Desperate to fix Anya's grades after a failed history test, Loid concludes that cartoons are the one teaching tool that reaches her, so he and Franky secretly produce an entire homemade Spy Wars episode packed with school lessons. Anya's verdict is brutal.
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Summary
A failed history test sends Loid searching for a way to reach Anya academically. Remembering the time she correctly answered with two eighths by quoting a Spy Wars scene, he decides animation is her ideal textbook. The existing cartoons and comic books have no lessons left to mine, so his plan becomes crafting original stories through the show himself. Anya waits with excitement as he heads out on this new mission.
Loid enlists Franky, who is startled by how closely Loid can replicate the show's art; Loid explains that studying its art and composition style let him produce a passable imitation. The two handle the entire production themselves, supplying the voices, music, and sound effects. When the disheveled pair finally finish, Franky protests that his trade is informing, not animation, an objection that evaporates the moment Loid pays him. Back home, Loid screens the supposed unaired episode for Anya, its school lessons crammed into inconsistent dialogue. She announces that she cannot understand it and that it sucks, and the verdict leaves him stunned.
Key Events
Loid lands on cartoons as Anya's ideal learning medium and partners with Franky on a complete do-it-yourself Spy Wars episode, imitating the show's art style and recording every element themselves.
Anya bluntly rejects the finished product as incomprehensible.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Short Mission 9 of Spy x Family?
In Short Mission 9, Loid Forger and Franky Franklin secretly produce a homemade Spy Wars episode packed with school lessons to help Anya after she fails a history test, only for her to reject it as incomprehensible.
Why does Loid decide to make a homemade cartoon in Short Mission 9?
After Anya fails a history test, Loid remembers that she once answered a question correctly by quoting a Spy Wars scene, so he decides animation is her ideal textbook and sets out to craft an original lesson-filled episode.
How does Franky help Loid with the cartoon in Short Mission 9?
Franky is startled by how closely Loid can replicate the Spy Wars art style, and though he protests that informing is his trade, not animation, he joins Loid in handling the voices, music, and sound effects once Loid pays him.
What is Anya's reaction to the finished cartoon in Short Mission 9?
Anya bluntly tells Loid that she cannot understand the homemade episode and that it sucks, leaving him stunned after all his effort.
When was Short Mission 9 released?
Short Mission 9 is a six-page extra chapter numbered 68.1, released on October 3, 2022 in Volume 12 of the Spy x Family manga.
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