Name: The Best of Anya's Funny Moments and LOL Resemblances to Other Animated Works (Spy X Family)
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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.

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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 character, especially when compared to Loid and his almost constantly serious face.

Since at its core, Spy Family is a slice of life comedy, Anya'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.

Obviously, thanks 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 expression, aside 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 wobbly, her 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 eyes, small black pupils and wide open mouth are definitely similar enough for us to make a connection.

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 known, her 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.

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 about a teenaged 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 Family, you'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 this, you 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 punch, but 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 many, many 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?