#Spy x Family

[yuutaguro]

[papamin AU 🐅 ] seeing double? 👯

#my art #papamin au #back when i was first watching spyxfamily #nanami kento #loid forger #jujutsu kaisen #spy x family #yuji itadori #jjk fanart #jjk

[pandums]

Twiyor comic i dont want to clean up but willing to resize for tumblr upload

#sketch #comic #spy x family #twiyor #loid forger #yor forger #anya forger #loid x yor #loidyor #this is the first time i uploaded a comic and had to resize it for easier viewing #what ive learned is i gotta space my shit out better

[1alchemistart]

THE STARDEW VALLEY AU YOU POSTED ON INSTA?!? GENIUS. MORE OF THAT PLEASE 🙏 (Only if you want to of course!)

HEHE I'M GLAD PEOPLE LIKED IT!!!! i've been pondering on it for a long long time now

have these ole (and new!) drawings on it!

i should draw more for it tbh tbh tbh

also for people who didn't see the instagram post: so this is a stardew valley au in which damian's the farmer and anya's . practically in the role of the wizard except a lot more involved with the farmer's life bc idk it felt weird to me to make anya a completely normal person living in a town AWJKSDL

this way she keeps her mind reading bc yippee magic

#spy x family #sxf #damianya #damian desmond #anya forger #damianya stardew valley au #asks #my art

[symphonypikachu]

some recent sxf sketches 🤍

#spy x family #my art #fanart #twiyor #damianya #loid forger #yor forger #anya forger #damian desmond #im alive yall #sorry #life has just been CRAZYYYY #and ive had massive artblock #but here u go #some morsels #enjoy ily

[ryuko]

Free Style

#spy x family #yor forger #sxf #dresses #high heel boots #thigh highs #yohan1754

[animepopheart]

★ 【Kiko.L】 「 Yor Forger 」 ☆ ✔ republished w/permission ⊳ ⊳ follow me! insta • x • bsky

#yor forger #spy x family #sxf #anime girl #anime #tw blood #tw: blood #artist: Kiko.L

[yumeka-sxf]

Japanese Linguistic Observations in Spy x Family - part 3

Part 3 - Yor's keigo

I discussed in part 1 about the different levels of speech in Japanese, particularly how Twilight changes his speech depending on the persona he's donning. He uses keigo, the standard polite form of speech, when he's acting as Loid Forger, but uses casual speech as Twilight. Yor, however, uses keigo all the time, to a degree that some would feel is excessive, but also makes sense for her character.

Keigo is the most basic form of polite speech in Japanese. It's the speech that's taught in pretty much every beginner Japanese learning course because it's the "safest" for most situations. Without getting too technical, it basically involves using the polite conjugations of verbs. All verbs in Japanese have a "polite" conjugation form that's used in keigo. For example, the verb "to go," 行く (iku), will change to 行きます (ikimasu): change the く(ku) to き (ki) and add -ます (-masu). -masu itself is then conjugated further to show past tense, negative tense, etc. Likewise, one would use です (desu) as the "to be" verb instead of its casual equivalent だ (da). For example, saying 車です (kuruma desu), which means "there is a car" instead of 車だ (kuruma da). It's even more casual to leave out the "to be" verb altogether.

Unlike Twilight, who changes his speech depending on who he's talking to or which facade he's using, Yor consistently uses keigo, whether she's talking to an adult like Loid, a child like Anya, and even an animal like Bond. She uses keigo with strangers as well, even those who are antagonistic to her, like the other assassins in the cruise arc.

Even at times when using polite speech isn't warranted, like in her own thoughts, she still uses keigo regardless.

In addition to using keigo with pretty much everyone, she also uses the polite -さん (-san) honorific with everyone's names as well. It's not unusual to do this with fellow adults like Loid, Camilla, and Franky, but when it comes to kids, especially when they're not your own kids, other honorifics are also an option. For example, adults can use the honorifics -ちゃん (-chan) for little girls and -くん (-kun) for little boys, both of which denote endearment to someone young/cute. Loid calls Damian "Damian-kun" and Fiona calls Anya "Anya-chan" for example. But Yor uses "-san" for Anya, Damian, Becky, and probably every other kid she hasn't met yet! She uses "-san" with animals as well, which isn't nearly as common. She's the only one who calls Bond "Bond-san" and she even called the cat Kopi from chapter 43, "Kopi-san."

She also uses "-san" for people whose names she doesn't know, and in some cases, probably shouldn't show respect to. She calls the terrorists from the doggy crisis arc "terrorist-san", bad guys that she takes out on her missions "warumono-san," Olka's group "mafia-san," and the other assassins from the cruise arc "koroshiya-san."

The only exception to Yor's excessive use of keigo is Yuri, which makes sense since it's standard practice to be more casual with a younger relative than an older relative or someone outside the family. He's the only person she refers to without "-san" (she just calls him "Yuri"). And while she does use the informal verb forms with him, she still uses "desu" and its conjugations. So overall, she's more casual with him, but not completely so.

When talking about herself, Yor uses the standard, gender-neutral, polite word for "I"/"me," 私 (watashi). However, when talking to others, she never uses any form of "you." Like I mentioned in part 1 about how there's different ways of saying "I" and "me" in Japanese depending on the speech level, the same is true for "you." But it's always more polite to say someone's name or title instead of "you," and Yor does that all the time. Just like in part 2 how I couldn't recall any instance where Anya says "I" or "me" since she always refers to herself in third person, I can't recall any time Yor called someone "you" instead of saying their name or title.

While Loid uses the casual "you" word お前 (omae) when talking to Anya, Bond, Franky, and anyone else he doesn't have to be polite with, he doesn't use any form of "you" for Yor. He speaks to her the same way she does to him – saying her name plus "-san" instead of using "you."

Unlike English, Japanese is a language where you don't have to say pronouns if it's understood by the context, which is why something like this is difficult to convey in a translation.

I think it's an interesting contrast that Twilight is constantly changing how he speaks depending on whether he's acting as Loid Forger, as a spy, whether he's conversing with a fellow spy like Fiona, a casual friend like Franky, someone he respects but can't be fully open with like Yor, and even how he talks to himself in his head…yet Yor is the total opposite. As I've discussed in this post, she's extremely consistent in her speech, never straying from being polite no matter who she's speaking to or whether she's in her Thorn Princess role or not, or even whether she's speaking to herself in her head or not. This just further proves that, while Yor has to keep her assassin job a secret, she doesn't have to create a fake persona for it. Unlike Twilight, who acts one way as a spy and another way as Loid Forger, and perhaps another as his "true" self, Yor doesn't feel the need to hide anything about herself other than her job as an assassin – Thorn Princess and Yor Forger are the same person who shows respect for others no matter what her relationship is with them.

Such excessive use of keigo is odd for a fluent speaker, but it's not unheard of. There are plenty of examples of characters from other anime/manga who use keigo all the time too. I think it gives us an interesting, subtle look into their character. In Yor's case, I think her constant use of keigo comes from a combination of her sweet personality that never wants to offend anyone, but also her poor self-esteem. After all, keigo and other polite forms of Japanese speech are meant to elevate the listener while humbling the speaker. Yor speaks politely to everyone because she simply wants to be kind to everyone and make them feel comfortable, even those she has to kill, but at the same time, she often feels inferior to others.

However, there are rare exceptions where Yor stops using keigo which are, appropriately, during very suspenseful, high-stakes moments where politeness would be the least of her worries. For example, during her fight with Barnaby when she realizes she's holding back, she starts using casual speech. But she goes back to keigo before too long.

But probably the most notable example of her completely dropping keigo is near the end of her big battle against the assassins on the cruise ship, where she finally comes to realize what she's fighting for. During her whole epiphany scene – starting from when she thinks of Yuri and herself as kids until she stands up and says she won't stop fighting – she switches completely to casual speech.

There are many ways to interpret this, but I think it shows what an emotional revelation this was for her: she remembered that the suffering in the world is what caused her to want to protect Yuri from any kind of tragedy, and now the same can be said for Loid, Anya, and Bond. She remembered the words of acceptance she heard from Loid when they first met, words no one else had likely ever said to her before. She realized that she didn't care what happened to her as long as she could stop anything bad from happening to her loved ones – in that moment, no formalities were necessary with such intense self-reflection.

<- Return to Part 2

#sxf #spy x family #spy family #spyxfamily #loid forger #yor forger #anya forger #twiyor #sxf manga #sxf analysis #sxf manga spoilers #sxf meta

[beelittle]

Trying out brushes on adobe fresco with sketches of the kids ^-^

#fanart #spy x family #sxf fanart #anya forger #becky blackbell #emile elman #damian desmond #ewen egeburg #damianya #the eden academy kids

[edenfiles]

they have such cute dynamicsss.

#damianya #ewen egeburg #anya forger #sxf #emile elman #sxf anime #spy x family anya #anya x damian #becky blackbell #damian desmond #babies #spy x family #spy x family manga

[chidraws]

and I love you so,,

#loidyor #twiyor #sxf #my art #spy #spy x family #loid x yor

[l-antre-de-cecile]

Saturday

A SxF fanart I totally forgot to post oopsie

#illustration #drawing #artwork #art #artists on tumblr #artist on tumblr #digital art #digital drawing #digital illustration #drawing of the day #spy x family fanart #spy x family #loid forger #yor forger #anya forger #bond forger #anime #fanart anime #manga fanart

[marionettedupaincheng]

i love damianya and they’re so endgame but they’re also that middle school couple that breaks up every two weeks and gets back together 😭

#sxf #spy x family #damian desmond #anya forger #damianya

[juuyeah]

You can do it Franky ! ⚾️💪

#franky franklin #anya forger #sxf #spy x family #sxf fanart

[righteousenjoymentofthunder]

i like how loid, even in the role as anya's parent and ultimate authority figure, always treats anya as a person. he takes her wants into consideration (like when she says she doesnt want to go to school if she cant have a dog, he takes her seriously and never considers forcing her) and when she asks to do thinks on her own (with supervision and realistically) he obliges. anya, who was treated as the property and as a sub-human at the beginning of her life, to be adopted and returned by people trying to control her. and loid, who never sees her as anything other than a human being.

#little rant while im in the start of s2 #well. ive also read the manga but yeah #spy x family #loid forger #agent twilight #anya forger #yor forger #sxf #posts

[peanutseagle]

i cant believe i forgot to post my bewen shit here

#spy x family #sxf #becky blackbell #ewen x becky #bewen #ewen egeburg #sxf fanart #spy x family fanart #my art

[manga-and-stuff]

Source: SPY × FAMILY

by Tatsuya Endo

#SPY X FAMILY #spyxfamily #Tatsuya Endo #Manga and Stuff #Mangacap #Manga #Art