Spy x Family

The setting of the SPY x FAMILY manga, which largely takes place in the country of Ostania. Other mentioned countries of note include Westalis and Hugaria.

Many years before the beginning of the story, tensions were high between the countries of Westalis and Ostania. During this time, a far-right political party named the National Unity Party was under the control of Ostania. At the war’s start, Ostania was ruled by Prime Minister Chapman. During Loid’s youth, the two countries were said to have created a pact to end their conflicts. However, due to cultural and political differences, war broke out between them. While the exact instigator is unknown, Ostania’s invasion of the eastern provinces of Westalis with the initial bombing of Luwen is regarded as the inciting incident that began the war.

During the war, many soldiers and innocent civilians lost their lives, with unspeakable crimes being committed on both sides. Due to the efforts of key figures from both nations, the fighting came to an end, the two countries brokered for peace, and the National Unity Party was deposed. An “iron curtain” was placed to sever the two countries with tensions remaining hot, leading to the beginning of a different war, a cold war.

Over ten years after the war’s official end, a Westalian Diplomat perishes in a car accident in Ostania after crashing through a road barrier and exploding. Westalis’s intelligence agency, WISE, suspects the National Unity Party to be behind the event and is plotting another war. As such, they send their best agent, “Twilight”, to investigate the party’s leader Donovan Desmond, leading to the events of the current story.

The countries of Ostania and Westalis border each other with Ostania to the east and Westalis to the west, the iron curtain severing the two countries.

Despite their seemingly peaceful front, their relationship has greatly deteriorated to the brink of pushing them into a war from any incidents.