This article includes spoilers for the “SPY x FAMILY” manga. Reader discretion is advised.
Many times we have talked about “SPY x FAMILY“, and although the story of the manga advances at a snail’s pace and many fans feel desperate at how little development there has been, The work continues to maintain its relevance thanks to its anime adaptation by a duo of renowned studios, WIT STUDIO and CloverWorks.
However, curiously what became a trend recently was not the anime adaptation (which released an original anime film a few months ago in Japan), but the most recent chapter of the manga. The story remains practically the same as always, with Anya trying to get enough decorations at school to rise through the ranks so that Loid Forger, her adoptive father and spy, can have access to the Desmond family, her main objective.
While this has been developing for five years, the plot reached a school dance, where Anya tries hard to get Damian Desmond to choose her as his partner. (so that Loid can fulfill his mission, of course). For this, Damian’s friends decide to carry out a series of tests and one of them involves a question and answer contest.
One of these questions was very specific, so Anya reads Damian and his friends’ minds to find the answer. This helps him eventually win the contest, but piques Damian’s curiosity. When they are finally dancing, they are both surprised at how well they do it. While Damian reveals that his family hired a private instructor for him, Anya comments that it was her own father who taught her. Damian, who longs for more communication with his parents, sighs: “Your family seems nice“.
Although he then evades the topic like the tsundere that he is, he soon remembers that Anya knew how to answer a very specific question about her past. It is here where he directly asks Anya how she knew the answer, and also jokingly asks her if she knows how to read minds. “Yes, I can read people’s minds“Anya reveals. However, Damian doesn’t believe him.
This is the first time Anya tells anyone else her biggest secret, that she can read other people’s minds. It is a rather particular detail that Damian was the person to whom Anya decided to tell her secret, and not her adoptive parents. Generally there has been very strong shipping between these characters within the fan community.and this moment between the two definitely became a trend on social networks:
- «Even shitty Kazuya lost to these two kids».
- «They didn’t have to try as hard in the panel between the two of them. We know Damian is smart, so it won’t take him long to realize that Anya was telling him the truth and we’ll see how it turns out.».
- «It is very strange that people feel disgusted with this type of development. It’s not like you’re going to have sex now, stop reading hentai».
- «Good god, the tenderness of the moment led Anya to reveal her secret. The flag towards the climax of the play has been raised. This revelation will lead to Damian using her in some way in the future.».
- «I expected people in the comments arguing about the children being in a relationship and yup…. This is the internet after all. Better grab some popcorn and watch these clowns complain».
- «She told Damian and not Loid, so there’s a chance Anya likes Damian too».
- «All the shitty chapters were worth it just for this moment.».
- «Anya said it and Damian didn’t believe her… So it won’t be Anya’s fault if things go wrong. Well I can’t blame Damian, sometimes there are truths that are hard to believe than lies that are far from the truth.».
- «Lost opportunity. The answer should have been that she loves her two friends more. The boy wants his father to love him but he doesn’t have much relationship, so it’s hard to believe that he loves his father more.».
- «There will come a time when you will remember what you just said».
- «Now we get Damian not to believe her, but every time she randomly “guesses” something she shouldn’t know, he’ll remember what she said and wonder if it was true.».
- «Author, please do not leave Anya’s confession without any development in the next chapters».
- «Can read minds. What must have happened in Anya’s head? She’s usually afraid to tell».
- «How did he tell her his biggest secret? He doesn’t trust Yor and Loid that much then.».
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