Spy x Family Hints at Jam-Packed Season 3
Waku waku! Spy x Family has announced Season 3!
It’s official! The Forger family is returning for Season 3 of Spy x Family.
Spy x Family released its first key visual for the newly-announced third season of the hit adventure comedy series. The key visual features Anya sleeping with Bond in a dark room with various pinpoints of light shining on her, creating a star (Stella Star, perhaps?). Various items are scattered around her, hinting at the possible arcs Season 3 will adapt such as Loid’s backstory and one of the most intense (and chaotic) arcs at Anya’s school. There is currently no broadcast date announced.
Spy x Family launched in Shōnen Jump+ on March 25, 2019 and contains elements from Endo’s previous one-shots. When the manga’s manuscript was first presented to the editorial department, it received such positive reception that the editors wanted it serialized before a meeting was officially held. The series currently has 13 tankōbon volumes as of March 2024 and has recorded over 35 million copies as of March 2024. Reception to the manga has been overwhelmingly positive with many praising the characters, family dynamic, comedy, and Endo’s artwork.
The series revolves around a seemingly normal family named the Forgers. There’s the father, Loid Forger, who works at a hospital and has an unusually vested interest in his daughter’s education. There’s the mother, Yor Briar, who is a city worker and possesses a rather unusual amount of strength. And then there’s Anya, the six-year-old daughter, who gives off the feeling that she can read your mind. It turns out Loid isn’t actually his real name; it’s a fake name the spy Twilight has adopted for his all-important mission called Operation Strix where he must get close to a man named Donovan Desmond in order to prevent him from breaking the fragile peace between Westalis and Ostania. The problem is is that he can’t do that unless he has a child to enroll in the prestigious Eden Academy, which is where Anya comes in.
The series received an anime adaptation, courtesy of CloverWorks and Wit Studio in April 2022 where it ran for two split cours. A second season aired in October to December 2023. An original film called Spy x Family Code: White released on Dec. 22, 2023 and earned 1.224 billion yen in the first three days and was number one in the box office for three weeks in a row. The film earned 4.41 billion yen in 18 days of its screening, selling over 3.29 million tickets.
The first two seasons of Spy x Family can be streamed on Crunchyroll. The first season will also be available to stream on Netflix later this year. The manga updates on a biweekly basis on Viz Media.
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