Sorry if this is a bad place to talk about this, I've seen anime posts pop up here and they were well-received, so I'm assuming this is okay. If not, downvote so I know not to post here again.
Me and my family like to sit down and watch anime every once in a while. We started watching Spy x Family recently and really enjoyed the first part. The action, comedy, intrigue, and relationships between the characters were excellent and we all LOVED it. Like, a ton. Plus there was no fanservice which meant everyone could watch it without feeling uncomfortable.
Unfortunately, nobody's a huge fan of cour 2. It seemed like the main plot had vanished, along with the progressing relationships between the characters. Instead, it was just meaningless slice-of-life stuff. Which is fine, but it's just not what we'd been expecting (and wanting) based on cour 1. From what I've read, Season 2 is much the same.
I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations similar to part 1 of the show? We're fine with a little fanservice once in a blue moon, but if it's every episode we'd probably drop it. Violence is the same, nothing too extreme, like PG-13 or so.
Thanks in advance.
In that case, Kaguya-sama is a rom-com recommended elsewhere in the thread, it is watchable except the mid-season OVAs for you, which contain teh nekkeds.
Code Geass might be too far into the fanservice for you, but it's always a go-to suggestion. Might be too mature for youths though, handles a lot of murder in very straightforward measure rather than the silly-fun measures in Spy Family. PG-13.
Kid-friendly is very tricky. Have you tried Avatar: The Last Airbender? Or how about Wakfu? English and French cartoons are a bit more tame and child-friendly, and those two are stand-out stars that aren't too onerous for adults to watch too.
The issue with narrative-driven anime, is most of them, well, have fanservice. Or have gore, or both. Most child-friendly stuff tends to be more vapid, like Lucky Star.
Cardcaptors Sakura isn't too bad, but it does meander through the episodic pretty frequently before finding the plot again. My Hero Academia... Probably too much fanservice for you. The other Academia, Little Witch Academia, is very good about plot progression, and tells a complete story in its two seasons... Minimal fanservice. Yeah, that one I could recommend. Go with Little Witch Academia. Narrative-driven, minimal fanservice, not too much filler (though there's a tiny bit), minimal gore, only fantasy violence for the most part... Look into it.