series has had so far, and what makes this one concerning is not only that the date kept changing, but also the noticeable silence from Endo and other official outlets.

In the Japanese version of the manga, the last page of each new chapter typically notes the date the next chapter will come out. In the case of the most recent chapter, 107, it said it would release on November 25th, meaning Endo would be taking a break from the bi-monthly schedule, which isn't uncommon. But then, just a few days before the 25th, official English manga outlets like MangaPlus updated the release date to December 9th. It was disappointing since we had all been waiting longer than usual for the new chapter, but again, a second postponement wasn't too alarming...what was alarming though, was the third one that came just yesterday, only a few days after the last. People started noticing that official manga outlets had, again, changed the date for the next chapter to December 23rd this time.

The fandom got stirred up quite a bit when this happened, mostly out of concern for Endo's well being. What made me particularly worried was the fact that, while these hiatuses had been going on for the past month, Endo hadn't posted anything on his Twitter account, which is very unusual considering every month prior he's posted at least a few unique illustrations. Not only that, but the last thing he posted was this oddly cryptic image on October 19th, with text that says "Don't look for me." And he then deleted it soon after, which makes it even stranger.

But thankfully, Shonen Jump must have noticed the pandemonium happening in the fandom, because just a couple hours later, they made this statement on the official Jump+ Twitter, apologizing for the delay and confirming that chapter 108 will indeed come out on December 23rd.

This to me was good news, since their official statement about it makes it unlikely they'll change the date yet again. But some sort of explanation would have been nice, even a vague one. I'm not someone to spread rumors, but my own personal speculation (which could be totally wrong) is that there was some dispute between Endo and Jump. This is the only explanation I can think of as to why his Twitter would suddenly be barren for a month after he posted consistently for so long - my guess is that he has to get approval from Jump for all the illustrations he posts there. I don't know much about the inner workings of the manga industry, but I would assume he has some contractual obligations where he can't freely post stuff on social media without some sort of publisher's approval. It is possible he's just been too busy with Jump Festa and other things, but he's still posted at least a couple times a month even when he's sick or busy, so I don't think that's the main reason. Again, this is just my speculation that could be completely wrong. There's also the fact that they so quickly changed the release date to the 23rd, the day right after Jump Festa ends, which could indicate that Endo's been busy cooking something big to be announced there. Regardless, I'm happy we finally have a new chapter release date that's pretty set in stone now, though I won't feel totally better until we get clear acknowledgment that Endo is okay, either from himself on his own Twitter or somewhere else official.

Anyway, despite this setback, I'm relieved that SxF is still going strong with all the hype for Jump Festa and season 3. Between that and the new chapter right after, we'll be eating good this Christmas!

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just a cute anya

not too proud of this but eh

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For me personally I can only enjoy a love story if there is a solid friendship underneath. If I can't see these two characters existing purely as friends then I am not going to get invested in the relationship. I've never been interested in love as much as I am interested in companionship.

This is one of the reasons why I love Twiyor so much. I love seeing them hang out and talk and be vulnerable with each other. I love watching them fall in love with each other and get closer. Opening up and just growing you know.

Which is why I can not engage with 99% of fandom content because it's all based on the idea that they are in love with each other and just don't know it yet. So the progress isn't them falling in love it's them understanding that they are in love which I fucking hate. I thought this was a slow burn thing. I can't read any of the twiyor fics bc its like they're already in love and have the relationship of two people that are in love and I just don't think anyone did anything to earn that.

If you don't drag your ass back and give me all the sweet interactions and intimate moments and map out the way the characters feeling go from platonic to romantic istg I am gonna get a gun-

When I say I love slow burn I mean I love slow burn. GIVE ME THE SLOW. Fuck that love at first sight shit. I want that first kiss to be blindsiding but also just so fucking right.

And for that reason the very random damianya fic where the author was a bit too fixated on Anya's period will remain one of my favourite sxf fics. That shit was so slow burn they still haven't gotten together yet. That's what I want.

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loid is actually a perfectly normal dad, the only difference is that anya can read his mind and figure out his past experiences instead of having him drop his lore 7 years later randomly on a thursday evening

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COLLAB WITH @buf309-art-binder ‼️

(buf did most of the work, that is why it looks so nice hehe 😌)

also trivia!!! buf is the one who gave me my nickname of unso so everyone say thank you buf (thank you buf, love you very much)

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bleeding out on the pavement mood for tonight

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But what if Twilight is pushed beyond his emotional limit and he tries to hold himself together until a moment where Anya and Yor aren't home because he feels he doesn't deserve their comfort because of all the lies he's told them, and he starts breaking down and crying and then it's Bond who sees him like that and offers comfort and Twilight realizes that Bond is the only family member he practically didn't lie to at all, and just for that moment he allows himself this moment and he buries his face in Bond's fur and cries his heart out. What then.

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I was scrolling my gallery and found this piece of art. I'm laughing crying

This is how it went in manga, right?

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gonna cry- the new episode is making me feel so many thingssss

SXF MANGA CHAPTER 107 SPOILERS AHEAD

loid and anya yet again

oh gosh

anya's trying her best to do everything for her papa, and he doesn't even know to what extent

and yet

and yet he still knows he's using her. he still knows he's using her.

and he can't let himself feel bad about it. but he does because he knows he knows he knows it's wrong.

and the way anya's looking at all this just breaks my heart even more

she's afraid. she's so afraid and it's played off for laughs but you can tell she worries about this!!!

I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE KNOW THE LEAST ABOUT ANYA AND HOW SHE'S REALLY THE MOST TRAGIC CHARACTER

she's too young to process all the trauma she's going through!!!!

SO SHE'S NOT PROCESSING IT

WE THINK OF HER AS STRONG BECAUSE SHE THINKS OF HERSELF AS STRONG BUT SHE'S SIX AT THE MOST. and most people think of her as 4/5!!! WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS BABY GIRL Y'ALL PLEASE LISTEN TO ME

SHE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO HATE TWILIGHT AND YET SHE DOESN'T BECAUSE SHE IDOLIZES HIM

these tiny moments where she gets to be a kid are everythingggggggg aughhhhhhhhhhh

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Desmond family dinner: happens once every six thousand years, in the void of nothingness, no words are exchanged, everyone’s blood pressure is through the roof, food is enjoyed by none, trauma is gained by all

Forger family dinner: “PAPA I WANNA HELP!!” “Anya do NOT touch the oven !!!!” Things are on fire and only half the time it’s Anya’s fault. Yor has accidentally made more poisonous dishes than actual chemists trying to poison people. Anya wants hamburgers every single night. Bond is trying to be helpful by keeping Yor away. Loid is ready to abandon this family any second. His child won’t stay still for any length of time. Franky keeps calling. Everything is pure chaos (and it’s so much better than silence)

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how old school of me to post a headcanon to tumblr just as i start using it- don't mind me, just furthering the girl dad agenda for loid 😌

the girl is supposed to have slightly darker hair than loid, and has yor's eye shape but with a sleepy look to them? at least as a kid. loid puts her hair in braids because it's an excuse to spend time with her. she's so cute i love her.

i've sketched a comic where she's the oldest, the "smart" one with another two kids lmao who look like twiyor's carbon copies, but i don't know when i'll get to it... we'll see!

also if anyone's finding me here... i apologize if i make mistakes because i don't really know how tumblr works that much 😳

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Yor asks a question to Loid

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loid truly won at life

like your super-hot-ultra-deadly-assassin-wife still manages a way to bring the conversation to you even when she's actively breaking someone's bones

this is the flex of the century

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guys i got the yapper badge on this blog lmao

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guys i know i've posted this fic to this blog before but i can't find it from all the reblogs-

anyways read my fic guys!!!!

promise it's good!! 2.3k people have read it and approximately 5.6% left kudos!!!