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[@BasaraToujou10]

“Mama doesn’t exist” Anya best actor🤣

[@danielseelye6005]

Someone get her some peanuts!

[@sakdavith6969]

*actress

[@TheZorch]

Anya is the glue that holds this whole series together, she's just too adorable.

[@tonywebb1403]

Agreed she is precious children at that age are at that cutest

[@candypietravels]

Loid lol

[@MrShamus22]

ALL HAIL PEANUTS!

[@2024R___A]

Anya is the only character that can make me have the stupidest smile during times like these. She's a gift.

[@jeremygrandison1040]

LOAD THE PEANUTS!

[@HaloMillennium]

Anya introduces herself: "Anya" Me: "DAMN RIGHT YOURE ANYA"

[@PJammaGod]

"Heh"

[@Padenjs]

Waku waku

[@notmbr]

Based Wosebud 🤝

[@theloudshadow1556]

It's like if someone commissioned making a 'Fake Relationship' tag from a Fanfiction into a Anime and instead of making it Dramatic and Angsty. A Madman look over and said: "But what if it wasn’t?" He was then given the reigns to make this adorable masterpiece. This is now my head cannon.

[@firstprimehunter]

This show tricked me into watching a sappy wholesome anime and I’m all about it

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

The sappy wholesome aspect is what drew me in, honestly. Lmao

[@Treegona]

I feel like this family has a combined total of 1 braincell, because Lloyd has two, Yor sometimes has one, specifically for the purposes of assassination, and Anya makes any room she's in physically dumber. That said, I think this series works because neither Yor nor Lloyd have any experience being with actual real people, so their professional expectations cloud their domestic lives. Yor doesn't find it odd that Lloyd proposes using a granade pin, because that makes sense to her. Lloyd doesn't question that there's a woman who'd marry a man she _literally just met yesterday,_ because it is very convenient. Neither of them has the experience with normal people to see these things as red flags.

[@cliftonhalloway2282]

Okay that actually legit makes so much sense, their combined lack of real world social interactions make them ignorant to each other’s true identities Lloyd “I guess most woman know martial arts, these are dangerous times” Yor “People with mental illnesses can be so violent, my husband must be prepared for anything”

[@Yuushin7]

Not sure about your take on Loid not having a lot of experience being with actual people. His whole job relies on understanding how people behave in order to blend in. He learned over time most common patterns people behave in and how to deal with different types of personalities. It's Yor that is so socially inept and quirky because she was raised to be human weapon, that she doesn't fit any of these patterns of how people normally behave/think, so she throws him off a lot because of it, which is funny af xD As for him not questioning her motivations: taking into account approximate time period this is set in it's not really that odd imo. Also, beggars can't be choosers, he needed fake waifu asap and she dropped into his lap just like that - too perfect to pass on. It's funny to me that both Anya and Yor bamboozled him into choosing them for their agenda just as he did by (seemingly) offering to him just what he needed, but he got more challenging end of the bargain in the end and will probably end up with an ulcer by the time this mission ends xD

[@asesino9w0]

I think Loid doesn´t know how to act as a married man because that role would take a lot of time on a mission, I can see Loid doing the boyfriend, lover, faithfull servant, etc. but husband no because he always had this "wall" to keep himself from going to attach to others, he even complains a lot about relaying in others for a mission. Also Yor had to raise his brother alone so one could say that she had learn how to defend herself in order to ensure the safety of her brother and herself. And also Loid is under a lot of stress so one can justified his lack of reaction towards Yor´s actions.

[@Taneth]

There's also the fact that they can't really afford to question each others' cover stories lest they blow their own.

[@Treegona]

@@Taneth True, but then they'd at least internally _think_ that the other's behaving strangely.

[@poalex2352]

The fact that they do not sus out is one of the charms of the show. Because they both live in a world were what they do is so normal that they do not pick on it (like jumping from a cliff) while everyone else is baffled. They are both so fucked up in their head by their environment that despite being super professional they also are not normal and their normality is far away from ours. Making them stupid at times and making them accept everything the other one does. Which contributes a lot to their perfect matching

[@Lee-lm2bn]

Simple premises like this work wonders in a world of oftentimes convoluted storytelling. I don't know why people compare it with popular shōnen, it's rather a wholesome dramedy in my opinion. What you call a masterpiece is up to you but it's a great series in its own right and deserves attention.

[@ARMYALEX1869]

Sometimes simple premises tend to end up being masterpieces. Like Death Note: a guy finds a notebook that can kill people and uses it to clean the world of criminals. Spy x Family: a spy, an assassin, and a telepath make a family.

[@ZDXP84]

@@ARMYALEX1869 bro the manga is on another level it just so good if you read the manga you will finish all like 60 + chapters in a day. That's what happened to me. I discovered it read it, loved it. Then literally like two days after I finished reading it was announced that the manga would be getting an adoption. Like bruh. I was happy and angry at the same time. Happy for the manga for getting a deserved anime adoption and angry that I had to just finished it, cause if I had literally wait like two days. I probably wouldn't have read it and been able to enjoy it to the full extent of the anime only viewers, which is what I most consider myself.

[@animesenpai1163]

Simple premises works because you can easily build upon it. There's no certain rules in writing them, you make the rules in it. Which is why genre defining masterpieces are usually the first few ones after one genre starts getting established.

[@RedRocket4000]

@@ZDXP84 Oh yes never want to read something before I read it. And I tell angry magna fans over and over if you started anime only you love it.

[@Raziel312]

I like that he took the name "Forger". As in, creator of fakes.

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

Another quirk is that all the support characters have names and surnames that start with the same letter (Franky Franklyn, Donovan Desmond, Henry Henderson, Becky Blackbell, etc)

[@zhaoyun255]

Spy: Well, OFF TO VISIT YOUR MOTHER!!! Anya: But mama does not exist!!!

[@Only_Ameen04]

Yor Mother

[@171QA]

This is a show where everyone is either really great at trusting things at face value or the exact opposite. XD

[@mariokarter13]

They're too busy trying to hide their own secret identities to figure out someone else's.

[@MGDrzyzga]

Regarding Yor not figuring out Loid's secret: That's because Yor is very dumb. Anya said it best in the manga, creating a character sheet for Yor. Very high strength and fighting skills. Abysmal intelligence, cooking, and life skills.

[@DylanCisGood4Me]

It’s been gut-bustingly good, and has had me gushing over Anya’s adorableness. A heartfelt action comedy is exactly what I’ve needed. A weekly light to look for.

[@deciuswtasby]

It’s a funny show that I watch with my daughter (who I’ve gotten addicted to anime). The conflict of a man who is about details who has to now rely on others is always going to be interesting. As someone who’s reading the manga too…..fun times ahead

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

I'm single and don't have any kids, but I love how even thought there is a lot of blood, it's still an action show you can watch with your kids. Just like many other spy movies and shows that many of us watched as kids.

[@deciuswtasby]

@@Hey-Its-Dingo absolutely. I think it’s an interesting concept and there is so much more to come. I have no idea how far they will get in the anime via first season but as I stated (I’m reading manga which is ahead) a lot of great things to come

[@BeansWithHam]

Spy X Family is one of those shows for me where I couldn't wait each week for a new episode and ended up buying every available manga volume just to have more of the story sooner.

[@redkraken6516]

And now we are waiting 2-4 weeks for each new chapter and this just kills me.

[@CaptainPeregrin]

This kind of reminds me of the extremely underrated found family aspect of Cowboy Bebop: They all just happen to find each other and work well together

[@theturtwig50]

Not to mention the family are all hiding something from each other, all three are guarded from the other to a certain degree. In Cowboy Bebop, nobody could have an emotional conversation with the other.

[@wenyu4636]

An explanation to the "x" in titles: it is spy family the "x" is a "cool" way to separate the words in Japanese. Usually for foreign word in Japanese the "・" is used to separate the words as Japanese is a language that does not use spacing when writing. (I know that spyxfamily is just written as スパイファミリー in Japanese but the "x" is really just used to symbolise the seperation of words). As for the case of HunterxHunter, hunter is a name so to separate the name from the other name the "x" is used to separate the names instead of "・" which means that it is NOT pronounced!!!

[@missplainjane3905]

I never said the x too.

[@rippy4260]

Meanwhile me as a Spanish speaking person + maths ptsd I tend to automatically say Spy por family , por being equal to for in many situations (which also por in Spanish is normally said to call out multiplications , tho in English Afaik its Said "Multiplies") , making me the question of why not English people just call it Spy For Family , it doesn't sound that bad? Right? Although I kinda knew that the X was some sort of cool looking separation but I wasn't clear about it, so thanks 👍.

[@missplainjane3905]

@@rippy4260 It's just Spy Family.

[@Shadeius]

So you're saying it's pronounced "Spy Cross Family".

[@HUARIEE]

@@missplainjane3905 I’m actively ignoring this and will continue to say the x🤝

[@willpina]

SpyxFamily is a perfect example of just how even a bad premise can make a good show with good characters and writing. We usually get the opposite, an interesting premise wasted by crappy writing.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

It's not about the premise it's about the execution

[@TheStarTrekApologist]

Sometimes their thoughts are a little to convenient for Anya. Like when she does the crossword puzzle Loid comes over and starts to think of the answers.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Easily in my top 3 shows that I'm keeping up with this season, it's definitely worth a watch

[@thebanj0271]

It's still not amazing or anything

[@kyle7447]

Yeah its a good one. Also damn you are everywhere dude

[@AntiSocialPlanet]

I think it says a lot about the anime I usually watch that for this show I'm like "wow, a functional family!" 😅

[@potulnykubus4967]

It's Spy TIMES Family silly

[@claytonrios1]

Let's all feed Anya peanuts at our earliest convenience!

[@Riku-Leela]

I love that Spy x Family actually lives up to the hype that everyone gives it, I was dubious to watch it at first but omg is it damn good. It's been a while since a hyped anime has lived up to its hype for me

[@mrcheesemunch]

Anya is hands down the most adorable thing ever animated, I will defend this hill until the universe ends.

[@TheZorch]

Mighty shall that defense be!

[@Dyundu]

You have my sword!

[@PJammaGod]

And you have my bow!

[@Keshihead]

And my axe!

[@jonmcgee6987]

Little Belfast is a somewhat close 2nd.

[@DragonKingGaav]

I've SO been waiting for this reaction video!

[@user-uh7cb3vy4v]

its so good that i began to read the manga for it, wich i NEVER DO. AND I DO NOT REGRET MY ACTIONS I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE ALL THIS ANIMATED NOW

[@abderrazakbelouchi1368]

Huge love for your channel from morocco !

[@kpny8484]

I've been enjoying this anime so far, and am looking forward to more of it. Anya has been done sooo well, you can't help but love her.

[@Mysterios1989]

yeah - European adjacent country ... the manga blatantly used a German map, just without visible borderlines xD

[@YourLocalCopiumDealer]

Thanks for recommending this a few weeks back. Loving it so much I even struggle not to read the manga.

[@livingreverie5951]

This review came out before EP4 And God Damn did that family dynamic through Anya came Banging

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Heard great things about this manga months back, and decided to watch the first episode. Hooked instantly! Then after episode 2, I had to read the manga immediately! I'm all for it completely! IPs like these are rare for me, as in hook me in from the getgo.

[@mrjerry1080]

an elegant review for an elegant series

[@aiwash2766]

Ima have to wait till this show is all out, I know it’s a great show but i feel like its better as a binge

[@tariqueanderson9240]

The greatest anime out right now, that’s what it is

[@zarathustra7291]

Flavour of the month

[@timothyvankassel8908]

@@zarathustra7291 even then, best flavour this month by a mile

[@brendancoulter5761]

It actually seems entirely in character for Yor to not get that Twilight is a spy and accept everything he says at face value. It really is not in character for Twilight to suspect nothing at all, but if that is the greatest allowance the series needs to work I am cool with it. It is still primarily a comedy, its just the drama and action can hit hard enough you can temporarily forget.

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

I am full hype for this series so far. I have suspended all disbelief. A spy and an assassin who are both really good at manipulating people and covering up their tracks, obviously will be able to hide the truths from the other. Yup, disbelief fully suspended, give me more Anya please!

[@arisenpai]

Also... The soundtrack. So good.

[@drvince0725]

SPY X FAMILY BEST ANIME OF THE YEAR❤️ Let’s go FORGERS👑

[@mariokarter13]

The trick that makes the show work so well is the fact that the only person that knows what's actually happening is a literal mind reader.

[@Compucles]

To be fair, there are legitimate reasons for a single woman to be a martial arts expert. Yor? Yes, she's a huge airhead to an unbelievable level.

[@aarlavaan]

Had no idea this was being adapted as an anime. love the manga.

[@MrCoolAttitude]

Damn I had completely forgotten about this channel. Leave it to SxF to having this in my suggestion.

[@Lloyd00]

It's cool sharing a name with the protagonist

[@12brunni]

Sure it's still an asspull, but on one hand Yor's intelligence is...very focussed and on the other hand Loid usually only sees Yor doing something suspicious immediately before or after suffering serious head trauma.

[@BeefIngot]

To be clear this is not a spoiler since I haven't seen the show or manga. I must say though the obvious ending where they are both assigned each other as missions and end up going into business together as an actual family for the second season writes itself.

[@wilsonsauls2899]

Spoiler from someone who has read the manga As of writing this, the show is still basically an espionage-fueled slice of life and both Twilight and Yor are unaware of each other’s identities and the series is still fantastic. The season will probably end around the cruise ship arc of the manga

[@wilsonsauls2899]

Though I agree the series is basically screaming for this plot point and it’ll probably be the final arc once we get there (a long time from now since this series is playing a very long game)

[@zachhecita]

@@wilsonsauls2899 I think the final arc should be them fighting against the organization that experimented on Anya.

[@wilsonsauls2899]

@@zachhecita They’ll probably show up in a flashback for Anya (since the manga is doing Twilight’s rn), but that doesn’t fit the story too much. The end needs to conclude Strix

[@undead_6662]

@@wilsonsauls2899 My thoughts are that the organization and Twilight's mission are somehow interconnected...... Hell I'll make a bold statement that later on even Yor's targets will be the hitmen of the Science organization Anya escape?(or they just left her at an orphan temporarily) from giving her a good reason to become the part of the main storyline..... A kidnapping will occur...... Both will somehow discover each other's lies cuz Anya isn't there... Drama...... They'll come together to get back their beloved daughter. It'll end with them being a close nit happy Dom Toretto : *FAMILY!!!!*

[@sithlord503]

Can't wait for them to go to Londont

[@1911Zoey]

Im looking forward more for Parisnt lol

[@VaranTheGreat58]

Also, the english dub is superb, especially with the return of VA Alex Organ as Loid Forger/Twilight

[@balaalalaslk]

Mr and Mrs Smith but if they were both clueless and had a child.

[@overseernick394]

i do agree

[@yoshinumberone]

Anya is so precious!!!

[@CleanUpNick]

crossing my fingers for a Summer Time Render reaction,

[@brentr9161]

This show is my favorite by far this season and I usually prefer Isekai.

[@garamoth97]

Found family stories is why I love the film Tokyo Godfathers.

[@artbenaca]

Nice!!

[@kimu8639]

I thought it was Spy times (like multiplication) Family. Like the two things together make something greater then the sum of their parts

[@machina5]

Hunter x Hunter is pronounced as "Hunter Hunter". X is often used as a stand-in for the word "cross" in Japanese, as in crossing over, or crossing paths. So the title is a double meaning. Gon is hunting his dad, who is a Hunter, so Gon is a "Hunter Hunter", and the story is about Gon and Killua forming a friendship and meeting other Hunters, so "Hunters cross Hunters". In the same way, "Spy x Family" is essentially "Spy meets Family".

[@ACertainMan]

It's an anime about Peanuts.

[@danielseelye6005]

But not about carrots.

[@ginko8004]

Just gonna wait for Bondman.

[@Vollification]

This is what makes anime so great XD

[@oscarduron6606]

not sure if you'll like it, but Kotaro lives alone, on netflix a surprising hidden gem that i would love to see a video about (if you happen to watch it and think it merits it's own video)

[@OGNoNameNobody]

Earmark this Series when we get to the "Best of" time of year later.

[@harmonys965]

It gives me HinaMatsuri vibes at times! I adore this show

[@Toommm11]

A great "found family" anime was Maid Dragon! ♥️

[@josiahbrown1696]

I think they don't realize who each other truly is probably, because both of the characters are so use to their work they probably don't see out of the ordinary for a person to be able to fight? idk I didn't read the manga but them no realizing is also apart of the fun for the show so I still really enjoy it.

[@Lee-lm2bn]

One is a skilled spy the other a pro assassin, I'm sure they both know how to conceal their real intentions.

[@eirzaa0429]

Yeah in the manga, they still have no clue their true identities, cept for Anya of course

[@ImMegaTarquin]

“We don’t get many stories about found families rather than blood families” Looks over at One Piece

[@MWhaleK]

Exactly!!

[@jgraaay18]

Looks over at Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

[@UnnamedVibesTree]

Anya Forger: Pink hair, Psychic powers, horns (?), loves dogs, emotional damage, product of unethical experimentation. Kaede/Lucy: See above. Spy x Family = Elfen Lied prequel

[@kevinkocher9347]

I love this series please do not hate it

[@Kannadiga2301]

Nice video

[@tariqueanderson9240]

Do Summertime rendering next

[@thePanda7914]

it's actually Spy CROSS Family as in a CROSS over of concepts

[@alexsanchez4368]

Can you briefly talk about Tonikaku kawaii? What are your thoughts about the manga??

[@averlinbc5680]

🥰

[@lucinae8510]

This, Date a Live IV and A Couple of Cuckoos are my instant click anime this season!

[@avrinrose5457]

Can you talk about Kaitou Joker?

[@theautisticfilmmaker1944]

Anya Forger looks really, really, really, really cute.

[@kylem2010GT]

Anya is cute, but can we take a minute to talk about how adorkable Yor is?

[@Mercure250]

Two European adjacent fictional countries in a Cold War-esque conflict? Ok, Syldavia and Borduria, got it.

[@jgraaay18]

Hah, I get that reference and I like it.

[@someoneinasia]

funfact: yor could have just tell her coworkers that her brother works as a police. that way they wouldn't suspect her being a spy etc.

[@cadethumann8605]

She doesn't know. Yuri's job as an authority is kept secretly from Yor. Only Loid knows about it.

[@someoneinasia]

@@cadethumann8605 who said yor knows about yuri real job? i said she knows yuri "fake" police job.

[@cadethumann8605]

@@someoneinasia I may have to check back as I may have overlooked. Still, it may have been a universal rule that single women, regardless of ties to authorities, are seen as suspicious no matter what (plus, the authorities may see an authority figure in cohoots with a spy relative). It may be odd, but that's my guess for now for this wacky story.

[@NostalGamation]

Even though Spy x Family are the hot topic these days, I can't help shake the feeling that it's like Read or Die in some ways... a spoiler question who knows btw... where the 3 sisters in ROD not blood related as well?

[@NestorMandela]

1:47

[@blackwarrior94]

Lol that x your still caring about that 🤣

[@jasonlee0290]

Its like Spy Kids and Mr. And Mrs. Jones put together.. but BETTER

[@aklokoth]

My first introduction to this series was #405902

[@DrewDyrewood]

Please review Space Battleship Yamato 2199! Great sci-fi with awesome animation that i believe needs to be seen by more people!

[@RandomKun]

Thanks to Muse Asia for providing this show free on KZbin, LEGALLY!!

[@InfectedElite]

id like to see you review BELLE.

[@novisun]

I call it Spy cross Family, fight me!

[@vustvaleo8068]

meanwhile there are people making up the description that this series is secretly a horror show as in it is about Anya manipulating Loid and Yor into doing messed up stuff just for her entertainment, lol.

[@SuikaNine]

And then those people wnd up writing fanfiction, tainting the wholesome fandom with their edgy conspiracy theories and lowering the quality of the fandom as a whole.

[@whyyoumadbro2370]

@@SuikaNine There's already one fanfic smut of Loid and Anya wtf. People are fucked up, and me accidentally stumbling into that shit in AO3 soured my day a bit.

[@SuikaNine]

@@whyyoumadbro2370 what did you expect? It's Ao3. It's why I prefer forums like spacebattles and Sufficient velocity. They have rules against posting smut.

[@nonamegiven202]

I still stay in the Spy "Cross" Family camp, to be special ;)

[@NostalGamation]

Kingdom Hearts Union Cross agrees xD

[@The_Slow_Z]

Waku waku!!!!!

[@KylesBestvideos]

Do you still like making this type of content? I'm sure your audience would be open to more discussion/analysis-based videos. This video is really a summary of the start of the series with "So far Spy Family is an amazing series" added at the end. I suppose that technically counts as a first reaction, I just hope its at least the content you enjoy making and not what you feel like you need to make.

[@waywardlaser]

Haruhi would get along with Anya

[@dragonjohn34]

He finds out she a assisin like straight away

[@Strider_Shinryu]

That pretty much sums up my thoughts on the show so far. I'm really liking it and on the verge of loving it.. but there's that part of my mind that's just irked by the inconsistency of it since it sits so much at the core of the whole premise. It wants us to both believe that Loid and Yor are super capable, super talented, experts in their field while also believing they're too dumb to notice the most obvious things in the entire world. Which is true is just based on plot convenience. I know it's a comedy and that I "should" just overlook that but, I'm sorry, even in a comedy your main character can't be both James Bond and Inspector Gadget without it feeling at least a little.. off.

[@drakephysecron6775]

Yeah the only things that I think could justify this is that Yor lived her life as an assassin so shes too naive about other things while, loid whom you may catgeorized into an "intelligence" division is also far removed from normal life, while also having no choice in the matter but to "ignore" things for the sake of the mission. I read the mangaa awhile ago and i think the episode 2/chapter 2 is the worst offender in terms of these off feelings but i maybe wrong, something that also makes me forgive it more is the theme of peace built up by lies and ignorance given to the two warring countries and in their family itself.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

Or simply love is blind.

[@drakephysecron6775]

@@ExtremeMadnessX yeah forgot about that

[@paulburbeck4042]

Anime Mr & Mrs Smith + pink haired bundle of fun..... Sign me up.

[@missplainjane3905]

Spy Family it is.

[@xLinksDreheRx]

just wondered today. why is that glass reflection is kinda not with the gang anymore like not at all aka gigguk sydsnap etc ? also where the fuck is holden ? :D

[@javianbrown8627]

I call them Both Hunter Hunter and Hunter X Hunter along with High School DXD and DD and the same applies to Spy Family