Audience reviews
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Karunya123
Season 2 felt like a comfortable return to a family I already loved, and I still had a lot of fun with it.
The basic setup remains the same, but the show gives Loid, Yor and Anya more chances to shine individually. Anya is still hilarious, especially when her mind-reading causes her to completely misunderstand situations. Yor also gets more attention, and I really enjoyed seeing more of her life as an assassin alongside her awkward attempts at being a normal wife and mother.
I liked that the series continues balancing comedy, wholesome family moments and action. Some episodes are very simple and don't move the main story forward much, but the characters are entertaining enough that I didn't mind most of the time.
The animation remains bright and expressive, and the action scenes still l…
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Boring, repetitive. Animes like this deserve 1 season at most. Thus dropped. It becomes very predictable, and the character interactions remain boring, again, foreseeable by the average viewer.
I presonally see a cult following of sorts around this, and some other animes, that does not necessarily mean that the original idea is holding up or is interesting, it is just people taking overly high interest in imaginary characters.
It is like telling a fundamentalist religious person that his God is mid, which usually it is.
I don't know why it wants me to write more, it is what it is.
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Season 2 of Spy x Family replicates the same charm and Slice-of-Life comedy from the first season. This time, our beloved Thorn Princess assumes one of her deadliest missions yet. Half the season involves your usual laugh-medicines and Slice-of-Life antics. The other half presents this relatively short but action-packed arc spanning five episodes. Unlike the previous season, this part of the story showcases the full extent of Thorn Princess's capabilities. After an unexpected family vacation goes sideways, Yor must carry out her mission while keeping her identity a secret. Among the gruesome displays and well-animated fights, the pacing for this arc can feel slow at times. The plot tries to emulate your typical maritime action movies involving James Bond-type cruises and heist narratives.…
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2 Reviews In English And Turkish:
English:
Throughout the first 2 parts of season 1 (24 episodes), we constantly followed Loid's spy missions and Anya's school life, but Yor's assassin side barely received any attention, which was one of my biggest issues with the series. We occasionally saw that side of her, but it was mostly limited to brief scenes or flashbacks. We almost never got to see Yor carrying out her actual missions. If the first two parts had included more episodes focused on Yor's work as an assassin, I think the anime would have been perfect.
Thankfully, Season 2 finally fixes that. In fact, a large portion of the season is dedicated to the Cruise Adventure Arc, which focuses heavily on Yor. I think it's one of the best story arcs written for her. It not only explores her…
Read at the sourceMarsRed22
The first season already had some pacing issues, in my opinion, as the main story progression really toked its time sometimes to make room for more relaxed family life episodes.
In difference to the first season where it was fine, this season barely had any story progression or anything important happening.
Besides the cruise part, most of the show did feel like better filler episodes.
The episodes often where more focused on smaller stories to get to know characters better.
We got some episodes with Bond the dog, with Yuri Briar and Damian Desmond, they where fine but the lack of importance for the story made this season a bit boring.
Fun for everyone that is interested in the relaxing family life part of Spy x Family, but everyone that is interested in the dynamic evolving from the famil…
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It’s misleading to call this the second season. At most it’s a part three. Very little changes compared to the first two “parts” (season 1 on Netflix). All the basics are the same, the actors, art, animation and the like are totally unchanged. It’s the same over the top organised chaos as the first season. There is something of note though.
Seeing as this “season” is many less episodes than the first I expected a cutback on the filler and more to the point story. This was not even remotely the case. I was very surprised to see that there was actually significantly MORE filler in this 12 episode season than the 25 episode first season. It was honestly kind of astonishing. In a way I was happy though, all this filler and the inconsistent content before and after the music further reinforce…
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Spy x Family season 2 carries the "torch" in the same style as the previous installments. This one happened to focus more around Yor, which also made me realize that the show has done things in phases for lack of a better word. One season focused more on Loid, another one was pretty solidly centered around Anya and happenings around the school and season 2 basically "completes the trilogy" in terms of their specific environment being dominant for a little bit
This one had a little more of a serious tone but I understand that considering out of the three Yor's environment is most hectic? It actually feels weird writing that considering what Loid does isn't exactly a walk in the park either. Either way I have been wanting to see a little more related to Yor and I may have even mentioned tha…
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I don't know...
I truly enjoyed this season, but I really, really, really don't know how to feel about it story wise.
While we could get quite a good arc full of dynamism, tension and action, half of the season consisted of slice-of-life fillers with little to no character development.
We do see the main three characters gradually growing feelings for each other, but this comes totally unsurprising as the first season had already made it clear that this would happen.
Other than these slight hints of emotions, the family dynamics remain almost the same and nothing changes about the world settings. There's nothing new. No important revelations, no characters learning something personal - or secret - about each other, nothing drastic that helps deepen their relationship any further than w…
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The anime is good, but there was no evolution in the story. I believed there would be more development in the story.
It was just filler. It was a good arc, but you can skip the second season and still not miss anything.
The story only showed Loid's weakness in caring for Anya, Yor's emotional attachment to her current family, and Anya's development in putting into practice the skills acquired in the Bondman series along with her power; oh, and the dog too.
Is it worth watching? In a way, yes, but if you're feeling lazy, skip to season three.
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Spy x Family Season 2 — Review
Overall: 7/10 (Good)
A consistent, fun continuation that delivers sharp comedy and a strong Yor-focused arc, but the largely episodic structure keeps it from building to a season-level crescendo.
Scorecard
* Entertaining + Artistic: 2/2
Still a blast—Forger family antics (especially Anya) and Fiona’s deadpan bits land often. Season 2 also digs deeper into Yor’s underworld reality in a meaningful way.
* Rewatch Value: 1/2
Mostly self-contained episodes that are solid by themselves; the Cruise Ship arc is the standout I’d revisit. As a manga reader, I liked seeing it animated, but expectations from the source may temper the impact for some.
* Narrative Consistency: 2/2
At almost any moment you can answer what’s happening, why it matters, where it’s headed, a…
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Spy x Family Season 2 was an amazing follow-up to the series, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Although the overall plot of Operation Strix did not necessarily move forward that much this season, I simply didn't care that much because the focus was turned onto Yor, and she absolutely stole the show. The cruise ship arc in particular was incredible, showing us how well-suited she is to being an assassin while still being the same adorkable, slightly clumsy Yor that we love. Seeing her balance the lethal mission with her clumsy home life aspect of things provided some of the best episodes of the season, and I was so stoked she finally got her due attention.
The rest of the supporting cast held on to plenty of charm as well. Anya is still as adorable and funny as ever, always keeping everyone in…
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In Spy x Family Season 2, we continue to follow the adventures of the Forger family, who, after a series of coincidences, end up embarking on a dream trip on the renowned Princess Lorelei cruise ship. However, while Yor must act as a bodyguard for a family targeted by foreign assassins, Loid tries to get closer to Anya so that Operation Strix doesn't collapse. And, of course, it's up to our beloved telepath to prevent her adoptive parents from discovering each other's identities amidst corridors infested with mercenaries and state agents.
However, before embarking on this well-deserved break, the story dedicates valuable time to supporting characters, who play crucial roles throughout the plot. In the first episodes of this new season, characters like Bond, Damian, Becky, Yuri, and even th…
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I love Spy x Family as it's one of my all-time favorite series and even I have to admit when it comes to seeing its second season either a second or a third time, it does a little less yet still amazing as is. Well, I do think some parts did make me lower this season by a point. As you may wonder, the whole Operation Strix is still going yet, but most of the time, it does have that filler feel. That, I do agree with some folks who would see it as a con. You know how several anime series get a little downgrade as filler arcs and filler episodes tend to get in the way sometimes? I never mind filler arcs as long as they entertain. With that, it does entertain me still since they were also from the manga. Like the time when Yor gets shot in the butt and she goes through severe pain that she re…
Read at the sourceMitsotakiShogun
This is a comedy anime that you can actually watch with your old parents or your (teen!) kids. The second season delivers more of the same, without deviating much from the first.
However, people have complaints. Let's do some meta-reviewing with some of the negative/mixed ones:
- bad animation: The fights in this family comedy anime were better than 90% of all shonen anime rated <7, and probably an equally high number for those rated up to 7.5 or so. The worst parts of the non-fight scenes are still better than the average quality of at least half of everything else that came out this season. Did I mention that this is supposed to be a family-friendly comedy anime?
- background music:
- no plot: well, this one is actually a really good point. Even for a comedy anime, there is much less…
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Spy x Family picks up where the previous season left off and continues showcasing the lives of Anya, Loid, and Yor. Each of them is still keeping their ‘true’ selves secret, but despite that they’re still coming closer together as a family. The highlight this season is a single arc that spans episodes 5 to 10. My biggest complaint with the previous season was the lack of fleshing out Yor, and this arc fixes that in a big way by not only having a Yor focused arc, but giving her the best arc so far. It has great character development in her where she reflects on her motivations and reconciles both of her selves. On top of that, this arc flows incredibly well with good pacing and a good balance between it’s plot threads. It has great action too and the climax involves a fight that’s a genuine…
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Ah, more Spy x Family bliss. And it gives me exactly what I wanted almost right away. I had thought before we wouldn't get to see much from Yor's side life outside of her retelling some of it. Then this season introduces me to an arc that showcases this side of her first hand and I think to myself "took you long enough!"
But I'm glad that was the case, as this build-up allowed her character to shine more than ever when her adventures grew out of the merely anecdotal realm. Yor is the star of the season through and through.
I have to say, some of the situations presented in this series overall can get a little ridiculous, which can be a difficult comparison to overcome against some of the more realistically portrayed, dark moments. I don't mean comedy moments, more like the out there solu…
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What could be better than a relaxed, comedic and cute family, I will recommend everyone to watch it and I'm telling you that you will never regret watching it because it's so amazing, a story about a secret agent named Twilight disguising as Loid who buys a house in an apartment and goes to an orphanage to adopt a girl who can read others minds that Twilight doesn't know about only to bump into an assassin who they later go on a date at one of the lady who works at the same company with Yor and with that they have a family, what's more are the characters that are featured in the anime like Frankie and Yor's brother, this anime is a great anime to watch on your weekends if you are bored or fancy watching something with the family.
Second season is just as great as first season and already…
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This season isn't bad at all, by any means. Sporting a great opening yet again, and an even more phenomenal ending credits track, there are a lot of great moments here. Here, we are narrowing down on the themes of family and tradition, putting aside the main mission completely. You can absolutely view this as the slice of life season, even though these themes have been here since the start. The show is starting to test its limits with its running premise, mainly with trying to pull out as many jokes as one can from this premise.
This show might be the most tonally consistent anime here. A true specimen of chaotic elegance, wrapped up with a ribbon in all its fancy presentation. Yet, it is so hit or miss. The comedic side of the show can either be fantastic or subpar, and it isn't crazy t…
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Spy x Family season 2 is a total upgrade of season 1 in my opinion. I wasn't the biggest fan of season 1 as I feel it was too disconnected from the main family dynamic, particularly with Anya's school arc, but season 2 rectifies this heavily.
I believe the family dynamic between Loid, Anya, And Yor is what makes Spy x Family great and season 2 leans heavily into the family dynamic a lot more which makes s2 extremely fun to watch.
The whole premise of this arc is a "family vacation" and I feel this arc gave a lot of justice to Anya and Yor's characters, specifically Yor. Yor absolutely stole the show in this season, especially in the finale, but I have to also give it to Anya that her shenanigans were both funny and added to the story.
If you felt iffy about season 1 and felt wanting mor…
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More of the same. This is this season's main drawback. Season 1 of Spy x Family had its ups and downs, but overall kept a good rhythm going and never lost its comedic edge. Season 2, on the other hand, feels at times flat, dull and stuck in a rut. It runs like a fun but already used up concept in dire need of some sort of change or development. It's at most times devoid of pacing and stakes, seemingly forgetting its main driving force and actual plot (getting close to Damian's father).
Season 1 already had some weaker episodes and moments, but these nonetheless felt somewhat bearable and forgivable, especially since they were coupled with far superior ones and the concept was yet new. Season 2, however, fails at achieving even this. It trudges on and rarely feels fun, with some episodes l…
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