Spy x Family wouldn’t have been my first choice of anime for a video game adaptation. While it focuses on all three members of the Forger family, Anya feels like the star of the show, and trying to make a game in which the protagonist is a five-year-old girl doesn’t exactly give you much room to work with. A minigame collection spliced with an extremely light Persona-esque relationship system is about as much as you could realistically ask for, but Spy x Anya: Operation Memories doesn’t deliver on either front.

The game starts out like any good episode of Spy x Family, with Anya having to fill out a diary as part of her homework. Each day, you’ll talk to characters from the show and develop a bond with them, earning a cutscene and piece of artwork as a reward once you’ve reached a high enough bond level. The artwork is either recreations of the show or just straight screenshots, which is a little disappointing. The conversations you have with your friends and family members are equally shallow, as you often talk about the pictures Anya draws, how much she likes cartoons, how she'll work hard at school, and so on.