Book Review: Spy x Family Vols. 5 and 6 by Tatsuya Endo

Spy x Family Volume 5 by Tatsuya Endo

With their new pet dog who can see the future (but only Anya knows), the Forger family gets back to work on Anya's progress at Eden Academy. Anya has midterms. Any failing grades will put her closer to getting kicked out of school. If she scores in the top two she'll get Stella Stars, putting her closer to the real target. Twilight plans to break in and change the grades. Too bad another spy with another agenda is also breaking in to change some grades. If that wasn't enough trouble, Twilight gets a new side mission with a temporary partner, codenamed Nightfall. She wants to be his permanent partner, as in she wants to be Twilight's wife, which will mean trouble for Yor who is posing as Twilight's wife for her own reasons.

This is another solid issue of entertainment. Nothing earth-shattering is going on but it is a lot of fun.

Recommended.

Spy x Family Volume 6 by Tatsuya Endo

Twilight and his work partner Nightfall infiltrate an underground tennis tournament run by a rich man who has a work of art with a secret code that could start a war. Since the tournament is run by a questionable element of society, the rules are questionable. One pair of opponents are pumped up on steroids, others have special gadgets like rocket-powered rackets. The competition is delightfully over the top with physical comedy. Nightfall's romantic obsession with Twilight adds some extra jokes. Once that's done, it's back to infiltrating Eden Academy in hopes of finding out more about Twilight's main target, political figure Desmond Donovan.

Yet more fun and games. This series is perfect light summer entertainment.

Recommended.