Weekends are for ‘Netflix and chill’. While it started off as a marketing manoeuvre by the OTT streamer, even the general public has somehow become accustomed to enjoying the weekend with their loved ones watching content on OTT. And this weekend, we have an interesting recommendation for you- an anime. While anime may not be the most preferred for everyone, give this one a try. With a very interesting premise, this Netflix spy drama may surprise you.
We are talking about ‘Spy x Family’. The story follows a spy who has to “build a family” to execute a mission, not realizing that the girl he adopts as his daughter is a telepath, and the woman he agrees to be in a marriage with is a skilled assassin. Certainly not what’s expected of an ‘efficient’ spy, huh?
In order to maintain the state of peace between the rival nations of Westalis and Ostania, a Westalian agent code-named “Twilight” is tasked with spying on Donovan Desmond, leader of the National Unity Party within Ostania. However, due to Desmond being notoriously reclusive, the only way Twilight can get close to him is to enrol a child in the same private school as Desmond’s sons and pose as a fellow parent.
To accomplish this and present the image of a happy family, he creates the alias of Loid Forger, adopts a young orphan girl named Anya, and marries a woman named Yor Briar. However, unbeknownst to him Anya can read minds and Yor is a professional assassin. Neither Loid nor Yor are aware of each other’s true identities, or that Anya knows their true professions. The family later takes in a dog with precognitive abilities whom they name Bond. Despite these unknown factors and Twilight’s occasional lapses of common sense due to years of being a spy, he must learn to play the role of the perfect father and husband to carry out his mission.
The protagonists trying hard to keep up their secrets make up for some hilarious moments. The anime was met with critical and commercial acclaim upon its release. The first season was released in 2022 and has around 25 episodes of around 20-25 minutes each, with a second season and a film up for release this year. Give the anime a watch and you won’t regret it. What better way to spend the weekend than laughing with our loved ones?