#expect more sxf family

[favlie]

my addiction cycle is only complete after i create a sim family HIGHLY inspirated by my current hyperfixation

[peanutseagle]

tea time with the bestie

[h0estar]

is anyone gnawing at the walls rn

[suosage]

#me when it's for the mission (it has nothing to do with the mission)

[wondrousmay]

What a fantastic episode of SxF! I’m impressed! Lots of really cool shots and framing to show Yor’s hesitation about her job! Olka, Zeb and Gram finally made their anime debut and they were great.

The fact that this episode only has two key animators and one 2nd key animators makes it even more amazing! I hope this quality remains for the rest of the arc.

[elipri]

I saw your take about Melinda not actually being bad and is just mentally ill with intrusive thoughts (I suffer from that too 🫠🫠🫠). If telepathy existed irl, someone would for sure pick up on disturbing thoughts that the person doesn’t actually mean, but since this is a fictional story, everything is very purposeful, and I feel like Endo wouldn’t showcase thoughts like that just to have it explained later as “nah, that was nothing; she didn’t really mean those negative sentiments”, I think there’s something more to it 🤔

Oh I *definitely* think it's going to be more than just "she's just like that and didn't mean it", I'm actually hoping that we will get a deep-dive into her relationship with Donovan as well as her mental illness. Endo has shown us that he's capable of political nuance, so I'm pretty sure that he would handle mental health with the care and respect that it deserves.

I have thought a lot more about Melinda ever since my take on Twitter, my current conclusion is that she has developed a personality disorder because of her relationship with Donovan. Because that man is likely a sociopath and/or narcissist. And it's so incredibly difficult to break away from something like this.

That man has literally no fucking empathy. He pretty much emotionally blackmailed Damian into APOLOGIZING for being rightfully (!!!) upset.

I'm not an expert and I'm not gonna claim to be one, but I find this article about narcopaths pretty damn applicable to Donovan Desmond. For example how he gave Damian such a backhanded "compliment" that is frankly disgusting. Maybe Damian eats it up because he's literally 6 years old and is suffering from affection withdrawal already (which also happens to be a sign of a narcopath).

This is pretty much just my theory but I think most of this list (if not all) could possibly apply to the relationship between Melinda and Donovan. Especially the isolation; this panel has gained a new context for me.

What if she wasn't actually talking about her political position, but her private one? About how she has almost nobody that she can be herself around with, because of Donovan? In fact, I don't think she's being 100% her true self with her circle of friends, as it was evident with the front she put up when Damian was brought up. In fact, I think she has only been genuine in front of Yor only.

I really really hope she gets the help she needs and heals. The mini arc right before the Hijacking one was about setting up her being possibly put into Dr Forgers care.

[drbtinglecannon]

Does anyone think we'll finally get some Nightfall lore with this latest arc considering she completely fucked up her Everything to protect Twilight?

[rlbbackup]

AND let us not forget when Endo tried to bring up the harem spy thing! When Bondman had a harem of women attack him.

Twilight hates this. Even if his hatred is because spy work isn't even close to what's portrayed in Bondman or if it's because this nonsense is in a show for little kids is besides the point. Even when Twilight was called upon to honey trap someone, it sounds like he kept it strictly professional (and possibly monogamous). It's not about "how many women you bag" it's about the mission.

And in missions where it isn't needed, he doesn't engage in that. He goes out of his way to prove to Yor that, regardless of their arrangement, he's not going to cheat on her. And that's even without considering that he's clearly smitten by her.

The man doesn't need a harem.

He needs his family. The ones who keep him human.

One thing that I like about sxf is that despite being a shonen (with not a teenager protagonist), Endo makes Twilight hot and very capable, but at the same time, make it hard for fans to give him harem.

Like, Endo does create lots of awesome women, but it is clear that Twilight has no (romantic) interest at them at all.

Karen?

Twilight didn't even bat an eye. Dumped her just like that

Nightfall?

Twilight clearly never see her more than colleague and mentee. He even despise the idea of their cover story as married couple

How about older woman? Handler??

Twilight clearly afraid respects her as older sister boss and mentor. And that's that.

The City Hall women who swoon at him?

Twilight imagine them as evil and despicable.

The only woman who can make him making lots of expressions, such as:

Devastated and confused

Flustered

Melancholic

Proud

Lovestruck Skipping a heartbeat

And truly smile

Is just Yor.

Love it 🥰

[yumeka-sxf]

Spy x Family workbook scans - part 1

The Spy x Family workbooks are a series of Japanese books for helping children learn. There are three total as of now: one for English, one for programming, and one for drawing. I wanted to get the books not just because they're good Japanese practice, but because they feature original illustrations of Anya and the other SxF characters in adorable chibi style ❤️ I'll be sharing some scans from each book, starting with the English one.

First off are the character bios. I find it hilarious that the book mentions Yor's job as an assassin...not a word I'd expect to find in a children's book 😅

The book goes through the different letters of the English alphabet along with sample words featuring the SxF characters, like "B" for "Bond" and "A" for "Anya." I didn't scan all 26 letters, but here are some of my favorites!

Both Loid and Damian are having such lavish meals, lol. Also Henderson gets "E" for "elegant" of course.

I love how Bond looks so worried about Yor's cooking 😂

My two favorites of these, "Father" and "Mother" of course~

And two of the weirdest ones, Yuri and a giant gorilla for "G" and Franky fishing an octopus for "O." Kinda random, lol.

Next are some activity pages, like a maze and common phrase practice.

I gotta say that despite this book being aimed at young children who probably aren't hardcore SxF fans, it tries to feature even obscure characters like the Forgers' neighbors, the lady from the tailor shop, and Martha. Kudos to the book authors for trying to be as faithful to the SxF universe as possible!

The book even adapts a couple of already established illustrations, like the below one that's similar to the Boss Coffee collab.

Also this one that's similar to the extra Endo illustration for chapter 36!

And here's a couple more to wrap up this post! Cute family dinner time...

...and domestic Twiyor ❤️ Loid is so determined to fix Penguinman!

Continue to Part 2 ->

[whateversawesome]

Spy x Family Ch 100: Small Decisions

Okay, it wasn't the bombastic chapter with the big plot twist that we were all expecting but here's what I think...

It fits the theme of the story. I'm not talking about the anti-war theme (although, that's also the case in this chapter). I'm talking about small decisions and empathy.

Have you ever made a choice that seemed insignificant but changed your life forever? Have you made a choice that was tough but changed someone else's life?

This is exactly what's happening in this chapter. That lady changed the WHOLE sxf story by choosing to put her pain and hate aside. She saved an enemy soldier after losing her own daughter. It's very moving, because, that lady probably thought about Martha's mom waiting for her somewhere in Ostania and, even though they were enemies and she still hated Ostanians, she knew one thing: love is the same everywhere.

That level of empathy and that little action changed a lot of lives. We'll probably see more of Martha and it wouldn't surprise me if she becomes important in the story, but even if she doesn't, Martha already changed someone else's life. Have you forgotten?

She saved Anya.

Obviously the arc isn't over and we still have to figure out how Martha made it back to Ostania, however, it seems very suspicious that Endo would choose such a small little story for chapter 100. At some point, much later, we may find ourselves going back to this chapter and realizing this small decision and this small story is what changed it all.

[beannoss]

Hi Bean!

I have a question for you! I have noticed in your writings that Twilight and Yor begin a romantic relationship after their secrets are revealed. Are you opposed to any romance between them before they find out? I assume if so, it’s because it’s morally questionable, though a lot of fans find romance before compelling as it raises the stakes considerably. I’m not suggesting one is right and the other is wrong, I’m just interested in your take on this! I love your writing! Thank you! 😊

Hello you! I'm always chuffed to see your name pop up 🫶😊!

Oh boy! Thank you for this ask — it's a big question but also I do have thoughts XD Sorry it's taken me a few days to get my ducks in a row!

I want to start, though, by emphasising that my thoughts and preferences here are exclusive to Spy x Family as a canon enterprise; they don't pertain to fanworks or other fan theories, I'm not out to yuck anyone's yum ✌️ ditto for even my own writing! You're right that I don't really have an interest in exploring that dynamic but I reserve the right to change my mind ;)!

[Reference herein to manga chapters not yet animated]

Right, so. There's lots of things I love about SxF, but one of the things that interested me early and keeps me engaged is that it operates under an interesting and complex morality. Spy work and contract killing are obviously an ethical minefield, and in the real world, generally to the bad. Within the world of SxF, Endo takes pains to write Twilight and Yor both firmly on the morally right side, even if Twilight’s tactics or Yor’s actions in a vacuum are frequently questionable. With Twilight especially it seems Twilight is currently (resisting) working through the impact and ethical implication of his actions on Anya. When it comes to Yor, I expect that’s where we’ll see him wrestle with similar questions through a romance lens. I think it was quite deliberate and important that Twilight specifically articulated that he’d been wondering if Yor had previous romantic relationships, and that it was now confirmed she hadn’t. As far as I can remember, it’s the only time he’s had that sort of reflection on Yor's life before the Forgers; I mention it because it mirrors times he’s reflected explicitly on Anya’s history and trauma and her needs as a child, with implication that his actions and motivations for adopting her could/probably will hurt her. I hazard that his observation about Yor will be similarly indicative of an arc down the line.

When it comes to canon, if the Yor x Twilight romance were to firm up while Yor still believes Twilight is Loid, I admit there’s a high chance I’d nope out. I want to emphasize firm up though… I tend to think Yor already has feelings for Loid (Twilight?) whether she’s fully aware of them or would necessarily articulate them as romantic (and I think this is being really interestingly conveyed and explored through her current feelings about kissing, though I may differ with some on how I think that may shake out). I also think there’s a… less high but not impossible chance that Twilight is aware he has or is developing feelings for Yor. I’ve argued before that he knows he has formed/is forming an attachment to her and that he knows he trusts her. I don’t think it’s too far from there to romantic feelings for Twilight: after all, attachment and trust (intimacy) are not things he's had in a long, long time. And given his current pseudo-short temper and general malaise comes out most with Anya, with Yor he’s been notably softer and more receptive. In my view, this is partially because so far he hasn't really done much that would really hurt Yor and nor has she done anything that would really hurt Twilight. So far, Twilight and Yor are on a fairly even footing.

This is a very long way of saying that I trend toward thinking we’ve got at least a few toes into the romance already.

The reasons I’d be a squicked by the firming up of the romance, pre-reveal, are related to its being morally questionable as you pointed out (I'll talk a bit more about that in a moment.) But it's also because I think it would undermine character arcs and dominant themes.

Twilight’s arc involves finding and forging a new pack, a new family. Somewhere safe and loving that he’s been denied essentially for his whole life (I don’t dispute that his mother loved him deeply and did her best to protect him: living with an abuser and then with her under war was never going to actually be or feel safe). A big part of this safety and love for Twilight is about being accepted, warts and all. Twilight started lying because he wasn’t accepted by his father as he was. There’s a fair bit to work through by way of accepting Twilight’s warts already — I think Yor will be fairly understanding as things currently stand, and that’s part of why they’re a good match. Their moral compasses, their sacrifices, how they see the world and how they want to try and make it better, align and/or resonate in foundational ways. However, given their current standing, pursuing deeper intimacy of a romantic/sexual relationship with Yor before reveals, I think would take it past the line. And particularly when considering Yor’s character arc.

Yor’s arc is also around finding love and security, but centred less around acceptance (although that obviously also explicitly features!) and more around self-worth and understanding her value. If the romance were to firm up pre-reveal, the false pretences are… I mean, to me, they lob a Molotov cocktail into that theme of self-worth and being valued, as she really would just be being used: the intimacy could never be real because Twilight is not Loid Forger. To expand a bit on an earlier point, perhaps ironically, Yor’s relationship with Loid is mostly on the up-and-up: they both know any marital connection they demonstrate is fake. They may be (are) friends, and also they’re under no illusions that it’s something of a tenuous friendship (at least for now). They co-parent Anya but are clear that this co-parenting comes with clear lines around and between their relationship otherwise. I want to tread mindfully here, because I also really like and appreciate aroace interpretations of Yor and Twilight and their relationship: I think this discussion around firming up their romance actually also holds true in the case of attempting to substantially deepen their platonic bond, pre-reveal. In the same ways, Twilight needing acceptance and Yor learning self-worth would be severely undermined by a pre-reveal apparent and false deepening of their commitment to one another.

On the point of it being morally questionable generally, yeah it is. I mean, look, it's fiction and they aren't real people who can be hurt by those actions. So in principle, Endo can write what story he wants, I wouldn't think it reflected poorly on him or anything like that. I just don't really want to read a story that goes to that place; it’s a squick. I'm sure this has been discussed before in fandom, but my read on the moral dubiety centres around the idea that it isn’t possible to actively choose or meaningfully consent to emotional or physical intimacy when one person is lying about who they are (and in this case, they're both lying about who they are... Although Twilight to a greater extent). This does tie back into SxF themes as well, as choice and consent are also… maybe not big themes of SxF exactly, but active choice and informed consent are things which have come up more than once (I have my thoughts as to why: for a character whose choices drive so much of the narrative, Twilight is actually also a character who’s shown to have little actual choice or control over much of his own life. Considering his motivations for a world where children don’t cry, imo valuing active choice and meaningful consent are important factors required for that world. And I also actually suspect the theme of choice will become more important the more we learn about Donovan, and his role as foil for Twilight.)

Also, honestly for me, it would be too close to a common trope in a lot of popular western fiction/media that I don’t like: a woman being taken advantage of by a man in some way, shape or form, and then through the magic of her non-specific womanness, forgiving him his gross transgressions under the thinnest of pretences. Particularly as Endo has already taken pains to sidestep that as a foundation of their arrangement. To be fair, I wouldn't be surprised that were Endo to take the pre-reveal romance path, it would be a deeper interpretation of that trope, but as with other sexist tropes utilised in pop fiction/media, I have to ask why the choice couldn’t have been for a more interesting path, rather than retreading that one. And particularly given everything he's established for Twilight and Yor: it goes against much of what Twilight stands for — and indeed goes against much of what he meaningfully brings in his current relationship with Yor, that of encouraging her, supporting her, and shoring up her thoughts, opinions and self-image, particularly when she voices upset or doubt about them. It also goes against much of what Yor stands for: while the power imbalance would lie firmly with Twilight, it remains true that Yor’s lies in an apparently deepening intimacy would also undermine the safety and security she ostensibly creates for Twilight. She also so obviously hates lying, the prospect of her keeping her secret into what she believed was a real relationship would wreck her. Doubly so, given the weight Yor puts on Loid's acknowledgement of who she is and what she believes: something she hangs her self-worth on, a recognition of her value. And I'd argue here that it would actually, conversely, be impossible for Loid Forger to acknowledge or accept Yor's truth: that's only something Twilight can do.

And so I guess there’s also just the bare fact following from the above that I think a pre-reveal firming up of their relationship is the less interesting choice for what is a major franchise that has otherwise done innovative things. Another reason I love SxF is that it subverts tropes and complicates cliches. One of which includes communication: for a pair who have crossed lines as a foundation of their relationship, Yor and Twilight actually do a lot of communicating. That’s a subversion of many heterosexual romantic tropes and norms, at least in a Western context, and, to put it sort of flippantly, it would bum me out if it failed at the final hurdle.

I just want to emphasise one more time, my opinions and preferences here are strictly related to Spy x Family in an official canon capacity, and nothing to do with fanworks or fan theories or what fans want to explore in whatever fashion. Part of my feelings here are also honestly because of the tone and pacing of SxF. I think it entirely possible to do interesting things with those tropes and actually think Endo is the type of writer I would trust to do so. But the way SxF is written by way of tone, pacing, narrative priorities and audience demand, I don't think even Endo would be able to do them within SxF in ways that wouldn't squick me out and make me lose love for Twilight, specifically, pretty entirely. I'd rather he just didn't 😂

Tl;dr: in canon exclusively I’m not into a firming up of their romantic relationship pre-reveal! Their situation is complicated enough as it is; give these goobers the love they want and can share with one another, kindly and gently, when the world has been neither kind nor gentle with them. In my view, it’s already primed in their character and thematic arcs 🫶

[naarinn]

Still can't believe we survived the whole hiatus. Even I revived and came back(Just opened the app). This was truly our sxf

I was expecting Anya's past arc or something related honestly but since Endo knows what he's cooking I'll pass

Here's the long awaited prom arc

And

MY GIRL'S SO STUNNING OMLLL 😭😭😭 She destroyed the whole academy with this look. Icon and Girlboss! Go Anya GO!!

Credit to them too! ↓

Glad that see George and Bill as well. They are so precious to me.

Also I like how Damian's trying so hard to hide his nerdiness

Everyone knows how bad you wanna go there like who are you lying to fam 💀

I already guessed Arnold will be there. tho for a sec I thought this two was going to be him (Brave move. Rooting for you first boy!)

Ofc they can't be him! but why his head is cone shaped bro 😭 He's in a phase maybe.

Great decision really. It's sad how parents are using their children like pawns. They are like 6, my God.

Others are getting asked because of their families' political status while Anya's getting asked because they are actually interested. She's literally getting her own fanclub and not because of her looks or family but just being her silly self(so heroism and achievements). Which makes Damian's chances for her even harder lol

The great rivalry of eden just begun. Place your bets

Also sir can you stop tier listing families and standing like a stand user and show more emotions like a normal father would do? Someone just confessed their love to your girl there omfg???

I really want to write more but my brain's trying to process the whole chap. It felt like a ao3 fanfic lmfskjdk 💀

[h0estar]

[such-a-downer]

With how things are going with Henry-Martha flashback arc, i don't think we can expect something different (like loiyor/forger fam crumb) for chapter 100. Maybe the flashback will end right on ch 100 or 101. I'd still be happy if Endo actually surprises us with some forger household cut-in.

Of course for me, the Henry-Martha flashback arc is not a bad thing. The only bitter ones will be those who only read sxf for Loiyor overloads 🤪. Don't get me wrong, i hard ship loiyor but cmon... Spy x Family is NOT a romance manga.

I like how the story is progressing because Endo is dropping lots of easter eggs and letting us theorize and whatnot. The story map is expanding. We're being taken to important points of the storyline so we can gradually learn more about the Westalis-Ostania war.

Ps.: i speculate that we'll still be on flashback arc by ch 100, but the fact that Spy x Family landing the 100th chapter is still a big milestone. Endo will definitely be whipping something to celebrate it.

[call-me-chips]

Introduction!

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[lillabelle]

Why Buddy Daddies is not queerbaiting:

- Because it's not

But more seriously:

- It's FANS that said it was gay SxF, not the actual advertisements

- Rei and Kazuki's interactions are interestingly close but distant. Like a surface level knowledge about one another but a deep trust?

"I won't ask."

"I wouldn't tell."

Never at any point so far (as of this post, episode 4) have they gotten uwu blushy around one another, just some blushing on Kazuki's part when he's embarrassed about messing up and Rei teasing him.

- During the small bed sharing scene, there was no "omg, two men, sharing a bed??? >////<" vibe. It was a four year old wanting to share a bed with her dads, and her dads (neither blushing or getting flustered) saying that it wouldn't be comfortable. Scene ends with Kazuki getting hit in the face by a sleeping Miri and Rei soundly sleeping. It was used more for Rei character development than anything.

- Upon getting questioned about them both being Miri's dads, there's a really good post about how their reactions were more about "oh... I guess we ARE her fathers" realization more than anything. Both times they were questioned about it, they knew it was an odd situation, but even the people who asked didn't insinuate that they were together, and Rei and Kazuki didn't get flustered and clarify its not romantic. They're both her dads and the show acknowledges it's Odd, but not in a "omg are they gay???" way. Not even the other kids moms who were thirsting for them lmaoo

This isn't to say that they COULDN'T develop romantically or that none of this isn't the perfect ship fuel. I'm Obsessed. But don't go into this show expecting gay dads when so far its two single men raising a little girl and the little found family they're building together.