Moving out of the ER and away from live-action, TV viewers might be skeptical of the typically comedic episodes of Spy x Family, but to dismiss this is to forget the darkness of Tatsuya Endo's underlying story. Despite the anime featuring a telepathic girl, a clairvoyant dog, and a spy married to an assassin, it's grounded by a world inspired by the precarious Cold War-era tension of East and West Germany. The episode was a relentless depiction of the loss a child faces in a war-torn country, resonating with viewers thanks to conflicts just like this raging in the real world.
Author: J.R. Waugh
Published at: 2025-10-21 22:00:19
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