Spy x Family Volume 16 thread

Welcome to Volume 16 of Spy x Family!

Schedule is a work in progress!

I plan to keep one thread per volume, with a weekly post checking participation etc.

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Schedule

Week Start Date Chapter Page Numbers Page Count
Week 1 18th October Mission 109 5-17 13
Week 2 25th October Mission 110 18-38 21
Week 3 1st November Mission 111+112 39-76 38
Week 4 8th November Mission 113 77-102 26
Week 5 15th November Mission 114 103-126 24
Week 6 22nd November Mission 115 127-142 16
Week 7 29th November Mission 116 143-164 22
Week 8 6th December Mission 117 165-184 20
Week 9 13th December Mission 118 185-202 18
Week 10 20th December Short Mission 15 203-207 5

Vocabulary

I’ve decided to use the original book club vocab sheet and keep adding to this.

Note as pointed out last volume, it’s not currently being updated, but I’ll keep it here for reference.

Spy x Family vocab sheet

Please read the guidelines on the first page before adding any words.

Discussion Guidelines

Everybody should feel free to post and ask questions–it’s what makes book clubs fun! But please do not post until you are familiar with Spoiler Courtesy!

Spoiler Courtesy

Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent ćƒć‚æćƒćƒ¬. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one.

  1. Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category.
  2. Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon).
  3. Any information from later in the book than the current week’s reading (including trigger warnings that haven’t yet manifested) needs to be hidden by spoiler tags and labeled as coming from later sections.
Instructions for Spoiler Tags

Click the cog above the text box and use either the ā€œHide Detailsā€ or ā€œBlur Spoilerā€ options. The text which says ā€œThis text will be hiddenā€ should be replaced with what you are wishing to write. In the case of ā€œHide Detailsā€, the section in the brackets that is labelled ā€œSummaryā€ can be replaced with whatever you like also (i.e, [details=ā€Chapter 1, Pg. 1ā€]).

Hide Details results in the dropdown box like below:

Example

This is an example of the ā€œHide Detailsā€ option.

The ā€œBlur Spoilerā€ option will simply blur the text it surrounds.

This is an example of the ā€œBlur Spoilerā€ option.

Posting Advice
  • When asking for help, please mention the page number, and check before posting that your question hasn’t already been asked. As the threads get longer, it becomes more convenient to use the Search function, which is located in the upper right corner of the forum. It is the magnifying glass which is near your profile picture! The best way to search is usually to type part of the sentence you are confused about, and select ā€œin this topicā€. This will show you all posts within the current thread which has that string of text.

  • Be sure to join the conversation! It’s fun, and it’s what keeps these book clubs lively! There’s no such thing as a stupid question! We are all learning here, and if the question has crossed your mind, there’s a very good chance it has crossed somebody else’s also! Asking and answering questions is a great learning opportunity for everyone involved, so never hesitate to do so!

If necessary, include an explanation of any discrepancies in the Ebook page numbers from physical page numbers. If there is an easy shortcut for some ebook versions to relate back to physical page numbers, it would be worth it to include it as a third bullet here, or if you want to use chapter page numbers instead of volume page numbers, as is the case with some manga. For example:
Example

For the Kindle version of this manga, the page numbers and the location number are always 3 apart. If you subtract 3 from the location, this will give you the accurate page number!

OR

Please use the chapter page numbers, instead of the volume page numbers. These are located in between the panels!

Participation

Will you be reading along with us this week?

  • I’m reading along
  • I have finished this part
  • I’m planing to catch up later
  • I’m no longer reading the book
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LOL, what on earth am I reading

Mission 109


… Excuse me?! :alien:

:rofl: The plot twist of the century!

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Reading mission 110 this week!

I haven’t quite finished last weeks reading though did reach the first panel you posted!

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It seems to have got worse…

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Reading missions 111+112 this week!

Decided since one chapter was very short I’d combine them.

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Reading mission 113 this week!

May have made a mistake with 2 chapters last week as I’m now behind!

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Reading mission 114 this week!

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Reading mission 115 this week!

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Mission 114

I love the O honorific in the englishation here

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Mission 115

Cool, excited for a Yor arc with some action, it’s been a while.
It’s also nice that we finally get to read some background about Garden and at least get some idea of what kind of objectives they have.

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Reading mission 116 this week!

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Mission 116

Some pretty cool panels this week!

First time running into the 殲 kanji (for massacre!)

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Reading mission 117 this week!

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I’ve given up on catching up till after JLPT this weekend,

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The sequence of 弟切 rejecting all socializing plans to ā€œhone in on his strength from lonelinessā€ was hilarious, all for nothing

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Reading mission 118 this week!

I’ve started reading again but only just finished mission 114. Will probably catch up as club finishes the volume!

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Mission 118

Interesting … cliffhanger(?) we got for the end of the volume. I’m wondering if this is going to turn into a major event arc.

Overall pretty fun volume, loved the whole ā€œDesmond is an alien!ā€ crazy development, and was nice to see a Yor arc for a change. Anya’s chapters were a bit lackluster maybe, but overall an enjoyable volume.

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Reading short mission 15 this week!

Slowly catching up!

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Short Mission 15

Didn’t expect to get éƒØé•· to have his own short mission, pretty interesting even if very short.

Looking forward to see how that cliffhanger from the Mission 118 develops in the next volume!

As always, thanks to @Cathm2 for running the club!

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Oops, that’s two clubs where I’ve missed that we’re actually on the ćŠć¾ć‘ because I’m so behind myself!

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And I’ve caught up as part of the readathon! It was fairly easy going with that last Yor section.

Now to wait for the next volume!

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