The family does not have to be united by blood ties. It seems obvious, but even today, there are many people who do not understand what it means. “be a family”.
This gives for a long philosophical debate that would surely bore many of you, because if you have entered this article it is because you like it Spy x Family. But precisely, there is no anime today that reflects as well as this one, what it means to be a family.
That is why today we will analyze the Forger family and we will answer the question: Why do Loid, Yor and Anya make such a good family?
The Forger family, an unconventional family
To understand why these characters fit together so well as a family, we need to understand why they came together, as well as the role each plays in the plot. It all starts with westfalis special agentknown as Twilightwho is assigned to carry out the Operation Strix. The main objective of this operation is to maintain peace between Westfalis and Ostania. To do this, Twilight must begin by fulfilling her most difficult mission to date: raising a family.
To do this, decide adopt Anya, an orphan girl with telepathic powers. Her intention is to get Anya into the eden academysince it is the best way to approach your goal: Donovan Desmond. But for this, they must first pass an interview. The problem is that both parents have to attend this interview.
This is how Loid begins to look for a wife. At this point in the series appears Yor, who appears to be an official working for the city council. They both meet in a dress shop and it seems that a connection is emerging between them. Anya reads Yor’s mind and discovers that he is actually a killer who works under the pseudonym Thorn Princess.
The thought of having a spy father and a killer mother excites Anya, so Anya helps her father strike up a conversation with Yor. Finally, they reach an agreement in which, both will pretend to be a couple. This benefits both parties, as Yor needs a cover if he wants to continue working as an assassin.
That’s how it ends up forming the Forger family. A reputed spy with no past, determined to keep the peace at any cost; a girl with telepathic powers, victim of scientific experiments and whose wish is to be part of a family; and finally, a beautiful but ruthless assassin, who wishes to keep up her appearances in front of her brother, who works for the Ostanian security forces… What could go wrong with this combination?
The ties that bind the Forgers
now that we have the context of the charactersLet’s dig a little deeper into the relationship that they have. In this way, we will be able to answer the question of why they make such a good family, despite all its secrets and its peculiarities.
The first thing we can determine is that the three characters are very different from each other. On one hand we have Sluggish, who is a cold and calculating spy. A person who always puts the mission before his personal relationships. We can see this, especially at the beginning of the series. Like when he leaves his girlfriend in the middle of a date, in the first chapter, because the mission had already finished; or when later, while he is talking to Franky, he tells him that in his work it is better not to have ties of any kind.
Then we have Anyawho is the best anime character, which I already explained in other item. This character is very special, as he is Loid’s counterpart. To begin with, being a little girl, she is very impulsive and innocent; qualities that will often make Loid leave her comfort zone, in addition to generating quite comical moments. Also, she truly wants to have a family, even if it’s a fake one.
By being able to read her parents’ minds, she knows who they really are and this terrifies and excites her in equal measure. Let’s say that Anya is the character that keeps balance within the Forger family. And this helps us viewers to empathize more with her.
Lastly, we have Yor, who has to take on the role of mother and wife from one day to the next. She already had to take care of her little brother, so she somehow understands Anya a little better than Loid does, who has never had to take care of a child. Nevertheless, he does not know how to cook.
This last fact may seem silly, but we must understand that in Japanese society, the ideal is that a wife can take care of her house and her family. What it includes, knowing how to prepare food.
For Yor this it’s a real problem, affecting her emotionally. In fact, there is an entire chapter in the anime dedicated to this point. During this, Yor asks a co-worker for help to teach her how to cook, which causes some problems with Loid, since she always comes home late and the latter begins to suspect her.
Well, let’s go on to directly answer the question that gave rise to this article. These characters form one of the best families that I have been able to observe within an anime and, in large part, it is thanks to chemistry what is between them But how can characters who are so different from each other have so much chemistry? How can they form a family, if there is no previous relationship at a biological or sentimental level?
The true meaning of family
This is for me the real teaching that Spy x Family tries to show us. The family is not created from blood ties. Neither are these ties. can be forced or faked, as Loid thinks at times. The family ties are forged from of respect and affection.
Loid relies on Yor and Anya to carry out her mission, and though things often don’t go according to plan, this little by little he learns to accept them as they are and even takes them affectionately. On the other hand, Yor learns that he also it’s nice to lead a normal life. And although sometimes she is clueless and impulsive, she is always willing to protect her family At whatever price.
The three support each other and little by little they achieve their goals, helping each other, although many times they do not realize it. You know that in this anime, everyone has their secrets and a part of them that they hide from others. However, at the end of the day, when they get home and we see them helping Anya study or preparing dinner; we can glimpse a little peace. A peace that helps us see his true face.
Spy x Family teaches us that family is those people who It makes you feel good. those people who gives you confidence and with which you can tell when you have a problem. Those people who are ultimately your home and with which you can be yourself.