#spy x family manga 96

[jesterraconteuse]

You know I'm right

[1alchemistart]

some doodles!!!!

[littleholmes]

“Yes. I can read people’s minds.”

That is major that Anya even told anyone, let alone Damian, that she can read minds. I’m just amazed. But also it’s a good thing he didn’t believe her because if he did? 😬

[anishake]

I've seen some readers questioning Endo's decision of making Anya confess her abilities to Damian when there's Becky, Loid and Yor. But hold it, it actually does make a LOT of sense.

I think most of us missed how much relatable Damian is to Anya. She sees through his loneliness and it reminds her of when she was alone and wishing for a happy family. And there's this other huge factor - for both of them, their main motivators in life are their fathers.

During the 96th chapter, you can see Anya having a wishful face when she says Papa is Damian's favorite person. And Damian's vulnerable admission about her family put the final nail in Anya's perception. At that moment she felt like Damian would understand her and accept her no matter what and it was an amazing and the best subtle build-up ever.

Endo, you are amazing 👏

[such-a-downer]

OH DEAAAAAARRRRRR

I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS SUDDEN BOMB

tho of course, no danger happened.

Only a wash of screams and squeals from us readers

[murasaki-cha]

I mean yeah I didn't actually think Damian would actually believe Anya that easily but man it would have been so funny.

But also it's gonna be hilarious later in their lives when Damian realizes Anya CAN in fact read minds and kicking himself over the fact that she told him when he was FREAKING 6 YEARS OLD and he didn't believe her. Clearly Endo is thinking foreward into the future I see his game I get him.

[naarinn]

Is it just me or are we about to get the most gut wrenching, heart breaking, soul crushing arc ever? 'Cus this chapter was so cute and then Anya just randomly dropped literally the most important information in SxF(and to Damian) Not to mention telling it to a wrong person can cost her everything

I started to feel like Endo is preparing us

Also MarthaxHenry is real oml (Someone please come up with a ship name 😪)

Notice how there's no sparkles around her here. She didn't need to read his mind to answer.

Now that we saw her looking like that again (like in hijack when he mentioned his parents, car) I think she feels bad and kind of pities him and his relationship with his family. Maybe she thinks he's not so different from her. Maybe that's why she trusted him when she confessed her powers

Also there's a possibility that this is Anya's pov (like in hijack) 😭 My boy beat the snot-nosed allegations

The sy-on filter may be spreading too. Someone save her asap

Honorable mention:

This two!

[aerequets]

I'm sure this has been said before but it's so funny how super spy extraordinaire Twilight cannot see the big fat elephant in the room that is Damian's crush on anya

you got this kid basically going down a checklist of "how to say you have a crush without saying you have a crush". like by the book. and twilight is worried that him dancing with his crush is gonna make them grow further apart. like...

(on the other hand it's probably a good thing bc who knows what plans he'd concoct knowing Damian's soft spot for Anya)

[zenchii]

Sy-on boy... -Er...not! You're so poor you had to learn from your parents?! I learned from a pro! I totally win!

DAMIAN AND ANYA || SPY X FAMILY CHAPTER 96

[youuuimeanmee]

Err guys,

I really really really hate to burst your happy bubbles, but

The last time we got an update on Anya and Damian's friendship level is from chapter 66.

And...

Now we're at chapter 96 and...

Does it mean we're practically back to zero?? (???)

With this kind of developmentss??

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Edit: waiT. GUYS. I just check the reblogss

GO TO THIS ONE RIGHT NOW !!! There's a chance we're actually hitting +100 friendship points right now!! (??) 🤣🎉 (thank you @giddiebeingdork !)

Curse you English translationnn. First Martha, now thiss 😭😭😭

[bumblebyfan]

One of my favorite parts of chapter 96, besides the dance, the reveal, and more Damianya stuff, is that in the “Damian trivia” part of the challenge, most girls (and Twilight) knew the general or the questions about Damian’s family that weren’t directly connected with who Damian is as a person, contrastingly, those questions about Damian as a person are the questions that Anya got correct, sure, she used her powers in most of them… except the biggest, most private one, who Damian loves most, in the process realizing how similar they really are

I think it really speaks about how close they’ve grown, and how similar their motives are

[queenofapeacefuldawn]

okay i'm convinced he believed her for a good 3 seconds, but stopped believing her, but. but.

if he stops and thinks, and thinks a bit about it, he will realise what she said was the truth.

[littleholmes]

As long as the students are working together to achieve something (even if he has no idea what that something is) Mr. Henry Henderson will continue to chaperone this dance turned competition without interfering with the festivities

[spencer-is-dead]

sobbing I love them

[animaymay]

SxF 96 Analysis: Some Small Details About the Reveal

Ok, hear me out. I haven't even read the manga for Spy x Family (yet); I've only watched seasons 1 and 2 of the anime, but I've somehow stumbled upon spoilers for the last two chapters (ch. 95 and ch. 96), and other small bits here and there.

And since I am not totally caught up on the story, I hesitate to call this a proper analysis since I'm mostly going off of what I know from the anime at this point. But!

I've been following the chatter and excitement following chapter 96 and I just wanted to throw this quick analysis out there, since I haven't seen some of these details mentioned yet.

So, I'm going to focus on this particular moment, just for what it is. Down the line, after catching up and having all of the character and story details, I might revisit this scene again with additional insight.

Of course, I'm sure we've all seen this panel at this point.

At first glance, this panel is beautifully drawn. You can tell that it was drawn with a lot of care and attention to detail. Typically, such manga panels are used to emphasize the fact that this is an important moment for these characters and/or the story.

There are even bits of confetti(?) flying around them, reminiscent of cherry blossom petals; this is another known technique used in manga to indicate the emotional importance of a scene for the characters featured.

That all feels pretty obvious, I'm sure. But I also wanted to point out other small details given here, which could potentially add another layer to this scene for folks.

I've seen a lot of discussion around how Anya's admission here is a big deal (and it is). But I haven't seen anyone mention the small detail here that she whispers, "I can read people's minds."

I believe that is also why we see that speech bubble transparently -- to visually show us the softness of her voice in that moment (in addition to representing Anya's willingness to be transparent about herself).

However, let's consider the conversation up until this moment. Right before, Damian had jokingly asked her, "How did you know about my dog and the pond, anyway? What, did you read my mind or something?!"

Of course, he was not expecting Anya to say, "Yes". But it's not the fact that Anya said, "Yes" that makes this scene impactful. Anya could have easily said the exact same words, at normal volume, with a smirk on her face, and nobody would think twice about it. Damian would have immediately understood that she was teasing him. And anyone overhearing their conversation would have thought the exact same thing.

But that isn't what happened. Because Anya was serious in that moment. With a genuine expression on her face, she says, "Yes" and then she whispers her secret to him.

And that is what shocks Damian. That is what causes him to freeze.

In that moment, he's able to sense her sincerity and hear the truth in her words.

His gut reaction is to believe her, whether it's because it's Anya or because of how she said it. It isn't until he has a second to think and his brain kicks into gear that he starts to notice the disparity between what he knows to be true and what Anya is telling him. In a split second, he questions this, and then ultimately rejects the notion that she could be telling the truth.

Why?

The obvious answer would be that what she's told him does not line up with what he knows to be true of reality. The rational and logical part of his brain overrides his heart and his gut, ultimately recognizing this disparity and forcing him to reject Anya's claims.

However, they are at a young enough age that it wouldn't be uncommon to easily believe in "impossible" things like magic or superpowers. So, there's also a chance that it goes a bit deeper than this.

Perhaps this sudden display of sincerity and truth from Anya didn't line up with her typical behavior with him. He's not used to seeing that side of her, and as a result, his mind resorts to him thinking that she's lying to him. He thinks that she's just teasing him. Not only because that's what he expects from her, but also because the only other alternative would be for him to admit that they've just shared a true moment of openness and transparency between them.

Anya's whisper implies, "this is only for you to know." As a defense mechanism, Damian's brain decided that it was more likely that Anya was teasing him than it was that she was being vulnerable with him in that way.

Another detail from this moment stems from the fact that this reveal takes place while they are dancing together. Partner dancing is an activity that requires cooperation and teamwork. At first, we see Damian and Anya struggle with getting the hang of it, but eventually they start working together.

That, in itself, seems to be a fairly good representation of their relationship with each other. However, even more so, it follows the flow of their conversation in this moment. It isn't until they start cooperating that they start to open up to one another.

And the pinnacle of the conversation -- the reveal -- happens at the exact moment when Damian dips her. Not only does this make for a picturesque panel, but it is also a symbolic visual of what's happening.

Dipping your dance partner inherently requires a level of trust. The person being dipped has to literally put themselves in their partner's hands. Depending on the dip, they are giving up varying levels of control and safety over to their partner. They have to trust that their partner won't drop them, or bring them too close to the floor; they have to give up their balance and trust that their partner can hold the weight that they're giving up. And their partner takes on the responsibility and burden of that person's trust (as well as trusting that the person that they're dipping does not throw themselves around carelessly).

And here, in this scene, despite the bickering we see Anya and Damian do, we see that there is at least that small amount of trust between them. Anya trusts Damian to dip her, and Damian trusts Anya to be dipped.

But underneath the surface level, the fact that Anya whispers her secret to Damian while he's dipping her reinforces the idea that she trusts him with that knowledge. In that moment, she gave up some of her own control and safety, and placed it in Damian's hands. Only his. Her whisper implies, "this is only for you to know." And he's been given the responsibility and burden of deciding whether to hold it, or drop it.

[murasaki-cha]

*crashing sounds as I violently fall off a chair*

OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUC-