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Hmmm, I don't know, I kinda suspect the opposite of what other people think. That this is going to be when Loid does something wrong - he ingratiates himself to Desmond at Damian's expense, and this will create a conflict between him and Anya when she finds out. Maybe this is too dark and dramatic for this story though, but I think things have been going very smoothly so far.
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Have they?  Anya is bad at every subject and Loid had to give up on attending this year because the actual plan they've been setting up with 30 chapters (i.e. get Anya to the point she's successful enough to earn her way in) is untenable given her track record. There was a second option mentioned for earning the merit stars, but Anya isn't able to do that either; whatever it was. Loid also cannot infiltrate the social function in any way after analysing the location, and meeting Desmond through subterfuge in the few minutes he's outside the party is basically his sole option for the entire year. I'm not sure I'd call that smooth, and while you could claim that nothing has gone disastrously wrong to throw things off track and put the manga in to a second act, nothing has actually gone right with either. More than that, the story of Loid fulfilling his mission is secondary to cute family antics in the manga so far, and the tone has never seemed like it's going to stray that far from what it established in the first few chapters.Spy x Family is not a story that really cares about developing the characters through continuous characterization, dramatically altering them through on-going events. Everyone we've seen so far as a protagonist is already a good person, and any development will be by exploring their existing personality or maybe them learning some small new skills (like Yor learning to cook) or new facets of their personality. Not a major change because of some drama they created or anything. At least, I cannot imagine that happening, given the way the manga has gone so far. It's certainly not what I'm here for. tsob fucked around with this message at 03:09 on Dec 1, 2020 |
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I meant that things have gone smoothly in terms of the "family is getting closer together" plot. There hasn't been, outside of chapter 1, any real conflict that has threatened that progression. I mean this is totally 'backseat authoring' from me at this point, but I think it's kind of an opportunity here for Loid to be tempted to progress his actual mission, and thus demonstrate a flaw in his personality that he needs to move past.
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I just feel bad for little Anya because sure she's a bit dim on her own merits but also she's actually four and has to keep up with the 6-year-olds. I have that exact age gap in some of my classes! It makes a big difference for little kids!
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Electric Phantasm posted:Was anyone else expecting a Daybreak chapter when Twilight was talking about the security of the place? I was! tsob posted:Have they? Her other option I think was doing good deeds and volunteering. They crossed that off after the pool incident. I think? Why would you expect a major change? Everyone is slowly changing by being together.
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Fangz posted:I think it's kind of an opportunity here for Loid to be tempted to progress his actual mission, and thus demonstrate a flaw in his personality that he needs to move past.
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Spy x Family beat One Piece in...whatever the hell this ranking is. Being above Shonen Jump's consistent Nº1 and only below the absurd sudden success of Kimetsu no Yaiba is no joke regardless. https://twitter.com/wsj_manga/status/1334792018460028928?s=21
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A quick Google says "Da Vinci" is a popular Japanese magazine, and their book of the year list is a thing they've been doing since 2000 based on reader surveys, staff selection etc. No idea how much weight it has as a result from that, but it at least means it's pretty well known.
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There's no way, given some of the other things listed, that chainsaw man should be 45
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yeah, chainsaw man one spot behind dr. stone is just heartbreaking good to see spy x family getting some well deserved love though. i'd definitely put it in my personal top 3 for the year
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Glad to see Haikyuu!! high in that list. Had a nicely done ending this year for one of the best sports series ever.
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A tense chapter of adults talking. Coupon the candy shop. 
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Dec 27, 2020 18:11
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Dang Desmond is a jerk and comically hard to read with how his demeanour bounces around. Also looking forward to that list if future targets at the start. Anya's gonna meet a cosmonaut.
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Credit to the series for continuing to defy expectations. Twilight is right, Desmond is a weirdo and kudos to the series for demonstrating quite visually how weirdly inscrutable he is.
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Omnicrom posted:Credit to the series for continuing to defy expectations. Twilight is right, Desmond is a weirdo and kudos to the series for demonstrating quite visually how weirdly inscrutable he is. The power of biweekly updates.
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Man, it's like trying to talk to a brick wall, except a brick wall acts consistently. My only takeaway from that conversation is that Desmond isn't as concerned with Damien's emotional well-being as he should be, which didn't exactly come out of left field.
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It actually kind of hurt to see Damien So happy that he's nearly tearful just because his father gave him the bare minimum amount of attention and acknowledgment. Lloyd's going to have his work cut out for him now that he's trying to get Desmond to be a decent father figure for the sake of the operation
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What strikes me is that Desmond has the look of a one-off villain from like, Lupin or something, but the way he acts is so inscrutable. Every time we've seen a picture of him I've gotten the impression that he was a red herring, or a front for the real villains who had more appealing designs. But now this chapter comes along and I just want to know more about him.
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Alacron posted:What strikes me is that Desmond has the look of a one-off villain from like, Lupin or something, but the way he acts is so inscrutable. Every time we've seen a picture of him I've gotten the impression that he was a red herring, or a front for the real villains who had more appealing designs. But now this chapter comes along and I just want to know more about him. He is literally Shelly the Killer from Phoenix Wright I don’t think dad doesn’t care about Damian. He did come over after all. He might simply be trying to keep Damian away from becoming a weakness to himself. So I was gifted the first 2 pockets of Spy x family and rereading everything is quite interesting and still a fun read. Some fun things though are the whole “Anya is dumb” thing being very much what others pointed out already with her being 2 years younger than her peers and having a lovely life. And Twilight trying to save Nightfall from playing tennis against Yor. He’s already had a lot of run ins with her abnormal strength at that point. From her sneaking up on him, to the stampeding Bull, to him just barely dodging a kick when she was drunk. He at that point is fully aware of her physical prowess and I wonder if he suspects anything.
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The joke is that loid is so used to people being monstrously strong/fast to the point of being superhuman that it doesnt register to him as abnormal.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:The joke is that loid is so used to people being monstrously strong/fast to the point of being superhuman that it doesnt register to him as abnormal. That’s not the joke though. He’s clearly shocked when he sees the poo poo Yor can do. For example when Yor sneaks behind him he’s shocked and remarks that he’s losing his edge. He’s clearly aware at this point that Yor is super human, but he doesn’t expect the same from for example Franky. He also clearly sees Yor as superior (physically) than Nightfall despite Nightfall being pretty much his own equal.
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I'm gonna go stage a coupon the candy shop.
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:he simply refuses to think about how his lovely wife can send a car flying with a kick He didn't see that. He jist thinks that terrorist just got into a wreck.
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Syritta posted:I'm gonna go stage a coupon the candy shop. Legit curious what the JP pun was there.
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New chapter focusing on Damian and his friends https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/spy-x-family-chapter-39/chapter/21833?action=read https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1008418
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Headmaster is the best. A really good teacher.
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Electric Phantasm posted:New chapter focusing on Damian and his friends I'm glad that Damien's friends have upgraded to Bro status. Mr. Green is also a really neat character, I hope he sticks around and the fact that he's Ex-navy probably hints towards that. The School could use a more surly character to toughen up the lads. He also left me with a not-so-subtle urge to rewatch Clue
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Ah yes, the Yuru Camp crossover to celebrate its second season starting. As always it was something I didn't know I wanted from this series.
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I like that Damian's friends are actual friends and not just typical henchmen that are only hanging out with him for power.
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Re-reading the previous chapter, something ocurred to me. Desmond's comment that being impossible to understand strangers means people will never be truly sympathetic makes me wonder if he's involved with/providing support for Anya's experiment.
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It's always a good sign a manga can have a great chapter without a single core member of the cast showing up.
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Elfface posted:Re-reading the previous chapter, something ocurred to me. Desmond's comment that being impossible to understand strangers means people will never be truly sympathetic makes me wonder if he's involved with/providing support for Anya's experiment.
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Damian's friends are good people  Headmaster remains elegant as usual.
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Mulderman posted:It's always a good sign a manga can have a great chapter without a single core member of the cast showing up. Well. It can also be a really bad sign.
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Darth TNT posted:Headmaster is the best. A really good teacher. Henderson is clearly influential within the school, but he's just the head of history and the homeroom teacher for Anya and Damian's class, not the headmaster.
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Grouchio posted:Semi-obvious twist is semi-obvious. This is meta plotty but I found it suspicious that Anya fell asleep and had to be taken home right before Desmond showed up.
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Darth Walrus posted:Henderson is clearly influential within the school, but he's just the head of history and the homeroom teacher for Anya and Damian's class, not the headmaster. wasn't he originally headmaster before he got demoted for smacking that one guy after the forgers' interview?
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