Book Review: Spy x Family Vols. 3 and 4 by Tatsuya Endo

Spy x Family Volume 3 by Tatsuya Endo

The visit of Yor's younger brother gets resolved pretty quickly if not entirely satisfactorily. The family moves back to the regular challenge--getting six-year old Anya to excel at school. She has no interests other than watching her spy cartoon, so it's hard to motivate her. She does not have a lot of skills either, other than the mind-reading. When her class is part of a dodgeball tournament, her lone skill comes in handy since she can dodge shots knowing where they are supposed to go. She tries out some public service to mixed results. She's not good at cleaning up but she can telepathically hear someone drowning, so she gets a school star for saving a life. And what's the reward she wants from her family? A pet!

This had plenty of laugh out loud moments. The violence has been toned down since the last volume, so that's good. The bonus content at the end has dad and mom going on a date with a lot of comedy thrown in.

Recommended.

Spy x Family Volume 4 by Tatsuya Endo

As a reward for achieving her first Stella Star at school, Anya has chosen to get a puppy. The choice isn't so popular with Loid and Yor. Loid takes them to a dog kennel that's a front for his spy operation but all the dogs are too aggressive or ugly (they are "retired" from spy work!). As they go to a big pet adoption fair, Loid is drawn off to work against an assassination attempt. Thankfully, Yor is not involved. The assassins plan to use dogs with bombs attached to kill their target, so readers know that Anya will get crossed up in the situation.

The story has some nice surprises and action along with the typical goofy humor of the series.

Recommended.