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Jun 9, 8:17 AM
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Every chapter just breaks my heart more and more... is this, probably, the best arc of Spy x Family? One of the best, that's for sure.

These two suffered so much, I did NOT expect such minor characters to receive so dramatic and detailed backstory ;___; you two should have talked about it, not hide your feelings this long

Also... little Donovan Desmond!!!


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Jun 9, 8:18 AM
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Donovan might be upto something. So he ain't a bad guy? Tragic stuff otherwise as expected. Sad.
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Jun 9, 8:34 AM
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This arc will be perfect as a stand alone movie. This is a cinema 🥲
Jun 9, 8:40 AM
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this arc is kinda boring. I feel like I don’t care about Martha and Donavan
Jun 9, 10:17 AM
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This whole arc is great for the world building of SpyxFamily. We’re getting a pretty good in depth view of Ostania much like how we got of Westalis in Loid’s backstory. Now that we know more of both sides, I’m hoping the next major arc will either focus more on Donovon or Anya’s backstory.
Jun 9, 11:25 AM
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Didn’t expect this arc to hit this hard honestly. Also this chapter is one of the best released so far: we saw the war from the pov of the ostanians, a young Donovan Desmond, a surprising tragic love story and we finally got to know Henry Henderson better (didn’t expect him to be so interesting). Can’t wait to read the next one!
Jun 9, 12:20 PM
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One of the best chapters of Spy x Family. Never thought I'd care for these characters so much in such a short amount of time. Teared up when Henderson thought Martha died. This is incredibly tragic. Just behind Loid's backstory in my eyes. People who call this series "mid" and "boring" should go read these phenomenal chapters.
Jun 9, 2:20 PM
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Incredible arc, beautiful progression of the star crossed lovers that are Donovan and Martha. With SxF's smooth, and crisp artstyle, their daunted expressions were phenomenally brought to life.
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Jun 9, 2:23 PM
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TommyTheWeeb139 said:
this arc is kinda boring. I feel like I don’t care about Martha and Donavan

Then what would you want to see in SxF? This is my favorite arc in a long time personally.
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Jun 9, 3:10 PM

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Their letters were underwhelming at first with how formal he is,
but his care for her from danger was sweet after.

It's frustrating how they never worked out yet, since he was forced into marriage, believed her dead, and I think she never revealed her love for him.
What's more interesting is seeing young Donovan express his belief of peace never being attainable due to humans being liars,
and enjoying Henry's teachings.
Jun 9, 3:42 PM

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me basically throughout entire chapter:

but honestly I love author anti war rhetoric by showing how ugly, tragic and sad war is.


Donovan: "Human beings are simply liars"

Hard to disagree with you kid, if only people could read.. eachothers... minds.... OH MY GOD!
anime-primeJun 29, 6:59 PM
Manga recommendation:
- Spy x Family (Ch.107/? - biweekly) | Sakamoto Days (Ch.191/? - weekly)
- MARRIAGETOXIN (Ch.108/? - weekly) | Machi and Oboro (Ch.16/? - biweekly)
- Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Ch.78/? - biweekly)
- You and I Are Polar Opposites (Ch.65 - Finished)
Anime recommendation:
- Deca-Dence (Finished) | Wave, Listen to Me! (Finished)
- If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Finished)
- Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Finished)
Jun 9, 6:51 PM
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Oh little Donovan Desmond. Interesting that we got some insight into him through this backstory about Henry and Martha.

So he believes there will always be war. I honestly agree we humans will always be fighting each other
Jun 9, 7:32 PM

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something interesting actually came of this; young donovan desmond.
Jun 9, 8:53 PM

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Choked up a bit reading this chapter, especially knowing the outcome of this side story and both of them didn't get what they desire...
Jun 10, 4:51 AM
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I like what I see.
Martha's arc has been quite emotive and tearjerking.
Seeing Desmond father at school was interesting.
His modern posture about war is totally aligned with his early thoughts.
Will wait next chapter, as always, impatiently.
Jun 10, 6:14 AM
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TommyTheWeeb139 said:
this arc is kinda boring. I feel like I don’t care about Martha and Donavan

I hate to say it but me too... not only do we have to wait two weeks between chapters, they're not even about the main characters
Jun 10, 7:07 AM

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martimere said:
Didn’t expect this arc to hit this hard honestly. Also this chapter is one of the best released so far: we saw the war from the pov of the ostanians, a young Donovan Desmond, a surprising tragic love story and we finally got to know Henry Henderson better (didn’t expect him to be so interesting). Can’t wait to read the next one!

Great point, with such a heavy tale between Martha and Henry, I almost forgot that little Donovan was introduced! Quite the off-putting and quirky kid, but good to see that even he isn't immune to positive change!
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Jun 10, 8:57 AM

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The saddest thing is, he didn't get to know Martha was actually alive. And quite expectedly, by the time he got to know, it was way too late for both of them.

I think this backstory would get concluded next chapter, but these really were some set of chapters.
Jun 10, 9:50 AM
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Domi_22 said:
TommyTheWeeb139 said:
this arc is kinda boring. I feel like I don’t care about Martha and Donavan

I hate to say it but me too... not only do we have to wait two weeks between chapters, they're not even about the main characters

Yeah just lately everything in the story has felt irrelevant. I talked about it in a forum post but this manga is losing me :/
Jun 10, 11:00 AM

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Tragic story...
We saw young Donovan and now have an idea about his beliefs. Don't think his mind changed about humans being liars, so what is he planning, to genocide the west? He seems like Eren-type of character.
Jun 10, 7:36 PM
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I personally love this flashback. I think that the nuances in their relationship make this so much more heartbreaking. I feel like Spy Family has been losing some people, but I think it has some excellent things to say with really stellar writing. I think that everything in this chapter hit for me exactly as it was intended to land. I loved it so much!
Jun 11, 8:07 AM
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The recent few chapters have been peak for me, but then again I'm not as attached to our main trio as other fans might be. (Like who wants to see their favourite characters pushed to the side ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯)

It's interesting to interpret this focus on Henry and Martha through the lens of Endo Tatsuya's dislike for the main cast. Seems like he's expressed this sentiment in the EYES ONLY fanbook and in interviews so maybe this shift is his way of reconnecting with the manga series?
Jun 11, 10:34 AM
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bboy_OatsnRice said:
TommyTheWeeb139 said:
this arc is kinda boring. I feel like I don’t care about Martha and Donavan

Then what would you want to see in SxF? This is my favorite arc in a long time personally.

I feel the same way. Endou is trying in my view to more eloquently put forward his views on the folly of war and the heartbreak it causes for those involved.
It’s a nice change of pace from the silliness of the Forger’s (as much as I love them and enjoy their shenanigans).
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Jun 11, 10:41 AM

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Farabeuf said:
bboy_OatsnRice said:

Then what would you want to see in SxF? This is my favorite arc in a long time personally.

I feel the same way. Endou is trying in my view to more eloquently put forward his views on the folly of war and the heartbreak it causes for those involved.
It’s a nice change of pace from the silliness of the Forger’s (as much as I love them and enjoy their shenanigans).

Agreed, and that's really saying something given how much he already successfully executed that same concept in the twilight flashback, both with him as a child and when he met Frankie. Loving this arc, and not surprised to see many others enjoying it just as much!
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Jun 12, 12:18 PM

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A Donovan Desmond backstory/hint??? I am sooooo in!!! 32 pages of Spy x Family today after starving for no chapters for weeks??? Wow!!! 😍📚 This arc is sooooo heavy. Martha fought for Henry's safety. Henry got his monocle after torture. He bowed down to his father so he can retain his teaching position. And Donovan is a prick!!! 😖 That wedding ring is supposed to go to Martha... 😭 Why are these backstories better than the main story?


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Jun 12, 9:00 PM

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Im genuininely surprised with how good this arc has been, how the author has presented the war theme, with this never ending cycle of warring, the propaganda surrounding war, etc. and how we are viewing this from the perspective of henry and martha and now seeing a young donovan desmond and how he is forming his opinion at a young age. Really interesting and heartbreaking. Honestly its been so long since i had been eagerly waiting for a spy x family ch.
Jun 14, 8:14 PM

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I'M CRYING, this is too tragic!! :'''(((
Other than that, I'm thoroughly interested in seeing more of Donovan Desmond in his youth, as we could get to see more of how this interesting perspective of his evolved.
I'M STILL CRYING THOUGH.
Jun 21, 1:40 PM

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I'm enjoying this arc soooo much Eleganto is awesome, Martha is awesome. Military and War sucks...
Also we finally got a little peek inside young Donovan Desmond head.
Jun 28, 11:33 AM

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page 4 :
who is this old lady ? she is the mom of martha ?
- old lady : ... mar-chan ... , your oji-san ...

page 6 :
- ... henderson-sensei ...

page 14 :
- ... donovan desmond-kun ...

page 21 :
- old teacher : ... henderson-kun ...

page 23 :
- young elegant-sensei : ... chichiue ... , misutaa desmond ...

i guess the beating damaged the left eye of elegant-sensei , so after that , he started wearing a monocle .

last pages :

- father : yo , my beloved son , i dont want you to die as a virgin , so i spent my money to "buy" this pretty girl to become your wife . lose your virginity with her .
- elegant sensei : thank you so much , father .

martha is captured by enemy male soldiers ? you guys know the "things" that they will do to a captured female soldier ? lol .

elegant sensei married another girl , so the love story of him and martha was over , because martha did say this to becky blackbell in a previous chapter : dont be a home-wrecker , ojou-sama . dont be a third wheel . dont seduce roid forger , a married man .








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They fixed the thread of this chapter, nice
Letters were the only way to communicate, but then the war got worse.
And now Henry had to change...fuck.
The last panel...Martha :'(
Desmond showed up, he was Henry's student and he already had his thoughts about the war.
Jun 29, 10:01 PM
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chapter 99 was the most saddest chapter yet
Jun 30, 4:06 AM
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I CRIED SOOO MUCH READING THIS CHAPTER :(((( THEY SHOULD GET MARRIED ASAP
Jul 2, 3:43 PM
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damn this was a real emotional chapter, Martha was easily swayed as yute and is unfortunately facing the consequence of war in one way or another
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Man this manga makes me wanna become a pacifist even thought I hate the thought. I love how Endou-san manages to convey the brutality and tragedy of war with minimal blood and gore.

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