Spy x Family: Season Two Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		3.5
Overall		3.5

Spy x Family: Season Two Blu-ray Movie Review

Spy x Family: Season 2 continues the top-secret spy mission. The spy action-adventure returns with more episodes for the second season outing. Created by Tatsuya Endō, Spy x Family: Season 2 provides more entertaining spy antics for series fans. The second season includes episodes 26 to 37. Spy x Family: Season 2 expands on the first season adventure.

Executive produced by Akifumi Fujio (Jujutsu Kaisen, Ayakashi Triangle), Takayuki Ōshima (My Hero Academia, Godzilla Singular Point), Spy x Family: Season 2 continues to showcase the fantastic anime production from CloverWorks and Wit Studio. Spy x Family: Season 2 also features animation production by Tetsuya Nakatake (Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings, Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening) and Yūichi Fukushima (DARLING in the FRANXX, The Promised Neverland). The Spy x Family: Season 2 production features high-quality animation.

Spy x Family: Season 2 features series production by Maasa Murakami (Hetalia World Stars, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc), Masaya Saitō (Teasing Master Takagi-san, FLCL Alternative), Mirai Yamauchi (Restaurant to Another World, Fruits Basket), and Takako Yamamori. Expanding on Season 1, Spy x Family: Season 2 features more of the energetic fun fans have come to expect. The second season brings back the beloved fan-favorite characters as the characters set sail on new journeys.

The second season brings back the Forger family for new adventures: Anya Forger (Atsumi Tanezaki), Yor Forger (Saori Hayami), and Loid Forger (Takuya Eguchi). The family consists of a spy wife, a spy husband, and spy daughter. The trio are also joined by a (spy?) doggie.

The family of Forgers are particularly faux. Yet the mission of the family is one that unites them as the spy trio works on developing their missions and spy quests. As the second season goes underway, the Forgers find themselves on a cruise.

The ship sets sail on the cruise line and the journey is one unlike anything the characters have gone on before. The journey is that much more complex as new assassins and enemies await. Can the Forger family – top-secret spies – survive their latest mission?

The second season of Spy x Family: Season 2 continues to showcase the wonderful cast of characters as one of the most essential elements of the series. Spy x Family: Season 2 features the same beloved characters that comprised the Forger family in season one and that is absolutely essential to the production and its continued success. The spy element is a big part of the character storytelling. Exploring these characters through their spy personalities as well as the family dynamic – that is absolutely essential to the production.

Spy x Family: Season 2 features superb character designs by Kazuaki Shimada (Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara, The Promised Neverland). The character designs are essential to the production. A fantastic showcase of character art – the designs are beautiful. The simple but highly effective art manages to highlight the entire ensemble cast. The Forger family character designs are especially impressive and well-done.

The animation is beautiful and a huge part of the charm of Spy x Family: Season 2. The animation style is remarkably rewarding. The animation highlights superb background art and line artwork. The animation style is so gorgeous and elegant. Spy x Family: Season 2 also features chief art direction by Hisayo Usui (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, Akebi's Sailor Uniform), Kazuo Nagai (Saber Marionette J, Eureka Seven), and Tomomi Sugimoto (Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Fairy Tail x Rave). Chief animation direction by Kazuaki Shimada (Encouragement of Climb, The Promised Neverland), Akira Takata (Natsume's Book of Friends, Haibane Renmei), and Kyoji Asano (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Attack on Titan).  There is so much to appreciate in the animation. The team of animators did fantastic work with the animation style and it is one of the best-looking modern anime series. The anime certainly showcases a fantastic aesthetic.

Spy x Family: Season 2 features music composed by Makoto Miyazaki (RPG Real Estate, One Punch Man) and Shuhei Mutsuki (Fairy gone, Lycoris Recoil). The score is one of the major highlights of the anime series. The score is beautiful and serene. There is a sense of passion in the scoring and it highlights outstanding dedication by the composers. The music plays a vital role in the production. There is wonder, magic, and plenty of energy in the scoring. The score fits the part for a spy anime series.

The visuals are also enhanced by the beautiful cinematography by Akane Fushihara (Kandagawa Jet Girls, One Punch Man). The cinematography helps to showcase the vibrancy of the animation. The cinematography showcases the animation in all of its subtle intricacies. The light and charming cinematographic style is a nice change of pace from more mature spy series – the style here is completely at opposite ends of the spy spectrum and the joyful aesthetic adds plenty of charm.

From writer-director Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Amatsuki, Dog Signal), Spy x Family: Season 2 continues to provide the series with epic adventures. The anime has become a huge success with good reason – charming storytelling, delightful direction, and fun characters make this an easy anime to enjoy. Particularly for anime fans who enjoy spy series, the anime has great production values and an impressive directing style. Spy x Family: Season 2 takes things in new directions and fans will be pleased to return for more spy adventures.

Spy x Family: Season Two Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Released on Blu-ray by Crunchyroll, Spy x Family: Season 2 is presented in 1080p MPEG-4 AVC encoded high-definition in the original television broadcast aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen. The release has a fantastic high-definition presentation. The video quality is superb on the release. The animation is enormously crisp, colorful, and engaging. The aesthetic perfectly highlighted with the encoding. Featuring superb cinematography, the visuals are a huge part of the presentation quality.

The video presentation also benefits from quality encoding. The high-definition encoding is well-done and physical media provides superior options compared to streaming services. Streaming often has lower video bit-rates and more compression. For enthusiasts wanting to get the best possible video quality, physical media provides an advantage – it is one of the strengths of Blu-ray disc as a format.

Spy x Family: Season Two Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The release includes a selection of lossless audio options: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround sound and Japanese Dolby TrueHD 2.0 (with English subtitles). The lossless audio encoding is top-notch. The audio provides wonderful encoding quality for fans of the series.

The sound design by Shōji Hata (Fairy Tail, The Ancient Magus' Bride) highlights the Blu-ray release. The audio capably reproduces the soundstage and soundtrack. The English subtitles are well-done – crisp and free from egregious spelling or grammatical errors. One of the strengths of lossless audio is the superior encoding quality. Streaming video services are limited to lossy (non-lossless) while physical media and the Blu-ray format provides a lossless experience – with a more robust soundstage (and higher bit-rates). Lossless audio is especially appealing to home theater enthusiasts and audiophiles alike.

Spy x Family: Season Two Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

The limited-edition version of Spy x Family: Season 2 comes packaged in a deluxe chipboard art box. The limited version features impressive packaging and it looks great in hand. The chipboard art box has an impressive spot gloss aspect on the package design. The selected artwork for the box set is fantastic – highlighting nice art on both the front and back of the set.

The release includes the standard edition package inside of the chipboard art-box. The standard edition set comes with a nice o-card slipcover featuring unique key artwork. Underneath the slipcover, the package design shows more key artwork different from the art highlighted on the slipcover.

The cover-art has a nice contrast of colors between the green hue of the slipcover, the pink cover-art, and the gray chipboard art-box. Inside of the chipboard art box, the limited edition also includes a special "top secret – classified" box containing an "in transit docket" featuring 3 art cards, the forgers Acrylic Standee, and Stella Star and Tonitrus Bolt Pins. The box-set also includes a deluxe 55-page Spy x Family Season 2 art book.

The art-book features a "for your eyes only" notation and includes a variety of sub-sections: character chart, character profiles, props, art boards, cast dialogue, interview section, character visuals, and key visuals. The character chart includes a character map with profile photos, names, and connections. The character profiles section has character artwork alongside descriptions. The character profiles covers Loid Forger, Anya Forger, Yor Forger, Bond Forger, Franky Franklin, Damian Desmond, Yuri Briar, Emile Elman, Ewen Egeberg, Bond Girls, The Garden "Shopkeeper", Matthew Mcmahon, Olka Gretcher, Gram Gretcher, Furseal Grey, Becky Blackbell, Fiona Frost, Bennett, Daisy, The Man at the Arson Site, Arsonist, and more – including an assassins section – leader of the assassins, sickle-and-chain Barnaby, Informant, Swordsman, and other assassins.

A "Props" section covers Peanut Bomb, Canoe, Net, Fishing Rod, Franky's Inventions, Barnaby's Sickle and Chain, The Swordsman's Katana, Rubber Escape Boat, The Clock in the Lobby of the Lorelei, and The Hammer Game in the Park. The "Art Boards" section showcases the Fancy Restaurant, High Ground Looking Down on the Amusement Park, River Inside of Eden College Property, Lake Inside of Eden College Property, Cecile Hall, Second Cafeteria, Princess Lorelei Ship – Outside View, Princess Lorelei Ship – Side Decks, Princess Lorelei Ship – 3^rd Class Rooms, Princess Lorelei Ship – Main Lobby, Princess Lorelei Ship – Top Deck, Garden Headquarters Garden, Resort Island, Resort Island – Shore, Resort Island – In Town, Resort Island – Pier, Resort Island – Highland View, Resort Island – Promenade near the ocean, Apartment Set on Fire, Apartment Set on Fire – Outside, Apartment Set on Fire – the room Daisy was in, Apartment Set on Fire – Hallway and staircase, Park, and Promenade in Town. These sections do highlight and showcase a lot of artwork related to the production.

The Cast Dialogue section includes an interview with Japanese voice actors Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger), Natsumi Fujiwara (Damian Desmond), and Emiri Kato (Becky Blackbell). The voice actors are interviewed about Season 2 and the roles of their characters. The booklet also includes a Profile section highlighting information on Atsumi Tanezaki, Natsumi Fujiwara, and Emiri Kato.

A second cast dialogue section includes interviews with Japanese voice actors Takuya Eguchi (Loid Forger), Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger), and Saori Hayami (Yor Forger). The interview questions the cast members about the Luxury Cruise Arc and their role in the epic story arc. Takuya Eguchi also leaves a great comment in the booklet interview, saying this about physical media – "In the age where you can watch most things on streaming, as someone on the side of creating these works it makes me very happy when people still buy physical copies. This volume comes with a booklet so please enjoy that as the world of Spy x Family grows even more for you." Atsumi Tanezaki leaves another comment for physical media fans: "Thank you very much for buying the Blu-ray and DVD!"  

Another cast member dialogue includes a discussion between Takuya Eguchi (Loid Forger) and Kenichiro Matsuda (Bond Forger) – the discussion revolves around the 37^th episode of the series – the specifics of "Part of the Family" and what it means for the voice actors. A profile section highlights Takuya Eguchi and Kenichirou Matsuda with more information. The booklet also provides an ADR Director Interview featuring Cris George. Cris George answers questions about the anime and his role as ADR Director. A "Key Visual" section closes out the booklet with poster artwork, character artwork, and more key Season 2 artwork.

On disc supplements include:

Music Videos (HD, 7:46)

Textless Opening Song (HD, 1:32)

Textless Closing Song (HD, 1:32)

Spy x Family: Season Two Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Spy x Family: Season 2 brings back the fan-favorite spy anime for more action-packed adventures. The series has become a huge hit because of the compelling cast of characters – the Forger family being especially compelling for audiences. There is so much to love and appreciate about the cast. With beautiful animation and production values, Spy x Family: Season 2 is a huge success for fans.

The Blu-ray release of Spy x Family: Season 2 provides excellent high-definition video, lossless audio, and a nice assortment of bonus features for the limited-edition release (with plenty of physical swag and a collector's booklet). The premium art box, collectables, and art book are especially nice aspects of the release. Highly Recommended.