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  • Did you know that this face Anya makes in episode 13 is a reference to another pink-haired anime psychic?

  • Well, stick around and we'll tell you all about it and many of Anya's other hilarious faces.

  • Anya is a very expressive character which is what makes her so fun to watch.

  • This video is going to be analyzing several of her most iconic, including one of our personal favorites.

  • Anya really is the core of Spy Family's story.

  • While Loid does get to do most of the cool spy stuff, Anya is what keeps the family together.

  • Plus her adorable character design and silly antics have made her an easy fan favorite.

  • Anya is a very expressive characterespecially when compared to Loid and his almost constantly serious face.

  • Since at its core, Spy Family is a slice of life comedyAnya's expressions can bring a lot to a scene whether it's for comedy or emotion.

  • One of the first notable faces that Anya makes is her sad face.

  • It first appears in Episode 1 when Anya overhears Loid's thoughts and worries that he's gonna abandon her.

  • Anya's face is drawn in a very classic way.

  • Obviouslythanks to animation, Anya can show a lot more expression than a regular person can.

  • In order to really show how sad Anya is, her eyes and even her irises are shown literally trembling with wavy lines.

  • Her mouth is also drawn in the same wavy style.

  • It's honestly a very Looney Tunes way of showing sadness, and we mean that literally.

  • Just take a look at this sad dog from the classic Warner Bros. cartoon Feed the Kitty.

  • The way the tears are animated coming out of his eyes in a way too fast for any normal human are a lot like Anya's.

  • Another cute anime girl with wacky facial expressions that Anya seems to take inspiration from is Chiyo from the classic slice of life anime Azumanga Daioh.

  • A lot of Chiyo's sad, scared or panicked expressions are similar to Anya's.

  • Speaking of which, Anya is scared and shocked a lot.

  • Her most common expressionaside from her usual happy face, is what we like to call her surprised face.

  • Usually this face shows up when Anya overhears something about Loid's spy work.

  • Just like with her sad face, Anya's eyes and mouth are highly exaggerated.

  • Only instead of being all wavy and wobblyher eyes and mouth go totally rigid.

  • Not to mention how her pupils shrink to tiny dots.

  • It's a very common way to show characters being surprised in anime.

  • But on Anya, it looks extra cute thanks to the roundness of her face.

  • A character who similarly gets scared and surprised all the time is Zenitsu from Demon Slayer.

  • The main difference between Anya and Zenitsu's faces is that while Zenitsu's mouth gets way bigger when he's panicking, Anya's mouth usually shrinks or stays its regular size

  • which considering Anya is already a very small character, this makes a lot of sense.

  • Giving her a mouth that large all the time might look a little weird on her. Here she looks both hilarious and adorable.

  • One particular variation of Anya's surprised face that we love is her hissing face.

  • This is a face that Anya makes when she reads Fiona's mind and thinks about the idea of Fiona as her mom.

  • She's gotten so attached to Yor that thinking about Fiona replacing her makes Anya hiss like a cat.

  • Anya's face here looks a little like a Pokemon. To be more specific, a Corphish.

  • Which we know, that's a crab. Not a cat. But the oval eyessmall black pupils and wide open mouth are definitely similar enough for us to makeconnection.

  • It's probably not an intentional reference, but it's fun to make the comparison.

  • On the opposite end of the spectrum is Anya's excited face. Or as it's better knownher Waku Waku Face.

  • It's similar to her shocked face since it's still got the same mouth shape and large eyes.

  • The main difference is that her eyes sparkle and fill up with stars.

  • Showing eyes sparkling with stars like that is a pretty common anime trope.

  • It can be found in classics like Sailor Moon and has continued all the way to the present day

  • The four pointed stars in Anya's eyes are sometimes called "Shiitake Eyes" because they resemble a shiitake mushroom with a decorative cross cut into it.

  • Now, if you remember at the start of the video, we teased that this particular face is a reference to something.

  • Wellnow it's time to talk about that.

  • This face is Anya's "No Face, "

  • and shows up in Episode 13 of the anime.

  • Anya makes this face after being taken to the pet store and seeing the terrifying guard dogs Loid is trying to convince her to buy.

  • It's probably the most disappointed Anya has ever looked.

  • She's usually such a happy young girl that seeing her make this disgusted face is honestly hilarious.

  • But it's a reference to the comedy anime The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 

  • If you're not familiar, this anime is aboutteenaged boy named Kusuo Saiki, who just wants to live a normal life.

  • The only problem is he was born with immensely powerful psychic abilities.

  • In terms of personality, Saiki and Anya are total opposites. Saiki is much more cynical than the constantly positive Anya.

  • But the face Anya makes here is very similar to Saiki's Annoyed Face.

  • Obviously, it's not exactly the same, but really it's all in the vibe.

  • They've got that same annoyed, disdainful face going on.

  • Plus, both characters having pink hair and psychic powers make us think that this may just be an intentional reference.

  • Now here, the last one of Anya's faces we want to talk about in some detail is quite possibly some of her most famous ones.

  • Even if you haven't actually watched or read Spy Familyyou've definitely seen this one picture of Anya floating around on social media.

  • That's right, we're talking about everyone's favorite: Smug Anya

  • As well as two equally hilarious faces she made in the same scene.

  • This face makes its debut in episode 6 during Anya's first day at Eden Academy.

  • If you've already seen thisyou know exactly where this is going

  • But here's a quick recap in case anyone watching is less familiar.

  • One of the other students at Eden Academy is Damian Desmond: The son of Loid's target.

  • Since Anya knows about Loid's secret double life, she tries to befriend Damian. Emphasis on tries.

  • Damian is very elitist and doesn't take kindly to Anya since she doesn't come from a mega-rich family like he does.

  • But Anya remembers her mom's advice and just tries to play it cool.

  • Leading to the legendary Smug Anya face.

  • She then remembers Yor's other advice and proceeds to punch Damian in the face.

  • Part of the reason that this expression on Anya's face is so amazing is because of how well it uses her character design.

  • You see, Anya's design uses a lot of round shapes in it.

  • Everything from her face to her dress to even her hair is made up of round shapes.

  • These shapes make Anya look extra soft which makes her cute and vulnerable.

  • Lots of classical cute characters like Mickey Mouse or Doraemon are designed in a similar way.

  • Now, you may have noticed that Anya's smug face uses a sharp design for her eyes and mouth.

  • The contrast between her round head and the pointy eyes and mouth make this expression of hers instantly iconic.

  • Not to mention that this scene as a whole is just amazing.

  • This one image of Anya's smug little face will without a doubt go down in history

  • When we first saw this scene, Anya's expression reminded us of two other iconic smug anime girls who became instant memes.

  • Those being Nonon from Kill La Kill and Megumin from KonoSuba.

  • Of course, if we're in a smugness contest, I think Anya is definitely the winner here

  • Just look at her face. You really can't even be mad at her. Damian kinda had it coming.

  • The last two faces we want to talk about here are Anya's expression while punching Damian and the face she makes while trying to lie about what happens.

  • We like to call that first face One Punch Anya

  • Not just because she knocks Damian down in one punchbut because the blank expression on her face reminds us of Saitama's constantly empty face.

  • The second one is kind of similar to Anya's hissing face. In that it sort of reminds us of some kind of animal.

  • The shape of her mouth looks a bit like a bird's beak here. It also looks like Anya's trying to whistle casually, like she's pretending nothing happened.

  • So yeah, these are just a few of the manymany hilarious expressions we see from Anya throughout Spy Family.

  • She's a large part of what makes this series such a fun watch. And it's not just her face either.

  • Pretty much everything about Anya is fun and adorable.

  • Of course, she's just a small part of what makes this anime so much fun.

  • Every member of the Forger family plays an important role and we just couldn't imagine the show being the same without Anya, Yor or Loid.

  • Even side characters like Franky and Yuri make this show what it is.

  • So, which of Anya's facial expressions is your favorite?

Did you know that this face Anya makes in episode 13 is a reference to another pink-haired anime psychic?

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