Spy x Family Season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?”: All Quiet On The Cruise Ship [Review]

Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?” is a quiet moment before the very much impending storm. Yor gets a quiet moment to think about what and who she’s really fighting for, while Anya and Loid gets a nice day off playing around on the luxury cruise ship. Of course, this is all after an action-packed beginning where Yor fights a chain and sickle-wielding assassin. This is one of the more action-filled and dramatic arcs of the anime, after all.

Spy x Family Season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?”: Details

Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?” is the seventh episode (you can read reviews for Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4, Ep. 5, and Ep. 6 here) of the second and latest season of the anime series, and is the 32nd episode in the anime as a whole. Said anime is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Tatsuya Endo (Blade of the Moon Princess). Wit Studio (Attack on Titan season 1-3, Ranking of Kings, The Ancient Magus’ Bride season 1) and Cloverworks (Horimiya, Wonder Egg Priority, My Dress-Up Darling) remain the animation studios behind this anime.

Shōgo Ono is the director of Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?”, with Daishirō Tanimura as the writer and Mamoru Kurosawa doing the storyboard. Kazuhiro Furuhashi along with Takahiro Harada (starting with this season) are the directors of Spy x Family season 2. Ichirō Ōkouchi is the writer for season 2 of the anime this time, taking over from Furuhashi. (K)NoW_NAME is still the composer for the music you hear in the anime.

Speaking of music: : “Kura Kura” (クラクラ, lit. “Dizzy”) by Ado and director Masaaki Yuasa is the opening theme song. Meanwhile, the ending theme song is “Todome no Ichigeki” (トドメの一撃, lit. “Finishing Strike”) by Vaundy (feat. Cory Wong) and director Eugene Winter.

Voice Cast

Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?” features the voices of Saori Hayami (Natalie Van Sistine in English dub) as Yor Forger/Thorn Princess, Atsumi Tanezaki (Megan Shipman and Bryn Apprill in English dub) as Anya Forger, and Takuya Eguchi (Alex Organ in English dub) as Loid Forger/Twilight. Other notable voices for this episode include Aya Endō as Olka Gretcher/Shaty Grey, and Kenyu Horiuchi as Matthew McMahon. On the villains’ side, this episode features the voices of Kazuyuki Okitsu as Snoops, and Kohsuke Toriumi as the unnamed glasses-wearing assassin leader.

When and Where to Watch

Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?” made its streaming debut on November 18, 2023. You can watch this episode only on Crunchyroll for now. You can watch the previous season either on Crunchyroll as well, or on Hulu.

Spy x Family Season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?”: Synopsis

Normally, this would be the part of my review where I give you all a detailed and spoiler-filled plot summary of Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?”. However, this is the spoiler-free version of my usual reviews. Thus, you will all get the official synopsis from Crunchyroll instead. You can check that out below:

Loid tries to pick out souvenirs that will make him look like a fun and happy dad so he can cheer Anya up. Meanwhile, Yor was facing off with Sickle-and-Chain Barnaby.

Spy x Family Season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?”: The Good

As you can see after watching it: Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?” has everything you could ever want in terms of story. It’s got action, ridiculous comedy, and even melancholic drama. It’s like the entire anime condensed into a single episode here. All made possible by a combination of Yor’s insane physique, Anya’s childish cuteness, and Loid’s comedically serious personality.

However, the animation of Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?” deserves some praise too. Wit Studio and Cloverworks really did well in animating Yor’s battle with Sickle-and-Chain Barnaby. You could feel the sparks fly as Yor’s dagger things and Barnaby’s weapons made contact.

And then finally, the music of Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?” is just as spot-on as the previous episodes. In particular, (K)NoW_NAME did a magnificent job with the quiet moments. The sound of the somber piano mixed in with the air conditioning fans as Yor sits in the dark was just perfect for the scene.

Spy x Family Season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?”: The Bad

Do you not like action, comedy, or drama? Then frankly, I’m not sure why you’re watching Spy x Family season 2 Ep. 7 “Who Is This Mission For?”. In fact, if you’re 32 episodes into this whole anime and you still don’t like it, I’m not sure why you’re still watching. I’m not even sure what to recommend to you at this point. Maybe a nice horror anime like The Ancient Magus’ Bride is more your thing? Just a thought here.

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