There are many reasons why Spy x Family is so popular. The story and characters are great, but perhaps we need to spend more time appreciating the series’ style itself? For a start, what’s the inspiration behind Spy x Family’s chairs that feature so prominently on the manga covers?
Spy x Family has a lot of different influences, many of them from Cold War Europe when the story is spiritually set. Loid and Yor and the rest of the characters are all super stylish, helping to create a truly European aesthetic that is easy to fall in love with.
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Why Do Chairs Feature on Spy x Family Manga Covers?
There’s no specific reason as to why the chairs first featured on Spy x Family covers. However, each chair since is and is seen as a representation of the character featured.
At the start, the chairs may have just been an extension of the manga’s style. Spy x Family is praised for its great aesthetics and art style, so you can imagine they wanted a stylish cover to accompany this.
The Spy x Family manga author Tatsuya Endo has Tweeted previously that he put a lot of thought into which chairs would be used for each character in later volumes:
Spy x Family Chairs Explained
Each chair seen on Spy x Family manga covers is said to represent the character seated.
All the chairs are also real, albeit ones that you might not find in most houses. Most of them were created around the time of Spy x Family’s setting, evoking the atmosphere of the series.
Here is a round-up of all the covers, chairs, characters and their assumed meanings so far:
Volume | Character | Chair | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Loid Forger | LC2 | Rigid, methodical, no thrills. |
2 | Anya Forger | Marshmallow Sofa | Colourful, playful. |
3 | Yor Forger | La Chaise | Simple, elegant, cleans well. |
4 | Bond Forger | Ball Chair | Small, round, and also a ball. |
5 | Yuri Briar | Barcelona Chair | Elegant, confident, foreign. |
6 | Fiona Frost | Heart Cone Chair | Romance |
7 | Damian Desmond | Willow Chair | Confident, big personality. |
8 | Franky Franklin | Eames Lounge Chair | Reliable, versatile. |
9 | Becky Blackbell | Coconut Chair | Creative, playful. |
If you wish to try to predict what chairs may be featured in future volumes, many of the designs seen so far are owned and sold by Vitra. Perhaps the next chair can be found in their extensive library?