Spy x Family returns with its second cour, and a new family member! I really enjoyed the first cour of the anime with its mixture of cute family fluff, humor and overall great production. Episode 15 marks the end of the first arc of the new cour in which Bond was introduced and the gravity of tensions between the East and West were fleshed out.

Bond is introduced as a subject of Project Apple with future sight, leading to Anya taking an interest in him. Throughout his actions, we learn that is a coward and not very bright, but courageous enough to put himself in harm’s way to protect children without thought of the consequences. Anya and Bond also have a lot of synergy not only in how well their powers complement each other, but also how Bond is able to allow Anya to ride on top of her.

The conflict introduced in this arc was a interjection in the comedic life of the new family, revealing the threats lurking below the facade of peace. The antagonists were University students willing to conduct terrorist acts, killing and destroying their own city just to invite war. The Handler was also shown to be a victim of war, having experienced many unspeakable horrors and even losing her young child. Scary.

Once again, the Forgers show what a great team they make, each contributing to prevent the tragedy to come. Even Anya made a huge contribution in order to protect Loid and their family, assisted by Bond. Their reactions at the end were quite funny, with Anya and Yor being elated to have helped maintain the peace, while Loid is exhausted with this being routine for him. At the same time its a little sad to know that there are so many incidents that need to be resolved just to keep war from occurring. Hopefully the secret police are working on the side of maintaining peace as opposed to trying to promote Ostanian supremacy but that wouldn’t really align with what they are supposed to be.

Interesting choice of words, take care of him until the end. I thought it was because the dog was old already and it might pass within near future, and he was preparing Anya for it. Instead it was talking about their family and how it exists only for the mission. I guess its an apt point to end of this arc with, given that it gave us real insight into the weight of the mission.

I’m excited to know who the new lady in the OP is.