T5W#361-Top 5 Anya Forger Moments from Spy X Family (Season 1)

Spy X Family.  It’s joined the likes of Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen in a continuing line of Shonen success stories over the last couple of years and has a very strong frontrunner for Anime of the Year.  Granted we need to see what happens when the show returns from its hiatus in October (which is seriously shaping up to be a HUGE month for Anime this year).  But we’re all looking forward to the continuing adventures of one of the most dysfunctional yet entertaining families in Anime.  More so, we’re all looking forward to the return of everyones favorite ball of adorable cutness: Anya Forger.  This six year old psychic who can read minds is well aware of the actual professions of her Papa and Mama and couldn’t be more thrilled to be their kid.  Whenever Anya was onscreen during the First Season, she stole the show everytime, whether from being the most adorable tyke or her gastly reactions to more of Yor’s dark secrets revealed, or being a general bad ass from time to time.  So yeah…it’s time to countdown my Top 5 Anya Forger Moments from Spy X Family (Season 1).  Also I’ve looked a little ahead in the Manga, some of these are definitely going to be topped when the show comes back, I guarantee it.

 
#5-Sleeping through Yor Slapping Yuri

Ok so this is a very brief moment but my God I love it.  Yor’s brother, Yuri, comes over to meet Yor’s new husband, Loid, while Anya is asleep in her room cause it’s so late.  Shenanigans ensue and Yuri at one point demands Loid and Yor kiss to prove their love.  But Yor, even drunk, cant go through with it and as Yuri desperately tries to pull them out of it, she hits him so hard he slams into the wall connected to Anya’s room.  The little pink haired girl wakes up instantly and sleepily asks “Isit the end of the world? Is it a bomb?” and then goes right back to sleep.  Again, very brief but I couldn’t make this list without bringing it up.

 
#4-A Slight Glimpse into Anya’s Past

After the Forger Family makes it to the interview stage of their Eden Entrance Exams, Anya does her best to answer all questions thrown her way by a board of teachers.  One in particular, Murdoch Swan, is particularly nasty to poor Anya and has the gall to ask her which Mother she prefers: Yor or her original mother.  Poor Anya tears up so quickly and so much that it makes you clench her heart.  Not only is it a cruel question to ask but we don’t actually know what happened to Anya’s biological mother, though, Anya seems to have some recollection of her judging from how sad she gets.  It’s a heart tugging moment and, like Loid, we all want to just say Screw It and lay the smack down on Swan for being such a jerk.  Anya is worth protecting…and God forbid anyone who gets in the way of her safety.  You’re luck Swan, that mahogany table couldve been you.
 

#3-Dodgeball Hero

The pressure is on for Anya and her schoolmates when they partake in a game of Dodgeball with a possible Stella badge on the line.  However, their opposing team has a mammoth student, Bill Watkins, on their side and he lays waste to everyone…except Anya who can read his thoughts and simply side step each of his throws, causing the towering Bill to freak out.  Even Damien makes the sacrifice play to keep Anya in the game.  It all comes down to Anya unleashing a “Special Move” Yor taught her.  It has the most epic Shonen build up as Anya prepares the “Killer Shot! Star Catch Arrow!”…only for it to basically just lightly bounce into Bill’s hands, giving him an easy win against her class.  You’ll get em next time kid.  (Also Anya’s freely calling Damien a “S***head” during a lot of this episode, which is great).

 
#2-Anya to the Rescue

While trying to earn a Stella badge through community service, Anya finds she cant hack it doing much at a hospital with Loid.  It’s a day that almost ends in defeat until Anya hears the thoughts of a boy drowning in a nearby pool, having fallen in due to a broken leg.  Naturally, Anya cant just say someones in trouble and out her abilities to her Papa.  So Anya pretends to be bratty and want to go for a swim.  Even though she might not be physically capable, Anya still dives head first into the deep end of the pool to save the poor kid.  Thankfully, Loid takes the hint and pulls them both out but Anya is the real hero for not hesitating to get in there and use her powers for the good of a stranger.  She’s a superhero in the making for sure.
 

#1-One Punch Anya

Anya’s first official day at Eden Academy doesn’t go exactly as Loid wants it to.  For one, it’s Anya, her attention span is non existent if it doesn’t involve spies and assassins.  But she also has to contend with the spoiled rotten Damien, the bratty child who is the son of Loid’s main target.  While Anya tries her best (creepy but meme worthy) smile to be the higher person, she can only take but so much.  So at one point, Anya makes sure the Headmaster isn’t looking…and hits Damien with a solid punch that even One Punch Man’s Saitama would give a thumbs up to.  Naturally, Anya gets in trouble for this but unofficially, she gets the better deal.  She shows Damien what she’s made of and nets herself a much needed friend in the form of Becky.  Anya may be tiny, but she packs one helluva punch, don’t mess with this girl trained by a secret assassin Mama.  Also when is someone going to make a short snippet of the punch matched to the opening "ONE PUUUUUUUUUCH!!!" cry from the First OP from One Punch Man?