Yes, that made for a lot of colons in the title.
This will not be a detailed review of Spy x Family: Code:
White. Imagine mashing Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Spy Kids. The
father, Loid, is actually Agent Twilight. The mother, Yor, is actually the
assassin Thorn Princess. Neither knows the other’s true identity. They go by the
family name Forger. Anya is their pretend daughter, who was actually an orphan.
But Anya is secretly a telepath, so she knows her parents’ true identities.
The story starts out in a fairly credible manner. Anya needs
to make a dessert as a school assignment. Loid has inside information that the
principal likes what looks like a meringue, so they go on a trip to a restaurant
in the town the principal was from.
Then everything turns into kooky fun. Anya accidentally swallows
a chocolate that contains something crucial for Cold War-esque tensions, and it’s
off we go. It alternates between serious and childish scenes, but there is
never a dull moment.
The background seems to be an alternate Europe, with much of
the plot taking place in what looks like an alternate Switzerland. The story is
pre-cell phone: There is even an old-style rotary phone in one scene.
Spy x Family: Code: White (the x is silent) is rated PG-13 for violence
and occasional foul language. There is also an extended “poop god” dream that
would be unimaginable in an American-made film, but is run-of-the-mill in
Japan.
