Spy x Family Season 3

Despite occasional setbacks, Operation Strix has remained on track to extract sensitive information from the enigmatic politician Donovan Desmond. To this end, spy Loid Forger has managed to maintain his pretend family consisting of his telepathic daughter, Anya; assassin wife, Yor; and their clairvoyant dog, Bond. Still the only one aware of everyone's true identities, Anya tries to sustain the family's cohesion while working to befriend Donovan's son Damian, her Eden Academy classmate.

However, Anya's efforts instead earn her another Tonitrus Bolt, bringing her closer to getting expelled and jeopardizing the operation's success. Hearing the news, Loid faints from shock. In his unconsciousness, he reminisces about his tragic past and his journey to becoming a spy. Realizing what Operation Strix means to him and the world, Loid finds renewed motivation. Although they each work toward their own covert goals, the Forgers continue to cherish their chaotic yet blissful family life.

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Forger, Anya Main

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Forger, Yor Main

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Forger, Loid Main

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Forger, Bond Supporting

Matsuda, Kenichirou Japanese

Desmond, Damian Supporting

Fujiwara, Natsumi Japanese

Briar, Yuri Supporting

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Frost, Fiona Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Franklin, Franky Supporting

Yoshino, Hiroyuki Japanese

Henderson, Henry Supporting

Yamaji, Kazuhiro Japanese

Blackbell, Becky Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Fukushima, Yuuichi Producer

Nakatake, Tetsuya Producer

Tsumura, Mirei Producer

Itou, Yoshito Producer

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Dec 27, 2025

Stark700

Recommended

At this point, Spy x Family isn't just a franchise about a spy, assassin, and family anymore. It's defined itself as the golden standard for a spy comedy shounen. With three TV seasons, movies, and games, its supremacy feels like it would remain unchallenged in similar themes. Now that we've come to known the main characters and story, how far can they push the boundaries in this season?

One of the key ingredients that made this franchise successful is that its target audience is expansive and open. Practically anyone can watch this show as it's unrelated to any other franchise. Season 3 obviously requires previous knowledge ... of the previous installations but you shouldn't be here anyway if you haven't seen those. Spy x Family Season 3 drops us right into where we are most comfortable with - Anya Forger and her beloved "family" in another spy comedy adventure.

But this season allowed us to see the history and character background of Loid Forger, a complex character with pacifist views. His character personality is complex because of his role in the show, where he takes on the mission to adopt Anya and marry Yor to form a fake family. Because of this role, his personality often changes depending on what he's assigned to do. Taking on the alias 'Twilight', Loid exmplifies the characteristics of a professional spy. His way of controlling his emotions while planning ahead are just a few examples. However, his past was also complicated by the war from where he grew up. We see tragically how his life changed from a happy boy to a person who sees the reality of war. His loss includes his family and friends, and motivates him to be the spy we know today. It's a background story necessary to understand by watching and believing.

One of the most entertaining story arcs also make its appearance that involves Anya, Becky, Damian, and the entire class. The 'Bus Hijacking Arc' is exactly how it sounds as their lives are put into danger when Anya's class is taken hostage. Neither Loid or Yor are there to save the day but instead, it's up to Anya and her mind reading abilities. She remains the key figure to determine what's real and fake while also helping law enforcement track down those criminals. As thrilling as it sounds, this arc also marks the lighthearted humorous moments as this show is known for. Yet, Anya continues to show her courage even when she realizes what's she's going up against. Similarly, Damian steps up to risk his life despite not having a special gift like Anya. This is a story arc that captures the emotions of kids being thrown into a hostage situations. It's an arc that brings out the best from its characters in many ways.

Finally, Loid's spy skills are tested once again in the final arc of the season. It shows how he continues to handle missions in with his expertise in spy while dealing with new threats. Nothing should really surprise you here when we see how skilled Loid has been, something he's shown since the very first episode of the franchise.

Spy x Family Season 3 delivers what it set out to do after that's continuing the legacy of a successful franchise. The third season has a deep dive into Loid Forger, a story arc that tests the limits of main cast, and continuing to also push the boundaries of a spy and family series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 27, 2025

ZeroMajor12

Mixed Feelings

*Spy x Family's new season continues its most discreet operation with grace and charm.*
Unfortunately, I am still reluctant about the way Spy x Family progresses its story due to its moments of story downtime and sometimes putting certain characters on the sidelines, despite their early introductions in the first season. While it is great to finally have some character arcs and potentially some good emotional building, you have to stomach through average run-of-the-mill comedies that the author had in mind with their quips more amplified without any of the cleverness and subtlety it had in its first season. What issue the 2nd season had is ... still present in this season. However, it is fortunate that it's less seen in this new season since it's a season of conflict and tension rising with new keypoints heading forward into the story.

Diving into what issues I personally had with Season 3 were the comedy sections I mentioned earlier. In some cases, it feels like some of these characters are underutilised in certain scenes where they could have made it funnier or at least more amusing to watch; it relies on using cheap knock-offs with teacher NPCs or enemy terrorists trying to sabotage Ostania's political stance in the current situation. On top of that, earlier established characters are forgotten and somehow not allowed to intervene in these conflicts. Which brings me to the 2nd issue I want to discuss about the story: the characters are separated.

The author tries to craft certain scenarios where only that specific character would shine without involving anyone else from the main cast. The problem surfaces when it deliberately sidelines those core characters and renders them unable to play a significant role in each of these cases. Yes, it's fine if it wants to show other supporting or side characters, but the story has an odd tendency to give them way too much precious screentime than needed when there are better characters worthy of it, which feels like wasted potential. It seems that the author was unable to counteract the issue of having separate character arcs as it means that any existing character dynamics are purposely sidelined or maybe even forgotten in pursuit of building the story with little impact on the main cast.

Much of my enthusiasm is nowhere near the level I had with the 1st season, but it is more entertaining to watch than what Season 2 had in store. Being one of the few decent sequels for this Fall, with a crazy catalog of disappointments, it made me appreciate Season 3 even more when it's handled properly without any misconduct from management. If you're a fan of Spy x Family, rest assured, this is still good.

Thank you for reading.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 27, 2025

Mache9

Not Recommended

When I hopped into Spy x Family I did it because of the hype around it, it was popular so I figured it would be good. At the beginning, I had expectations about how the plot would develop, it seemed to be a slice-of-life kind of anime, but then it was clear it was just a comedy and that it would just detour from the plot yet eventually move forward, but as I finished watching this season I can confidently conclude that this is garbage.

This show in general, including all of its seasons is just another circle of hell, nothing changes, everything keeps repeating itself, ... and there is no reason why you should watch this. None of the plot points have seen any progression, the "gold stars" that Anya was working towards have no real meaning in the story, the relationship between the characters remains unchanged, they just keep introducing new and annoying characters to make new stupid episodes with jokes that would only work with the new characters as they would not fit the current ones. This is a comedy anime, but for a comedy anime it's not even good, you'll catch me chuckling once every 5 episodes, that's it.

There are several comedies where "plot points" remain undeveloped and these are sometimes good, but this is just a mediocre comedy, and overall a terrible show. There are better comedy animes out there, actual slices of life with progression. There is no point in watching this shit.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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