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Saori Hayami Concludes the "Luxury Liner Arc" of "SPY×FAMILY": "I Will Not Stop Fighting" - Yor's Kindness and Desire for Peace

The currently airing TV anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 continues with the "Luxury Liner Arc," focusing on Yor's story as both a member of the Forger family and as an assassin, depicting her conflicts and emotions. ORICON NEWS conducted an interview series with Saori Hayami, who voices Yor, regarding the "Luxury Liner Arc." The sixth and final installment reflects on episode 35 and provides a summary of the "Luxury Liner Arc." (Article by Masaki Endo / Edited by Hideaki Sakurai)


TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee

TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee


The series features "Twilight," or Loid Forger, a skilled spy working on espionage missions for a better world. He receives a special mission: "Form a family and infiltrate a certain prestigious school's parent-teacher association." Disguised as a psychiatrist, Twilight forms a family, meeting his daughter Anya, who has telepathic abilities, and his wife Yor, who is an assassin.


TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee

TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee


In the "Luxury Liner Arc," Yor acts independently from the rest of the Forger family, protecting a mafia target aboard a luxury liner.


TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee

TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee


--- The "Luxury Liner Arc" has finally concluded. The beginning showed the family reuniting and playing with Anya. From athletics, cycling, to horseback riding, which of these activities would you personally like to try?

[Hayami] I went on a tour to Hokkaido this summer and had a horseback riding experience that was really fun. It was such a good experience that I thought about taking up horseback riding lessons, so if I had to choose, it would be horseback riding with Anya and the others.


TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee

TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee


--- The line, "I hope this peace lasts forever and ever," can be seen as a summary of the "Luxury Liner Arc," a very meaningful line. What was your favorite scene throughout the "Luxury Liner Arc"?

[Hayami] There are so many! But, I might say the climax is a bit cliché. I loved the scene where, after being battered in battle and transitioning from Yuri's flashback to the family's flashback, Yor declares, "I will not stop fighting!!!"

Initially, Yuri grows up and thinks his job is no longer necessary, but Yor decides to continue being an assassin for the sake of a world where everyone can live in peace and happiness... The flow of her fighting with the desire to protect her family's smiles moved me deeply. I think the "Luxury Liner Arc" depicted Yor's love for her family and her resolve as an assassin.


TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee

TV Anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2 Scene Cut ©Tatsuya Endo/Shueisha, SPY×FAMILY Production Committee