English Dub Review: Spy X Family “FIRST CONTACT”

Overview:

A social gathering happens at Eden College once every half term. It is a strictly guarded event where only Imperial Scholars and their parents, the VIPs of Ostania, are allowed to go. Damian tells his brother that he’d like to see their father when he attends the event. Loid finds out about that and uses Damian to get close to his target.

Our Take:

Look… I know that a second season and a movie have already been announced but I’m not ready to let go. I recently did some voting for the Crunchyroll Awards and at the end, it gives you a ballot card of all the votes. I voted for Spy X Family on like seven separate things including Anime of the Year. It deserves all the accolades and more. In fact, the only anime that I would say was better than it was the excellent Summer Time Render which was not included on ballots for some reason.

What I am trying to say is that this was one of, if not THE best, anime of 2022. It was one of my favorite manga and I was really anxious to find out if people loved it once it got animated.

As for this episode specifically, it was another fantastic ooting. This one had a little bit more of a serious tone because Twilight finally for his chance to meet his target, Mr. Desmond. The scenes involved were tense but because of some previous Anya shenanigans, there was some much-needed levity as well. I am going to have my season review ready for next week soon but you might be able to guess what I think about it.